Tuesday 22 September 2026 · times in UTC

What the front pages led with on 22 September 2026

13 news sites, 105 top headlines. The longest-running: UP Transformation Dialogues on The Times of India (IN), 3d 20h on top.

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BBC News (UK) 15 headlines

1. 00:00–04:41 (from 21 Sep) 14h 20m Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war
2. 04:41–05:30 50m Iran must stop arming Houthis in Yemen, G7 says ahead of UN General Assembly
3. 05:30–09:00 3h 30m Lithuania ready to 'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC
4. 09:00–09:31 31m Major US outlets boycott shared Trump coverage in protest at media ban
5. 09:31–12:21 2h 50m Lithuania ready to 'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC
6. 12:21–13:41 1h 21m World leaders gather at UN General Assembly with Trump and Burnham to meet for first time
7. 13:41–14:00 19m Guterres welcomes world leaders to UN General Assembly with Trump and Burnham to meet later
8. 14:00–14:40 39m Trump arrives at UN General Assembly ahead of speech and first meeting with Burnham
9. 14:40–15:40 1h 0m Trump addresses UN General Assembly after Guterres says 'world faultlines widening'
10. 15:40–16:52 1h 11m Trump repeats Iran ultimatum and says AI should be rebranded 'super intelligence' in UN speech
11. 16:52–17:10 18m Trump and Burnham meeting in New York - watch live
12. 17:10–17:20 11m Burnham says he and Trump have made 'good connection' as they meet for first time
13. 17:20–20:30 3h 10m Trump says he can do business with Burnham but criticises 'terrible' Chagos deal
14. 20:30–22:20 1h 50m Trump tells UN he has 'big decision' on whether to 'annihilate' Iran or make peace deal
15. 22:20–00:00 1h 40m Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran in UN speech as officials meet on sidelines

The Independent (UK) 9 headlines

1. 00:00–01:10 (from 21 Sep) 3h 20m Trump-charmer Mamdani turns raging president into docile guest at Gracie Mansion
2. 01:10–02:10 1h 0m Melania’s office gives credential to CNN for NYC event despite her husband’s ban on the outlet
3. 02:10–12:11 10h 1m Democrats warn they are running out of money and can’t keep up with Trump before the midterms
4. 12:11–14:40 2h 29m Donald Trump is ushering in an AI takeover. It has Americans fearing a Terminator-like dystopia
5. 14:40–16:20 1h 40m How ‘national security’ has become Trump’s crutch for getting his way in Washington
6. 16:20–17:50 1h 30m Trump at UN pitches himself as the world’s leader but stone-faced General Assembly isn’t buying it
7. 17:50–20:40 2h 50m Trump’s UN speech went from campaigning to denial — and then it took a dark turn
8. 20:40–22:50 2h 10m Trump is off American TV — can the world learn to live without him as the star?
9. 22:50–00:00 1h 9m Pentagon officially adds one more soldier death to US count from Iran war

RTÉ News (IE) 2 headlines

1. 17:50–23:20 5h 30m Trump warns he could 'annihilate' Iran without deal at UN
2. 23:20–00:00 40m 'No single solution to wrong-way driving,' cttee to hear

ABC News (US) 9 headlines

1. 00:00–03:10 (from 21 Sep) 5h 0m Some lawmakers say Trump should confront Xi over Chinese support for Iran
2. 03:10–09:11 6h 1m No criminal charges in the death of Nolan Wells: Grand jury report
3. 09:11–14:11 4h 59m Trump to sign agreement with leaders of Greenland and Denmark at United Nations
4. 14:11–14:22 11m President Trump to address world leaders at UN General Assembly
5. 14:22–14:31 9m What to know about Trump's UN visit and meetings with world leaders
6. 14:31–15:31 1h 0m President Trump addresses world leaders at UN General Assembly
7. 15:31–16:41 1h 10m Trump says 'big decision' ahead: Make a deal or 'annihilate' Iran
8. 16:41–18:50 2h 9m Iran live updates: Trump again denies US is low on munitions
9. 18:50–00:00 5h 10m Iran live updates: Trump says team met with Iran delegation at UN

