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WorldIn southern Lebanon, Israeli demolitions continue ‘day and night’
Explosions shake the ground in Froun as Israeli operations persist, disrupting daily life in southern Lebanon.
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WorldHouthi attacks on Yemen’s Taiz escalate, triggering new displacement wave
Government-Houthi clashes in Taiz intensify, displacing thousands and threatening vital roadways to the Red Sea coast.
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WorldTwo rescued from Nepal tunnel nine days after flood
Two people have been pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal nine days after the floods.
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WorldHead of Myanmar’s military-backed government visits Vietnam in bid to normalize ties
The leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government arrived Friday in Vietnam for talks with Vietnamese leaders in his latest effort to normalize relations with other Southeast Asian countries and attract foreign investment. Min Aung Hlaing has stepped up his diplomatic engagements since he was sworn in as president in April following an election that critics say was designed to cement the military’s hold on power. The outreach is part of an attempt to rebuild regional ties that deteriorated after Min Aung Hlaing ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February 2021 while serving as army chief.
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BusinessSiemens Energy chief warns of rising attacks on German energy grid
Germany's energy infrastructure is facing more attacks than infrastructure in other European countries, according to Christian Bruch, chief executive of energy technology company Siemens Energy. "We have to recognize that critical infrastructure cannot be fully protected.
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WorldAlhaji Abubakar Alhaji, Nigerian finance minister who was a deft negotiator with the West
Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, who has died aged 87, was one of Nigeria’s most influential and distinguished public servants, serving as Minister of Finance in the early 1990s, before appointment as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Court of St James’s from 1992 to 1996.
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WorldTwo trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel nine days after Nepal floods
About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.
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WorldAustralia sends drone specialists to join Nepal search as 36 citizens missing
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Australian disaster response specialists left for Nepal on Friday to join the search for survivors after the catastrophic Himalayan floods, as the
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USTeen Asked Teacher to Check His Work After School, Then Stabbed Her in Head: ‘Pure Hatred’
“Leaving teaching should have been my choice to make,” Vicki Williams said in court
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USOne lightly wounded in suspected stabbing terror attack near Old City's Damascus Gate
The attack came hours after more than 50,000 people gathered at the Western Wall to recite the selichot earlier in the night. A man in his 30s was lightly wounded in the suspected stabbing terror attack in the Damascus Gate area of the Old City of Jerusalem, United Hatzalah said early Friday morning.
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WorldPhoto of World Cup euphoria in Mexico misrepresented as Indonesia demonstration
Clashes broke out in Indonesia's capital following demonstrations calling for more severe penalties for public officials convicted of corruption in August 2026, but a photo showing a crowd in a street does not show the protest. The image comes from a video recorded during a public viewing event for the 2026 World Cup in Tijuana, Mexico.
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BusinessNona Source to Stage Its Fabric Fair for Students, Nonprofessionals in London for the First Time
“La Grande Braderie,” a market for deadstock that has been running in Paris for the past five years, is coming to London and will take place at The Mills Fabrica from Oct. 7 to 10.
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WorldGermany Built a Firewall Against the Far Right. It’s on the Verge of Collapse.
For more than a decade, other parties cooperated to keep the far right out of power. That strategy may have backfired.
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WorldExclusive-Sydney airport near-miss involved controllers flagged as high-fatigue risk, records show
By Doyinsola Oladipo Sept 4 (Reuters) - Several air traffic controllers on duty when two Qantas aircraft nearly collided at Sydney airport in July had been flagged as facing a high risk of fatigue,
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WorldNepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion, official says
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 - Property, housing and infrastructure worth at least 387.5 billion Nepalese rupees ($2.56 billion) was lost in Nepal's catastrophic floods last week, the country's disaster
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WorldRescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and submerged the Himalayan region in mud and debris. Search teams first heard voices from inside the tunnel in the morning, allowing them to locate the two men, Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane said. Images showed a rescuer carrying one of the workers, covered in mud, on his back, while soldiers on either side helped.
