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Israel strikes vicinity of three Syrian cities, Syrian media say

Israel struck the vicinity of Syria’s central Homs city, the coastal city of Latakia and the historic city of Palmyra, Syrian state-affiliated media said on Monday.

September 9, 2025 1:00 pm
 

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Ten people killed, 61 hurt after Mexican train hits double-decker bus

Ten people were killed and at least 61 were injured in central Mexico when a freight train smashed into a double-decker passenger bus, which the train operator said had been attempting to pass in front of the moving train.

September 9, 2025 12:11 pm
 

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Crisis-prone France sinks deeper into debt quagmire

The collapse of France’s latest government leaves the euro zone’s second-biggest economy lurching deeper into a morass of feeble growth, high borrowing costs and a debt burden becoming one of Europe’s heftiest.

September 9, 2025 11:00 am
 

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Norway's ruling Labour holds narrow election lead

Norway’s minority Labour Party government held a narrow election lead on Monday, projections by local broadcasters showed, in a national ballot dominated by concerns over rising living costs and wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

September 9, 2025 10:00 am
 

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Nineteen killed in Nepal in 'Gen Z' protest over social media ban

At least 19 people in two cities died on Monday in Nepal’s worst unrest in decades, authorities said, as police in the capital fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament in anger at a social media shutdown and corruption.

September 9, 2025 8:20 am
 

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US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids

The U.S. Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration approach on Monday, letting agents proceed with Southern California raids targeting people for deportation based on their race or language in a decision that a dissenting justice said makes Latinos “fair game to be seized at any time.”

September 9, 2025 7:00 am
 

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Palestinian gunmen kill six at Jerusalem bus stop

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people in what police described as “a terrorist attack,” one of the deadliest in the city in the past few years.

September 9, 2025 6:00 am
 

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UN urges unrestricted Gaza aid as famine threat looms

A top UN official has warned that there is a “narrow window”—until the end of September—to prevent famine from spreading further in Gaza, urging Israel to allow unrestricted aid delivery. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, especially in Gaza City, are already facing or at risk of famine as Israel continues its military offensive against Hamas.

September 8, 2025 4:58 pm
 

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Carlo Acutis first millennial saint

A teenager who died of leukaemia in 2006 became the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation on Sunday, in a Vatican ceremony led by Pope Leo and attended by an estimated 70,000 young worshippers from dozens of countries.

September 8, 2025 12:28 pm
 

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Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas to accept hostage deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza.

September 8, 2025 7:57 am
 

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Infant among three killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv

An infant was among three people who died in Russia’s overnight attacks on Kyiv that injured 18 and set on fire scores of buildings in the capital, including the seat of the government, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.

September 7, 2025 4:42 pm
 

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UK police arrest 425 at Palestine Action protest in London

British police arrested around 425 people on Saturday at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action, in the latest round of detentions of its supporters since the pro-Palestinian group was banned by the government as a terrorist organisation.

September 7, 2025 12:44 pm

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