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Trump’s “How Is Ebola Going?” Question Has People Talking Online
A question about continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo took an unexpected turn when President Donald Trump suddenly asked an African journalist about Ebola.
France Protests Turn Violent as Hundreds of Schools Close — What’s Really Happening
Student protests that began over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and poor school conditions have spread across France, with fires, clashes and hundreds of school closures now adding to the crisis.
Viral Video Claiming Muslims Threaten Notre Dame Over Nice Church Killer Release Debunked As Staged Fake - Experts
A viral video shared by commentary account @real_Ebs_ claiming Muslims in France are threatening to burn down Notre Dame Cathedral unless authorities release Ibrahim Alisaoui is fake. Experts say the January 2025 clip is staged, with France 24 calling it ridiculous.
Italy Moves Closer To Chemical Castration For Sex Offenders - Back On The Table, Do You Support It?
Italy has moved a step closer to legalizing chemical castration for convicted sex offenders after the Chamber of Deputies approved a motion to form a technical committee to study pharmacological treatment. PM Giorgia Meloni backs it, but no law authorizes it yet.
Japan Tightens Immigration Rules As Protests Erupt Both For And Against Foreigners
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi tightened immigration enforcement, sharing deportation data with local governments and raising visa requirements. Viral claims of a new deportation ministry are false, but anti-immigration demos in Tokyo and Osaka and counter-protests at the Diet have erupted.
Iranian-Turkish Hacker Extradited to US Over $3.4 Billion University Cyberattack Campaign
Amir Barati, 40, was extradited from Montenegro to New York on charges including conspiracy to commit computer fraud, accused of a role in a years-long hacking operation that breached more than 150 U.S. universities.
Seventh Arrest Made in UK Terror Investigation Near US-Run RAF Fairford Air Base
A 27-year-old dual UK-Iranian national was arrested in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, as UK officials say they believe Iran played a part in a security incident near the base used by American bombers to strike Iran.
Passengers Overpower Co-Pilot Who Stabbed Captain and Tried to Crash Flydubai Flight to Israel
Flydubai Flight FZ1073 plunged over 14,000 feet after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar and tried to sabotage the controls -- until passengers forced their way into the cockpit and subdued him.
Pope Leo XIV's Black Priest Encounter in France Sparks Racism Debate - What Really Happened?
A brief clip showing Pope Leo XIV passing a Black priest at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Metz, France has gone viral and sparked allegations of racism, but wider footage tells a different story.
Bus Carrying Filipino Tourists Overturns Near Munich, Killing 2
A tour bus carrying dozens of Filipino tourists overturned on a highway near Buchloe early Sunday, killing at least 2 and injuring at least 8, including six airlifted by rescue helicopter.
A Rare September Nor'easter Is Slamming the East Coast, and It Already Cracked a Key Outer Banks Highway
Ocean overwash has closed NC-12 near Rodanthe after undermining about 500 feet of pavement, and forecasters warn of 50-60 mph gusts and major coastal flooding from Virginia to Massachusetts through the weekend.
Australia to Investigate Whether OpenAI Broke the Law After Its AI Model Hacked a Government Health Portal
PM Albanese says an OpenAI model "didn’t accept no for an answer" and wrote data to a Medicare database. OpenAI didn’t tell Canberra for nearly three months.
Philippine Senate Court Votes 13-1 to Lower the Bar to Convict VP Sara Duterte, Dropping a Fixed 16-Vote Threshold
Absent senators no longer count toward the two-thirds needed to convict. Presiding officer Chiz Escudero says the ruling applies only to this trial and sets no precedent.
A Chinese Satellite Broke Apart in Orbit, and the Space Force Is Tracking 43 Pieces of Debris
The Yaogan-50 (02) breakup was cataloged on Sept. 4. The cause is unknown, China has not publicly commented, and the debris could stay in orbit for decades or longer.
NASA’s Moon Orbiter Finds a 728-Foot Crater That Wasn’t There Before
The McGetchin crater formed in 2024 when a comet or asteroid fragment hit the Moon. NASA calls it the largest newly formed crater ever found in the solar system.
Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Injures at Least 19 Across Ukraine, Including Children in Kyiv and Odesa
Overnight strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia, damaging homes and a Black Sea port as Ukraine says it intercepted 131 aerial targets — undercutting a proposed energy-infrastructure truce ahead of a planned Zelenskyy-Trump meeting.
Missing Count From Coron Ferry Fire Drops to 8 as Search Continues, Coast Guard Says
The number of people missing after the M/V June Aster caught fire off Coron, Palawan has dropped to eight after investigators found four listed passengers never boarded.
NATO Jet Shoots Down Explosive-Laden Drone Over Lithuania in First-Ever Intercept
An Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone carrying an explosive device over Lithuania, the alliance's first-ever drone shootdown in the country's airspace.
Russia Opens Early Voting in Occupied Ukrainian Territory Ahead of Duma Elections
Russia began early voting in occupied Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea ahead of nationwide State Duma elections running September 18-20.
UN Mission Finds "Reasonable Grounds" US Strikes on Iran School Were War Crimes
A UN-backed fact-finding mission says it has reasonable grounds to believe US strikes on a Minab school were war crimes, and that Iran committed crimes against humanity in its protest crackdown.
Duterte Appears in Person at ICC for First Time, Facing Crimes-Against-Humanity Trial Over Drug War
Rodrigo Duterte, 81, made his first in-person appearance at the International Criminal Court, as his trial over the Philippines' deadly drug war is set to open November 30.
He Led Kosovo's Fight for Independence. A Court Just Called Him a War Criminal.
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 25 years by a European Union-backed tribunal — a verdict that split reaction along almost exactly the same lines as the war itself.
The U.S. Just Admitted It Has Weapons in Orbit. China Called It a Step Toward War.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed for the first time that the U.S. has deployed space control weapons, prompting warnings from China and Russia against turning orbit into a "battlefield."
The Philippines Held Its First-Ever Bangsamoro Election. It Left 4 Dead and Two SUVs in Pieces.
BARMM's historic first parliamentary election was marred by shootings that left at least 4 dead, partisans smashing rivals' SUVs in the street, and pre-shaded ballots that forced Comelec to seize control of two localities.
About 130 People Are Missing After an Indonesian Ferry Capsized. Here's What We Know.
The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 243 people from Surabaya to Banjarmasin when it lost contact in rough seas. Six are confirmed dead, 103 rescued, and roughly 130 remain missing.
A Ship Fire at a Chinese Port Killed 25 People. The Cause Is Still Unknown.
A fire aboard the cargo ship Ocean Melody at a Qingdao shipyard killed 25 people and injured 5 more. President Xi Jinping has called for an investigation into what caused it.
Rebels Just Took Full Control of a Strait 12% of World Trade Depends On
Houthi forces completed their takeover of the Yemeni side of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait this week — days after a separate drone strike shut down a major Saudi oil pipeline.
Volkswagen's CEO Told Workers He Grew Up There. They Booed Him Anyway.
Volkswagen approved 50,000 more job cuts — bringing the total to 100,000 — after CEO Oliver Blume was jeered by his own workers while announcing the company's biggest overhaul in 89 years.
Hurricane Lowell Kills 2, Knocks Out a Hawaii Island's Food and Fuel Supply
Hurricane Lowell, the third named storm to hit Hawaii in under a month, has killed two people, cut power to nearly all of Kauai, and knocked out the cargo port that supplies food and fuel to the island of Lanai.
He Was Trapped 225 Meters Inside a Flooded Tunnel for 10 Days. Then Someone Finally Heard Him.
A glacier collapse triggered flooding across Nepal and Tibet that has now killed more than 1,300 people, with thousands still missing. Ten days in, rescuers pulled a hydropower worker out of a flooded tunnel alive.
The Port That Named the World's Coffee Just Fell to a War. Trump Just Turned Down a Request to Join It.
Yemen's Houthi rebels seized the historic port of Mocha this week, tightening their grip on a critical Red Sea shipping route. Saudi Arabia's crown prince personally called President Trump twice asking for U.S. strikes. Trump said no.
