Obamas' 'fiery and gorgeous' dog Sunny dies

BBC News Wednesday 16 September 2026, 15:28 UTC 1 min read

Key Points

The Portuguese Water Dog spent 13 years with the family, meeting many high-profile visitors in the White House, including Pope Francis.

Obamas (PERSON) Sunny (ORG) Portuguese (ORG) the White House (LOCATION) Francis (PERSON)

Originally published by BBC News Read original →

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague sentenced former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison on 16 September for war crimes during the 1998-99 Kosovo conflict. The 58-year-old former Kosovo Liberation Army commander was convicted of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention. He was sentenced alongside three other former KLA commanders:

Euronews 16m ago

ECI schedules Sept 17 hearing with rebel TMC delegation over party representation

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled a hearing with a five-member delegation led by Ritabrata Banerjee on September 17 in connection with representations received by the poll panel concerning the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). In a letter dated September 16, the Commission said the hearing will be held at 3 pm at Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi. ECI wrote the letter with the subject, "Representations received in the Commission with respect to All India Trinamool...

Times of India 21m ago

House speaker sending lawmakers home early ahead of US midterm election recess

Mike Johnson cancels votes on Thursday, meaning House members will avoid voting on impeaching Pete HegsethUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the midterm election recess. The latest change to the legislative schedule means House members will avoid voting on Republican Thomas Massie’s resolution to impeach the defense...

The Guardian World 22m ago

Constituents react to Reform MS' defection to Plaid

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, one of 34 Reform MSs elected in May's Senedd election, defected to Plaid on Tuesday.

BBC Politics 24m ago

Obamas' 'fiery and gorgeous' dog Sunny dies

Related Stories

Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protests

ECI schedules Sept 17 hearing with rebel TMC delegation over party representation

House speaker sending lawmakers home early ahead of US midterm election recess

Constituents react to Reform MS' defection to Plaid