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‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup

Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidencyTh...

War on Earth could spill over to the moon, Chinese space scientists warn

In a rare study, Chinese aerospace researchers have explored how a war could one day spill into the vast space between t...

Europe Express: faces of the ‘new right’

While Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is a moderate and Germany’s Ulrich Siegmund a radical, both reflect the continent’s rightwa...

This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system

NASA funded an early-stage concept aiming to show new techniques for mapping minerals on the moon, asteroids or Martian ...

Germany: AfD eyes historic state election win

In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD – Germany's far-right party – is polling at 40% or more of voting intentions, just days ahead of t...

Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again, now?

As oil tanker struck off Kharg island, Trump threatens one of the remaining parts of Iran’s nuclear complex.

US Envoys Arrive in Moscow With Proposal to End War in Ukraine

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday with a proposal to end the years-long conflict in...

US ambassador to Israel meets Palestinian-Americans in occupied West Bank

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has visited Turmus Ayya in the occupied West Bank.

Russian forces liberate settlement of Kurtovka in Donetsk People’s Republic

According to the ministry, service members of Russia’s Battlegroup South have liberated the settlement of Kurtovka as pa...

Qatar removed from Fitch’s negative watch list as risks to LNG sites ease

The global ratings agency has also maintained the country’s sovereign rating at AA.

US ambassador calls for 'severe consequences' to stop West Bank violence

US ambassador calls for 'severe consequences' to stop West Bank violence The US ambassador to Israel called for "severe ...

US ambassador visits Palestinian town amid rise in West Bank settler violence

TURMUS AYYA, Ramallah, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met on Saturday with Palestinians, inc...

Isar Aerospace attempts launch of Spectrum rocket after months of delays

The European private space launch provider Isar Aerospace, headquartered in Ottobrunn, Germany, is set to… The post Isar...

Farage and Jenrick to speak on final day of Reform conference marred by scandal and protests – UK politics live

Farage, who had earlier suspended two close aides, had his keynote speech interrupted multiple times by protesters on Fr...

Iranian media report US strike on Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island

Iranian media reported that an Iranian oil tanker was struck by US forces on Saturday morning, a day after Iran reported...

To sustain global influence, Gulf economies recalibrate foreign investments as war drains revenues

To sustain global influence, Gulf economies recalibrate foreign investments as war drains revenues Submitted by Gaspard ...

Russia hit Ukraine airports ahead of US envoys' visit, Zelenskyy says

Special US flight crosses Russian border amid expectations of negotiators’ visit

According to earlier reports, US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to visit Moscow and Kiev on September ...

Japan PM Takaichi urges removal of Russia war victory statue

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday urged Russia to remove a war victory statue set up in Khabarovsk in R...

Several explosions in Kharg Island area of Gulf, Iranian media report

Fighting between Iran and the U.S. resumed last Sunday (September 5, 2026) with U.S. attacks on Iran as their war passed...

Government may fully cover local losses from consumption tax cut

The national government is expected to present the plan at a meeting with local governments to be held shortly.

Israel, Hezbollah battle over strategic hill months after Lebanon ceasefire

In recent weeks, Ali Taher Hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes by Israel's military. Hezbollah has ...

Vietnam, Myanmar agree to deepen defence ties during Min Aung Hlaing visit

HANOI, Sept 5 - Vietnam and Myanmar agreed on Saturday to deepen defence and security cooperation, elevating the sector ...

Vietnam, Myanmar agree to deepen defence ties during leader Min Aung Hlaing visit

The talks were held during Min Aung Hlaing’s first official visit to Vietnam as Myanmar’s President.

Sweden confirms 458 Britons deported or forcibly removed since Brexit

Scale of deportations made public for first time amid criticism of hardline approach to UK citizensSweden has confirmed ...

Trump sends envoys to Moscow, Kyiv with new plan to 'end war'

US President Donald Trump said Friday he is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a pla...

Oil and politics: What Trump’s ‘historic’ deal means for Venezuela

Venezuelans are hoping for free and fair elections, but the US may prioritise oil production.

The Fall of James Orr, the Man Called Farage’s Brain

James Orr, who has ties to Peter Thiel and JD Vance, was suspended from Reform U.K. after he was filmed apparently arran...

Ukraine war: how escalating attacks are upending lives in Kyiv

Commuters stranded; ⁠children rushed underground in the middle of the school day; festivals cancelled; walks punctuated ...

Three killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, health ministry says

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon "in response to Hezbol...

After Months at War, Brief Solace in a Party Town Far From Home

A stopover in Thailand was welcome relief for thousands of troops aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln from a grueling depl...

Palestinian child wounded by Israeli gunfire near Gaza City

Palestinian child wounded by Israeli gunfire near Gaza City Israeli army gunfire wounded a Palestinian child near Gaza C...

Secret Dossier Adds to Evidence of Chemical Weapons in Sudan

The documents bolster allegations that the Sudanese military developed and used toxic bombs to gain an edge in the count...

Flee, Hide or Sit Tight? Russians Are on Edge Over Rumors of a Draft.

The Kremlin has denied that a mass mobilization is being prepared, but some military-age men are taking no chances.

Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.

Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for...

A Glitz-Free Place Named for Trump? Welcome to the Golan Heights.

The bare-bones village of prefab homes has none of the gilded Trump aesthetic, and the Israelis there are weary of being...

Trove of documents reveals alleged chemical weapons stockpile in Sudan

A text message to a military officer involved in airstrikes included video of an apparent victim with charred skin, with...

Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent

Traffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with groupA larg...

BREAKING NEWS: Japan foreign minister calls Russia war victory statue "regrettable"

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Final sprint before Saxony-Anhalt vote: AfD campaign family festival in Magdeburg

Ulrich Siegmund could for the first time lead the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt into government. At a campaign family festival, a...