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Asia

Record rain forces Asian Games athletes to evacuate accommodation

Record rain forces Asian Games athletes to evacuate accommodation

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Russia, North Korea open first road bridge across border

Russia, North Korea open first road bridge across border

3 DAYS AGO

North Korea vows nuclear-armed navy as US ally drills open

North Korea vows nuclear-armed navy as US ally drills open

3 DAYS AGO

Stranded passengers wait to request refunds after scheduled flights were canceled following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatoa at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on September 6, 2026. (Photo by ABIMANYU / AFP)

Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption

4 DAYS AGO

Middle East

Iran war will end 'immediately' after US midterm elections: Trump

Iran war will end 'immediately' after US midterm elections: Trump

AN HOUR AGO

Middle East Roundup, Sept 9: Iran condemns US attacks on tankers as threat to regional security

Middle East Roundup, Sept 9: Iran condemns US attacks on tankers as threat to regional security

2 HOURS AGO

14 killed in blast at arms depot in northwest Syria

14 killed in blast at arms depot in northwest Syria

10 HOURS AGO

Palestinians inspect a family home destroyed by the Israel army following a military operation in the Israel-occupied West Bank village of Aqraba, south of the city of Nablus on September 8, 2026.(AFP)

Western countries restrict trade linked to Israeli settlements in West Bank

13 HOURS AGO

Africa

A displaced Sudanese student looks out from a tent at an elementary school run by the Sudanese Coalition for Education in partnership with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), south of Port Sudan, on April 26, 2026. (AFP)

Deadly attack and drought emergency underline South Sudan challenges

5 DAYS AGO

Zimbabwe crash involving church minibus kills 27

Zimbabwe crash involving church minibus kills 27

August 29, 2026

Health workers wearing protective equipment get ready to disinfect a boat at the port of Bende-Bende, in Maluku, on August 20, 2026.Photo by SOPHIE DOUCE / AFP)

WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free

August 27, 2026

Somalia children hit hard by aid cuts: UN

Somalia children hit hard by aid cuts: UN

August 21, 2026

Europe

Palestinians inspect a family home destroyed by the Israel army following a military operation in the Israel-occupied West Bank village of Aqraba, south of the city of Nablus on September 8, 2026.(AFP)

Western countries restrict trade linked to Israeli settlements in West Bank

13 HOURS AGO

Trump hails ‘really big night’ after far-right win in Germany

Trump hails ‘really big night’ after far-right win in Germany

A DAY AGO

Series of explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia resumes strikes

Series of explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia resumes strikes

2 DAYS AGO

'Not acceptable': Paris mayor slams women removed from Eiffel Tower for Hindu group

'Not acceptable': Paris mayor slams women removed from Eiffel Tower for Hindu group

2 DAYS AGO

Central Asia

SCO terror clause puts Afghanistan, India under spotlight over terrorism

SCO terror clause puts Afghanistan, India under spotlight over terrorism

September 2, 2026

(L-R) President of China Xi Jinping, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. (Photo by PM

Pakistan PM joins regional leaders at SCO Heads of State Council summit

September 1, 2026

Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire

Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire

August 2, 2026

Pakistan hosts SCO border authorities meeting in Islamabad

Pakistan hosts SCO border authorities meeting in Islamabad

July 17, 2026

United Kingdom

Ed Miliband- Foreign Secretary (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

UK to restrict trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank

2 DAYS AGO

UK hit by deadly salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs, one dead and 200+ infected

UK hit by deadly salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs, one dead and 200+ infected

August 20, 2026

The remains of buildings revealed by the the persistent hot weather and drought, are pictured in the reservoir bed of Anglian Water's Rutland Water -- a reservoir created by the flooding of hamlets Lower and Middle Hambleton -- in Upper Hambleton, central

UK Met office says predicted heavy rains 'won't solve drought overnight'

August 19, 2026

People look at the dry garden outside the Tower of London, turned yellow-brown due to a lack of rain, in London, on August 6, 2026. (AFP)

Food security fears mount as UK farmers battle drought

August 7, 2026

China

SCO Summit: China's President Xi urges equal, orderly multipolar world

SCO Summit: China's President Xi urges equal, orderly multipolar world

September 1, 2026

Solar energy plant (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

China says solar power capacity surpasses coal for first time

September 1, 2026

China 'firmly opposes' Trump drone tariffs

China 'firmly opposes' Trump drone tariffs

August 20, 2026

FILE: This photo shows a Chinese coastguard ship sailing some 60 nautical miles (111 km) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon [Handout/Philippine Coast Guard via AFP]

Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time

August 16, 2026

Australasia

Social media (Photo: Wikimedia commons)

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

August 24, 2026

Aid workers (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Australia says relations with Israel 'difficult' after aid worker death

August 20, 2026

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles (L) shakes hands with Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on August 18, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Japan to test hypersonic missiles in Australia under new deal

August 18, 2026

This handout image, released by the Australian Prime Minister’s Office on August 14, 2026, shows Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking by phone with US President Donald Trump, during which Albanese asked for an exemption from tariffs imposed

Australian PM says asked Trump for tariff exemption

August 13, 2026

Americas

Iran war will end 'immediately' after US midterm elections: Trump

Iran war will end 'immediately' after US midterm elections: Trump

AN HOUR AGO

Middle East Roundup, Sept 9: Iran condemns US attacks on tankers as threat to regional security

Middle East Roundup, Sept 9: Iran condemns US attacks on tankers as threat to regional security

2 HOURS AGO

Trump bans some Canada goods as trade war swells

Trump bans some Canada goods as trade war swells

8 HOURS AGO

US rapper, singer, dancer and DJ, Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on August 30, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP)

Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian remarks at Ed Sheeran concert draw calls for removal

16 HOURS AGO