Iran attacks US targets despite Trump threats

El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns

UN report says Syria was building nuclear reactor

Israel’s far-right hardens anti-Palestinian rhetoric ahead of election

Syrian gov’t sends more forces to Hasakah after SDF dissolution

US, Iran trade strikes as fears mount over wider return to hostilities

Ebola death toll passes 3,000 in DR Congo

The deadliest ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people, according to the latest official toll released on Sept. 2.

Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods

Nepali families held symbolic funerals on Sept. 2 to “liberate the souls” of relatives missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region on Aug. 26.

UN: World must navigate reality of 1.5C overshoot

The United Nations outlined on Sept. 2 how the world might bring global temperatures back to 1.5 degrees Celsius once the milestone target is breached in a first-of-its-kind assessment that drew criticism from climate activists.

Zelensky warns airlines Russian skies not safe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that his country’s drones will make Russia’s airspace “completely unsafe” for the duration of the war, drawing accusations of “state terrorism” from Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Meloni government becomes Italy’s longest-lasting

Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right government on Sept. 4 becomes the longest-lasting in Italy’s postwar history, a notable record that belies considerable challenges ahead of elections next year.

16 dead in bus crash in Egypt's Sinai: health ministry

A bus crash in Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula killed 16 people and injured 28 others on Sept. 2, the health ministry said.

EU summons Russian envoy, eyes sanctions after Germany drone 'attack'

The EU on Sept. 2 said it had summoned Russia's top diplomat as it eyed sanctions after a drone incident in Germany that the bloc's foreign policy chief said bore the marks of "state-sponsored terrorism".

Russian finance minister’s G20 return draws European protest

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended a G20 meeting in person for the first time since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, drawing objections from European officials.

Bank of America vice president killed in Times Square stabbing

A Bank of America vice president was killed and a 68-year-old man wounded in a stabbing in New York’s Times Square on Aug. 31, before police shot dead the suspected attacker.

11 EU states push to curb foreign policy vetoes

Eleven European Union countries have called for limits on national vetoes in foreign policy, urging EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas to explore greater use of qualified-majority voting.

Renewed US-Iran attacks spread across Gulf

The United States and Iran exchanged their heaviest attacks in weeks on Sept. 1, ending a month-long lull as Washington struck Iranian military sites and Tehran launched missiles and drones toward U.S. facilities across the region.

Explosives used in sabotage attack on German power lines

Improvised explosive devices were used on Sept. 1 in a sabotage attack near a coal-fired power plant in Germany, with several electricity lines damaged and supply briefly interrupted, officials said.