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Nepal Flash Floods
Two trapped workers rescued alive from tunnel in Nepal, officials say
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a tunnel, nine days after deadly floods killed more than 1,000 people.

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

Switzerland-Ig-Nobels
Teams studying kissing and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science
Ten research teams have been honoured at a satirical science awards ceremony, with studies on subjects ranging from kissing to nose-blowing recognised at the event.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Portugal Streetcar Derailed Anniversary
Memorial unveiled to victims of Lisbon funicular crash
A memorial has been unveiled in Lisbon to the 16 people, including three Britons, who were killed in a funicular derailment a year ago.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Mercury Mission
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft draw closer to planet after near decade-long voyage
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft have left their mother ship behind and are headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system’s smallest planet.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Shootout in Kyiv between Ukrainian spy services ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskyy
Domestic security service says clash with military intelligence directorate ‘definitely shouldn’t have happened’

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Spain Sanchez Ceuta Parliament
Spanish PM rejects suggestions Morocco was behind Ceuta border crisis
Spain’s Prime Minister has rejected suggestions that Moroccan authorities helped orchestrate the deadly mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, as pressure grows over his handling of the crisis.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Deepfake concerns
Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
Musk denied he was aware Grok ever produced ‘any naked underage images’

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Nepal Flash Floods
Flood survivors in Nepal relief camps struggling to obtain essential medicines
The shortages are adding to the hardships of those living in temporary shelters after having lost homes and belongings

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92
Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92
Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varieties of discrimination

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Nepal Flash Floods
Nepal floods: 46 workers may be alive after a week trapped inside hydropower tunnel
Rescuers believe workers could have survived inside dry spaces with food, water and air after catastrophic glacial flooding

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Cassandra Wilson
Grammy-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson dies at 70
Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, has died. She was 70.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Russia Indonesia
Russia to close German cultural centres in row over airport drone attack
Russia will close German cultural centres across the country, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Hot meals distributed to displaced Palestinians in Gaza
Israel wants Trump to support its plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza
Defence minister Israel Katz's determination to expel Palestinians has widely been condemned as a potential war crime

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Uber leaked documents
Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm
Landmark lawsuit claims tech company’s pay-setting system has breached privacy laws and pushed down earnings

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Police stock
Four in court over murder of newborn baby who suffered 33 wounds in stabbing
Baby's mother is one of the defendents, Sheffield Magistrates' Court hears

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Netflix to air three-part documentary series on Friends star Matthew Perry
Netflix to air three-part documentary series on Friends star Matthew Perry
Series will feature 'never-before-heard' testimonies from the actor’s sister Mia Perry Bowick and will detail Perry’s childhood, his rise to international fame as Chandler Bing on Friends, as well as his struggles with addiction

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

France Ukraine
Russian airspace becoming 'completely unsafe' for commercial airlines, Zelenskyy says
“We want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, and everyone who still uses Russia’s key airports: Russian airspace is becoming completely unsafe,” he said in a statement.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Iran US Aircraft Carrier
USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew of 5,000 arrive in Thailand after 270 days at sea
Shore leave comes after reports of deterioriating living conditions on board the vessel during record stint

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Gary Glitter court case
Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to repeated sexual abuse of girl in 1970s and 1980s
Former pop star replied 'absolutely not guilty' to two of the eight charges, and repeated 'not guilty' to the remaining six

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Germany Airport Disruption
Germany blames Russia for drone attack at Leipzig airport
Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacks

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Two polar bears on a small ice floe
Overshooting the 1.5C global heating target now 'unavoidable' says UN report
The president of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr – this week hosting regional leaders including Australia’s Anthony Albanese for a Pacific Islands Forum meeting focused on security and climate – said the report was “a fork in the road moment for the planet”.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Iran Prophet Birthday
Iran fires on Gulf neighbours despite Trump’s threats to escalate US attacks
Bahrain intercepted an Iranian aerial attack early on Wednesday, as Tehran continued to fire on allies of the US in the Gulf region despite threats from President Donald Trump to escalate American military attacks.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
US and Iran exchange more airstrikes, fuelling fears of wider return to hostilities
Attacks on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and reprisals against US bases in Middle East quash hopes that flare-up last weekend was limited in nature

