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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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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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The Iranian president struck a conciliatory tone as fighting and maritime incidents continued to unsettle the wider region.
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Berlin says Moscow was behind a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport and is responding with harsher diplomatic and entry controls. The move marks a further hardening of Germany’s stance toward Russia as European security concerns deepen.
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The first constitutional step of Haakon VIII’s reign took place in the Storting, with Queen Mette-Marit absent as she continues recovering from a lung transplant.
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King Haakon VIII swore to uphold Norway’s constitution in the Storting, marking the first major institutional step after the death of Harald V, while Queen Mette-Marit remained absent because of recovery after a lung transplant.
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King Haakon VIII took the oath in the Storting in Oslo on 2026-09-01, the formal first institutional act of his reign after succeeding Harald V.
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Yemen’s Central State Security Agency says Abu Hudhaifa al-Ansari was killed when special forces tried to capture him alive in a joint operation supported by local counterterrorism units.
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Yemen says Abu Hudhaifa al-Ansari was killed in a special security raid that officials say was meant to capture him alive.
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Authorities in Los Patios blamed the attack on the ELN after a vehicle packed with explosives blew up near a police station in Norte de Santander.
Open story ↗The United Arab Emirates said its air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters on August 31, as fighting between Iran and the United States spilled back into the Gulf.
Open story ↗A tribunal in The Hague says India must keep observing the Indus Waters Treaty and cannot carry out certain hydroelectric works, but New Delhi rejects the ruling and insists its suspension of the pact remains in force.
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Ukrainian officials are changing transport, school and parliament security rules in Kyiv after a surge in drone attacks that has put daily life under pressure in the capital.
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Rome said it would keep a controversial free-movement restriction in place for another 15 days after earlier tension over migrants crossing into Ceuta.
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Centcom rejected Iran's allegation that a supertanker in the Strait of Hormuz struck two mines while Washington and Tehran traded warnings after attacks in Jordan.
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Health officials said at least five people were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, including attacks near a public park in Gaza City and in Tal al-Hawa.
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Iranian state TV said a supertanker burned and stopped after hitting two naval mines in the busy waterway, without identifying the vessel or its crew.
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Israel says the agreement will help build Greece's multi-layered 'Achilles Shield' using Israeli-made systems including David's Sling, SPYDER and Barak MX.
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The UAE says its air force intercepted an Iranian drone over territorial waters after renewed U.S.-Iran exchanges of fire over the weekend.
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Rome said the restrictions will remain in place for another 15 days as it cites the continued fallout from the migrant crossing crisis linked to Ceuta.
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Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are meeting in Bishkek as Kyrgyzstan uses its chairmanship to showcase diplomacy, institutional ambition and bilateral dealmaking.
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Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation gathered in Bishkek as Kyrgyzstan paired the summit with Independence Day and the opening of the World Nomad Games.
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Mexican authorities say Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez, known as R5 or El Wicho, was killed during a military operation in Michoacán.
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Authorities said Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud fired on security personnel in Safita, the latest sign that Syria's new rulers are still chasing figures linked to the old system.
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Xi’s arrival comes before an SCO summit where Russia, China and regional leaders will gather amid war, sanctions and economic friction.
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