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AfD's Alice Weidel (right) celebrated after exit polls

'We are strongest force'

Germany's far-right AfD celebrates another state election win

US actor Austin Abrams stars in 'Resident Evil,' which topped the North American box office on its opening weekend

Based on video game franchise

Horror movie 'Resident Evil' tops N. American box office

Ed Sheeran, shown here performing at the Grammys in 2017, is facing tumult following the removal of Macklemore from his tour over comments in solidarity with Palestinian people

'I am not complicit'

Singer Ed Sheeran says Gaza situation 'unjustifiable' following controversy

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York is expected to cover issues including AI, trade and rare earths

Top US, Chinese economic officials meet ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Moscow regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov said at least two people had been killed

As elections wrap up

Mass drone barrage on Moscow kills two

Yildiz Tar has been jailed twice for his activism with Kaos GL, one of Turkey's leading LGBTQ rights groups

'Tensions will increase'

Erdogan's LGBTQ crackdown 'first step of election campaign': activist

China's Yu Zidi celebrates on the podium

Triathlon and swimming

China swim sensation, 13, sets Games record after Japan win early

The fight broke out on Vouliagmeni beach, near Athens, parts of which are reserved for sun-lounger hire

82-year-old dies after beach fight in Greece over sun lounger

PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi, through his lawyer, denied the allegations

Paris Saint-Germain

PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi under investigation in France for conflict of interest

China's Yu Zidi dives in at the start of the final of the women's 200m butterfly at the Asian Games

China's 13-year-old Yu scorches to first major gold at Asian Games

Chile's former president Michelle Bachelet has withdrawn from the race to be the next UN secretary-general

After straw poll

Chile's Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief

The Houthis have made dramatic advances in recent days, seizing total control of Yemen's Red Sea coast

US fears rapid escalation in Mideast after Houthis attack Riyadh

The hearse carrying Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first leader after the city's handover from Britain to China in 1997, leaves North Point Funeral Home in Hong Kong on September 20, 2026.

Eight-year tenure

Hong Kong pays final respects to former city leader Tung

Humanoid robots take part in the opening ceremony of the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 22, 2026

'Alarming' hacking ability

AI 'warning shots' focus Beijing on national security risks

Analysts monitor operations at the Digital Realty data command centre in Singapore

Behind the scenes

Data centre command hub keeps AI up and running

Pope Leo's trip is the first papal state visit to France since Benedict XVI's in 2008

First Papal visit since 2008

Pope Leo in France: the issues on the table

Soft-spoken, calm, and methodical, the pope who turned 71 this month has gradually revealed a more vocal side

Finding his voice

Leo XIV, first US pope transcends his restrained style

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims as he arrives to lead the weekly general audience at The Vatican on September 16, 2026

Packing for a pope: behind the scenes on foreign trips

Estimates put the number of American adults who identify as transgender at around one percent

Only 1% of US population

Republicans find transgender issues a powerful political weapon in midterm campaigning

Actor Tenzing Dalha (L) and Thinley Lhamo (R) attend the premiere of "Tenzing" in Toronto

Apple TV production

In 'Tenzing', a Sherpa mountaineer gets his due

Austria's Jurij Rodionov (L) celebrates with his teammates Lucas Miedler, Neil Oberleitner, Lukas Neumayer and Joel Schwärzler after he defeated Belgium's Zizou Bergs to qualify for the Davis Cup finals

Czechs beat USA to qualify for Davis Cup finals

Previous threats by US President Donald Trump brought thousands out to protest in Greenland

Sovereignty preserved

Denmark hails 'binding' Greenland deal with Trump

Germans arrested for Louvre stunt in Mona Lisa hall

Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu has said the government plans adjustments and cuts worth 54 billion euros ($62 billion)

Cuts and adjustments planned

France's debt climbs to highest since 1978: ministry

Brighton stunned Arsenal 3-0 on Saturday

Arsenal thrashed by Brighton, sorry Spurs lose again

US President Donald Trump is adamant that the growth of artificial intelligence should not be hindered despite multiple safety warnings

Dismissing industry warnings

Trump says will not tolerate attempts to slow AI growth

Nine women have been found murdered in the Kempton Park district east of Johannesburg since July

'Taking away our freedom'

'It has to stop': runners protest women's murders in S.Africa district

A bicycle taxi travels down a street in Havana during a widespread power outage

Triggered by US fuel blockade

Cuba works to restore power after another blackout

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