Germany accuses Russia of drone attack on Leipzig airport

Sep 02, 2026

Berlin [Germany], September 2: The German government has accused Russia of being behind an attempted drone attack on a major regional airport last month.

Summer 2026 is UK's warmest since records began: MeT

Sep 02, 2026

London [UK], September 2: Summer 2026 was the warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.

Nepal-China floods: Death toll exceeds 1,000

Sep 02, 2026

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 2: The death toll from the flood catastrophe in the Himalayas has risen to well over 1,000 across Nepal and Tibet, authorities...

Ousted UK PM Keir Starmer to quit domestic politics

Sep 02, 2026

London [UK], September 2: Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand down as a member of parliament. Starmer said on...

Norway's new King Haakon VIII takes oath

Sep 02, 2026

Oslo [Norway], September 2: Norway's King Haakon VIII took the constitutional oath before parliament in Oslo on Tuesday, following the death of his father Harald...

UN chief urges end to Israeli strikes in Gaza

Sep 02, 2026

New York [US], September 2: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to Israeli strikes in Gaza and occupier violence in the...

Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires chokes Malaysian Borneo

Sep 02, 2026

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 2: Smoke from forest and peatland fires burning across Indonesia has pushed air quality in parts of Malaysian Borneo to hazardous...

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least five

Sep 02, 2026

Gaza [Palestine], September 2: Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip have killed at least five people and wounded several, health officials have reported.

US launches 'large' strikes on Iran

Sep 02, 2026

Washington [US] / Tehran [Iran], September 2: The United States is attacking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on...