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Gloria Steinem spent decades traveling across the United States and around the world advocating for women's rights

Lived 'true to her independent spirit'

US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92: foundation

George Clooney's photograph of AFP photographer Tiziana Fabi, which she said was good enough that AFP should consider hiring him

Venice film festival

Clooney turns AFP photographer in jokey red carpet switch

Putin announced a "partial mobilisation" of reservists in 2022, prompting an exodus of draft-age men from the country

No need to mobilise

Putin denies plan for new Russia military call up

Carlos Queiroz led Ghana to the World Cup knockout phase before defeat by Colombia in the last 32

Queiroz reverses resignation to stay as Ghana coach

Rescue personnel search through the debris left by a mudslide in the area around the destroyed Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in China’s western Tibet region on September 2, 2026.

Hundreds still missing

Grief on Chinese internet as wait for Tibet flood news drags on

Caruana Galizia's murder prompted angry protests and a campaign for justice

Assassinated journalist

Caruana Galizia: 'one-woman WikiLeaks' who exposed Malta's shady side

Taiwan's extreme heat drill, held under heavy rain, was already postponed due to a typhoon

Testing emergency response

Heavy rain puts a dampener on Taiwan 'extreme heat' drill

Mubarakiyah market is located in the heart of Kuwait City

Kuwait's Iranians under pressure since start of war

A container ship on the Rhine sails past Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG in Duisburg

Europe's economic powerhouse

German growth prospects brighten as economy defies Mideast turmoil

Health authorities have advised Malaysians to limit outdoor activity and wear haze-rated masks in affected areas

Three-day operation

Malaysia starts cloud seeding to help clear toxic haze

The Goethe Institute is a cultural organisation that promotes the study of the German language

Amid spiralling tensions

Russia to close branches of Germany's Goethe Institute

OpenAI founder Sam Altman at a G20 meeting in North Carolina

Training models on copyrighted works

US govt sides with OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit

Kenya Wildlife Service aims to relocate 30 crocodiles this week

Kenya steps up crocodile hunt as rising lakes fuel conflict

Palau's President Surangel Whipps (R) presides over the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' plenary meeting in Koror

Sparked condemnation

Palau urges 'unified' Pacific response to China missile test

Eng Schülerin leet sech wärend enger Amoklaf-Übung an enger philippinnescher Schoul op de Buedem.

Amid recent attacks

Philippines holds drills to safeguard students from armed intruders

Students stage a protest in the city center a day after the 81st Indonesian Independence Day in Jakarta on August 18, 2026

Inundated social media

Indonesia protesters targeted by coordinated disinfo

American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson died at 70

American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson dies at 70

Family members register their information with Nepali police personnel to give blood samples for DNA testing to help identify their missing relatives

Clinging to hope

Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists

Grostenquin, France

Toddler dies after being accidentally struck by father's car at Moselle campsite

European Council President visit

Frieden and Costa push for Savings and Investment Union deal by year-end

Brought to the African island by the Portuguese, Sao Tome's Tchiloli theatre derives from medieval European legends

Medieval Europe and Africa collide in Sao Tome traditional theatre

Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right AfD's main candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, says he hopes to 'make history'

Landmark election

Far-right AfD eyes huge win in east German state vote

Morning Roundup

Diesel prices cross €2 mark, EU weighs new Russia sanctions, and Luxembourg mourns Pe'l Schlechter

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Australia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Richard Marles (L) during an honor cordon ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2026.

Speeding up cooperation

Defence chiefs back boosting US military presence in Australia

An aerial view shows a torrent of muddy water surging past houses and through the Trishuli River in the aftermath of flash floods, near the Nepal-China border

Glacial collapse

Nepal seeks climate justice after Himalayan disaster

Lewis Hamilton has won six times at Monza

Hamilton hopes to boost title bid with record Italian triumph

Researchers have found a trove of dinosaur fossils across Thailand offering insight into the creatures that roamed the planet millions of years ago

Thailand's 'Jurassic Park' shines light on dinosaur evolution

Iran reacted with fury after the Iranian Red Crescent said a US attack that hit a wedding in Iran's south killed four people, including a child, and wounded more than 50

Violence surges

Iran, US trade threats after fresh strikes

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