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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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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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Germany raises threat level, shuts Russian consulate in Bonn after drone attack attribution
Berlin announced on Tuesday that it has raised its national threat assessment to “high” and ordered the immediate closure of Russia’s consular office in Bo
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Honduran judge dismisses corruption case against ex‑president Hernández
A judge in Tegucigalpa on Monday dismissed the long‑running corruption case against former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, ruling that the evide
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U.S. airstrike hits Iran’s Kerman base, killing five IRGC airmen
The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday, September 2, carried out another airstrike against targets of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in
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Turkmenistan launches nationwide methane leak detection and sealing program
Turkmenistan has begun a systematic effort to locate and seal methane leaks across its oil and gas infrastructure, according to the latest figures released
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Italy extends Schengen suspension with Spain by 15 days over Ceuta migrant influx
Rome – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Monday that Italy will prolong its suspension of the Schengen free‑movement arrangement with Spai
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Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and LDK Back Former Judge Bekim Sejdiu for President
Pristina – On Monday, the two largest parties in Kosovo’s fragmented parliament – the nationalist Vetëvendosje (Self‑Determination) movement and the centri
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Adobe signs $4 billion deal to offer free AI tools in Saudi Arabia
Adobe Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a US$4 billion agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT
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Israel and Greece Seal €3 B Deal, Achilles Shield Ready by 2025
Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion (approximately $3.48 billion) military procurement agreement in Athens on 15 April. The deal calls for Israel’s Minis
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Kiev Bolsters Air Defense for Transport, Schools, and Remote Learning Amid Drone Surge
Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, announced on Tuesday that it will strengthen security measures for public transport, schools and the parliament in response t
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Iceland votes 62% to reject restarting EU accession talks
Iceland held a nationwide referendum on 18 August 2024, with 62 percent of voters rejecting the restart of accession talks with the European Union. Voter t
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Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod kills two, injures sixteen
Ukraine launched a missile strike on the Russian western city of Belgorod on the 26th of this month, killing two people and wounding sixteen. The acting go
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Ferry capsizes near Cyprus, over 100 passengers still missing
A passenger ferry bound for the Turkish coast capsized in the eastern Mediterranean on Thursday afternoon, prompting a large‑scale rescue operation by Cypr
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Serbian Minister Announces State Burial for Convicted War Criminal Mladić
Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujić announced on Thursday that the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honours afte
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Israel drone strike kills senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative in Jenin
Israel’s military announced on Thursday that a drone strike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin killed three Palestinian militants, among them Qais Bit
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Crown Prince Haakon VIII ascends as Norway’s new king after Harald V’s death
King Harald V of Norway died on Thursday at the age of 89, ending a 35‑year reign that saw the country navigate a series of economic booms, climate initiat
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Greenland to launch truth commission on non‑consensual Danish contraceptive program
Greenland’s government announced on Tuesday that it will set up a truth‑and‑reconciliation commission to investigate a Danish‑run family‑planning program t
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Khartoum Lifts Two-Year Curfew and State of Emergency Amid De‑Escalation
Khartoum’s streets began to breathe a tentative normalcy on Tuesday as Sudan’s Security Affairs Coordination Committee announced the lifting of the city’s
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Denmark approves $46,800 compensation for each Greenlandic woman given non‑consensual IUDs
Denmark’s parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a compensation scheme of 300,000 Danish kroner (about US$46,800) for each Greenlandic woman who was given
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Former Ecuador President Moreno, family sentenced in water‑electricity corruption case
In August 2024, a Guayaquil court in Ecuador found former President Lenín Moreno guilty of corruption in connection with the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectr
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Netanyahu denies reports of secret 2014 meetings with Hamas officials
Tel Aviv – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported on Thursday to have held covert meetings with senior officials of Hamas during the summer
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U.S. Forces Clear All Iranian Mines, Strait of Hormuz Declared Safe
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Admiral Brad Cooper announced on Thursday that U.S. forces have cleared every Iranian naval mine detected in the S
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Germany records 15,800 heat‑related deaths in summer, RKI says
Germany’s federal health agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), released its summer 2026 mortality report on Tuesday, estimating that roughly 15,800 peop