Moscow has been widely accused by Western officials of running a campaign of sabotage and disruption across Europe with the aim of undermining support for Ukraine and destabilizing European nations.

Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

Mass burials are taking place in Nepal while rescuers are still scrambling to reach some 900 workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels. Follow for live updates.

Live updates: Nepal-China flood disaster death toll tops 1,000 | CNN

The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.

Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change

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A British woman died Sunday after a German suspect attacked her with a knife at a train station in Rosenheim, Bavarian police said.

British woman dies after stabbing attack at Bavarian train station - UPI.com

The no campaign was well-funded and accused of scaremongering, but the wording of the question may also have made a difference

Definitely no or maybe yes: what tipped the Icelandic referendum | Miranda Bryant

Iran’s new leaders evince little faith in any agreement with Trump — after coming under attack twice while holding talks — and they may be bracing for another assault once the U.S. replenishes its supplies of interceptors.

6 months in, Iran’s leaders are defying the U.S. and signaling no tolerance for dissent

Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day.

Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing

Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety.

Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs

New statements follows warnings from the U.S. Treasury as part of an "economic D-Day" agenda to limit Iran's resources.

Iran Negotiates War Deal With Oman, Warns of Military Ship Ban in Strait of Hormuz

Iran and Oman outlined a joint proposal to establish a temporary shipping lane and launch a demining effort in the critical waterway. Follow for live updates.

Live updates: Iran and Oman outline plan for temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping lane | CNN

Defying Russian threats and intensifying airstrikes, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham hand-carried blueprints to assemble long-range cruise missiles into embattled Ukraine.

Defying Russia, UK Leader Brings Missile-Making Plans To Ukraine

Early Sunday morning, Aug. 23, major fires erupted at an Ozon logistics center in Orenburg following a drone strike and at an 82,000-square-meter warehouse near St. Petersburg.

Russian Ozon Hub and St. Petersburg Warehouse Hit by Massive Fires

LONDON — In 2012, a smiling Jason Arday was photographed by the British press carrying the Olympic flame in the torch relay that preceded the London...

Jason Arday's death sparks U.K. debate over academic rigor, racism after media 'frenzy'

US president Donald Trump accused Tehran of not being ready to make the ‘right deal’

Iran-US war live: Trump says Tehran not ready to make ‘right deal’

Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: The Rimini festival uses art, culture, and Catholic tradition to bridge believers and nonbelievers through beauty and love.

Remembering Ratzinger at Rimini - The Catholic Thing

The mayor of the Italian city of Como has announced a ban on all bicycles after he was hit by a cyclist outside his office earlier this summer.Alessandro Rapinese, an independent politician first elected mayor in 2022, explained the decision to the Italian news agency Ansa, saying, “People act based on their own experiences and ... Read more

"I know what it's like to be hit by one of these beasts": Italian mayor bans bikes in city centre after cyclist struck him

View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.

Map: 6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Peru

Politics live: Wong says ‘it’s a difficult time’ in Australia’s relationship with Israel after Zomi Frankcom decision; Taylor targets Labor over debt

Israel says military police will investigate the killing of Hind Rajab, a young girl in Gaza whose death at the hands of its forces drew an international outcry.

Israeli military orders criminal investigations into killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and 15 others in Gaza

Ukrainian drones have targeted a major logistics center outside Moscow, setting it ablaze.

A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again

At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured in an attack on King Khalid International Airport on Saturday.

Houthis warn airlines and passengers not to use Saudi Arabian airports after deadly Riyadh attack

Ukrainian negotiators travelled to the US on Friday for talks with their American counterparts

Ukraine-Russia war live: Zelensky bombs Russian oil hub hours after Trump-Putin deal

Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said on Thursday.

Iranian operatives used AI to plant fake stories in multiple US media outlets | CNN Politics

As the war in Yemen intensifies, Houthi rebels have launched a series of attacks on Saudi airports, killing three and injuring 36.

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Airports Kill 3 Amid Escalating War in Yemen

Even the threat of joint involvement could dramatically shift the Saudi-Houthi conflict.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey Trigger Mutual Defense Pact

Incumbent leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is standing against Flávio Bolsonaro. Follow the latest results live

Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results

Brazilians are heading to the polls for a high-stakes presidential election.

Brazil presidential vote pits Trump ally against Lula, who is seeking 4th nonconsecutive term

Organizers estimated that 500,000 people turned out in the streets of Madrid to demand affordable housing. Similar protests were held in around 50 other Spanish cities.

Spain: Massive protests after housing bills voted down

The alleged attacker “began executing his plan during the flight, attacking the captain inside the flight deck using a crash axe,” UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif al Shamsi said.

Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash axe in attempted terrorist attack, UAE says

The escalating unrest over conditions in the lycée system has forced school closures across France and left hundreds of people injured.

Why Are Students Protesting Across France?

The latest Russian attacks killed at least one person and severely disrupted traffic in the Ukrainian capital. Several bridges over the Dnipro River connect western and eastern Kyiv.

Ukraine: Kyiv bridges shut after fatal Russian drone assault

Students and retirees staged protests in several Iranian cities on September 28, highlighting continuing economic, social, and political grievances

Students and retirees protest across Iran amid heightened security measures |

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis from Laura Tingle.

The Reserve Bank increases interest rates 

The trip comes one month before Israel’s elections and against the backdrop of heightened political controversy in Israel over reports that Bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu of a major Hamas operation days before the October 7, 2023, attack.

