21 Baloch insurgents and six soldiers killed in three district clashes
A string of armed engagements on Saturday left 21 suspected Baloch insurgents and six Pakistan Army soldiers dead, officials said, after clashes erupted in
Turkish cargo ship sinks after collision, ten crew members missing
A Turkish cargo vessel, the Tuğberk İmamoğlu, sank in the Marmara Sea on Thursday after colliding with an oil tanker near the Bosporus’s southern entrance.
Estonia's Parliament Unanimously Elects Ülle Madise as Next President
The Riigikogu on 2 September 2026 voted unanimously to elect Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as the next President of the Republic of Estonia, making her
US Airstrike on Iranian Wedding Kills Five, Injures 63 Civilians
An American airstrike on a residential compound in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, on Saturday killed five civilians and wounded 63 more, Iranian state media
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Explosion at Augsburg Hauptbahnhof injures two, cause under investigation
An explosion ripped through Augsburg Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station in the southern German city of Augsburg, on Thursday afternoon, leaving two peo
Israel kills four, captures senior Hamas security official in Rafah raid
Israeli forces killed four individuals in a series of air‑strikes that accompanied a ground incursion into the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, according t
Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv kill 12, injure dozens
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and its suburbs on Saturday killed at least 12 people, including an Indian national, and wounded dozens more, Ukr
KJC opens 75,000‑seat Kingdome in Davao, world’s largest indoor arena
The Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) inaugurated its 75,000‑seat Kingdome in Davao City on 1 September 2026, marking the group’s 41st anniversary and establis
Ghana mandates domestic refining of artisanal gold before export from Oct 1
Accra – Ghana’s Minerals Commission announced on Monday that, from 1 October, all artisanal doré bars bought by privately financed gold buyers must be proc
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Estonia's Parliament Unanimously Elects Ülle Madise as Next President
The Riigikogu on 2 September 2026 voted unanimously to elect Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as the next President of the Republic of Estonia, making her
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US Airstrike on Iranian Wedding Kills Five, Injures 63 Civilians
An American airstrike on a residential compound in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, on Saturday killed five civilians and wounded 63 more, Iranian state media
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Israel kills four, captures senior Hamas security official in Rafah raid
Israeli forces killed four individuals in a series of air‑strikes that accompanied a ground incursion into the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, according t
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KJC opens 75,000‑seat Kingdome in Davao, world’s largest indoor arena
The Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) inaugurated its 75,000‑seat Kingdome in Davao City on 1 September 2026, marking the group’s 41st anniversary and establis
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South Korea Dispatches 44‑Member Relief Team to Flood‑Stricken Nepal
Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that a 44‑person emergency relief team will be dispatched to Nepal within the week to assist with search‑and‑rescu
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Overloaded Van Crash in Zamboanga del Sur Leaves Seven Dead, Thirteen Hurt
A passenger van travelling the Ipil‑Pagadian route plummeted into a motorcycle and a wing van on a two‑lane road in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur, on Tuesda
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Haakon VIII crowned in Norway; Ingrid becomes first Crown Princess
The Norwegian Parliament (Storting) held a formal coronation ceremony on 29 August 2026, during which Haakon VIII swore his oath in the parliamentary chamb
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Six killed, 14 injured in pilgrimage crash on Haryana highway, India
A serious traffic collision occurred on a highway in Palwal district, Haryana state, northern India, when a pickup truck carrying pilgrims collided with a
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