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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 11, state media say

7 September, 2026

Israeli air strikes on a village in southern Lebanon have killed at least 11 people, including two children, Lebanese state media say.Nine people were killed in one strike that destroyed a three-storey residential building in Kfar Rumman shortly after midnight, while two paramedics were killed in a second strike on a car, according to the

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Europe wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany’s AfD

7 September, 2026

“Seismic”, “a socio-political earthquake”, “a watershed moment for Germany”.This was how political analysts and many media outlets described the stunning victory of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in local elections in Germany on Sunday. Is that an exaggeration?Saxony-Anhalt is one of the smallest of massive Germany’s 16 regions. It boasts a mere 1.7m

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Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport

7 September, 2026

An Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport, killing five people and seriously injuring five more.The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft crashed just before 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT) after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The flight also hit several vehicles

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Austria’s Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to school

7 September, 2026

Some teachers have expressed concerns about having to enforce the ban.The Green Party’s Sigi Maurer accused Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr, from the liberal NEOS, of “creating new conflicts and offloading them onto the teachers”.She said teachers were “already under enormous strain” and that Wiederkehr wanted to “foist the role of police officers onto them” on

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Peace talks rich in symbolism but differences between Russia and Ukraine remain

7 September, 2026

But fundamental differences remain. The US envoys had come hot foot from Moscow where Vladimir Putin had told them Russia was making “tangible advances” on the battlefield. The story they heard from Ukraine was different, in fact the opposite. Ukrainian officials claim that in August they gained more territory than they lost and Russia suffered

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AfD celebrate projected win in Saxony-Anhalt

7 September, 2026

Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is celebrating as exit polls show they are set to win more than 44% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.The AfD’s projected result is higher than earlier opinion polls suggested and the party has hailed the news as a “historic outcome”.However, party leaders will not know

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German far-right set for big win in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt – projections

6 September, 2026

Germany’s AfD is heading for a big victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of its mainstream rivals, according to initial projections. It is not yet clear if that would be enough to take power in the state but the AfD says it has won a mandate to govern.The far-right party is set

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Dozens feared trapped in collapsed building in Delhi

6 September, 2026

Many of the students staying there were thought to be in their rooms at the time of the collapse as there were no lessons on Sunday.A legislative assembly member said at the scene that some of the trapped students had been making calls from under the rubble.Eyewitnesses told local media that another building beside the

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Families lose ‘lifeline’ after Haitian caregivers let go as TPS status ends

6 September, 2026

Long Island mother-of-two Linda Mancuso has been “praying on a daily basis” that her disabled son’s Haitian caregiver will be able to come back to work.It was “horrifying,” she says, when Jean, who had a temporary work permit, was laid off from work at the end of July from his position at a nonprofit supporting

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Why a famous Montreal sandwich shop has been forced to swap its soda

6 September, 2026

Schwartz’s, one of Montreal’s most famous delis, has stopped serving the iconic US-made black cherry soda that has been a fixture at the restaurant for decades.The sandwich shop had struggled to maintain supply of the cola for the last eight years as the distributor cut back production due to the rising cost of aluminium. But

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Anak Krakatau: Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia’s main airport

6 September, 2026

A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia’s main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.Authorities said 209 flights were suspended after ash from Anak Krakatau was detected in airspace near Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday morning.The volcano had started erupting late on Friday night, generating continuous seismic activity, lava fountains,

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Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found alive in mud-buried home

6 September, 2026

More than 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley in Nepal, rescuers continue to find survivors. Chandika Shrestha, a 64-year-old woman, was discovered alive on the fourth floor of her partially buried house in the Nuwakot district by Nepal’s Armed Police Force on 5 September, according to

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Russia-Ukraine war: US envoys set for Ukraine talks after Putin meeting

6 September, 2026

As Witkoff and Kushner were negotiating at the Kremlin, Zelensky said he was ready for “a substantive conversation”.Saturday’s talks in Moscow lasted three hours and were held behind closed doors in Putin’s official residence in the heart of the Russian capital, according to Russian state media.Details are still emerging, but both sides have given broadly

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Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts

6 September, 2026

Public playing of songs by Russian citizens is already illegal across Ukraine, with exceptions for some artists who have publicly condemned the war, but Russian-language songs composed or performed by Ukrainians are still allowed.Under the proposals they would also be banned in public places. Anna Nerush said it would not affect someone celebrating their birthday

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TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case

6 September, 2026

Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges.According to state-owned al-Akhram newspaper, they were part of a criminal gang which imported ingredients used to make drugs with the intent of selling them. They also had illegal firearms and munitions.Khalifa, 39, is

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At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks

6 September, 2026

At least two people have been killed after an explosion at a military barracks in Bolivia – but authorities fear the toll could be higher.Bolivian Defence Minister Ernesto Justiniano said at least 81 people had been injured when “pyrotechnic material” detonated at the barracks, where an artillery regiment was stationed, about 14:30 local time (18:30

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What different world maps get right – and what they get wrong

5 September, 2026

The now widely used Mercator map was created in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator.Its main purpose was to help European sailors navigate the oceans, as cartography Professor James Cheshire at University College London explained.”He wanted a straight line to be drawn on a map to look like a straight line in reality if you

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US hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying its warships were targeted

5 September, 2026

The US military says it has hit three Iran-linked oil tankers after ballistic missiles were launched towards two of its warships in the region.US Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday it had “permanently disabled” a tanker near Kharg Island and another near the Strait of Hormuz, and “completely destroyed” a third in the Gulf of

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Trump envoys arrive in Moscow ahead of Ukraine talks

5 September, 2026

The two envoys have travelled to Moscow on multiple occasions since Trump returned to office, but Sunday would be their first visit to Kyiv. Delegations from Ukraine have attended talks in the US over the past 18 months.Zelensky said on Saturday that Russia had fired “demonstrative” strikes on airports in Kyiv and Boryspil overnight ahead

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Trump signs order to remove endangered species status for grey wolves

5 September, 2026

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to remove endangered species protection for the grey wolf and a subspecies, the Mexican wolf.The US president’s decision could pave the way for pastoral farmers to kill the canines to protect their livestock. His order said ranchers played a “vital role” in the food supply chain and American

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USS Abraham Lincoln turned up in Thailand looking rusty – why?

5 September, 2026

When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.The US aircraft carrier has been at sea for about nine months where it’s been supporting the US-Israel war with Iran.BBC Verify has spoken to military experts who say, although the length of its deployment

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Niger coup attempt: Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?

5 September, 2026

Niger’s government is facing threats on two fronts: extremist militant groups attacking the state, and grievances within its armed forces responsible for fighting them. Africa Corps may have helped contain the latter this past weekend, but it has yet to resolve the former.Unlike Wagner mercenaries, whose status in a private military company allowed Moscow some

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Flock says its cameras make US safer – so why are they being sabotaged?

5 September, 2026

There have been recent incidents of privacy breaches that have caught national attention. Last week, a police officer in Kentucky was charged after using the Flock system to track his ex-girlfriend – who filed a protection order – over 2,000 times.He was caught using Flock’s newly mandatory, AI-powered audit tool that flags suspicious use.Others are

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Germany’s far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote

5 September, 2026

Germany is holding its breath this weekend as there is a seismic election in the country’s east.The Alternative für Deutschland party is aiming to secure a majority in the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.An outright win would mark the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in the nation’s post-war era.For the AfD’s opponents,

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