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Iran executes more people anually than any nation other that China

Highest rate on records

Iran executed at least 1,000 this year in prison 'mass killing': NGO

Copenhagen Airport was forced to shut down because of the drones

Airports reopened early Tuesday

Denmark brands mystery drone flights 'serious' attack

Unknown perpetrator

US says dismantled telecoms shutdown threat during UN summit

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2025.

Trump mocks UN on peace and migration in blistering return

Autism claims by Trump (L) and Kennedy (R) are not backed by consistent scientific evidence, WHO says

Following Trump's claims

WHO sees no autism links to Tylenol, vaccines

In a doom-laden speech, Guterres pointed to worsening crises in a growing number of countries and warned of the risk of nuclear proliferation

Antonio Guterres

UN chief warns 'aid cuts are wreaking havoc' amid slashed budgets

In red, the area where the collapse occurred in January.

Nine months on, Villerupt probes if sinkhole danger is expanding

A barrier lake in eastern Taiwan burst Tuesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rains, flooding a nearby town and trapping over 260 people

Pounded with torrential rain

Hundreds trapped as typhoon triggers barrier lake burst in Taiwan

Ghana's President John Mahama struck a deal with the United States to accept deportees, prompting fury among opposition groups

Immigration crackdown

Ghana deports at least six west Africans expelled by US to Togo

East Timor is slated to become the 11th member of the ASEAN regional bloc in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation

Youngest country in the region

East Timor to become ASEAN bloc's 11th member in October

'Serious incident'

Collision between two planes narrowly avoided at Nice Airport

'History was made'

Frieden and Bettel defend historic recognition of Palestine

Morning Roundup

Mercosur trade deal worries, recognition of a Palestinian state, and Egyptian President pardons Fattah

US Representative Adam Smith, flanked by US Ambassador to China David Perdue (left) and Michael Baumgartner, Republican member of House Foreign Affairs Committee during a press conference at the US embassy in Beijing

Need to de-conflict situations

US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China

Push for two-state solution

Luxembourg recognises Palestine alongside key global powers

(FILES) Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah has been jailed under successive governments

Along with five others

Egypt frees activist Alaa Abdel Fattah after Sisi pardon

Several French town halls hoisted the Palestinian flag

Political tensions

Dozens of French towns flout government warning to fly Palestinian flag

Chilean presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast narrowly lost the 2021 election

330,000 foreign nationals living illegally

Chile presidential contender vows to deport 'all' undocumented migrants

French President Emmanuel Macron recognizes a Palestinian state in a speech to the United Nations

Macron recognises Palestinian state at landmark UN summit

The UN Security Council voted on Friday to reimpose UN sanctions that had been frozen, after three European governments activated the 'snapback' mechanism

Dialogue will continue

IAEA says Iran nuclear diplomacy at a 'difficult juncture'

Police officers stand guard outside Machala prison in Ecuador, where 13 inmates and a prison guard were killed in a riot

Unknown number of inmates escaped

14 killed as rival Ecuadoran inmates fight with guns, explosives

A Kenyan police officer looks on during an event marking the one year anniversary of the arrival of an international security force in Haiti June 26, 2025

Targeting gangs

US pleads for new beefed-up multi-national force in Haiti

Jews flock to Ukraine for New Year pilgrimage despite travel warning

Moldova's President Maia Sandu is seeking membership in the European Union for her country, and accuses Russia of meddling in elections

Parliamentary elections

Moldovan voters face crossroads between Russia and EU

Putin said he made the offer to prevent 'a strategic arms race' with Washington

Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US by one year

Protesters clashed with anti-riot police at Milano Centrale train station

Marches and port blockades

Clashes as tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian demos in Italy

Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew at the London funeral of the Duchess of Kent last week

'Steadfast friend'

UK charity axes Prince Andrew's ex-wife over Epstein email

Delphine Jubillar's disappearance and her husband Cedric's alleged involvement has captivated France

Body never found

Frenchman denies killing wife in case that captivated France

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