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Zelensky says fresh Russian strikes show 'no change' in Kremlin position

Moscow firing ballistic missiles at Ukraine shortly after talks between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russia's Vladimir Putin showed the Kremlin's position on the war had not changed, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.

Son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi says had first call in five years

The son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday he was allowed to speak to the detained former democratic leader for the first time in more than five years.

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Biden talks China with 'Quad' leaders in hometown summit

US President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Japan, India and Australia to discuss the challenges a rising China poses to their countries, ahead of a farewell summit in his Delaware hometown on Saturday.

Beirut digs for victims at building flattened in Israeli strike

From behind a metal fence set up by security forces in southern Beirut on Saturday, local residents watched and waited as emergency personnel dug through debris, and the body count rose.

Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka after polls close peacefully

Sri Lanka imposed a night curfew across the country Saturday despite a peaceful presidential election that is effectively a referendum on an unpopular IMF bailout.

Two Hezbollah leaders killed in Israel's Beirut strike

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, which has been exchanging fire with Israel for months, on Saturday announced that two commanders of its elite operations unit had been killed by an Israeli strike on Beirut, which authorities said left 37 people dead.

President Museveni's son backs Ugandan strongman for 7th term

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, who had earlier said he would run in the 2026 presidential election, announced on Saturday he would not stand and would back his father instead.

Hezbollah in disarray after Israeli strike kills top commanders

Hezbollah was in turmoil Saturday after Israel took out two leaders of its elite operations unit in a strike on a command meeting in a Beirut stronghold that Lebanese authorities said killed 31 people.

No place like home: Biden hosts 'Quad' leaders

There's no place like home for Joe Biden -- which is why the US president is bringing the leaders of Australia, Japan and India to his beloved Delaware hometown for a farewell summit on Saturday.

Zelensky says no UK, US go-ahead to use long-range missiles

The United States and Britain have not authorised Ukraine to use long-range missiles on targets inside Russia possibly fearing an "escalation", President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

New Zealand pilot freed in Indonesia after 19 months in rebel captivity

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in good health despite the 19-month ordeal, Indonesian and New Zealand authorities said Saturday.

Stock markets mostly fall after Fed-fueled rally

US and European stock markets mostly retreated Friday following a record-filled rally sparked by a jumbo US interest rate cut this week.

Harris slams Trump for hypocrisy on abortion as US starts voting

Kamala Harris on Friday attacked Republican rival Donald Trump and his party as "hypocrites" over abortion, as the first voters cast their ballots for November's knife-edge US election.

Trump shooting: Secret Service admits complacency

The US Secret Service on Friday detailed a litany of failures uncovered by its review of the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in July.

Haiti, its suffering growing, in 'race against time': UN expert

The Haitian people are suffering gravely at the hands of powerful criminal gangs, while an international security force and local police are badly lacking resources to protect them, a top UN expert said Friday.

Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah elite unit commander wanted by the US

Ibrahim Aqil, who Israel said it killed in an air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs Friday, headed Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit and had been on a US sanctions list for nearly a decade.

US Fed dissenter calls for 'measured' pace of rate cuts

The sole holdout in the US Federal Reserve's 11-to-1 vote cementing a larger interest rate cut said Friday that the move "could be interpreted as a premature declaration of victory."

First early votes cast in knife-edge US presidential election

The first early voters cast their ballots Friday for November's knife-edge US presidential election, as Democratic candidate Kamala Harris headed for a campaign event focused on the hot-button issue of abortion.

Hard-right Reform UK looks to the future after vote success

Thousands of activists from anti-immigration party Reform UK gathered to hear leader Nigel Farage at its annual conference on Friday, buoyed by its electoral breakthrough -- and eyeing potentially bigger prizes to come.

Biden says 'working' to get people back to homes on Israel-Lebanon border

US President Joe Biden said Friday he was working to allow people to return to their homes on the Israeli-Lebanon border, in his first comments since a wave of explosions targeting the Hezbollah militia sent tensions soaring.

Pope criticises Argentina's crackdown on protesters

Pope Francis on Friday criticised the recent crackdown on protesters by Argentine President Javier Milei's government, in a rare statement about the social tensions in his home country.

8 dead in Israeli strike, source says Hezbollah commander killed

A strike on Hezbollah's stronghold in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Friday killed eight people and wounded dozens of others, with a source close to the movement saying a top military leader was dead.

Poland charges Russian over attack on Navalny ally: prosecutors

A Russian man has been charged in Poland over a hammer attack in neighbouring Lithuania on a top aide of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny earlier this year, prosecutors said on Friday.

EU chief announces 35 bn euro loan plan for Ukraine before winter

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced plans for Brussels to lend Ukraine 35 billion euros backed by revenues of frozen Russian assets and promised to help Ukraine "keep warm" ahead of a third winter of war with Russia.

A modern 'Trojan Horse': two days of mayhem in Lebanon

It's around 3:30 in the afternoon on September 17. People in Lebanon are going about their daily business, doing the shopping, having a haircut, conducting meetings.

Third of Burundi mpox cases in children under five: UN

Youngsters have been especially impacted by mpox outbreaks raging in Africa, with children under five accounting for nearly a third of the cases in Burundi, the UN children's agency said Friday.

Taiwan retains death penalty but limits use to 'exceptional' cases

A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited to special and exceptional circumstances".

10 years into Huthi rule, some Yemenis count the cost

With a floundering economy and growing restrictions on personal freedoms, 10 years of Huthi rule has left its mark on Yemen's ancient capital, Sanaa, where some quietly long for how things once were.

France poised to finally get new govt

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday weighing a long-awaited new government which includes fresh faces in almost all key posts and marks a shift to the right.

Cambodian opposition figure in court on incitement charge

An outspoken Cambodian opposition politician appeared in court Friday for questioning on new charges, the latest in a series of legal cases brought by the authorities against dissenting voices.

UK economic data delivers fresh blow to new govt

UK state debt is as big as the country's economic output for the first time since the 1960s, data showed Friday, as the new government warns of tough fiscal decisions before its maiden budget.

Biden opens home to 'Quad' leaders for farewell summit

US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, Japan and India at his Delaware home this weekend to bid farewell to the so-called "Quad" group that he has pushed as a counterweight to China.

Israel pounds Lebanon as Hezbollah vows revenge for device blasts

Israel said it struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah's leader vowed to retaliate for two "unprecedented" rounds of attacks targeting its operatives' communication devices.

Taiwan questions two in probe into Hezbollah pagers

Two people from Taiwanese companies were questioned multiple times as part of a probe into pagers that exploded while being used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, Taipei investigators said Friday.

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