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UN warns El Nino could be ‘off the charts’, strongest in decades 

03 September 2026

El Nino is set to intensify to exceptional levels in the coming months and persist into early 2027, the World Meteorolog...

Kenya’s aviation strike is over, but the dispute is far from settled 

03 September 2026

Nairobi, Kenya – At Kenya’s airports, the return to normal operations came almost as quickly as the disruption had ...

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies aged 92 

03 September 2026

Gloria Steinem, the author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the women’s mo...

Why has the Netherlands moved $10bn of its gold from the US? 

03 September 2026

The Netherlands has moved billions of dollars of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada, and transferred ...

Kyrgyzstan hosts pivotal SCO summit amid global geopolitical shifts 

03 September 2026

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan –  It was a round table of some of the most influential men in the world. Representing Russia, Ch...

No end to torture of Gaza doctor Abu Safia in Israeli prison: What to know 

03 September 2026

Jailed Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safia continues to face abuse under Israeli detention, according to his lawyer, rai...

Photos: Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for missing flood victims 

03 September 2026

Families in Nepal held symbolic funerals for relatives who remain missing, hoping to free their souls after they were pr...

Norway seizes Russian ship in Arctic over Crimea compensation claim 

03 September 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Norway has seized a Russian ship in ⁠the Arctic to ⁠enforce a compensation claim by Ukrainia...

Rescue efforts continue as Nepal-China flood death toll surpasses 1,270 

03 September 2026

Rescue teams in Nepal are working around the clock to reach workers trapped inside hydropower facilities more than a wee...

Yair Netanyahu, Israeli PM’s son, angers UK right over Falklands comment 

03 September 2026

Comments by Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, backing Argentina’s claim to the Bri...