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Ukraininan politician Andriy Parubiy -- seen here speaking to members of parliament in Kyiv in a December 6, 2018 file picture -- was shot dead in Lviv, in the west of the country

Former parliament speaker

Leading politician shot dead in western Ukraine

A car burns after being set ablaze during a protest in Jakarta

Four killed in separate incidents

Five things to know about Indonesia's deadly protests

The building of Makassar City Council is set on fire during a protest that left at least three people dead

Nationwide unrest

Indonesia protest blaze kills 3 as anger erupts over driver death

Hit-and-run accident

Jet ski split in two: Boat owner detained after severe collision on the Moselle

Three Scottish brothers (L-R) Lachlan, Jamie and Ewan MacLean celebrate as they arrive in Cairns, Australia, after a record non-stop row across the Pacific

139 days, 9,0000 miles

Exhausted Scottish brothers back on shore after record Pacific row

Thailand's Constitutional Court sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her handling of a border row with Cambodia

Tensions with Cambodia

Thailand power vacuum will 'not affect' border security: defence ministry

The UN rights office said there had been a 'major increase in executions' by Tehran

'State intimidation'

Iran has executed at least 841 people this year: UN

Italy's Meloni slams photo sharing in lewd sites scandal

The US Navy warship USS Lake Erie (CG 70) crosses the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal

Missile cruiser

US warship enters Panama Canal, heading toward Caribbean

'Expedited removal'

US judge blocks Trump from expanding rapid deportation process

This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 30, 2025 shows Kim Jong Un handing over a portrait wrapped in a flag to the family of a soldier

'Unbearable pain'

North Korea's Kim consoles families of troops killed fighting for Russia: KCNA

Former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro risks 40 years in prison if convicted in a trial alleging he attempted a coup

Despite US pressure

Bolsonaro coup trial enters final phase as ally Trump watches

Marla-Svenja Liebich had been due to start a sentence at the JVA Chemnitz women's prison, but did not show up

'Trans' neo-Nazi shakes up gender debate in Germany

Argentina's President Javier Milei (L) and his sister, Karina Milei (R), were pelted with stones while campaigning in the Buenos Aires suburb of Lomas de Zamora on August 27

Right-hand woman

Argentina police carry out raids in Milei sister graft probe

Donald Trump has announced new plans to slash foreign aid, after research warned 14 million people could die due to the latest round of cuts

Democrats opposed

Trump moves to cut more foreign aid, risking shutdown

Both leaders expressed scepticism about Putin's intentions

Never ending war

France, Germany up pressure on Putin over Ukraine-Russia talks

The Israeli military has intensified its strikes against Gaza City as it prepares to conquer it

All in on the conquest

Israel army says Gaza City now 'a dangerous combat zone'

Iranians drive past a billboard with the colors of Iran's national flag

Nuclear concerns

Europeans tell Iran offer on table to avoid sanctions

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addresses parliament during a special session on Gaza

Tension over Gaza

Turkey bars Israeli ships, flights from its territory

Both leaders expressed scepticism about Putin's intentions

Diplomatic efforts

Putin will have 'played' Trump if he refuses to meet Zelensky: Macron

Diplomatic efforts to halt the Russia-Ukraine war have stalled amid Russia's heightened attacks

Willing to cede southern regions

Turkey says Russia scales back Ukraine territorial demands

Doctors Without Borders

Humanitarian efforts in Gaza have 'reached the limit': MSF Luxembourg

Paetongtarn Shinawatra waves as she arrives at Government House in Bangkok on August 29

Plunged into political turmoil

Thai court sacks PM over Cambodia phone call row

Kim Keon Hee is indicted on charges including bribery, stock-market rigging, and accepting luxury gifts

Held in custody

South Korea's ex-first lady indicted for bribery

Multiracial mixing pot: Berlin's Sonnenalle, home to some of the 2015 wave of migrants

Beyond far-right backlash

Hope and hate: how migrant influx has changed Germany

Morning Roundup

Luxembourg jobs rise, Russian envoy summoned to Brussels, and US approves weapons sale

Australian police say their priority is to catch a gunman accused of killing two officers

Australian police urge gunman to surrender after officers killed

Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Deadliest Kyiv attack

Zelensky urges more Western pressure on Putin after deadly Russian attack

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