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Russia attacks Kyiv with drones, wounds a dozen across Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated calls for Kyiv's allies to send more ballistic missile defence packages to counter such attacks.

Somalia

Piracy attacks off Somalia surge in 2026, analysis of IMO data shows

The region, which hosts some of the world's busiest shipping routes, has seen traffic heavily disrupted since the Iran war began on 28 February, affecting shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

Malaysia

Malaysia to repatriate first group of Myanmar nationals in September

Malaysia hosts more than 215,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the UN refugee agency, including more than 126,000 Rohingya from Myanmar, its largest refugee community.

Europe News

Two dead in 'violent incident' at school near Berlin, local media says

Regional public broadcaster RBB and a local daily said the alarm had been raised at a secondary school in the town of Gosen-Neu Zittau, just outside the German capital.

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Europe News

UK asylum applications drop by more than a fifth, new data shows

Separately, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said the government had scored its lowest ranking with its policies for migrants and asylum seekers.

Europe News

UEFA preparing criminal complaint against FIFA chief in Swiss courts

Gianni Infantino was widely expected to detoxify the FIFA brand when he took over from his disgraced predecessor Sepp Blatter in 2016.

Europe News

Leaders of divided Cyprus agree to meet weekly after UN chief's visit

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied the northern third of the island in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking unification with Greece.

Europe News

Polish Olympic chief arrested in crypto-linked graft probe

Authorities launched an investigation in April, which prompted most of Poland's sports federations to call for Piesiewicz's resignation.

Europe News

Russian driver arrested after two killed in France car ramming

The suspect, lawfully residing in France, was not known to intelligence services and had never been convicted of a crime, according to authorities.

Europe News

Frankfurt Airport employee dies after catching malaria, operator says

The cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a malaria-endemic area to Germany, likely in July.

Nepal

At least 160 dead and hundreds of people missing in Nepal floods

Monsoon rains from June to September regularly trigger deadly floods and landslides across South Asia.

Myanmar

Human rights in Myanmar hitting 'new low,' United Nations warns

Myanmar's ruling junta seized power in a coup in 2021 that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, ending a 10-year experiment with democracy and plunging the country into turmoil and a humanitarian crisis.

Indonesia

Fire haze threatens health of millions in Indonesia, ministry warns

Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, an area three times the size of the capital Jakarta, the government said last week.

USA

Epstein accomplice Maxwell loses bid to overturn US conviction

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of supplying underage girls to Epstein, whose ties to powerful business executives, politicians, celebrities and academics have fuelled years of scrutiny and conspiracy theories.

Switzerland

Next Atlantic storm to be named Dolly, not connected to Parton's death

Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organisation and the lists of names are reused every six years.

USA

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as trade war with Canada escalates

The rhetoric between the two countries is escalating, with Trump telling Canadian leaders on Monday to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE” than existing tariffs.

Afghanistan

One million Afghan children suffering acute malnutrition, UNICEF says

Afghanistan has endured repeated periods of widespread hunger in recent decades as it has struggled through civil war and other crises.

Europe News

Swedish military seeks to seize Russian property near naval base

Sweden ended two centuries of military non-alignment and joined NATO in 2024 after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

USA

World must rein in autonomous weapons, UN and Red Cross chiefs say

Lethal autonomous weapon systems are generally understood as weapon systems that select targets and apply force without human intervention.

Indonesia

Indonesians brave smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

Emergency services have been battling fires driven by an intensifying El Niño climate pattern and a prolonged dry season, generating dense smoke that crossed into Malaysia and Brunei.

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