Five Countries Agree a Shared Model for Migrant Return Hubs by 2027
Denmark, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Greece have settled on a common approach to deportation centres, targeting 2027 for the first transfers.
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Eskom Reports a Second Straight Profitable Year as Earnings Double
South Africa's state power utility doubled profit and posted consecutive years in the black, a reversal for a company that was the country's central economic problem.
India and Japan Head Into a Month of Summits With Deal-Making Momentum
Favourable macroeconomic conditions have kept both countries at the front of Asia-Pacific dealmaking, as September's diplomatic calendar fills up.
Algeria Declares Three Days of Mourning After Wildfires Kill 12
Dozens more were injured as fires swept through northern Algeria, in a fire season that has again tested the country's emergency response.
IRGC Says It Struck US Positions in Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq
Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced missile and drone operations against American bases on 2 September, in retaliation for US strikes, widening the war's geography again.
Cairo Court Sentences TV Host and 11 Others to Death Over Drug Trafficking
Sarah Khalifa and eleven co-defendants received death sentences in a case that has drawn attention well beyond Egypt's courts.
Spain Matches Its September Heat Record at 45.7C
Extreme heat gripped the country after a summer of repeated heatwaves, in a season that also produced deadly fires across the southern Mediterranean.
Attack in Sudan's South Kordofan Kills More Than 21
The killings add to a civilian toll in a conflict that has produced one of the world's largest displacement crises with comparatively little international attention.
Nepal Shifts From Rescue to Rebuilding as Flood Toll Passes 1,200
A Himalayan glacier collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border. With nearly 3,000 still missing, Kathmandu has released initial funds for reconstruction.
Bank of America Executive Killed in Times Square Stabbing
Erin Piacenti was one of two people stabbed by an attacker who was fatally shot by police in one of the most heavily policed locations in the United States.
Iceland votes on restarting EU accession talks
An election worker assists a voter at a polling station inside Reykjavik City Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026.
Six Months Later, Evacuated U.S. Navy Families Still in Limbo
A U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rafael Peralta, takes part in a maritime blockade against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on April 24. The photo was provided by U.S. Central Command. U.S. Navy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption U.S. Navy/Getty Images NORFOLK, Va.