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Yuichiro Tamaki wins Japan's DPP leadership election for 3rd term 07 Sep 2026 - 06:00 am
Representational file photo. Japanese parliament.
Afghanistan initiates $87m nationwide, 3,229 project development push 07 Sep 2026 - 05:00 am
General view of a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters file photo for representational purposes only.
Egypt seeks broader AIIB cooperation in energy, transport, ports and logistics 07 Sep 2026 - 04:00 am
Pic from official website of Egyptian Presidency.
At least 10 dead and over 60 injured after fireworks blast at festival in Mexico 07 Sep 2026 - 03:00 am
Representational file photo showing aftermath of fireworks explosion in Mexico City.
Two days of national mourning declared in Cabo Verde following Fogo Island bus accident 07 Sep 2026 - 02:00 am
An aerial view of residents and relatives of the victims killed in a bus crash gathering during their funeral at Sao Lourenco Church in the town of Sao Lourenco, on the island of Fogo, on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Herculano da Luz / AFP)
Australia housing affordability plunges to all-time low in 2026 07 Sep 2026 - 01:00 am
View of Canberra, Australia. Representational file photo.
Amazon cargo plane overruns runway, collides with vehicles and catches fire 07 Sep 2026 - 12:10 am
The tail section of a cargo plane is seen at Miami International Airport after it overran the runway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on September 6, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
Oman's Sultan, French President stress importance of cementing regional security pillars 06 Sep 2026 - 07:12 pm
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Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption 06 Sep 2026 - 06:20 pm
Stranded passengers gather as they wait at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang on September 6, 2026. The Airport has been temporarily closed to all flight operations due to ash spewing from the Anak Krakatoa volcano. (Photo by Syarief Akbar / AFP)
Four dead as mudslides and landslides strike China's Jiangxi 06 Sep 2026 - 06:15 pm
Excavators work to clear the road at Mingkeng Village, Suichuan County of east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Multi-storey building collapse in Delhi kills 2, injures 7 06 Sep 2026 - 06:06 pm
Bulldozers clear debris as rescue personnel conduct a search operation at the site following a building collapse in the Satya Niketan area in New Delhi on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Children among at least 25 killed in Cape Verde bus crash 06 Sep 2026 - 04:18 pm
Peninsula
Prince Harry's surprise UK return renews security row 06 Sep 2026 - 02:22 pm
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves the High Court, in central London, on April 8, 2025 after an hearing about a decision of the British Government to downgrade his personal security during visits in Britain. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
Germany's Isar Aerospace launches rocket into orbit from Norway 06 Sep 2026 - 12:59 pm
This handout photo released on September 6, 2026 by the German Isar Aerospace company shows the launch of a rocket into orbit from Andoya in Norway on September 5, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Isar Aerospace / AFP)
Two dead, 14 missing after Bolivia army base blasts 06 Sep 2026 - 11:27 am
This aerial view show the army barracks after an explosion on the eve, in Viacha, Bolivia, on September 5, 2026. At least two people were killed, 81 injured, and 14 people are still missing after a powerful explosion on September 4, 2026 at a military facility storing pyrotechnic material in Bolivia. The cause of the blast remains under investigation. (Photo by Aizar RALDES / AFP)
Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist 06 Sep 2026 - 11:17 am
A helicopter takes off from a temporary relief camp in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli Bazar, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
Indonesia suspends operations at 6 airports after volcano erupts: Minister 06 Sep 2026 - 11:03 am
Airplanes sit on the tarmac at Iskandar Muda airport in Blang Bintang on September 6, 2026. Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on September 6, after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometres away, impacting thousands of passengers. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town 06 Sep 2026 - 09:50 am
(COMBO) A combination image of two photographs created on September 5, 2026 shows the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building in Kuching, capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo on June 17, 2025 (top), and the same building shrouded in haze on September 5, 2026 (bottom). Indonesia has for weeks been fighting wildfires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra with smog, with haze also contributing to air pollution in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)