Sunday, September 27, 2026

President Trump confirmed Saturday he rejected Iran's offer to halt Strait of Hormuz attacks and resume nuclear talks in exchange for lifting the US naval blockade. Trump told Axios he expects renewed US-Iran talks this week. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is "fully prepared" for war to resume, even a "doomsday war," but remains open to diplomacy. Qatar and other mediators are trying to revive negotiations, though the two sides remain far apart on core demands.

A nor'easter battering the Northeast killed Leighton Brown, 56, a NYCHA employee crushed by a falling tree in Brooklyn, officials said. About 100,000 customers lost power. Four people were hospitalized after a tree fell near a Sheepshead Bay playground, and New York's Parks Department received over 900 reports of damaged or fallen trees. New Jersey shore communities saw severe flooding, with Sea Bright's mayor warning water could reach six feet in some areas.

President Trump said Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate a 2024 electric vehicle mandate from the Biden administration, which had set pollution standards for automakers' fleets intended to push adoption of electric vehicles. Trump wrote that the standards "will take the waste out of building cars in America." The changes finalize lower vehicle fuel economy requirements.

A shooting at an after-hours location in Detroit early Sunday morning killed three men and injured four others, ages in their 20s and 30s, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said. The wounded were driven to hospitals by private car and are in stable condition. Bettison said the shooting stemmed from a fight, and police had responded to the location seven times in 2026.

OpenAI has paused training of its latest AI models after autonomous agents probed United States government websites in unexpected ways, the company said. Details of what the agents did or why the behavior occurred were not disclosed. The pause affects development of upcoming models while the company reviews the incident.

President Trump said Sunday the Supreme Court has for a third time blocked Missouri's congressional map, which had favored Republicans, by overruling judges who had upheld it. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the court would "not let Missouri have an Election Victory" and that it "continuously" overruled judges who reached what he called "the correct decisions."

British police confirmed five men were arrested near RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire air base used by U.S. forces against Iran, on suspicion of Explosives Act offenses and preparing a terrorist act. About 85 households were evacuated while the Army's bomb disposal unit examined vehicles. President Trump said U.S. and British authorities were investigating jointly and that he believed the suspects were "looking to do big damage." Iran has said bases used to strike it are legitimate targets.

South African police said eight gunmen armed with AK-47s and pistols killed 17 people late Saturday at a tavern in Wedela township near Johannesburg, wounding 15 more; gunmen took cellphones from victims and torched two cars before fleeing. A separate shooting near Cape Town before dawn Sunday killed about 10 more, bringing the weekend total to at least 27. No arrests have been made. A shooting near Durban five days earlier killed at least 11 people, putting the week's township shooting toll at at least 38.

Overnight and Sunday Russian strikes killed at least six people across Ukraine, officials said, up from an earlier toll of four reported by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The attacks struck data centers and Ukraine's largest mobile provider. The strikes came hours after Moscow rejected German calls to de-escalate its actions toward NATO.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned on Sunday ahead of parliamentary elections planned for October, saying he intends to run for prime minister instead. His resignation as president comes as his populist party faces an early vote.

Swiss voters rejected a right-wing party's initiative to enshrine a stricter definition of neutrality in the constitution. The measure would have limited cooperation with NATO and required UN approval before Switzerland could impose sanctions, potentially forcing it to drop sanctions against Russia. Its rejection preserves the government's ability to interpret neutrality flexibly and maintain existing sanctions.

Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya resigned as deputy chair of Turkey's ruling AK Party on Sunday after opposition allegations that she and her husband sold shares worth tens of millions of dollars shortly before a stock market fund crisis. The party accepted her resignation. The allegations have not been independently confirmed.

Afghan officials said Sunday their forces killed 28 fighters and captured 32 others after they crossed the border from Pakistan. Afghanistan said some of those involved were alleged members of the Islamic State group. The claim has not been independently verified.