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Police outside the offices of an Israeli military technology firm in Gothenburg where shots were fired in October 2024

'Making use of criminal networks'

Sweden expels Iran embassy employee over anti-Jewish threats

Police intervened when fishermen blockaded a fuel depot in Frontignan

Global fuel price demos: a round-up

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union would take a tiered approach to social media curbs

EU to ban social media for under 13s, curb access until 15

'Independence referendum'

English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan

Indonesians on Borneo island say they acrid yellow haze has damaged their health

Grappling with forest fires

'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless

Muslims at Mecca's Grand Mosque perform the evening prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, ahead of the annual hajj

Islam's holy city

Saudi says Houthis target Mecca, warns of 'red line'

Rodrigo Duterte had skipped previous hearings

Crimes against humanity

Philippines ex-leader Duterte makes first in-person ICC appearance

Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being threatened as wildfires raze vast swathes of their habitat

Rainforest giants

Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO

Actor Gerard Depardieu's reputation has been badly tarnished

Disgraced actor

French court to hear Depardieu's appeal against rape trial order: sources

Ed Sheeran says it was not his decision to ditch Macklemore

Intense backlash

Palestinians are the real victims, Thunberg tells Ed Sheeran

Manuela Schwesig, the SPD's state premier of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, at a campaign rally in the state capital Schwerin

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The German state premier hoping to halt far-right surge

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci arrives at a press conference in Pristina after he resigned to face a war crimes court in The Hague.

Sentenced to 25 years

Hashim Thaci: From 'George Washington of Kosovo' to Hague convict

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during an interview with AFP at the Presidential Palace

In exclusive interview

Lebanon wants Israel security deal as prelude to peace: president to AFP

The death of Mahsa Amini sparked weeks of protests

Bore 'same hallmarks'

Amnesty says Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in crackdown on 2022 protests

Followed by large fire

News chopper crash in LA kills three

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney was listening as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her annual State of the Union address

Transatlantic alliance

EU chief pitches 'associate member' status for Canada

'Passport to Piddington'

English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan

Lawson, one of Japan's biggest convenience store operators, said it will roll out three new food items inspired by AI

Unexpected flavours

Pickle-flavoured tart? AI inspires Japan's convenience stores

Au Kam San, a former Macau lawmaker who was detained in July 2025, was the first person to face a closed trial

Against former pro-democracy lawmaker

Macau holds first closed-door national security trial

Livestream: MEP's react to Ursula von der Leyen's State of the European Union address

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee delivers Hong Kong's first five-year plan and his annual policy address at Central Government Offices chamber on September 16, 2026.

First 'Five-Year Plan'

Hong Kong unveils plan to align economy with China's goals

William Correia dreams of Brazil adopting El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's hardline approach to crime

Fighting organised crime

Brazilian voters the latest to eye Bukele security model with envy

Morning Roundup

Petrol surges past €2 a litre, Tour de Luxembourg starts, and nearly 6,000 students begin secondary school

Solar panels at the Dechencholing solar farm in Bhutan's capital city of Thimphu

In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing back on calls for an AI slowdown

Following Anthropic warning

Meta chief pushes back on AI slowdown calls

Canada's PM Mark Carney will hear EU chief Ursula von der Leyen lay out the bloc's priorities

From AI to energy supplies

EU chief hosts Canada's Carney in push to 'deepen' alliance

Crops are drying out across Central America due to the El Nino climate phenomenon

'Never seen anything like this'

Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger - El Nino chokes Central America

US leaders at the G20 meeting of energy ministers in Houston touted American power and avoided discussing consequences of the Iran war

'Unleash the full potential of American energy'

US touts its power, avoids Iran war at G20 Energy meeting

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