Israel’s Netanyahu made a secret visit to the UAE on Sunday, source says | CNN

Several men have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. The US Air Force say they "remain vigilant" to ensure safety of services members at the RAF base.

RAF Fairford: Men held in major incident near air base as homes evacuated

Moscow has long embraced tactics that straddle the threshold of war, but a string of increasingly brazen incidents has alarmed U.S. allies, who fear what could be next.

Europe frets as the Kremlin pushes the limits of its hybrid warfare

A male suspect from Ukraine was arrested after the stabbings in the town of Jarosław, police say.

Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey

When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his “special military operation” against Ukraine, it was touted as a short, intense invasion in which Kyiv would capitulate within weeks, if not days.

Putin's Greatest Mistake Is That He Thought Ukraine Would Be An Easy War. Now Russia's Oil Empire Is on Fire

A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday for helping to organize the 2019 Easter bombings on churches and hotels that killed 267 people, sentencing them each to at least 200 years in prison after a trial that lasted more than five years. 

Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings

The president is expected to discuss the conflict, now in its seventh month, in remarks to world leaders.

Trump to address the United Nations General Assembly as Iran war rumbles on

Earl says it ‘really breaks him up’ to think about what happened to his sister

Earl Spencer says he has ‘never got over’ the death of his sister Diana

Iran’s conditions include ending the US naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz

Iran-US war latest: Trump cuts short Camp David visit amid Middle East tensions

Almost no one has seen NAZA yet, but almost everyone has something to say about it.

An Israeli documentary about Gaza is sweeping the world — and Israelis are furious

Britain’s monarch asked tech CEOs to prioritize AI safety and international cooperation.

AI king Jensen Huang pushes ‘responsible optimism’ at Charles III’s gathering 

Following shelling of energy facilities, consumers in seven regions remain without electricity. No restrictions are forecast;
restoration work is ongoing.

There are partial power outages in seven regions due to enemy attacks on energy facilities

More than 100,000 people in the country are over 100 years old

Japan just hit a new longevity milestone

Prime minister speaks of strengthening Canada’s economic and political ties to Europe at Canada Investment Summit

Carney says Canada will pursue ‘unique economic alliance’ with EU amid US trade spat

The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime minister

Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live

Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is heading for a comeback as prime minister in charge of a left-wing coalition, exit polling suggests.

Sweden exit poll: Left on course for election win in blow to far right

Latest strike on cargo vessel comes as Iran leaders plan to meet Gulf officials to discuss control over key waterway.

Deadly Hormuz Strait ship attack as Yemen fighting escalates

BRICS adopts the New Delhi Declaration, emphasizing restraint in conflicts and unity among emerging economies amid delicate diplomacy.

BRICS issues New Delhi Declaration, as UAE and Iran back down from tough positions

CORON, Phliippines, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Philippine authorities began the painstaking process of identifying victims from a ferry fire on Saturday, a day afte...

Philippines begins identifying victims from ferry fire as dozens still missing

King Oyo's family say he left a will naming his young son as heir to the Tooro kingdom.

Uganda's King Oyo death: Royal family rejects UBC presenter Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new monarch

OTTAWA - The European Union's ambassador to Canada says the bloc is crafting a new partnership with Ottawa unlike anything that currently exists.

EU envoy says a ‘unique’ new partnership with Canada forming ahead of Carney speech

Noise, disorder and digital distraction: students report a less positive “disciplinary climate” compared to 67 countries in the latest PISA survey.

Why Australian classrooms are among the world’s most disruptive

The HMS Queen Elizabeth has set sail from Portsmouth, ahead of a four-month deployment with NATO.

HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail from Portsmouth ahead of NATO deployment - Discover SWNS

The purported attack came a day after the U.S. military said forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to Navy warships being targeted with ballistic missiles.

Iran claims a strike on a U.S. ship in the Strait of Hormuz but the U.S. denies it

Iran could face internal upheaval within months • CENTCOM strikes three Iranian tankers in retaliation for rocket strikes • Trump administration developing post-war Middle East strategy

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem Post

Hundreds of masked anti-immigration protesters have blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port, clogging traffic and disrupting travelers and cargo vehicles heading for France.

Masked men block roads into Dover port in England in anti-immigrant protest

A group of migrants in Ceuta were filmed holding a a baby dolphin aloft around a beach on the Spanish exclave. Footage shows the crowd of men all trying to touch the small marine mammal after it was picked up from the shoreline.

Ceuta: Illegal migrants triumphantly hold baby dolphin aloft after ‘whacking it over the head’ in horror attack

The City of Toronto has issued an “order to remedy an unsafe building” to the owners of the Rogers Stadium concert venue, which was severely damaged by this week’s storm, with only 12 days before a scheduled AC/DC concert.

City of Toronto orders Rogers Stadium to get engineer, ‘remedy unsafe building’ in wake of storm damage

Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.

Climate Goals Missed, U.N. Says World Must Now Remove Carbon at Scale

Trump claims US has plenty of ammunition • Iranian media urges regime to sever undersea cables • IDF kills two terrorists who crossed Yellow Line

Some experts say sewage from Gaza – due to water infrastructure damaged by Israel during the war – fueled a microalgae bloom in the Mediterranean that disrupted Israeli desalination facilities, leaving nearly one million Palestinians in Gaza facing water shortages, according to UNICEF