Today: September 12, 2026
Today: September 12, 2026

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At least eight die, 18 missing after ferry capsizes off North Cyprus

At least eight people died and 18 were missing after a ferry carrying around 270 passengers and crew capsized off North Cyprus on Sunday, leaving survivors clinging to its

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Manhunt underway after woman killed, several injured at Swiss rave shooting

A 22-year-old woman has been killed and five people injured, one seriously, in a shooting overnight at a rave in the Swiss town

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Death toll rises to 38 from Russia's deadliest attack on Ukraine this year

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv has risen to 38, with four people still missing

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1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland

Swiss police and media say that a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau has killed one person and left five injured

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Ukraine defence chief to outline war plan as Kyiv seeks more funds

Ukraine's new defence minister said he would outline a "clear vision" for Kyiv's partners of how his country plans to fight Russia, as the government tries to

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Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

Iceland's voters have rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union

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At least 8 dead after ferry with nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off Cyprus' northern coast

At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus

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NATO sees no imminent threat of attack, official says

A NATO official said on Sunday Russia is stepping up hybrid acts in Europe, but that at this time the alliance sees no imminent threat of attack.

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‘We like to mingle with people’: The Italian princess who wants tourists to stay in her palace

‘We like to mingle with people’: The Italian princess who wants tourists to stay in her palace

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Iceland rejects EU-accession talks in close-fought referendum

Icelanders voted to stay out of the European Union, referendum results showed on Sunday, as they rejected a government push to reopen

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The battle to build a global defence bank

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has thrown his weight behind a new global defence bank intended to help allies

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Europe's central bankers fear more turbulence in testy U.S. relations

Europe's central bankers are leaving an annual getaway with their U.S. counterparts far from reassured that

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Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in

Six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, the direst economic predictions haven't come true

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Finland's Stubb tells German newspaper Russia unlikely to risk attack on NATO

Finland's President Alexander Stubb said he did not believe Russia would risk an attack against a NATO country, telling Germany's Bild newspaper it would "make no sense" to

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GM union deal would invest C$1.1 billion in Canada auto factories amid US tariff pressure

General Motors plans to assemble a heavy-duty pickup at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union that would pump C$1.1 billion ($791.31

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Rival factions stand off in Niger capital after mutineers attack airport, presidency

Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, triggering hours of gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking

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Trump's Greenland threats cast a shadow on Iceland's vote on whether to trigger EU membership talks

Voters in Iceland are deciding whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union

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Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next

Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next

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Tornado and hail hits northern Italian city, injuring dozens of people

Tornado and hail hits northern Italian city, injuring dozens of people

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Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say

Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say

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Norway's King Haakon honours 'dear father' Harald in first speech as sovereign

King Haakon VIII of Norway paid homage to his late father as "such a good dad" in his first address to the nation since

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Real Madrid hosts Inter to open Champions League main phase. PSG plays City, Barcelona in October

Record 15-time European champion Real Madrid will start the league phase of the Champions League on September 8 when it hosts Inter Milan

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Russian strike on Kyiv-area warehouse causes detonation, killing 27

At least 27 people were killed after a Russian drone strike on a Kyiv-area warehouse sparked a detonation, officials said on Saturday, prompting calls by President Volodymyr

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Lower Saxony premier urges agreement on VW restructuring before board meeting

One of the main players in a struggle to agree a restructuring plan for Volkswagen AG, Lower Saxony state Premier Olaf Lies, said there was heavy pressure on all sides to

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Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies

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Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial ends second day of deliberations without a verdict

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have ended a second day of deliberations without a verdict

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Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September

The federal government has agreed to extend the pause on border construction in Big Bend National Park until mid-September

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British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE

British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who has called for ICE checkpoints at supermarkets in the United States, with summary deportation

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US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies

American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East

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Haiti receives nearly 200,000 forced deportees, UN says after brutal gang killing

Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on

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What to know about the backlash against FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, is facing backlash from European soccer leaders over a failed World Cup investment plan

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Argentina beef exports to US face test from Trump proposal

Argentina's booming beef exports to the United States could face a new test after Washington moved to widen tariff-free access for suppliers, potentially increasing

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Spain asks EU for help processing migrants in Ceuta

Spain asked on Friday for help from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in processing migrants in the North African enclave of Ceuta almost a month after

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Serbia's president criticizes UN court for not releasing war criminal Mladic to die at home

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has accused a U.N. court of “uncivilized behavior” for denying early release to former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic

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Ransomware group says it stole Berlin data, offers it for auction

A ransomware group said on Friday it was putting up for auction a trove of data it stole from Berlin state agencies, and city officials

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US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S.

