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Monday 21 September 2026 · times in UTC

What the front pages led with on 21 September 2026

10 news sites, 77 top headlines. The longest-running: UP Transformation Dialogues on The Times of India (IN), 2d 20h on top.

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BBC News (UK) 3 headlines

  1. 00:00–13:50 (from 20 Sep) 20h 0m German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party but vows to stay on
  2. 13:50–14:21 31m Merz vows to keep coalition together for Germany's 'democratic future'
  3. 14:21–00:00 9h 39m Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war

The Independent (UK) 9 headlines

  1. 00:00–11:51 (from 20 Sep) 13h 10m Trump’s efforts to turn DC into a gilded bunker reflect his increased political isolation
  2. 11:51–13:50 1h 59m CNN, Politico and MS NOW sue Trump administration over White House ban
  3. 13:50–14:40 50m Natalie Harp showed Trump clips that led to CNN and MSNOW ban: report
  4. 14:40–15:50 1h 10m Trump’s constant-presence aide Natalie Harp fueled his decision to ban CNN, MSNow and Politico: report
  5. 15:50–17:11 1h 20m Trump will use UN speech to paint himself as the world’s peacemaker even as he stokes war in Iran
  6. 17:11–18:50 1h 40m Stephen Miller leads new push to boot immigrant kids and accelerate third-country deportations
  7. 18:50–21:41 2h 51m White House shredded for promoting its own news app after Trump’s media ban: ‘State run media’
  8. 21:41–21:50 9m Vance defends Trump over press ban and removal of ‘propaganda’ from the White House
  9. 21:50–00:00 2h 10m Trump-charmer Mamdani turns raging president into docile guest at Gracie Mansion

ABC News (US) 10 headlines

  1. 00:00–03:10 (from 20 Sep) 6h 20m 'There is diplomatic momentum': Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he spoke with Trump
  2. 03:10–05:10 2h 0m ICE officer shoots and injures man in Austin: Police
  3. 05:10–09:11 4h 1m ICE officer shoots and injures DoorDash delivery driver in Austin: Police
  4. 09:11–11:00 1h 49m ICE officer shoots and injures delivery driver in Austin: Police
  5. 11:00–14:51 3h 51m CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue Trump admin over White House access
  6. 14:51–17:11 2h 20m CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue Trump admin over White House access
  7. 17:11–18:50 1h 40m 'Blatant violation' of rights: News outlets file lawsuit over Trump ban
  8. 18:50–19:21 31m Flights stopped at Newark, Philadelphia airports due to equipment outage: FAA
  9. 19:21–22:11 2h 50m Hundreds of flights canceled due to equipment outage
  10. 22:11–00:00 1h 49m Some lawmakers say Trump should confront Xi over Chinese support for Iran

CBS News (US) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–00:00 (from 20 Sep) 1d 0h Patrick Clancy opens up about grief, his children and moving forward

The Guardian (US) 4 headlines

  1. 00:00–05:10 (from 20 Sep) 5h 19m ICE agent shoots and wounds man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas, officials say
  2. 05:10–19:01 13h 51m What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy and who does it target?
  3. 19:01–19:41 39m ‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
  4. 19:41–00:00 4h 19m California braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergency

ABC News (AU) 15 headlines

  1. 00:00–03:01 (from 20 Sep) 3h 21m Australians love these cars. Experts have 'real security concerns'
  2. 03:01–03:51 51m Younger Australians face a harder path to wealth, report shows
  3. 03:51–04:51 1h 0m Australians are having fewer babies and retiring older, report shows
  4. 04:51–05:20 29m Australia has 250,000 fewer young home owners, report shows
  5. 05:20–05:41 21m Chalmers says intergenerational report will 'vindicate' difficult housing decisions
  6. 05:41–05:50 9m Statistic in Intergenerational Report spells challenge for Australia as it ages
  7. 05:50–07:51 2h 2m Australia to join Japan, Italy in deaths outpacing births
  8. 07:51–12:51 4h 59m Australia banned these Chinese CCTV cameras. Now they're turning up in EVs
  9. 12:51–13:41 50m Daicos wins first Brownlow Medal and sets new modern-day voting record
  10. 13:41–19:01 5h 20m Australia banned these Chinese CCTV cameras. Now they're turning up in EVs
  11. 19:01–21:01 2h 0m In Pattaya, the death of a teenage girl has exposed a party city's dark underbelly
  12. 21:01–21:10 9m A 17-year-old girl's death exposes dangers of Pattaya's 'number one' industry
  13. 21:10–21:50 40m A 17-year-old Thai girl's death exposes dangers of Pattaya's 'number one' industry
  14. 21:50–23:21 1h 31m Shock death of a 17-year-old Thai girl exposes the dangers of Pattaya's party town
  15. 23:21–00:00 39m Teen’s body found in suitcase has some in notorious Thai party town on edge

