Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
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Asia
August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor
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Environment
Trump promises each American $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress in midterms
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United States
15 tankers, ships attacked near Hormuz strait
10 September 2026
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World
US war on Iran: Oil tops $100 a barrel for first time since July
10 September 2026
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Europe
US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
10 September 2026
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Middle East
RUSSIA’S BLACK SEA PORT CITY / Ukraine strikes oil terminal, naval base
10 September 2026
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World
OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Close Jerusalem consulate within 30 days, Israel tells UK
10 September 2026
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World
AIR TRAFFIC GLITCH / Cyberattack ruled out as more UK flights axed
10 September 2026
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World
White House dinner shooting: Suspect identified as Cole Tomas Allen from California, CNN reports
Gunman fired at agent during Correspondents’ Dinner; president and officials unharmed
26 April 2026
Trump says shooting won't 'deter' him from Iran war
Trump had earlier said, however, that "you never know" if it could be linked to the Iran war, and said investigators were working on the motive of the shooter whom he described as a "lone wolf."
26 April 2026
Exiled Tibetans elect government in vote condemned by China
"Our votes matter," said Tenzin Tsering, 19, a first-time voter, waiting to cast his ballot to push for greater youth representation.
26 April 2026
WHO approves first Malaria drug for babies
Children under five account for more than two-thirds of malaria deaths. A new drug offers hope for this vulnerable group
26 April 2026
Shooting suspect was 'would-be assassin', Trump says
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the suspect behind a shooting incident at a media gala in Washington was a "would-be assassin," adding that the man was "armed with multiple weapons."
26 April 2026
US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks
The deadlock leaves the world's biggest economy and a major oil power locked in a confrontation that has already pushed energy prices to multi-year highs, stoked inflation and darkened global growth prospects.
26 April 2026
Trump safe after being rushed from White House correspondents dinner, shooter in custody
Donald Trump and Melania Trump rushed out of White House Correspondents' Association dinner after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security
26 April 2026
Awkward debut for Trump at correspondents’ dinner
Things could get awkward Saturday night when US President Donald Trump takes his seat at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, his first time attending the gala while in office.
26 April 2026
Macron views EU joint defence clause as ‘stronger’ than Nato
French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he considered the EU’s common defence clause “stronger” than the one binding Nato together.
26 April 2026
Trump calls off US envoys’ trip to Pakistan
US President Donald Trump yesterday announced he had cancelled his envoys’ planned trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran yesterday, but said that did not mean an immediate resumption of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.
26 April 2026
6 killed as Russia strikes Ukraine
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least six people, officials said yesterday, most of them in an attack on a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro.
26 April 2026
Palestinians vote amid pall of war
Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted yesterday in municipal elections, the first since the war in Gaza erupted, with low early turnout and a limited political field.
26 April 2026
Awkward debut for Trump at correspondents’ dinner
Things could get awkward Saturday night when US President Donald Trump takes his seat at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, his first time attending the gala while in office.
26 April 2026
Mali junta battles ‘terrorist groups’
The army in junta-ruled Mali yesterday battled what it called “terrorist groups” that launched surprise attacks around the capital Bamako and other parts of the west African nation.
26 April 2026
Trump cancels envoys' trip to Islamabad, but war not resuming
Iran's foreign minister leaves Islamabad
25 April 2026
Iran FM leaves Pakistan ahead of planned visit by US envoys
Iranian state television had said before Araghchi's departure that he had no plans to meet with the Americans, and that Islamabad would serve as a bridge to 'convey' Iranian proposals
25 April 2026
US to let Venezuela pay Maduro's lawyer in drug trafficking case
Move follows concerns sanctions were blocking right to legal counsel in narcoterrorism case
25 April 2026
Iran says it won’t accept ‘maximalist demands’ as Islamabad hosts peace push
Washington and Tehran are at an impasse as Iran has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz
25 April 2026
US envoys headed to Pakistan for Iran war talks
It remains unclear, however, whether the Iranian side would meet directly with the US envoys
25 April 2026
Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war
Nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as 70,000 people in Gaza's Deir el-Balah area
25 April 2026