Rubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel ‘cancer’

Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing

Athens signs deal with Rome for two frigates

Iran, US trade blows as Hormuz impasse deepens

Serbia to go to polls on Oct 25 for snap elections

Norway bids farewell to King Harald

Bangladesh struggles to contain deadly measles outbreak

Thousands of children have been sickened by a measles outbreak that’s sweeping across Bangladesh and has killed hundreds of children following setbacks to the country’s vaccine program.

EU faces revolt over social media ban for children

The European Union is poised for a big reveal of its plans to keep minors safe online, but proposals to restrict their social media access and force age checks have drawn fire from children’s rights groups and privacy defenders alike.

Germany’s Merz accuses AfD of promoting ‘ethnic cleansing’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz labeled the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) demand for mass “remigration” a form of “ethnic cleansing by skin color and origin” in a heated parliamentary exchange on Sept. 9.

Netanyahu under fire over report on UAE warning ahead of 2023 attack

 A report in the Israeli press alleging that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally warned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates about Hamas’ attack in October 2023 has triggered a political firestorm in the country, with the premier announcing that he would sue the newspaper that published the report.

Mitsotakis says regional cooperation targets no country

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece remained open to dialogue on maritime boundaries in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean but would continue to defend its positions.

AfD state election win worries most Germans: Poll

Nearly two-thirds of German voters are concerned about the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, a nationwide poll showed.

Iran, US trade blows as Hormuz impasse deepens

Iran launched fresh attacks against U.S. targets in the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war.

Houthis hit Saudi Arabian oil sites in worst attack in years

Saudi Arabia on Sept. 8 threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen’s Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels’ heaviest attack in years.

Nepal glacier ‘saw exceptional heat’

The mountain section whose collapse triggered fatal floods in Nepal and China on August 26 had experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, meteorological data analyzed by a researcher shows.

Iceland summons US envoy over Trump posts

Iceland’s Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 8 it had summoned the U.S. ambassador after President Donald Trump posted a map that seemingly showed the island as part of the United States.

UAE warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack, report says

United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that the Palestinian group was preparing a major operation against Israel, according to a Haaretz investigation published on Sept. 8.

US sanctions threaten to crush Iranian students’ dreams

International testing has been frozen in Iran following the latest U.S. sanctions announced in August, part of Washington’s “economic asphyxiation” of the country over the Middle East war.