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The framework is intended to connect the two microstates more closely to the EU internal market, with financial-services access phased in under regulatory conditions and ratification still required.
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Ukrainian officials reported two deaths, 21 injuries and power disruption after ballistic missiles struck the capital for a second consecutive night.
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The GFS Pride and Cape Dao went down after separate incidents as maritime monitors reported a sharp rise in strikes around the strategic waterway.
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Twelve Syrian crew members remain missing after one of two merchant ships hit in Bulgaria’s search-and-rescue zone sank about 130 kilometers offshore.
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Mali says its forces consolidated control of the northern city after an air-and-ground campaign, while Tuareg separatists describe their departure as a planned withdrawal.
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The Pentagon confirmed the aircraft were moved back to their US home stations after a counter-terror investigation around the Gloucestershire base.
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Government troops and allied fighters were reported in control of Tigray’s capital after renewed fighting and the collapse of the 2022 peace agreement.
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Kyiv’s mayor said the October 3 attack damaged the bridge deck and trolleybus power lines and injured two people during a third day of strikes on capital infrastructure.
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Conflict monitors reported that Ethiopian forces retook three towns, while separate militia claims near Tigray's capital could not be independently verified.
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Residents and diplomatic sources reported explosions near security facilities in Ethiopia’s capital, but authorities had not confirmed their cause, locations or effects.
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Islamabad says 22 fighters were killed, while Afghan officials and the UN report civilian deaths in Kunar and Helmand provinces.
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Daytime attacks killed at least two people and wounded several others, including senior Ukrainian scientist and former security official Volodymyr Horbulin.
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The pair traveled from China under a new conservation agreement and will spend about a month in quarantine before meeting visitors.
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Police said the blast in Dera Ismail Khan wounded 30 people, with security and government personnel among most of the casualties.
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Polish forces said an Mi-8 crossed about 300 metres into national airspace near Braniewo and remained there for 42 seconds.
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The new C5+Korea framework centers on critical minerals, manufacturing, technology and transport, with Kazakhstan scheduled to host the next leaders' meeting in 2028.
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Political leaders from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland signed a joint memorandum calling on the UK government to facilitate democratic decisions on their constitutional futures.
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South Korea's military said multiple missiles flew about 250 kilometers from the Wonsan area after a five-day exercise involving South Korea, the United States and Japan.
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Thousands attended a Belgrade funeral for the convicted Bosnian Serb commander, prompting sharp criticism from the European Union.
Open story ↗A residential strike in Kfar Reman and a separate attack on a vehicle have added to the death toll in southern Lebanon, where officials say Israeli operations are testing the limits of a US-backed ceasefire framework.
Open story ↗EU enlargement chief Marta Kos called off a planned visit to Serbia after Belgrade received the body of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic ahead of his funeral.
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The General Assembly backed a resolution calling for wider use of the Equal Earth projection, with 164 countries in favor, the United States opposed and six abstentions.
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The temporary order restricts bombing where intelligence indicates recruited children could be present, intensifying scrutiny of the government's campaign against armed groups.
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Residents in Kebbe Local Government Area say armed bandits killed five people, abducted others and rustled cattle in a fresh attack on Girkau community.
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Several people were injured when officers from Ukraine's domestic security service and military intelligence opened fire during a confrontation in central Kyiv.
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The vice president questioned Iranian reporting but said the military would examine allegations that civilians were killed during the latest escalation along Iran's southern coast.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia will close German cultural centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg after Berlin moved against Russian institutions following a suspected drone attack near Leipzig/Halle Airport.
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Tehran said it launched missiles and drones at American military targets in Kuwait and across the region, escalating the war after new US strikes.
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Israel has released Lebanese prisoner Malek Ghazi and handed him to the Lebanese army, the first such transfer since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war began six months ago.
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UN officials say Syria has started destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons programme, marking the first verified destruction of chemical munitions in the country since 2014.
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Yemeni government forces say they are fighting a broad Houthi push west of Taiz, including missile and drone attacks and attempts to cut a key road to al-Makha.
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Yemeni government forces say they repelled a Houthi push toward a key road linking Taiz to the Red Sea coast, as both sides trade missiles, drones and casualties on the western front.
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The World Food Programme says two trucks carrying emergency food were destroyed outside Dilling in South Kordofan, underscoring how Sudan's war is endangering aid deliveries.
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The World Food Programme said two trucks carrying emergency food aid were hit in an aerial attack outside Dilling over the weekend, disrupting deliveries to thousands of people in need.
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The aircraft carrier arrived in eastern Thailand for rest and recuperation after an extended deployment that included operations in the Middle East and reports of morale problems on board.
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Five security personnel, including two officers, and a customs official were killed in a coordinated attack on a customs house in Pakistan's Balochistan province, according to Caliber.Az.
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Peru said on the event date of 2026-09-01 that it was severing diplomatic relations with Iran while preserving consular ties, framing the move around human rights, maritime security and nuclear oversight concerns.
Open story ↗Iranian officials said a U.S. strike on a house in Kuhestak during a wedding celebration killed civilians and wounded more than 50 people on the event date, September 1, 2026.
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Iranian officials accused the United States of bombing a house during a wedding in Kuhestak, saying five people were killed and 63 others were wounded.
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Tehran said a US attack hit a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, killing five people and wounding dozens, while Washington described a separate wave of strikes on Iranian military targets.
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Israel says it captured a senior Hamas internal security figure in Gaza while Palestinian health officials reported deaths from the same operation.
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Iranian officials accused the United States of bombing a house during a wedding celebration in southern Hormozgan province, saying at least five people were killed.
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The former UK prime minister says he is leaving Parliament to focus on international affairs and violence against women and girls, ending weeks of speculation over his Commons future.
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The latest US strikes were carried out in response to attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American troops, according to Central Command.
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Israeli officials said a senior Hamas figure was taken during a ground operation, while Gaza health officials reported four people killed and others wounded.
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