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Germany Election
Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a ‘serious moment’
Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes further ‘strong’ cooperation with Musk as French minister says ‘we cannot forget our history’

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

US-CLIMATE-HURRICANE-WEATHER
Hawaii declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell approaches islands
Storm, which may make impact as soon as Monday, is third system in weeks to threaten state during hurricane season

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

EU Accelerates Sovereign Satellite Plans Citing Defense Needs
EU faces 300,000 factory job cuts as China ‘colonises’ supply chains, industry warns
Protest using 10 coffins to symbolise struggling manufacturing industry to take place in Brussels

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

APTOPIX Nepal Flood
Nepal holds day of mourning after floods kill 1,300 people
Nepal has held a day of mourning to remember people who died in the August 26 floods with government offices lowering flags and family members concluding mourning rituals.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

Germany Election
Far-right German party falls just short of majority in regional election
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election on Sunday, but fell short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since the Second World War.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

Amazon Plane Overruns Runway
At least five dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami airport
At least five people are dead after an Amazon cargo plane barrelled off a Miami airport runway and smashed into cars, a sheriff said on Sunday.

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War US
US envoys arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin in Moscow
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

APTOPIX Russia US
Putin orders 72-hour pause in Kyiv strikes as US envoys visit Russia and Ukraine
Washington’s push to end the fighting, now in its fifth year, has lost momentum as US attention has been focused for the last six months on its war with Iran

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
US military hits three Iranian oil tankers after navy ships targeted
The US military has struck three Iranian oil tankers after navy warships were targeted with missiles, officials said. The military said an aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded “multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks” and no US personnel were hurt.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say
Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
Iran accuses US of targeting tanker in Persian Gulf
Four US missiles have struck a tanker about six miles from Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, Iranian broadcasters said. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting said the crew are being evacuated and there were no casualties.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
US envoys in Moscow in new push for peace between Russia and Ukraine
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to try to revive diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, state news reported. The visit came as both sides escalated their aerial attacks.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
More deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine ahead of US envoys’ visit
Russian attacks have killed four people in Ukraine overnight, as Moscow and Kyiv await the arrival of US envoys to begin a new push for peace.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

Israel-Hamas conflict
‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike
Investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military tactic

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

APTOPIX Nepal Flash Floods
Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after deadly floods
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled a Chinese national alive from a hydropower tunnel after deadly flooding, officials said. The latest rescue brings the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

Trump
Donald Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and says it’s not a war
President Donald Trump said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended vice president JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a “war”.

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

Lindsay Clancy Trial
Judge set to declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again
Defense lawyer has asked for an hour to request emergency stay after jury deadlocked for third time

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

Nigel Farage statement
Two Reform UK officials step down after allegations of donation rules breach
Channel 4 programme alleges Reform UK officials took funding from a US firm for three polls, defying political donation legislation

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

Trump
President Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands
President cites Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US support for British sovereignty, and threatens swifter sanctions on British oil interests

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

CORRECTION Trump
Vance claims Iran conflict ‘isn’t a war’ ahead of crucial mid-term elections
US vice president JD Vance has rejected the use of the word “war” to describe the US fighting with Iran.

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Two workers pulled alive from hydropower tunnel nine days after disaster
Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Two workers pulled alive from hydropower tunnel nine days after disaster
Officials said the workers were safely rescued from tunnels that were at a depth of 170 metres

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

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

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