The Stretcher Tipped on a Small Ramp. A Nursing Technician Has Since Been Fired.
A 39-year-old woman in palliative care fell from her stretcher while being moved to an ambulance in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Brazil. She is stable — and the city says a transport-safety rule was not followed.
Houthi Missile and Drone Barrage Wounds 73, Ignites Fires at Saudi Oil Facilities
Yemen's Houthis launched their heaviest attack on Saudi Arabia in years, striking an airport, air base, and multiple Aramco facilities across four cities in a dramatic escalation of the region's fighting.
Oregon's Worst Wildfire Season on Record Isn't Over Yet
The Austin Fire is just 19% contained with active evacuations south of Mount Hood, even as Oregon's other major fires this year near full containment after a record-breaking 2.3 million acres burned statewide.
Argentina's Milei Threatens Oil Sanctions in Falklands Dispute After Trump Comments
President Javier Milei is fast-tracking sanctions against oil companies near the Falkland Islands, escalating a decades-old dispute after Trump suggested Washington could revisit its stance on British sovereignty.
Iran Fires Missiles at US Carrier and Destroyer, US Destroys Three Iranian Tankers in Response
Iran's Revolutionary Guard targeted a US aircraft carrier and destroyer near the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in the monthslong standoff. Both ships evaded the strikes; three Iranian tankers did not.
AfD Wins Historic Victory in German State Election, Falls Just Short of Majority
The far-right party's record 43.8% finish in Saxony-Anhalt is its strongest ever in a German state election — and a test of how long the country's other parties can keep it out of power.
For 271 Days, a Pig Kidney Kept Him Alive Without Dialysis. Then Doctors Did Something No One Had Done Before.
Tim Andrews became the first person to successfully transition from a genetically modified pig kidney to a human one — a medical first published in The Lancet this week.
The Cargo Plane Was Landing Normally. Then It Just Didn't Stop.
An Amazon-branded Boeing 767 overran the runway at Miami International Airport at nearly 130 miles per hour, struck vehicles on a nearby road, and caught fire. Five people are dead.
The Building Was Being "Repaired." Then It Came Down With People Still Inside.
Six people are dead and rescuers are still digging through the rubble of a Delhi paying-guest housing block. The man who owned it is now on the run.
The UN Voted 164-1 to Stop Making Africa Look Small. Guess Who Cast the One "No."
A resolution to fix a 450-year-old map distortion passed almost unanimously. The United States called it "radical ideology" — the same week it kept renaming lakes and gulfs after itself.
The Booming Sounds Reached Cities 435 Miles Away. Then Jakarta's Airport Went Dark.
Volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau grounded hundreds of flights at Indonesia's busiest airport and five others, stranding travelers just as the eruption entered its second day.
Explosions Were Heard Near Iran's Most Important Oil Terminal Early This Morning. Nobody Official Will Say What Happened.
Iranian state media reported blasts near Kharg Island before dawn, with one outlet claiming a US missile hit an Iranian tanker. Neither Washington nor Tehran has confirmed anything.
Germany Found an Explosive Drone Parked Next to a Ukrainian Cargo Plane. Now It's Shutting Down a Russian Consulate.
German investigators say the forensic evidence points squarely at Moscow. Russia calls the accusation absurd. NATO and the EU are calling it exactly what Germany says it is: a hybrid attack.
London Just Got Its First Robotaxis. Ordering an Uber There Now Comes With a Coin Flip.
Fifteen driverless Ford Mustang Mach-Es are now live on London's streets, running Uber's app alongside every normal driver. Book a ride and you might not find out you're getting a robot until it shows up.
Nicolás Maduro's New Defense: You Can't Put a Foreign Head of State on Trial
The former Venezuelan president and his wife are asking a US judge to throw out their drug trafficking indictment entirely — arguing no American court has ever tried a sitting foreign leader, and that the same rule should protect him now.
Congo's Ebola Outbreak Just Passed 3,000 Deaths. It's Only Three and a Half Months Old.
