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Pakistan, China co-chair historic SCO bank framework talks
Pakistan and China have co-chaired talks to finalize the operational framework for the Development Bank of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Pakistan and China have co-chaired talks to finalize the operational framework for the Development Bank of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on September 19, 2026.
US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticizes the Trump administration’s economic policies and its war against Iran.

Iran’s top security official says the country still avoids weaponization of its nuclear program.

At least 11 HTS-affiliated forces have been killed in a massive explosion of unknown origin at a military site in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr.

The EU has urged Washington to reconsider its decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials ahead of the UN General Assembly.
Iran says the latest accusations leveled by the White House spokesperson against Tehran were a flight from reality and an act of projection.

US officials knew within hours that the military was responsible for the deadly Minab school strike, according to officials involved in a Pentagon internal investigation.

An Iranian carbon-recovery project has been named among the finalists of the 2026 WPC Energy Excellence Awards, placing an Iranian technology alongside projects from major Western countries,

The New Delhi BRICS summit highlighted the bloc’s evolving role as a transitional alliance, expanding alternatives in payments, financing, security and diplomacy without fully rejecting existing structures, says an analyst.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar discuss regional developments and issues of mutual interest in a phone call on Saturday.

Flames and a large plume of black smoke rise from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh amid Yemen’s retaliatory drone and missile strikes.

A rally has been held in the Iranian capital Tehran, with the participation of tens of thousands of people who have volunteered to defend the country against enemies.

The Sabra and Shatila massacre carried out by the Israeli military and Christian Phalangist militia group killed hundreds of Palestinian refugees and Lebanese civilians in 1982, the scars of which are still fresh.

Syria’s ruling HTS regime has reportedly turned down a formal request from Saudi Arabia to dispatch combatants to the kingdom to help counter advancing Yemeni Armed Forces.

US media reports suggest that the Pentagon has undercounted the real number of casualties among its troops during the war with Iran.

Araghchi says military intervention cannot create security and coercion cannot bring peace.
Political commentator Greg Simons says Trump is trying to use Greenland to buy credibility following his foreign policy failures ahead of the midterm elections.