Bayraktar TB2 drones have been used by Ukraine against Russia since the start of the war in 2022 and initially saw great success.

In an open letter ahead of the EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Germany, 209 former ambassadors and senior staff call for urgent sanctions and national measures against Israel over Gaza and West Bank actions, citing famine, mass displacement, and rights abuses

“My thoughts are with the victims in Ukraine and with the staff of the EU delegation, whose building was damaged in this deliberate Russian strike,” Costa wrote on X.

The government plans to scrap a steep 25% sales tax on books in a bid to tackle the country’s ‘reading crisis’.

The seventh grader remains in critical condition after undergoing surgery

A gunman opened fire on a Catholic school Mass in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring 17 others before taking his own life, officials said

A new poll shows most citizens back fresh elections as Prime Minister Bayrou faces a likely confidence vote defeat and President Macron weighs three uncertain paths forward

Beijing rejected calls to join Washington and Moscow in nuclear arms talks, stressing its smaller arsenal, defensive doctrine, and refusal to enter an arms race

Canberra accused Tehran of orchestrating antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, expelling Iranian diplomats and closing its embassy in Tehran in an unprecedented post-war move

Half of the Nitijela building in Majuro was burnt down overnight, leaving the structure unusable, while Taiwan pledges support to the Pacific island nation

Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirms Germany will not join Western allies in recognizing Palestine at the UN, citing unresolved conditions for statehood and support for a two-state solution

At least 20 people, including five journalists, were killed in a strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, drawing strong condemnation from world leaders and press groups

Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a no-confidence vote on September 8, with protests planned two days later that echo the “Yellow Vests” movement

From defending his leadership style to criminalizing flag burning and proposing a Defense Department name change, the US president delivered a sprawling press conference

"The current model satisfies no one-locals feel ignored and asylum seekers are left in poor conditions." – Professor Jonathan Darling, Durham University

After sweeping past China’s Hainan Island, Typhoon Kajiki made landfall in Vietnam, flooding homes, downing trees, and forcing mass evacuations despite weakening winds

Health officials confirmed the first human infection with the New World screwworm in the United States, linked to travel abroad. While the public health risk is considered low, concerns are growing over its potential impact on livestock and the U.S. cattle industry

Around 2,200 troops are now patrolling Washington, D.C., after President Trump ordered deployments to curb crime, sparking strong backlash from Democrats

At least 15 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, Palestinian officials said, including three journalists—one a Reuters cameraman. The Israeli military has not yet commented on the incident

Retaliatory Israeli airstrikes hit Sanaa after Houthi militants launched missiles toward Israel, leaving six people dead and at least 86 injured, according to Yemeni officials