Baseball: Dodgers vs. Reds

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Reds

Los Angeles Dodgers' Kyle Tucker rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox watches the flight of a ball after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox watches the flight of a ball after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Baseball: Tigers vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026.

Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, the first after a reshuffle.

Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) holds a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, the first after a reshuffle.

Fed raises key rate for 1st time since 2023

Fed raises key rate for 1st time since 2023

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh meets the press in Washington on Sept. 16, 2026, after the Federal Open Market Committee raised the Fed's key interest rate by 0.25 percentage point for the first rate hike since July 2023.

BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, for the first day of the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting.

Football: UEFA Europa League

Football: UEFA Europa League

Lyon's Keito Nakamura (R) battles for the ball in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 16, 2026.

Football: UEFA Europa League

Football: UEFA Europa League

Lyon's Keito Nakamura (11) celebrates with a teammate after scoring in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 16, 2026.

Football: UEFA Europa League

Football: UEFA Europa League

Lyon's Keito Nakamura (front, R) celebrates with teammates after scoring in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 16, 2026.

Football: UEFA Europa League

Football: UEFA Europa League

Lyon's Keito Nakamura (front, R) celebrates with teammates after scoring in the first half of a UEFA Europa League football match against Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 16, 2026.

Fed delivers 0.25 point rate hike

Fed delivers 0.25 point rate hike

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a press conference in Washington on Sept. 16, 2026, after the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since July 2023 by 0.25 percentage point.

Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2026, following her first Liberal Democratic Party leadership reshuffle since taking the helm of the ruling party about a year ago.

Japan PM Takaichi

Japan PM Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2026, following her first Liberal Democratic Party leadership reshuffle since taking the helm of the ruling party about a year ago.

LDP executive meeting

LDP executive meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends an executive meeting of her Liberal Democratic Party at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2026, following her first leadership reshuffle since taking the helm of the ruling party about a year ago.

Singapore: Haze From Indonesian Wildfires Turns Air Quality Unhealthy 2

Air quality across all regions of Singapore entered the unhealthy range on Tuesday, September 15, marking the first time the PSI reached unhealthy levels islandwide since October 2023. The worsening haze was driven by smoke plumes drifting from forest fires burning in Kalimantan and southern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Singapore: Haze From Indonesian Wildfires Turns Air Quality Unhealthy

Air quality across all regions of Singapore entered the unhealthy range on Tuesday, September 15, marking the first time the PSI reached unhealthy levels islandwide since October 2023. The worsening haze was driven by smoke plumes drifting from forest fires burning in Kalimantan and southern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Red snow crab catch in central Japan

Red snow crab catch in central Japan

The season's first catch of red snow crabs is auctioned after being landed at a fishing port in Imizu in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026.

Red snow crab catch in central Japan

Red snow crab catch in central Japan

The season's first catch of red snow crabs is auctioned after being landed at a fishing port in Imizu in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 11, 2026.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after Genta Koja, a candidate backed by her Liberal Democratic Party, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after Genta Koja, a candidate backed by her Liberal Democratic Party, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja reads a newspaper in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja reads a newspaper in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Liberal Democratic Pary Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki meets the press at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2026, after LDP-backed Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Liberal Democratic Pary Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki meets the press at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2026, after LDP-backed Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja (back, L) meets the press after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja celebrates after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja receives a bouquet after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja receives a bouquet after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

Germany: 150,000 Protest Far-Right AfD After Election Landslide

About 150,000 demonstrators marched in roughly 20 German cities Saturday, September 12, including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, protesting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) after its landslide win in last week's Saxony-Anhalt state election. Organized by the campaign group Pruef, protesters carried signs reading "Ban the AfD now." The AfD took nearly 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on September 6, far ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU at about 17%, and is now seeking to form Germany's first far-right state government since World War II.

Australia: Joint Flyover Honors 9/11 Victims at Historic NFL Game

Australian and U.S. military forces marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a joint flyover at the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Australia. The Royal Australian Air Force's Roulettes flew in mixed formation with U.S. Marine Corps Ospreys over the Melbourne Cricket Ground, accompanied by an ADF Flag Party and USMC Color Guard, as thousands of fans packed the venue for the 49ers-Rams matchup.