Syria sets October date for first election since al-Assad’s fall
A third of the People's Assembly of Syria seats will be appointed directly by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Modi’s tax cuts will give India a festive spending boost
Lower consumer taxes are expected to ease some of the impact of Trump's 50% tariffs on India.
Four US citizens killed, including three children, in Israeli strike on Lebanon, says Lebanese government – CNN
- Four US citizens killed, including three children, in Israeli strike on Lebanon, says Lebanese government CNN
- Updates: Children among 5 people killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon Al Jazeera
- Israeli drone strikes kill five, including children, in southern Lebanon Reuters
- Israeli air strikes hit southern Lebanon BBC
- Israeli drone strike kills 5 people, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon, health officials say PBS
Israel bristles as UK leads Western recognition of Palestine
Many Israelis react to the UK's recognition of Palestine by lashing out at international support for Palestinians.
What’s driving the violence in Sudan – and what could bring peace?
Sudan's government in Khartoum has criticised a new US political initiative for the country.
Trump pushes justice department to prosecute his political opponents
The president expresses frustration that "nothing is being done" and calls on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate his opponents.
Trump pushes justice department to prosecute his political opponents
The president expresses frustration that "nothing is being done" and calls on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate his opponents.
My three boys starved to death. I hope angels bring them home, says Afghan mother
The deaths of Ghulam and Nazo’s children are evidence of a silent wave of mortality engulfing Afghanistan, where malnutrition is at unprecedented levels.
My three boys starved to death. I hope angels bring them home, says Afghan mother
The deaths of Ghulam and Nazo’s children are evidence of a silent wave of mortality engulfing Afghanistan, where malnutrition is at unprecedented levels.
Brazilians protest bill that could grant ex-President Bolsonaro amnesty
Protesters are angry over bills that could grant Bolsonaro amnesty after a coup attempt and give lawmakers immunity.
US must ‘universally condemn political violence’, Democratic governor Shapiro says
Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro says US stands at ‘inflection point’ after Charlie Kirk killing and urges unity over division
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro has said Americans must “universally condemn political violence, no matter where it is” after the killing of rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk as well as a deadly shootout in Shapiro’s state that left three police officers dead and two others injured.
Hours before Kirk’s funeral, Shapiro said that the nation stands at an “inflection point” and urged Americans to choose shared values over division, pointing to the solidarity shown by Pennsylvanians in the aftermath of the officers’ killings in York county last week.
Continue reading...South Korea would accept a Trump-Kim deal to freeze nuclear programme, president tells BBC
Lee Jae Myung tells the BBC he wants to restore trust with North Korea.
US children among five killed in Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon
Israel says Hezbollah member killed in strike, but Lebanon says attack is a 'crime against civilians'.
Trump officials reportedly set to tie Tylenol to autism risk
Washington Post says announcement imminent despite guidelines showing drug is safe for pregnant women to take
Donald Trump’s administration is expected to tie pregnant women’s use of the popular medicine known as Tylenol to a risk for autism, contrary to medical guidelines, the Washington Post has reported.
Trump officials on Monday are also expected to announce an effort to explore how the drug leucovorin could purportedly and potentially treat autism, according to the Post report published Sunday, which cited four sources with knowledge of the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made.
Continue reading...See the moon ‘bite’ the sun in 1st photos of September 2025 partial solar eclipse – Space
- See the moon 'bite' the sun in 1st photos of September 2025 partial solar eclipse Space
- Two celestial events will tempt sky-gazers in some regions this weekend. Here’s what to know CNN
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Zarah Sultana drops legal threat over feud with Jeremy Corbyn
MP ‘determined to reconcile’ with former Labour leader after fledgling party’s membership sign-up row
Zarah Sultana has said she will call off legal action after a public row with Jeremy Corbyn over the fledgling party they were to co-lead.
The Coventry South MP acknowledged people felt “demoralised” after the quarrel over her push for members to sign up to Your Party, the political outfit she established with the former Labour leader.
Continue reading...Israeli drone strike kills 5 people, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon, health officials say – PBS
- Israeli drone strike kills 5 people, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon, health officials say PBS
- Five killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon, but claim some were US citizens is being disputed CNN
- Israeli drone strikes kill five, including children, in southern Lebanon NBC News
- Updates: Children among 5 people killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon Al Jazeera
- Israel admits killing civilians in drone strike on Lebanon The Telegraph
Trump says Lachlan Murdoch part of proposed TikTok deal
Murdoch will be part of a group of US investors - including Trump allies - trying to take over TikTok's US operations.
Shooting at New Hampshire country club leaves one dead and two wounded
Witness recounts shooter yelling ‘free Palestine’ while targeting someone as investigators try to determine motive
A man shot one person to death and wounded two others at a New Hampshire country club as a wedding took place there on Saturday, according to authorities.
A witness to the attack – named as Tom Bartelson of Pepperell, Massachusetts – said his nephew was getting married at the time of the shooting, and he recounted hearing the shooter yell “the children are safe” and “free Palestine” while evidently targeting someone.
Continue reading...At least 40 killed in Gaza and five in Lebanon in Israeli strikes
Military steps up Gaza City takeover campaign as high-rise towers targeted and residents ordered to leave
Israeli strikes killed at least 40 people in Gaza on Sunday, including 19 women and children, as well as five people in Lebanon.
At least 14 people were killed in a single strike on a residential block in southern Gaza City, health officials at al-Shifa hospital said. Another attack killed at least eight Palestinians in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to al-Awda hospital.
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