CBS News (US) 4 headlines

1. 00:00–10:10 (from 20 Sep) 1d 10h Patrick Clancy opens up about grief, his children and moving forward
2. 10:10–14:31 4h 21m Trump to address U.N. General Assembly as he navigates Iran, Gaza, Ukraine conflicts
3. 14:31–15:31 1h 0m Watch Live: Trump addresses U.N. General Assembly
4. 15:31–00:00 8h 29m In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and defends foreign policy

The Guardian (US) 12 headlines

1. 00:00–02:10 (from 21 Sep) 6h 29m California braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergency
2. 02:10–07:30 5h 20m CNN, MS Now and Politico sue Trump after being blocked from White House
3. 07:30–10:10 2h 40m Trump seeks ‘massive’ Belarus fertiliser deal amid Canada trade war
4. 10:10–11:02 52m US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban
5. 11:02–11:10 9m Trump set to address UNGA with Middle East and Ukraine on agenda
6. 11:10–13:41 2h 31m Houthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minute
7. 13:41–14:31 49m Superpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly address
8. 14:31–15:10 39m ‘The fault lines in our world are widening’, António Guterres warns
9. 15:10–15:21 11m Trump renews threat to ‘annihilate’ Iran and ‘drive them to hell’
10. 15:21–17:10 1h 49m Trump says Iran will make a deal after US midterms
11. 17:10–18:30 1h 20m Trump calls on allies to enforce ‘complete economic isolation of Iran’ in UN speech
12. 18:30–00:00 5h 29m Trump defends actions in Iran and Venezuela amid rising tensions with allies

ABC News (AU) 14 headlines

1. 00:00–00:41 (from 21 Sep) 1h 21m Teen’s body found in suitcase has some in notorious Thai party town on edge
2. 00:41–00:51 10m Teen's body found in suitcase has some in notorious Thai party town on edge
3. 00:51–03:01 2h 9m EV brand BYD erases 'China' and 'surveillance' from its privacy policy
4. 03:01–03:10 10m As leaders meet in New York, the fate of the world may rest on Trump and Xi
5. 03:10–06:51 3h 40m 'No-one is safe': The ominous warning issued in the lead-up to UNGA
6. 06:51–07:21 30m RBA governor says AI data centres are 'adding' to high inflation problem
7. 07:21–08:00 39m RBA governor's final speech before board meeting cements rate rise bets
8. 08:00–11:40 3h 40m Rates set to rise as RBA governor says 'heat' needs to be taken out of job market
9. 11:40–11:52 12m Lachie Neale set to learn grand final fate at AFL tribunal
10. 11:52–12:01 10m Lachie Neale to miss AFL grand final after appeal fails
11. 12:01–12:31 29m Brisbane's Neale to miss AFL grand final after appeal fails
12. 12:31–17:31 5h 0m Lachie Neale to miss grand final after AFL tribunal decision
13. 17:31–22:20 4h 49m Trump weighs 'big decision' on Iran, rejects AI push in major UN speech
14. 22:20–00:00 1h 40m Trump tells UN he could 'annihilate' Iran but expects deal after midterms