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Flash floods in Nepal
Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said 324 foreign nationals had been rescued so far

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Charlie Kirk Shot
Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty as judge sends case to trial
The murder case against the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year is headed for trial and the defendant could face the death penalty if he is convicted.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Wrong House Shooting
US police officer charged with manslaughter over fatal shooting of student
A Pennsylvania police officer who fatally shot a 22-year-old college student who had ended up at the wrong house late at night and was waiting for friends to pick him up has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, a prosecutor said.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor - Epstein files scandal
Andrew should face investigation for US sex crimes, says senior Republican
Disgraced former prince was among a list of names read out by Thomas Massie on the floor of the House of Representatives, who he described as 'co-conspirators' of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Trump
US ‘hitting targets in Iran’ as hostilities flare again after month of no action
The US military says it is striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after a month without military action.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

New York City, USA, January 1, 2015, Atmospheric new year's eve celebration on famous times square intersection after midnight w
Bank of America vice president killed in Times Square stabbing
Police said the attack appeared random and unprovoked after a woman carrying multiple knives stabbed two people on Monday

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Nepal Flash Floods
Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000
Rescue teams with search dogs continued to search through mud, rocks and debris on the border with Nepal and China for thousands of people still missing following the catastrophic floods that tore through communities across the Himalayas, leaving ...

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Kyrgyzstan SCO Summit
Iran’s president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does
Iran’s president has said his country is ready to return to the ceasefire deal reached with the US in June if Washington does the same, in conciliatory remarks following the first exchange of fire between the two countries in a month.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Formula 3 Testing in Madrid - Day 2
Madrid residents voice concern over new F1 circuit
The Madring bills itself as “a perfectly connected circuit: just 20 minutes from the city centre”.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Former UK prime minister Keir Starmer to stand down as MP to focus on world affairs
Former UK prime minister says it is right time to go, which will trigger byelection that Greens’ Zack Polanski could target

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Tupac Trial
ieExplains: What to know about evidence that led to conviction in Tupac Shakur’s killing
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis spent years talking about the 1996 shooting with many people.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Grand Canyon Flooding
ieExplains: How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
Flash flooding in Arizona tourist destination was likely triggered by compounding climate factors, such as drought and warming in Pacific Ocean.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

France Ukraine
At least 12 people killed in Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine
Kyiv has now been targeted for six consecutive days.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Turkey Cyprus Ferry
Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster
TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surface

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russian barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 11
Russia launched a large aerial assault in and around Ukraine’s capital overnight into Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including three children, local authorities said.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Trump
Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for Britain’s sovereignty over Falkland Islands
Trump’s comments were the clearest sign yet that the administration is prepared to use the dispute as leverage to pressure the government of the new British prime minister Andy Burnham to raise defence spending and contributions to Nato.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

APTOPIX Nepal Flash Floods
Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passes 1,000
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passed 1,000 on Tuesday, authorities said, as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Tupac Trial
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis convicted in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
The trial has revisited the night nearly 30 years ago when Shakur was shot while on his way to perform at a club in Las Vegas.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Trump White House
US supreme court allows Trump’s White House ballroom construction to continue
A divided US supreme court has allowed the White House to continue construction on a 400 million US dollars (£295 million) ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for American President Donald Trump.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

Tupac Trial
Prosecutor urges jury to convict Duane Davis of murder in Tupac Shakur killing
A prosecutor has urged jurors to convict Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, arguing that Davis’ own words and a case “drenched in circumstantial evidence” prove he orchestrated the drive-by shooting.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

Grand Canyon Flooding
More storms possible at Grand Canyon where flash flood killed two
At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, US park officials said on Monday. The news came as search and recovery efforts continued for about 15 people still missing.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

Glastonbury Festival 2014 - Day 3
Dolly Parton laid to rest after private family funeral
The 'Jolene' singer was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Tennessee, reportedly alongside her late husband Carl Dean, following a 'brief battle with cancer'

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

Australian woman hit great white shark with 'left hook' in bid to survive attack
Australian woman hit great white shark with 'left hook' in bid to survive attack
Leah Stewart, 34, said the incident happened “in slow motion”, describing it as “like fighting a dinosaur”.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

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