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Sep 02, 2026
Doha [Qatar], September 2: Al Rayyan managed to keep down the challenge from a resurgent Al Shamal 5-4 via shootout to set up Qatar Cup final with Al Sadd, who earlier beat beat Al Gharafa 2-1 on Tuesday.
Zelensky criticises international partners for being 'on holiday'
Summer 2026 is UK's warmest since records began: MeT
Nepal-China floods: Death toll exceeds 1,000
Ousted UK PM Keir Starmer to quit domestic politics
Norway's new King Haakon VIII takes oath
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UN chief urges end to Israeli strikes in Gaza
New York [US], September 2: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to Israeli strikes in Gaza and occupier violence in the...
Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires chokes Malaysian Borneo
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 2: Smoke from forest and peatland fires burning across Indonesia has pushed air quality in parts of Malaysian Borneo to hazardous...
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least five
Gaza [Palestine], September 2: Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip have killed at least five people and wounded several, health officials have reported.
US launches 'large' strikes on Iran
Washington [US] / Tehran [Iran], September 2: The United States is attacking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on...
Trump says Iran is 'dead', vows to respond after renewed clashes
Sep 01, 2026
Washington [US], September 1: President Donald Trump has once again declared that Iran is "dead", calling for the country's leaders to be tried for what...
Nepal races to rescue trapped workers, as flood death toll surpasses 900
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 1: Nepal's rescue teams, aided by Chinese and Indian experts, are racing to save more than 900 workers believed to be trapped...
Tunisia sweltering as power cuts disrupt water supplies in parts of the country
Tunis [Tunisia], September 1: Tunisia is facing another spell of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 49.8 degrees Celsius (121.6 Fahrenheit) in the central city of...
Two dead, 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash floods
Washington [US], September 1: Two people have died and around 15 people remain missing after flash flooding swept through parts of Arizona's Grand Canyon National...
North Korea rejects Trump overtures, vows to expand nuclear arsenal
Seoul [South Korea], September 1: North Korea has reaffirmed its hardline stance towards the US and defended the further expansion of its nuclear weapons programme,...
Austria posts hottest summer in 260 years of record keeping
Vienna [Austria], September 1: Austria saw the hottest summer in its 260-year history of weather measurements, with average air temperature reaching 2.6 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average and 4.4 degrees above the 1961-1990 average, state weather service Geosphere Austria reported on Monday.
DR Congo confirms more than 6,000 Ebola cases, almost 3,000 deaths
Norwegian royals accompany late king's coffin to palace chapel
Swiss police arrest suspect after rave shooting that killed Italian woman
Fire at Polish combat drone production factory triggers sabotage probe
UAE responds to drone as Iran claims attack on Dubai-area airbase
At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza City
'Global coral reef coverage risks irreversible decline'
Kazakhstan's Tokayev appoints adviser as VP
20 missing following Cyprus ferry disaster
North Korea's Kim replaces country's defence minister in military reshuffle
Aug 31, 2026