South China Morning Post (HK) 18 headlines

1. 00:00–01:10 (from 21 Sep) 2h 59m The US-China tech war has evolved since Xi and Trump last met. Who has the edge?
2. 01:10–03:10 2h 0m Shadow of Xi summit hangs over Trump’s high-stakes talks with Japan’s Takaichi
3. 03:10–05:50 2h 39m Rare earths friction threatens to stall trade truce extension ahead of Xi summit
4. 05:50–06:10 21m China starts on the world’s first supercritical CO2 and molten salt energy plant
5. 06:10–06:30 20m Alibaba unveils ‘China’s top AI chip’, teases 10-trillion-parameter model
6. 06:30–08:10 1h 39m Alibaba debuts ‘China’s most powerful’ AI chip, teases 10-trillion-parameter model
7. 08:10–09:11 1h 2m China’s old Han Xin barcode gets a second life – this time shrunk on silicon
8. 09:11–10:10 59m Once key economic weapon, US-China soy trade offers fragile relief from tensions
9. 10:10–10:21 11m Were the Serbian military’s new robot dogs built using Chinese technology?
10. 10:21–10:51 30m Chinese state media stresses stability to set the tone for Xi-Trump summit
11. 10:51–11:20 30m China tightens fentanyl precursor controls ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
12. 11:20–11:40 19m Who from China’s side will be in the room at this week’s Xi-Trump summit?
13. 11:40–12:11 31m Are Taiwan’s US ties still ‘rock solid’? Debate flares ahead of Xi-Trump summit
14. 12:11–13:10 1h 0m Huawei’s mobile chip narrows gap with Apple through Tau Scaling Law: Bernstein
15. 13:10–14:11 1h 0m Taiwan coastguard’s rare missile firing reveals deepening links with navy
16. 14:11–19:50 5h 39m Why China’s top AI pioneers are expected to miss this week’s Xi-Trump summit
17. 19:50–22:10 2h 20m Trump praises Takaichi for doing ‘tremendous job’ ahead of Xi’s visit to US
18. 22:10–00:00 1h 50m Can Xi and Trump use their leverage to actually make progress?

The Straits Times (SG) 8 headlines

1. 00:00–01:10 (from 21 Sep) 2h 40m UMNO is crowdfunding Najib’s house arrest fine. Detractors are chipping in for a different reason
2. 01:10–04:10 3h 0m Crowdfunding $15m fine: Najib’s party wants supporters to chip in, but trolls give 1 sen as an insult
3. 04:10–07:40 3h 30m Over 500 cases of online harms reported to S’pore agency in first two months; youngest victim aged 7
4. 07:40–09:51 2h 10m Tiffany Teo wins Singapore’s first gold medal at Asian Games with victory in MMA final
5. 09:51–10:10 19m Singapore joins EU and other nations in call for control and international oversight of frontier AI
6. 10:10–14:22 4h 12m New MSF unit analyses data from police, CNB and other agencies to flag child abuse earlier
7. 14:22–22:30 8h 8m As transport systems become more interconnected, cooperation must similarly evolve: Jeffrey Siow
8. 22:30–00:00 1h 30m Trump warns in UN speech he could ‘annihilate’ Iran without peace deal

The Times of India (IN) 1 headline

1. 00:00–00:00 (from 19 Sep) 3d 20h UP Transformation Dialogues

Al Jazeera English (QA) 10 headlines

1. 00:00–00:11 (from 21 Sep) 7h 21m Yemeni forces says Houthi drone, fighters targeted
2. 00:11–07:30 7h 19m Iran’s IRGC says the US and Israel must withdraw from the region
3. 07:30–13:01 5h 31m Iran calls out ‘cowardly’ US-Israel war as president heads to UNGA
4. 13:01–14:40 1h 39m UNGA 2026: Focus on Iran and Ukraine wars, AI; Trump, Qatar emir to speak
5. 14:40–15:10 30m UNGA 2026: Focus on Iran and Ukraine wars; Trump, Qatar emir among speakers
6. 15:10–17:10 2h 0m UNGA 2026: Trump says Iran deal likely after US midterm elections
7. 17:10–18:30 1h 20m UNGA 2026: Trump warns Iran, Qatar and Turkiye slam Israel over Gaza
8. 18:30–19:40 1h 10m Trump says US officials had ‘very good’ meeting with Iranian delegation
9. 19:40–20:00 20m Trump meets Gulf, Arab officials on sidelines of UN General Assembly
10. 20:00–00:00 4h 0m Trump threatens Iran again as Witkoff, Araghchi meet in New York

The Kyiv Independent (UA) 1 headline

1. 17:50–00:00 6h 10m Who are Usmanov and Fridman, the Russian oligarchs France helped remove from the EU sanctions list?

Le Monde in English (FR) 2 headlines

1. 17:50–18:40 50m EU removes two oligarchs reputedly close to Putin from sanctions list
2. 18:40–00:00 5h 19m Trump's unpredictability forces America's Asian allies to rethink security

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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