US lifts sanctions on Eritrea, with eye on Red Sea
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Death toll from attack at Pakistan police HQ rises to 31
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Google's Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks, guessed passwords
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US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says
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Trump says CNN, Politico, MS NOW banned from White House
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‘Run! Get away!’ / Witnesses recount Israeli ‘double tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
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Suicide attack at police facility kills 16 in Pakistan
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US okays sale of 48 F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia
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Iran hits tanker in Hormuz as fighting escalates in Yemen
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Trump's White House releases deportation video games
Players can deport migrants and build a border wall in those games
4 September 2026
5 migrants die trying to reach Canary Islands
Five African migrants died on the perilous Atlantic route to the Canary Islands, Spanish rescuers said yesterday, but an NGO warned dozens more may have perished.
4 September 2026
Israeli army kills two Palestinian teenagers
The Israeli army killed two teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday night, the Palestinian health ministry said.
4 September 2026
US, China gear up for space warfare
In June, a secretive unmanned Chinese spaceplane closely monitored by US military analysts released a small satellite hundreds of miles above Earth in an orbital region crowded with commercial and military satellites. The object then looped around another Chinese satellite before returning towards the spaceplane, according to US space-tracking firm LeoLabs.
4 September 2026
Nepal must rebuild 20,000 flood‑hit homes: authorities
Nepal will have to rebuild around 20,000 houses in flood-ravaged areas, authorities said yesterday, as rescuers continued to search for workers trapped in tunnels linked to hydropower projects and thousands remain missing after last week’s catastrophe.
4 September 2026
Myanmar vows safe returns for ‘its citizens’ from Malaysia
Myanmar yesterday pledged “safe and dignified” returns for its citizens displaced abroad, after the United Nations and rights groups raised concerns about the upcoming repatriation of 1,500 people from Malaysia.
4 September 2026
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
American journalist, activist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died, her foundation said yesterday. She was 92.
4 September 2026
Iran attacks US bases in Kuwait, UAE
Iran’s army yesterday said it targeted US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, despite threats of further strikes by US President Donald Trump.
4 September 2026
World in ‘danger zone of extreme weather’
El Nino could be the strongest since records began four decades ago, the United Nations’ climate agency warned yesterday, with the UN chief warning the world is in the “danger zone of extreme weather”.
4 September 2026
US judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship
A US federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order limiting who qualifies for birthright citizenship. Immigrant rights groups cheered the decision.
4 September 2026
37 people die from fumes during oil pipeline theft in Nigeria: NGO
At least 37 people died early Thursday in Nigeria's oil-rich southern Niger Delta after inhaling fumes during the theft of fuel from a pipeline, a local NGO said
3 September 2026
1 in 5 youths targeted by online sexual abuse, UNICEF finds
Over 15m children exposed to unwanted sexual content
3 September 2026
Nepal flood toll rises to 1,252 as at least 4,216 remain unaccounted for
The death toll continues to rise as thousands remain unaccounted for, including nearly 900 hydropower workers still missing.
3 September 2026
US judge blocks Trump's newest order limiting birthright citizenship
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order limiting the number of people eligible for birthright citizenship
3 September 2026
Nepal’s deadly floods halt electricity exports to Bangladesh
In November 2025, Nepal and Bangladesh agreed to increase electricity exports by 20 MW under their existing 40 MW deal
3 September 2026
Boeing paid $3.1 million fine to FAA over widespread safety violations
The FAA said the full amount sought in September 2025 was paid by Boeing in January and had not been previously disclosed publicly. Boeing also confirmed to Reuters it paid the fine.
3 September 2026
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
The growing competition comes as Earth's orbit becomes increasingly crowded.
3 September 2026
US-Iran strikes raise fears of renewed war across the Middle East
Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage since July
3 September 2026
HK democracy activist Wong pleads guilty
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion yesterday in a second national security trial against him that could see him jailed for life, AFP journalists in court heard.
3 September 2026
Russian attack cuts power in Odesa
A Russian attack cut power to a large part of Ukraine’s southern Black Sea region of Odesa, while strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv entered their seventh day, Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
3 September 2026