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Reports split over whether forced contraception of Greenlandic women and girls constituted genocide

Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danish health authorities for decades were split over whether the practice constituted genocide

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Bank of England's Bailey sees 'subdued' second-round inflation effects for now

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that he still saw little sign that the surge in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict was creating serious longer-term

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Kremlin expresses concern over arrests of Armenia opposition leaders

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday Russia was greatly concerned about the arrests of opposition figures in Armenia, and reiterated that Yerevan would not be able to

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ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says

The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain technology to safeguard its role at the heart of the financial system, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel

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Israel kills Hamas operative in rare West Bank air strike, military says

An Israeli strike killed a Hamas operative and two of his accomplices in the West Bank on Friday, the military said, in a rare use of deadly air power in the

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Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is negotiating

Nepal does not need foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations following the devastating flash flood that swept through several towns on

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Dollar jumps after Warsh comments, set for weekly gain

The U.S. dollar saw strong gains on Friday, putting it on track for its biggest daily climb in 2-1/2 months after U.S.

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Forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights but didn't constitute genocide, experts find

A campaign of forced contraception in Greenland that ran primarily in the 1960s and 1970s violated women's human rights but did not

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Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain, experts skeptical

The Cambodian government has claimed a milestone in its fight against the scam industry accused of stealing billions of dollars from victims around the world, with officials saying

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A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head

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Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

President Donald Trump marks an awkward moment in his second White House term as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran reaches the six-month mark

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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo

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Can Volkswagen sidestep board opposition to push through its overhaul?

Volkswagen's supervisory board is meeting in a week's time to discuss its biggest ever turnaround plan that has pitted management against unions and the state of

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UN refugee agency scales back posts and budget for 2027, documents show

The U.N. refugee agency has scaled back its budget by 16% and lowered its official headcount by around 3,500 as it adapts to new financial constraints at a

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Haakon, the reluctant prince who became Norway's new king

Haakon — who comes to the throne as two major scandals batter his family — struggled for years to accept his status.

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Prosecutors say seven charged with damaging Trump Scottish golf course had 'terrorism connection'

Seven protesters accused of daubing pro-Palestinian graffiti on U.S.

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Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’

Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’

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Immigration enforcement is supplying a long-standing economic market for prisoners

Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.

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Russia's Sberbank sees more rate cuts, higher growth this year despite Ukrainian attacks

Russia's central bank will continue cutting its key rate, lowering it to 13.5% from 14% by the end of this year, Sberbank's chief economist Alexander

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Baltic Sea nations plan drone defence task force, Germany says

The countries bordering the Baltic Sea plan to establish a joint task force for drone defence that will allow them to react quickly in the face of the growing

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Norway's crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father's death

Norway has a new king

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Dispute over cheese names causes stumbling block in US-Mexico trade negotiations

What's in a cheese name?

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Reactions to the death of Norway's King Harald

Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved father over more than three decades on the throne, has died aged 89, the royal palace said on

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What is Radiant World and why is it in the news?

Commodity trader Radiant World is under scrutiny as counterparties have stopped doing business with it following news that authorities are investigating a report it provided

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After King Harald V’s death, what comes next for Norway’s scandal-prone royals?

After King Harald V’s death, what comes next for Norway’s scandal-prone royals?

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Italy business and consumer confidence rise in August

Italian business and consumer confidence rose in August, data showed on Friday, in a positive sign for the prospects of the euro zone's third largest economy.

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German chemical industry mood turns positive for first time in four years, Ifo says

Germany's chemical industry saw a sharp improvement in business sentiment in August, with companies turning positive on current conditions for

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On islands key to Taiwan's defense, troops prepare for a Chinese first strike

In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from

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Nepal lake breaks banks, water level rising, district official says

Officials in Nepal's Rasuwa district have received a notice saying a lake has broken its banks, two days after a flash flood hit the region, Narendra Pariyar, the most

Economy|Europe

French preliminary inflation at 2.7% in August

The rise in French consumer prices accelerated in August, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Friday.

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NEWSMAKER-Mette-Marit, Norway's embattled new queen

Mette-Marit was 25, an unmarried single mother and a commoner when she met Norway's then Crown Prince Haakon at the Quart music festival in her

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German unemployment rises slightly less than expected in August

The number of unemployed people in Germany rose slightly less than expected in August, labour office figures showed on Friday.

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Congo's president calls for national dialogue to ease tensions, rebels excluded

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has unveiled plans for a national dialogue aimed at easing political tensions, which have risen over a bill that

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Kimberly-Clark seeks EU approval for $40 billion Kenvue deal

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Flat French growth in the second quarter puts outlook at risk

French growth flatlined in the second quarter, the national statistics agency said on Friday, revising down a preliminary reading and casting doubt on the outlook for the

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Harald V, the sailing king who epitomized a modern Norwegian royalty, dies

Harald V, the sailing king who epitomized a modern Norwegian royalty, dies

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A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump

A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump