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Top 10 stories, 22 September 2026

The ten strongest current-affairs stories of 22 September 2026, each explained from the beginning.

International Relations
How a secret US deal funnelled deportees into El Salvador’s prison system
Eleven Salvadoran men were deported from the United States to El Salvador under a secret agreement between Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele. Instead of receiving clear information about their locations or legal status, the…
Based on reporting by RFI English
Defence & Security
Filmed in Captivity: Inside Russia’s Prison Propaganda Machine
A propaganda video is a recorded message designed to influence public opinion, not simply document what happened to someone. In this article, Ukrainian prisoners of war are made to appear in videos that serve Russia’s p…
Based on reporting by NBC News
International Relations
UN general debate opens with wars, artificial intelligence and the Guterres succession
The high-level general debate is the major annual speaking session of the United Nations General Assembly. Leaders and senior representatives address the full membership and explain their governments' views on internati…
Based on reporting by MercoPress South America
Space
A 42-light-year X-ray tail links a pulsar to previously 'orphan' gamma rays
The Einstein Probe satellite and LHAASO observed an unusually long X-ray structure near a pulsar. It appears as a tail extending through space, rather than as a compact glow surrounding the star. This matters because su…
Based on reporting by Phys.org
History & Heritage
Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
These records are historical documents about enslaved people in 20 former British colonies. Ancestry digitised and indexed them with University College London’s Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. T…
Based on reporting by Guardian UK
International Relations
World leaders gather at UN amid wars, AI fears and global divisions
The General Assembly is the United Nations’ main meeting place for all member states. Each country can present concerns, debate international problems, and help shape shared priorities. It matters because many modern cr…
Based on reporting by France 24 LatAm
Defence & Security
PROJECT COAST: Apartheid’s covert operation that built and dismantled SA’s biological weapons programme
Project Coast was a secret state programme developed during apartheid-era South Africa. It is important because it shows how biological research can be placed inside a security system with little public scrutiny. The ar…
Based on reporting by Daily Maverick SA
Environment & Climate
Satellite record reveals Arctic melt season has plateaued after decades of lengthening
The Arctic melt season is the part of the year when sea ice is losing mass rather than gaining it. The study found that this season lengthened dramatically after satellite records began, then unexpectedly stopped gettin…
Based on reporting by Phys.org
Environment & Climate
Breached Earth Boundaries Raise Risk of ‘Irreversible Change’
An Earth boundary marks a limit for a major planetary system, such as climate, freshwater, or the living world. Staying inside it helps preserve conditions that support human societies. Breaching one means measured huma…
Based on reporting by Inside Climate News
International Relations
Inside the US system deporting migrants through African countries
A “third country” is a country other than the United States and the person’s usual home or citizenship country. Deporting someone there means transferring them to a government that has agreed, or otherwise been arranged…
Based on reporting by RFI English

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