## [2026-09-18](/feed/2026/09/18/index.md)

##### 2026 Russian legislative election
### [ Russians begin voting to elect 450 seats of the State Duma over a period of three days following Ukrainian attacks upon oil infrastructure. The elections are also held under strict control during the Russo-Ukrainian war, combined with an ongoing crackdown on anti-war opposition and Yabloko being disqualified from running. ](/feed/2026/09/18/russians-begin-voting-to-elect-450-seats-of-the-state-duma-over-a-period-of-three-days-following-ukrainian-attacks-upon.md)
##### Mass
### [Six students, including the perpetrator, are killed ‌and 17 others are injured ​in ​a mass shooting at a ⁠secondary ​school in ​Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines. ](/feed/2026/09/18/six-students-including-the-perpetrator-are-killed-and-17-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-secondary-sc.md)
##### Afghanistan–Pakistan relations
### [Pakistan's medical regulator orders Afghan students enrolled in medical and dental programs to leave their colleges and return to Afghanistan. Dozens challenge the directive in court, while a Lahore judge temporarily suspends expulsions in Punjab. ](/feed/2026/09/18/pakistan-s-medical-regulator-orders-afghan-students-enrolled-in-medical-and-dental-programs-to-leave-their-colleges-and.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [The Bank of Japan raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25%, the highest level since 1995, citing inflation pressures from rising energy costs and a weak yen, and signals further increases. ](/feed/2026/09/18/the-bank-of-japan-raises-its-benchmark-interest-rate-by-025-percentage-points-to-125-the-highest-level-since-1995-c.md)
##### Middle Eastern crisis
### [ * The IRNA reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has hit the Togo-flagged oil tanker "Trend" as it attempted to pass the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/09/18/the-irna-reports-that-iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-has-hit-the-togo-flagged-oil-tanker-trend-as-it-atte.md)
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