{"category":"world","articles":[{"title":"Iran Finds Escalation Is Fruitful Path to Leverage in War With U.S.","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/world/middleeast/iran-escalation-leverage-houthis-strait.html","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:26:53 +0000","desc":"Iran and its allies now hold sway over two key oil shipping routes, and Tehran is setting the stage for a diplomatic win that could enhance its stature."},{"title":"Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/world/europe/trump-ireland-unification-remarks.html","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:21:51 +0000","desc":"The United States has been officially neutral on an issue that was a source of decades of violence in Northern Ireland until a 1998 peace deal."},{"title":"‘We Left in the Clothes We Were Wearing’: Yemenis Flee New Fighting","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/world/middleeast/yemen-iran-war-houthis.html","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:16:41 +0000","desc":"Hunger and disease have tormented Yemen for years. Now, fighting between the Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed Houthis is pushing it to the brink."},{"title":"<![CDATA[Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14dpgm0rg4o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:05:34 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"<![CDATA[Uganda's King Oyo buried amid calls for unity over his successor]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lr7k4k4zyo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:55:31 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"Saudi Arabia’s Oil ‘Lifeline’ Was Attacked. Here’s What to Know.","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-oil-pipeline-attack.html","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:43:28 +0000","desc":"A drone attack from Iraq forced Saudi Arabia to close its East-West pipeline, the kingdom said, threatening a key workaround to Iran’s Persian Gulf blockade."},{"title":"Death Toll From Ferry Fire in the Philippines Rises to 76","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/world/asia/death-toll-from-ferry-fire-in-the-philippines-rises-to-76.html","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:08:24 +0000","desc":"Rescuers were still searching for victims days after a fire broke out on the June Aster en route to a popular tourist site. At least 43 people survived."},{"title":"As Oil Prices Rise, BRICS Leaders Have What U.S. Doesn’t: Iran at the Table","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/world/asia/brics-summit-china-india-russia-iran.html","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:47:00 +0000","desc":"Even so, finding unity among the loose grouping of emerging economies will be difficult as the war in the Middle East strains their own interests."},{"title":"<![CDATA[Death toll from Philippines ferry fire rises to 76, with more still missing]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz755yeg9o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:09:55 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"<![CDATA[French officials investigate if malicious act caused train derailment]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33kp533nn6o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:05:53 GMT","desc":""}]}