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WorldIran hits US military targets in the region as Washington probes deadly wedding strike
Oil prices again spiked this week after a few weeks of relative stability following the renewed fighting as Iran continues to maintain a stranglehold over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, responsible for roughly 20% of global oil shipping.
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WorldToxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as 'super' El Niño intensifies
Millions of people have been exposed to the smog, with more than 12,000 children suffering respiratory issues.
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WorldAnother device found at German substation, police suspect sabotage
German police suspect sabotage after a suspicious device was found at an electricity substation in the western city of Dormagen, between Cologne and Düsseldorf, authorities said early on Friday. Investigators have received a letter claiming responsibility that also mentions other publicly known suspected cases in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia and in Brandenburg, a police spokesman told dpa.
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WorldAnother device found at German substation, police suspect sabotage
German police suspect sabotage after a suspicious device was found at an electricity substation in the western city of Dormagen, between Cologne and Düsseldorf, authorities said early on Friday. Investigators have received a letter claiming responsibility that also mentions other publicly known suspected cases in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia and in Brandenburg, a police spokesman told dpa.
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WorldAI-generated elephant rescue videos mislead online amid Nepal flooding
Days after flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border in August 2026 killed hundreds of people, social media posts shared videos falsely claiming they showed elephants rescuing people from the floodwaters. While elephants have been reported helping people during floods in other instances, the videos contain visual inconsistencies indicative of AI-generated content.
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World'I miss my home': Cambodians displaced by conflict start over
More than 3,000 new identical houses rise in a grid formation from a Cambodian plain not far from the Thai border, but most of the residents, displaced by conflict, just want to return home.Most of the displaced have gone home, but more than 20,000 Cambodians cannot return because Thai soldiers control where they used to live.
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WorldFact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Ursula von der Leyen With Jeffrey Epstein -- Made With AI
Is a photo that shows Ursula von der Leyen with Jeffrey Epstein real? No, that's not true: The OpenAI Verify tool detected a SynthID watermark in the image, indicating it was generated using OpenAI tools. The case and document numbers...
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WorldMilei declares 'Falklands are Argentinean' amid oil sanctions
Argentina President Javier Milei has reiterated the country's claim on the Falkland Islands and said he would introduce sanctions on any oil companies working in the area. He was speaking in a national address amid renewed tensions over the British overseas territory after US President Donald Trump hinted the US would not help the UK in a future conflict over the islands.
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WorldNew Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma
Two psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to sufferers of severe post-traumatic stress disorder.Wellington's Ministry of Health said MDMA-assisted treatment would be combined with psychotherapy and stressed that patients would not be supplied drugs to take home.
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WorldChina's solar capacity overtakes coal in landmark clean-energy milestone
Coal provided under 50% of the country's electricity output in the first half of 2026 for the first time on record.
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WorldGermany probes 32 over fake Nazi victim ancestry claims
Fraudsters are suspected of using forged documents to pose as descendants of victims of Nazi persecution and fraudulently obtain German citizenship from the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne, authorities said. The Düsseldorf public prosecutor's office is investigating 32 suspects in the case, a spokesman told dpa.
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WorldHaitian government calls for renewal of international anti-gang task force
Haitian foreign minister says renewal is necessary to ensure safety ahead of elections scheduled in December.
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WorldChile protesters see shades of Pinochet in new security plan
Hundreds of Chilean protesters comparing right-wing President Jose Antonio Kast's security policies with those of late dictator Augusto Pinochet clashed with police in Santiago on Thursday.The police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse the protesters as they moved through the central Plaza Italia chanting that Kast is "just like Pinochet."
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WorldIs India's internet boom running into an undersea problem?
At least 13 of India's 18 intercontinental cables come ashore within six kilometres of Mumbai's Versova beach.
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WorldTunisia’s top court upholds conviction of opposition figures, activists
Critics claim Tunisia’s judiciary acts under political pressure, as opposition leaders face lengthy prison terms.
