International News from Thursday, September 24th, 2026

The leaders of India's "cockroach" youth movement said on Thursday that they would launch nationwide protests if India's chief election officer does not resign within 48 hours, after a newspaper report said he had been questioned by his deputies over changes to voter lists.

Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and its northeast killed eight people on Thursday in attacks that included a maternity hospital and a farm, officials said.

The White House said on Thursday it has reinstated journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico after a federal judge deemed US President Donald Trump's ban of the three news outlets likely unconstitutional and ordered their access immediately restored.

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit expected to be heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with both leaders keen to showcase stable ties despite a host of thorny issues.

The US State Department has pledged an additional $267 million on Wednesday toward fighting the Ebola outbreak in central Africa, as health authorities battle to get the deadly virus under control.

Australia said on Wednesday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.

Russian forces have attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, as debris crashed down on several districts, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan have agreed on Wednesday for Turkish forces to gradually hand over a military camp at the Bashiqa-Zilkan base in northern Iraq to the Iraqi government.