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Five dead and 86 feared missing after Philippines ferry fire
The death toll from a passenger ferry fire off the Philippine island of Palawan has risen significantly as search and rescue opera
topicZelenskyy's plane almost hit by drone en route to Norway king's funeral, prime minister says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy narrowly avoided a drone strike as his aircraft departed Moldova for Norway on Tuesday. No
topicGermany’s far right AfD eyes election breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt
The far-right Alternative for Germany party has secured its strongest state performance yet, winning 43.8 percent of the vote in S
topicEleven injured in shooting outside Turkish school
Seven people have been arrested in connection with a shooting outside a high school in western Turkey that left eleven people inju
topicEvacuation plans over WW2 bomb cut to 300 homes
Emergency services evacuated more than 300 households in Falmouth, Cornwall, following the discovery of an unexploded World War II
topic“Inequality Emergency”: Ahead of U.N. General Assembly, Oxfam Urges Action on Climate, AI & Gaza
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have pressed for renewed global acti
topicPoles near Ukraine brace for possible Russian hybrid attacks
Residents in eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border are bracing for potential Russian hybrid attacks as regional tensions escala
topicBodies of 6 people, including 4 Americans, recovered from collapsed building in Athens, Greece
Rescuers in Athens recovered six bodies from the rubble of a two-story building that collapsed following an explosion in the histo
EU's von der Leyen backs AI slowdown, to invite frontier labs for talks
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used a 73-minute annual address to urge caution in artificial intelligence deve
topicColombia and Brazil deadliest countries for environmental activists, report says
Latin America remains the world's most dangerous region for environmental and land defenders, accounting for 85 percent of global
topicRussia’s State Duma election delivered record turnout and a landslide for United Russia. Kremlin insiders say the results were achieved ‘through very dirty means.’
Russia's ruling United Russia party secured 349 of 450 seats in the lower-house State Duma following elections held September 18 t
topicTrump says EU letting Canada become an associate member could be ‘hostile act’ and threatens to cut off trade
President Donald Trump warns he will impose serious tariffs and cut off trade if the European Union grants Canada associate member
topicKing Charles issues fiery response to Princess Diana’s brother over claims in new book
Earl Spencer has released his new memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, containing claims that King Charles III was giddily elated
topicIsrael Destroys Underground Hezbollah Base in Southern Lebanon
Israeli forces demolished a massive underground tunnel network in southern Lebanon, causing a 4.1-magnitude artificial earthquake.
topicNepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, declaring that catastrophic floods t
topicSweden’s centre-left leads by three seats as election count continues
Sweden's centre-left opposition holds a narrow lead as the national vote count continues following the general election held on Se
topicHalf a million Russian troops killed since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intel reports
Russian military losses in Ukraine have surpassed 1.5 million personnel according to Ukrainian tallies, while separate studies est
topicAl-Qaeda regroups in Afghanistan, 25 years after 9/11
Al-Qaeda remains intact and dangerous twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, even though virtually all of the leadershi
topicPalawan ferry fire death toll climbs to 76 as identification process begins
The Philippine Coast Guard continues searching for eight missing passengers from the MV June Aster ferry fire off Coron, Palawan.
topicRussia refuses to stop attacking Ukraine during peace negotiations, Lavrov says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Moscow will maintain its military offensive during any peace negotiations ai
topicQasem Basir missile’s combat debut escalates Iran war dangers
Iran has deployed a salvo involving the Haj Qassem missile and drones, intensifying the ongoing conflict as precision-guided weapo
topicIsraeli strikes in Gaza kill five people, medics say
Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians and wounded several others in separate attacks across the Gaza Strip on Monday. H
topicUS House passes Russia sanctions bill championed by late Senator Graham
President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law on September 18, 2026. The le
topicRussian general who briefed Putin on capture of Kostiantynivka killed in Ukraine
Moscow claims the capture of Kostiantynivka in eastern Donbas, marking a major battlefield shift that Ukrainian officials deny. Fo