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WorldNorway Seizes Russian Ship Over $4.22 Billion Ukraine Claim
Norway Seizes Russian Ship Over $4.22 Billion Ukraine Claim
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WorldFrance and Korea to lead debate on film industry's big issues at Lumiere summit
LOS ANGELES, Sept 3 (Reuters) - France and South Korea will lead debate at a one-day summit next week on how the film industry should respond to artificial intelligence, compete with social media platforms and cope with funding shortages, the secretary general of the summit said in a press briefing on Thursday. French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will co-chair the summit on Monday, which organizers said would include representatives from the major Holl
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WorldColombian judge bans strikes on guerrillas if minors are present
A Colombian judge on Thursday ordered President Abelardo de la Espriella's right-wing government to suspend bombings of guerrillas if information suggests the presence of recruited minors.It remains unknown if more minors were killed by ensuing attacks ordered by the government.
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WorldAustralian farmers who spent $1 million in drought now call wind and solar income 'life-changing'
"The money's too good not to take."
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BusinessCanada thrift stores are paying to dump donated clothes as bulk buyers disappear
"We're seeing just such an abrupt end to that collection mechanism."
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USMusician, pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter shot and killed inside home
Jonathan Meléndez of Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, their 3-year-old daughter and a nanny were reportedly found shot dead outside Mexico City.
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WorldNorway seizes Russian ship at Svalbard
Norwegian authorities seized a Russian ship on Svalbard, an arctic archipelago that's part of Norway. The ship was taken as part of a lawsuit award.
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WorldChinese Fugitives Faked Nazi-Victim Ties for German IDs
Chinese Fugitives Faked Nazi-Victim Ties to Get German Passports
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USUK thieves steal $155K worth of Guinness days after US PBR theft
The incident comes shortly after thieves in Southern California made off with 40,000 pounds of beer worth an estimated $70,000.
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WorldPrince Albert and Princess Charlene prepare to make history with unprecedented Palace visit
The engagement will add another major diplomatic moment to Albert and Charlene’s royal calendar.
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WorldIsraeli army says it has cleared underground Hezbollah base in Lebanon
The Israeli army said it has taken control of underground Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, completing the clearance of underground infrastructure in the area of a strategically important hill known as Ali al-Taher. The military said it was still working on "neutralizing" the structure, which comprises two central routes.
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WorldCoca-Cola plant hit by Russian drones, Ukraine says
"Coca-Cola is such an enemy that they set it on fire with their Shaheds," Zelensky said in his nightly video address, referring to Iranian-designed drones."
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WorldRussian general who ‘ordered attack on children’s hospital’ shot in head
A Russian general suspected by Kyiv of orchestrating a 2024 attack on a children’s hospital was reportedly shot in the head on Thursday.
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WorldBrazil considers reciprocal measures after EU halts imports of Brazilian goods
Brazil's government and the country's exporters of meat, poultry, eggs, honey and other animal products scrambled Thursday after a European Union deadline expired, triggering a suspension of imports over concerns about the use of antibiotics and antimicrobial drugs in livestock. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's agriculture ministry said Thursday that it would consider reciprocal measures if a satisfactory solution is not reached. “Brazilian authorities expressed their indignation at the lack of dialogue before the measure was adopted," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the suspension “does not match the depth of the strategic partnership between Brazil and the EU.”
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WorldCouple Found Dead by Kids Near Hot Tub While on Vacation Remembered as New Details About Investigation Emerge
The deaths of Thomasina and Patrick Tobin in Spain have “left an immeasurable void,” an online notice read
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WorldBosnia and Herzegovina adopts first home solar grants, with full funding for low-income homes
Households classified as socially vulnerable can have the full cost of a solar system covered.
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World80 dead, 44 rescued after boat found adrift off Canary Islands: Officials
The boat is believed to have departed Gambia 26 days before being found.
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WorldIsrael kills 3 in Gaza as far-right minister plans for Palestinian removals
Israeli drone strike and gunfire kills and injures people across the Gaza Strip despite ‘ceasefire’.
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USMexican Music Artist, Pregnant Wife, And 3-Year-Old Found Dead With Gunshot Wound
Authorities in Mexico arrested two men after the killing of Jonathan Meléndez of the rock group Camilo Séptimo in his home.
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