{"category":"world","articles":[{"title":"Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/europe/russia-duma-election.html","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:26:05 +0000","desc":"Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy."},{"title":"Man Suspected of Pushing Woman in Front of London Bus Is Found Dead","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/europe/putney-pusher-dead-london-jogger-shoved-bus.html","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:10:41 +0000","desc":"Nicholas Brandram, 44, was arrested in June in connection with the attack. His family said there was “no credible evidence” linking him to the incident."},{"title":"Iran’s Isolation Grows After U.S. Imposes Sweeping Sanctions on Airlines","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/middleeast/iranian-airlines-suspend-flights-us-sanctions.html","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:57:54 +0000","desc":"Mahan Air, a major airline, said it would stop flying to Turkey and Oman just over a week after new restrictions were announced, adding to U.S. pressure on the ..."},{"title":"Rejecting Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to Iran","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/asia/south-korea-president-lee-jae-myung-trump-iran.html","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:58:13 +0000","desc":"President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally."},{"title":"Comedians Beyond Borders","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/comedy-russia-vote-mexico-pollution.html","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:56:18 +0000","desc":"A new generation of cross-cultural comics is taking regional humor global."},{"title":"Scientists Warn of Flood Risks to 8 Himalayan Countries after Nepal Disaster","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/climate/nepal-tibet-floods-himalayas-warnings.html","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:01:09 +0000","desc":"The catastrophe set off alarms in a region with thousands of glaciers spanning eight nations. Better monitoring and cooperation between the countries could save..."},{"title":"Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/trump-f35-jet-saudi-arabia.html","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:32:18 +0000","desc":"U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia."},{"title":"<![CDATA[Canadians dream of Europe as Carney floats longshot plan for living and working in EU]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx980qj57r89o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:23:10 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"<![CDATA[Zara Larsson criticises White House for using her song in deportation video]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqr7d3l0y2zpo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:20:33 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"<![CDATA[This Olympic river has 500 crocodiles in it - but that's not the main concern]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c68xkypqyxw7o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:29:17 GMT","desc":""}]}