South China Morning Post (HK) 19 headlines

  1. 00:00–02:10 (from 20 Sep) 3h 59m ‘Trade is never free’: former WTO chief Pascal Lamy on the EU’s China challenge
  2. 02:10–04:10 2h 0m Will US cloud computing restrictions rain on China’s AI parade?
  3. 04:10–05:10 1h 0m China’s stamp duty on stock sales jumps over 80% as AI frenzy drives trading
  4. 05:10–06:31 1h 21m Institutional investors rushing to stockpile cash, survey finds
  5. 06:31–06:41 10m Communist Party sets date for key political gathering in October
  6. 06:41–07:11 30m Communist Party sets key October plenum date early, days before Xi-Trump summit
  7. 07:11–07:40 30m Neither the US nor China can win the AI race alone, BofA analyst says
  8. 07:40–08:10 30m President Xi Jinping will pay state visit to US this week, China confirms
  9. 08:10–09:11 1h 1m Canada sells more oil and gas to China as relations with US sour
  10. 09:11–10:10 59m Some of China’s 11,000 mega bridges could be at risk from small drones: study
  11. 10:10–11:10 1h 0m ‘High tide’ of China biotech deals seen as US curb fears fade: analysts
  12. 11:10–12:10 1h 1m Economists urge Beijing to act fast on local-level debt while prices remain low
  13. 12:10–13:10 59m Nearly half of Taiwanese lack confidence in US defence commitments: survey
  14. 13:10–13:21 12m As AI safety fears mount, can a US-China hotline prevent a global crisis?
  15. 13:21–14:10 49m Former top PLA generals expelled from Communist Party for factionalism
  16. 14:10–18:21 4h 11m China gets closer to Jupiter mission by bringing Nasa’s StarNAV concept to life
  17. 18:21–20:41 2h 20m As AI safety fears mount, can a US-China hotline prevent a global crisis?
  18. 20:41–22:11 1h 29m US, Japan and South Korea launch economic-security talks before Xi summit
  19. 22:11–00:00 1h 49m The US-China tech war has evolved since Xi and Trump last met. Who has the edge?

The Straits Times (SG) 8 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:01 (from 20 Sep) 1h 21m US Treasury’s Bessent and China’s He Lifeng meet ahead of Trump-Xi summit
  2. 00:01–04:10 4h 9m Solar investments saved Singapore $123.8m in higher fossil fuel import costs: Report
  3. 04:10–05:50 1h 40m Singapore labour market expands in Q2 even as retrenchments rise and job vacancies fall
  4. 05:50–11:51 6h 1m Bus commuters playing music loudly, putting feet on seats face fines of up to $500 from Sept 23: LTA
  5. 11:51–12:10 20m Ex-Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s residence inspected ahead of house arrest
  6. 12:10–13:41 1h 31m China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty, corruption
  7. 13:41–22:30 8h 49m China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty and corruption
  8. 22:30–00:00 1h 29m UMNO is crowdfunding Najib’s house arrest fine. Detractors are chipping in for a different reason

The Times of India (IN) 1 headline

  1. 00:00–00:00 (from 19 Sep) 2d 20h UP Transformation Dialogues

Al Jazeera English (QA) 7 headlines

  1. 00:00–00:10 (from 20 Sep) 10h 29m New US strikes will trigger ‘painful’ retaliation against ‌US bases: Iran
  2. 00:10–00:31 21m Iran threatens to hit back at any new US attacks as fighting rages in Yemen
  3. 00:31–06:31 6h 0m Iran warns US against any new attacks as deadly fighting rages in Yemen
  4. 06:31–12:01 5h 30m Iran says world will be ‘astonished’ by new weapons as MPs seek NPT exit
  5. 12:01–12:10 9m Iran says army ready for ‘enemy aggression’ after latest Trump threat
  6. 12:10–16:50 4h 40m Iran military ‘fully ready’ for new US attack after latest Trump threat
  7. 16:50–00:00 7h 9m Yemeni forces says Houthi drone, fighters targeted

Each line is one headline that held a site's top slot: when it was there that day, how long it stayed in all, and a link to its permanent record. A reworded headline starts a new line. We check each front page every 10m or so, so times are right to within a few minutes.

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