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Back on her hooves

Firefighters rescue 29-year-old 'Sally' from ditch

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, jailed several times for his advocacy, led non-violent civil disobedience campaigns

Faces life behind bars

Joshua Wong, Hong Kong's pro-democracy poster child

This handout photograph released by the Nepal Army shows military personnel conducting a search and rescue operation at a hydropower tunnel site in Rasuwa, Nepal

'But efforts continue'

Nepal tunnel rescuers seek trapped workers but hit dead ends

The "Mysteriya" ritual combines pagan Slavic traditions and Orthodox Christianity

Amid war, Ukrainian soldiers celebrate love at ritual wedding

Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government on Friday becomes the long

Meloni government becomes Italy's longest-lasting

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2026

Vows 'severe' consequences

Iran strikes back against latest US attacks

The 29-year-old Wong, one of the most recognisable faces of Hong Kong's now-quashed democracy movement, is already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subversion and was due to be released next year

Could be jailed for life

Hong Kong democracy activist Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion: AFP

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez in action during a pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge

Transfer window shut

Man City sign Fernandez, Ndiaye as Premier League clubs spend record £3.46bn

A man walks past damaged houses following flash floods at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 31, 2026

Rapper-turned-prime minister

Nepal's young PM faces gravest test after flood catastrophe

Protesters take part in an anti-LGBTQ rally organised by pro-Islamic organisations in Surabaya on August 9, 2026

Pressure from all angles

What rainbow? LGBTQ Indonesians on edge as hostility mounts

Yosuke Nagai, director of Accept International

Turning fighters into 'agents of peace'

The Japanese idealist behind the last deradicalisation NGO in Somalia

The Russian finance minister's G20 attendance has clouded the US-hosted talks, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushes partners to cut trade 'imbalances'

Russian finance minister attending

G20 finance leaders close talks marked by US welcoming Russia

A Syrian army soldier ducks as a land mine explodes during a demining operation in Qarah in the Damascus countryside

At least 2,375 people killed or injured

Syria UXO causing death, injury every six hours: charity

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2026 seeking tighter controls on mail voting, which he baselessly claims is vulnerable to widespread fraud

Rushed, new system

US postal whistleblower warns ballot system could disrupt midterms

Ukraine and Russia have intensified long-range attacks in recent months

For duration of war

Zelensky warns airlines Russian skies not safe due to Ukraine drones

People inspect a mosque that was allegedly attacked by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Bazzaryah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

'Appalling' violence

UK vows anti-settler measures as Israel warns of retaliation

John Ternus (left), takes over as Apple chief executive, with Tim Cook (right) becoming executive chairman

Ending Cook's 15-year run

John Ternus takes over as Apple enters era of AI, foldable phones

Trump pardoned Hernandez in November, just days before a presidential election in the Central American country

Pardoned by Trump last year

Honduran judge drops corruption charges against ex-leader Hernandez

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, on the right, and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul deliver their joint statement on national security

Supported by EU and NATO

Germany blames Russia for airport drone incident, hits back with sanctions

Vehicles drive along the Corniche in Dakar, Senegal, whose new loan with the IMF totals $2.2 billion

Following suspension of previous deal

IMF reaches agreement with Senegal on new $2.2 bn loan programme

A man takes a break in midtown Manhattan during a heat wave in New York City on July 3, 2026

What you need to know

What's next after judge strikes down New York's landmark climate fund law

Cutting-edge AI models have drawn concern over their ability to identify software vulnerabilities

OpenAI to launch new model with 'stronger safeguards' after hack

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said 'we are going to continue exerting pressure' in Iran

Weekend flare-up

Global bond sell-off, surging oil prices send markets into the red

Haakon VIII stood next to his eldest daughter, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Wife unable to attend

Norway's King Haakon VIII swears allegiance to constitution

Elon Musk addressed a G20 meeting focused on tech and innovation

Growing backlash

Zuckerberg, Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers

A SANA picture showing IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi meeting with Syria's interim foreign minister in Damascus last month ahead of the report findings

Confidential report

Syria site infrastructure 'consistent with nuclear reactor': IAEA

Students in Cuba assemble as they start the new school year amid an acute economic crisis

Acute economic crisis

Back-to-school in Cuba a grim day with shortages of everything

Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said G7 leaders will remain firm in their support for Ukraine

Short notice of attendance

Canadian minister says Russia's G20 presence sparked 'discomfort'

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