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Le Pen said only elections could break the impasse

Amid pending confidence vote

'No miracle' in last-ditch talks with French PM: far right

Police form a barricade to block protesters in Gorontalo, eastern Indonesia

Resisting police violence

Rights group says 20 missing after deadly Indonesia protests

A Japanese woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars by a person pretending to be an astronaut in a space crisis

Through social media

Over the Moon: Fake astronaut scams lovestruck Japanese octogenarian

Kim Jong Un aboard his special train is shown in a picture taken on September 1, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency via KNS

'Fortress' on wheels: Kim Jong Un's bulletproof train

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a memorial wall in Pyongyang in August for Korean People's Army's Overseas Operational Forces who took part in military operations for Russia

Russia-Ukraine war

About 2,000 North Korean troops killed in Russia deployment: Seoul spy agency

Morning Roundup

Five dead in traffic accident, Luxembourg approves Israel bonds, and Prince Guillaume coronation plans revealed

Tens of thousands of troops and civilians paraded in Hanoi to mark Vietnam's 80 years of independence

From French colonial rule

Vietnam marks 80 years of independence in record celebrations

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro risks over 40 years in prison if convicted

Expected 12 September

Bolsonaro verdict looms as Brazil coup trial closes

The incumbent Irfaan Ali (L), opposition candidate Aubrey Norton (C) and multi-millionaire Azruddin Mohamed are the three main contenders in Guyana's presidential elections

'We need 100% change'

Guyana votes amid oil boom, Venezuela tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping shows the way to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the photo session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Xi and Putin round on West at regional summit in China

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addressed members of the international press

Accused of leading drug cartel

Maduro says US warships with 1,200 missiles targeting Venezuela

Taliban security personnel carry an Afghan earthquake victim evacuated by a military helicopter

Every home affected

Earthquake in Afghan village leaves no family untouched

Plainclothes police officers hold sticks as they disperse protesters in front of a police headquarters in Jakarta

Residents staying clear

Indonesia capital on edge as army appears after deadly protests

A boat carrying Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists leaves the port of Barcelona on August 31, 2025

Fierce winds force Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona

A tow truck removes a car after it was driven into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney on September 1, 2025

Australia police charge man over Russian consulate car ramming

The killing of journalists during Israeli strikes in Gaza has sparked protests around the world

Over 250 outlets

International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza

Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of a vast parade on September 3 in Beijing

Show of strength

Missiles, drones, lasers: New weapons expected at Beijing military parade

Morning Roundup

Hundreds feared dead in Afghanistan earthquake, stabbing in Esch, and 96th Grande Braderie begins

Voters look at a map to understand the new redistricting maps approved by Texas lawmakers for the 2026 midterm elections

Drive to retain control

Minorities stand to lose in Trump's Texas vote map redo

This picture taken on August 31 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows Kim Jong Un inspecting a missile production process at an undisclosed location in North Korea

Looking to formalise ties

What does North Korea's Kim want from rare China trip?

Police launch witness appeal

Renaissance sculpture in Trier Cathedral decapitated and stolen

A car burns after being set ablaze during a protest against the Mobile Brigade Corps, or 'Brimob' in Jakarta

Over economic hardship

Indonesia tightens security after deadly protests

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg sad Huthi rebels had raided UN premises in Sanaa and Hodeida

Following Israel's killing of prime minister

Yemen's Huthi rebels detain at least 11 UN staff

Both army troops and the RSF paramilitaries have been accused of atrocities

Under paramilitary control

Sudan army strike kills at least 12 in Darfur: monitors

Palestinians run for cover during an Israeli drone strike in northern Gaza on May 23, 2025

According to Washington post

US would control Gaza, displace all its people under new plan: report

The flotilla includes activists from several countries, European lawmakers and public figures

'Breaking illegal siege'

Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg sets sail for Gaza

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is being held until Monday

Regional relations

Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou stunned France this week saying he would request the vote in a divided parliament on September 8

Budget standoff

French PM says 'fate of France' at stake in confidence vote

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