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Haze shrouds the the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak state on the island of Borneo on September 1

High air pollution

Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo

The refinery -- built in the 1960s in then communist-ruled East Germany -- is a maze of metal pipes, huge tanks and stone chimneys the size of more than 1,200 football fields

New geopolitical headwinds

East German refinery adjusts to life without Russian oil

A memorial is seen on Mount Harriet, the scene of fighting against invading Argentine soldiers during the 1982 Falklands War, in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), a remote British overseas territory in the south Atlantic

'There are winds of change'

UK asserts 'unshakeable' Falklands commitment after Milei presses claim

The soil science prize went to a Swiss-based team who buried 1,000 pairs of men's underwear

Optimised urinals and buried underwear at 2026 Ig Nobels

'Playing games with people's lives'

Trump's White House releases deportation video games

MPG Tubes faces a challenge to heat metal without producing greenhouse gas

Indicator of business activity

German factory orders rise again in latest recovery sign

Experts say several factors may have contributed to the catastrophic collapse of the Himalayan glacial mountain

Experts explain

Nepal's 'Himalayan tsunami': what we know

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo celebrates winning the men's 200m at the Lausanne Diamond League

From women's 800m to 100m

Brussels Diamond League finals Day 2 - four events to watch

AfD supporters wave Germany flags during an election campaign event ahead of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt elections

Looming far-right win in Germany sparks security worries

De Michel Liebgott, Buergermeeschter vu Fameck (F) krut entretemps scho 15 Doudesmenacen

Near Thionville

Two bomb-disposal officers injured in attempted attack on French Mayor

The ALSU oil tanker was believed to be empty when it collided with the Tugberk Imamoglu

10 still missing

Tanker captain arrested over cargo ship sinking off Istanbul

Kristoforus and a small band of volunteers risk their lives battling the inferno that has swept across swathes of Borneo island

Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires

Deputy director general of the SAI, Vineet Kumar, shows off the units

India hopes 'unique idea' will save athletes from cabin fever

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's top candidate for the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund, waves during a moped ride in Jessnitz, eastern Germany on June 28, 2026

'One step too far'

German AfD's love for Simson mopeds dismays Jewish family behind brand

Appeal for witnesses

Police chase from Kirchberg to Trier ends with two arrests

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the US and Royal Jordanian Air Forces, along with an F-18 Hornet from the US Marine Corps, fly over the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan during Exercise Eager Tiger.

Power & Politics

The Makkah Pact I: The making of the 'old' US-based Middle Eastern order

Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after his five-set second-round victory over France's Quentin Halys at the US Open

Straight-sets win

Night-owl Zverev goes distance to advance as upsets rock US Open

Meloni at a meeting of young militants from her post-Fascist Brothers of Italy party

Italy's Meloni throws party to celebrate record in power

Brussels, like much of western Europe, faced searing heat this spring and summer

'Uphill battle'

After heatwaves, will EU pivot back to the climate fight?

Morning Roundup

Luxembourg secures winter gas, UN praises aid for women, and AfD leads polls ahead of German state election

Bukayo Saka has scored in both of Arsenal's Premier League matches this season

Arsenal brace for Chelsea test as Spurs seek spark

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting after winning Paris gold

'Clarity and determination'

Taiwan boxer Lin considered 'graceful exit' after Paris Games gold

More than 20,000 Cambodians displaced by deadly border clashes cannot return home because Thai soldiers control where they used to live

'Waiting village'

'I miss my home': Cambodians displaced by conflict start over

Lethwei is traditional Burmese boxing, distinct from Thai kickboxing because head blows are permitted and fighters compete bareknuckle

'Art of Nine Limbs'

War-bruised Myanmar finds relief in bareknuckle bloodsport

Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open last year

'I'm sorry to my fans'

Kyrgios gets month ban for cocaine, enters treatment programme

Self-driving taxi

Tesla launches self-driving 'Cybercab' in Texas

The move makes New Zealand the second country in the world to approve the use of the party drug for use in treating PTSD, after Australia

For medical use

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

Some 4,000 participants from 90 countries are taking part this year

4,000 participants

Westerners test their mettle at World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan

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