Trump makes 9/11 about himself, again
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World
Trump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffs
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Business
Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows
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Business
Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens
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World
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
Eiffel Tower reopens after row over removing women staff
9 September 2026
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Europe
Drone strike near courthouse in central Sudan kills 13
9 September 2026
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World
Sportlight / Putin, Trump had ‘frank’ call after US envoys visit
9 September 2026
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World
Occupied west bank: UK, France, Canada sanction Israeli settlements
9 September 2026
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Europe
Iran-backed Houthis attack 4 Saudi cities
9 September 2026
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Middle East
Seven migrants dead, 50 rescued off Libya: charity
Two survivors in critical condition due to suffocation
17 August 2026
India temple stampede kills seven: authorities
A stampede at a Hindu temple in India's eastern Bihar state killed at least seven people and injured 19 others on Monday, officials said
17 August 2026
Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake
Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid on Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside
17 August 2026
Bus accident kills at least eight in Brazil
A bus overturned in a steep, mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, killing at least eight people, firefighters said in a statement
17 August 2026
Trump welcomes defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
17 August 2026
Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start
US President Donald Trump said "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea designed to prepare for a possible attack by the North would be scaled back hours before they started on Monday
17 August 2026
Hurricane Lala pulls away from Hawaii’s Big Island
Hurricane Lala was pulling away from Hawaii’s Big Island yesterday, as heavy rain and strong winds struck the US Pacific state and officials warned of potentially dangerous flooding.
17 August 2026
Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin he was “proud” of their countries’ strong ties, state media reported yesterday, after providing military support for Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
17 August 2026
Thousands await aid as death toll rises to 48
Thousands of evacuees yesterday waited for help on Indonesia’s Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.
17 August 2026
Egypt spy chief, Hamas hold talks
A Hamas delegation began a meeting with Egypt’s spy chief yesterday to discuss ways to advance the implementation of a post-war plan for Gaza, an official from the Palestinian group said.
17 August 2026
Morocco arrests 111 headed for Spain’s Ceuta
Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.
17 August 2026
Chinese ship halves travel time via Arctic
A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in half but which environmental groups warn could speed up the melting of polar ice.
17 August 2026
Belgium’s record wildfire nears Germany
Firefighters worked through the night to battle Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record, which by yesterday morning had burned 3,000 hectares of land and was heading towards the German border, local authorities said.
17 August 2026
Iran disputes Qatar, Kuwait accounts
An Iranian military official said yesterday that Qatar should allow an Iranian team to enter the country to investigate the fate of pilots whom Tehran says were captured by Qatari forces, Iranian media reported.
17 August 2026
Russia, Ukraine trade massive strikes
Overnight strikes killed 12 people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities said yesterday, as waves of drones and missiles pummelled civilian infrastructure on both sides.
17 August 2026
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers
Reward to be doubled if carried out by a woman
16 August 2026
Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs over quake
Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake
16 August 2026
Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 80: police
Authorities retrieved 25 bodies from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Saturday to take the death toll from last week's ferry capsizing to 72
16 August 2026
North Korea's Kim tells Putin he is 'proud' of strong ties: state media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin he was "proud" of their countries' strong ties, state media reported Sunday, after providing military support for Moscow's war against Ukraine
16 August 2026
Trump says he’ll declare Hormuz US territory
Iran yesterday fired back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial energy waterway it has blockaded “will remain Iranian”.
16 August 2026