Headlines
  • The military claims that projectiles are being intercepted as the Houthis in Yemen launch a missile barrage at Saudi Arabian cities. At least four people are injured in Riyadh, the country's capital, as shrapnel falls on Dhahran.
  • According to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, an attack on the Saudi Aramco building in Dhahran resulted in a minor fire, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported.
  • On Tuesday, a Las Vegas court sentenced Duane "Keffe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison for his involvement in the more than 30-year-old murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.
  • The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV had surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis.
  • A Pennsylvania woman is accused of fatally stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son at a family resort in the Poconos before attempting suicide.
  • In support of the protesting high school students, tens of thousands of people gathered throughout France on Tuesday.

Year: 2026

September 9, 2026

Solomon Islands Domestic Political Squabbles Could...

Volatile domestic politics in the Solomon Islands has the potential to be the Achilles heel of U.S. and Australian security strategy in the Pacific, experts told Radio Free Asia, after Prime Minister Matthew Wale was nearly ousted less than four months into his term.

President of UN Security Council Briefs...

Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of September, reads a Security Council press statement on Libya.

September 8, 2026

An Australian Holds Record for Fastest...

In just 6 days, 23 hours, and 40 minutes, Louis Alexander from the UK set the record for the fastest time to run a marathon distance in all Australian state and territorial capitals (male).

Identify Dog Breeds

Use standard images to identify dog breeds. Before adopting a breed, know as much as you can about it.It’s up to you whether they make an effective watchdog or are family-friendly.

AI Safety

The methods and practices used to create and run artificial intelligence systems in a way that guaranties they carry out their intended tasks without harming people or the environment are referred to as “AI safety.”

China Confirms 43 Dead in Mudslide,...

As Chinese officials raised the official death toll from the Nepal-Tibet mudslide to 43 on Saturday, a Tibetan resident told RFA on Sunday that 26 people died in Risur village, Kyirong county, alone, where the Kyirong (Gyirong in Chinese) border post is located.

September 7, 2026

While Being Arrested in Connecticut, Suspect...

On September 3, while being arrested on I-95 northbound, a suspect bit a Connecticut’s West Haven police K-9. According to wfsb.com, state police troopers stopped an erratic driver in West Haven and requested help from the local police department.

Cat Quiz

Of the 600 million domestic cats, 400 million are found in Asia, with 58 million of them being household cats in China. US leads the world in cat ownership, with roughly the same number of domestic cats.

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

The process of optimizing the output of a big language model is known as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and before generating a response, it refers to an authoritative knowledge base outside of its training data sources.

September 5, 2026

Bridges to China, Russia Preparing to...

Satellite imagery analyzed by Radio Free Asia shows rapid progress on a new road bridge connecting North Korea and Russia across the Tumen River, while construction is also accelerating on a long-delayed bridge linking North Korea and China.

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