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A visitor dressed as a Jedi Knight from Star Wars waves a purple lightsaber as he arrives at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles

Temple for the people

'Star Wars' fans and art lovers line up for new Lucas museum

The agreement establishing New York as the site of the UN headquarters says the United States should not impose any impediments on member state representatives' travel

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

US refuses to give Sudan's de facto leader visa for UN

US President Donald Trump signs a security deal with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen

'Fantastic relationship'

Trump signs security deal with Greenland, Denmark at UN

US President Donald Trump arrives to address the 81st United Nations General Assembly

Oil prices retreat as markets welcome US-Iran talks

Supporters of the Houthis brandish weapons and hold up placards showing the Kaaba and reading "For it, we willingly offer our souls" during a protest against Saudi Arabia's recent accusation that the Houthis fired at the holy city of Mecca

'Cease all military actions'

Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes as thousands flee

The French president called for Moscow and Kyiv to agree a moratorium on striking civilian and energy targets

Macron urges world to choose UN over 'law of the jungle'

Uzbek-born Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov attends the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow on March 26, 2026

Ukraine anger as EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov, Fridman

Suicide bombers struck luxury hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019, killing 279 people

Sri Lanka hands 220-year jail terms to 15 convicted of Easter bombings

Strong winds and heavy rains blasted the greater Tokyo area as Typhoon Dujuan passed by the Pacific Coast

Record rainfall

Typhoon Dujuan leaves 7 dead in Japan from landslides, flooding: media

US actress Hayden Panettiere, who starred in popular series 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' died at the age of 36

Drug cocktail killed former child star Hayden Panettiere: coroner

Moldova's President Maia Sandu says a state of emergency is needed to take urgent measures for the country's water and energy supplies

Rising fuel prices and severe drought

Moldova declares energy, water emergency

"Swan Song: Diana, My Sister", the late princess's brother Charles Spencer's explosive book, has gone on sale

'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister'

Memoir by Diana's brother goes on sale after rocking UK monarchy

Donald Trump Jr and his wife Bettina Anderson, pictured in July 2026, have confirmed Umanr Kremlev's involvement in their wedding

Republican senator seeks probe of Trump Jr Russian-funded wedding

Vincent Reynouard has described gas chambers in Nazi concentration camps as 'Soviet propaganda' and 'made-up stories'

Criminal offence in France since 1990

French Holocaust denier jailed for eight months

On the beaches and avenues of Acapulco, authorities used megaphones to broadcast messages about possible thunderstorms in the area

Expected to stay at sea

Hurricane Polo strengthens to top category 5 off Mexico

Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons reconstructed the skirt for their Spring-Summer 2027 runway show

Prada's skirts take centre stage as Milan Fashion Week begins

Children look at a high school in Turgutlu near Izmir where a teenager opened fire wounding 11 students before being arrested

Third such shooting in six months

11 hurt as teen opens fire outside school in western Turkey

Grand Duke Guillaume addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which brings together leaders and senior representatives of UN member states in New York, United States, on 22 September 2026.

Grand Duke urges UN reform and seeks Security Council seat in first address

Rescuers use an excavator to transport a flood survivor, following flash floods and a landslide disaster in Nepal's Nuwakot district; outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres has lashed out at oil companies at his swansong speech to the general assembly

Withering attack

UN chief says 'Big Oil' treats atmosphere as open sewer

After months trailing leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the polls, Flavio Bolsonaro is increasingly nipping at his heels in what is shaping up to be a knife-edge race

Knife-edge race

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro turns scandal into poll gains

The site of the accident, near a golf course.

German media report

US F-16 fighter jet crashes near Spangdahlem Air Base in Eifel region

Authorities have yet to provide figures on the health impact of the heatwaves, but a group representing young Tunisian doctors reported numerous deaths it said were caused by the heat

'Intense and prolonged heatwaves'

Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on record

India's Shreyanka Patil poses with supporters after their victory in the women's gold medal cricket match

20th Asian Games

India cricketers win in style as Afghan savours 'special' Games silver

India supporters cheer their team ahead of the T20 cricket match between Japan and India

India narrowly survive huge scare against minnows Japan

A French official briefed that Macron was prepared to face Trump with 'total candor'

Leaders gathered in New York

Macron says talks with Trump on Red Sea, Ukraine 'constructive'

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is flown as part of a display on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2026

Unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong

Missing F-35 fighter parts 'not sensitive', says Australia minister

Afghan rider Fariba Hashimi pictured last year in France

'Something special'

Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as man wins Asian Games silver

The boat clinics in India's Assam state focus primarily on maternal and infant health

Remote riverine communities

Mobile boat clinics bring healthcare to India's remote islands

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