Al Rayyan edge Shamal 5-4 on penalties after 3-3 draw to set...
Doha [Qatar], September 2: Al Rayyan managed to keep down the challenge from a resurgent Al Shamal 5-4 via shootout to set up Qatar Cup...
Zelensky criticises international partners for being 'on holiday'
Kiev [Ukraine], September 2: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised representatives of Ukraine's international partner nations for taking summer holidays while his country is fighting...
Germany accuses Russia of drone attack on Leipzig airport
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
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
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
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
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...
Five killed in blast in Syria's Idlib
Damascus [Syria], September 2: At least five people were killed in an explosion in the town of Binnish in Syria's north-western Idlib countryside, the Idlib...
UN chief urges end to Israeli strikes in Gaza
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...
Diphtheria outbreak kills 15 in Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], September 2: At least 15 people died in Nigeria after contracting diphtheria, a bacterial infection that primarily affects the respiratory system, a health...
Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires chokes Malaysian Borneo
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
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
Washington [US] / Tehran [Iran], September 2: The United States is attacking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on...
Trump says Iran is 'dead', vows to respond after renewed clashes
Washington [US], September 1: President Donald Trump has once again declared that Iran is "dead", calling for the country's leaders to be tried for what...
Nepal races to rescue trapped workers, as flood death toll surpasses 900
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 1: Nepal's rescue teams, aided by Chinese and Indian experts, are racing to save more than 900 workers believed to be trapped...
Tunisia sweltering as power cuts disrupt water supplies in parts of the...
Tunis [Tunisia], September 1: Tunisia is facing another spell of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 49.8 degrees Celsius (121.6 Fahrenheit) in the central city of...
Two dead, 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash floods
Washington [US], September 1: Two people have died and around 15 people remain missing after flash flooding swept through parts of Arizona's Grand Canyon National...
North Korea rejects Trump overtures, vows to expand nuclear arsenal
Seoul [South Korea], September 1: North Korea has reaffirmed its hardline stance towards the US and defended the further expansion of its nuclear weapons programme,...
Austria posts hottest summer in 260 years of record keeping
Vienna [Austria], September 1: Austria saw the hottest summer in its 260-year history of weather measurements, with average air temperature reaching 2.6 degrees Celsius above...
DR Congo confirms more than 6,000 Ebola cases, almost 3,000 deaths
Nairobi [Kenya], September 1: More than 6,000 people have contracted the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the current outbreak, and...
Norwegian royals accompany late king's coffin to palace chapel
Oslo [Norway], September 1: The Norwegian royal family accompanied the coffin of the late Harald V through the Royal Palace in a solemn procession on...
Swiss police arrest suspect after rave shooting that killed Italian woman
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1: Swiss police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a rave at the weekend that left a 22-year-old...
Fire at Polish combat drone production factory triggers sabotage probe
Warsaw [Poland], September 1: Polish prosecutors on Monday launched an investigation into a fire at a combat drone production plant south of Warsaw on suspicion...
UAE responds to drone as Iran claims attack on Dubai-area airbase
Dubai [UAE], September 1: The United Arab Emirates has responded to a drone detected over the country's territorial waters, the Defence Ministry said on Monday....
At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza City
Gaza [Palestine], September 1: At least five Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City.
'Global coral reef coverage risks irreversible decline'
Sydney [Australia], September 1: Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes,...
Kazakhstan's Tokayev appoints adviser as VP
Astana [Kazakhstan], September 1: Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed longtime adviser Erlan Karin as vice president, the office under a new constitution adopted earlier...