It's now the deadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo's history, and the fastest-spreading anywhere the disease has ever been recorded. The World Health Organization says it's on pace to pass an epidemic that took a decade to reach the same toll.
Norway's King Died After 35 Years on the Throne. His Son Just Inherited the Crown — and a Family Already in Crisis.
Tens of thousands laid flowers outside the palace in Oslo this week for King Harald V. His son is now King Haakon VIII. But the new queen is stepping into the role carrying two scandals most of the mourners haven't fully reckoned with.
A Cyprus Ferry Was Delayed a Day for Bad Weather. It Sailed Into It Anyway — and Capsized.
The Filo Jet was supposed to leave Kyrenia for Turkey a day earlier, but rough seas pushed the trip back. When it finally departed Sunday, two waves in a row were enough to flip it. At least 7 are dead, more than 20 are still missing, and the captain and his crew are now under arrest.
A Glacier Collapsed Into a River — Now Hundreds Are Missing Across Nepal and Tibet
At least 157 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more, including dozens of Americans, are unaccounted for after a glacial collapse sent a wall of water and debris through Himalayan valleys on the Nepal-China border.
Fire at Russia-China Gas Megaproject Kills Seven, Six of Them Chinese Workers
A fire tore through the Amur Gas Chemical Complex, a $10 billion Sibur-Sinopec joint venture in Russia's Far East, killing seven people and injuring more than 150 as dramatic footage showed workers running from the site.
Nigeria Orders Rescue Operation After Armed Group Claims 600 Abducted From a Mosque
President Bola Tinubu ordered the military, police and intelligence services into a coordinated rescue operation after an armed group posted video appearing to show hundreds abducted during Friday prayers in Niger State — a figure Reuters says it cannot independently verify.
Unknown Projectile Disables Oil Tanker Off Oman, Near the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberian-flagged tanker Metro Venetian was struck by an unidentified projectile off Oman's coast, disabling its engine room, as the U.S.-Iran sanctions standoff continues to spill into the region's shipping lanes.
Fire in a Hospital Nursery Kills 14 Newborns in Pakistan's Capital
A blaze tore through the newborn nursery at Islamabad's largest public hospital early Wednesday, killing at least 14 infants in one of Pakistan's deadliest hospital fires in decades.
Israel Advances E1 Settlement Plan That Critics Say Could End Hopes for a Palestinian State
Bids for more than 1,200 housing units linking a settlement to East Jerusalem have drawn condemnation from European, North American, Arab and Muslim governments, two months ahead of Israeli elections.
UK Hands Ukraine Blueprints to Build Its Own Storm Shadow Missiles
PM Andy Burnham made the announcement in Kyiv on his first foreign trip as prime minister, timed to Ukraine's 35th Independence Day, authorizing MBDA to share classified British missile technology.
Congo's Ebola Outbreak Records One of Its Worst Weekly Death Tolls Yet, as Vaccines Begin to Arrive
More than 300 deaths were reported in a single week in what officials describe as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, even as the first vaccine shipments reach the eastern region driving it.
Thousands Pray for Rain as Indonesia Battles Wildfires Choking Sumatra and Kalimantan
With more than 36,000 hectares burned across 10 provinces and haze forcing school closures in Malaysia, Indonesia is running cloud-seeding flights alongside a mass Islamic rain prayer.
Armenia Says It Will Soon Apply to Join the EU, Deepening Its Break From Russia
PM Nikol Pashinyan told parliament Armenia will formally apply for EU membership "in the near future," a move the Kremlin has already objected to on economic grounds.
Israeli Strike Kills Displaced Palestinian in Gaza Tent Camp, Israel Says It Was Targeting Hamas Militants
The strike near al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah is the latest in a string of deadly incidents that has continued despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Russia Strikes Ukraine on Independence Day as EU Approves €6.1 Billion for Air Defense
Ukraine marked 35 years of independence under Russian drone and missile fire, as the EU unlocked new defense funding and the UK's prime minister pledged to help Kyiv build its own long-range missiles.