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Polls open in Saxony-Anhalt as AfD predicted to win state election
A large AfD victory would pile more pressure onto Merz and his increasingly unpopular coalition. The party has been poll...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailTV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
Sarah Khalifa is best known for her TV programme Mission Impossible which dealt with crime issues.
Cairo, Egypt · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailGerman state heads to regional polls in far-right cliffhanger
AfD is within reach of power in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailNo-confidence motion against Solomon Islands PM withdrawn
The motion of no confidence filed against the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands has been withdrawn.
Honiara, Solomon Islands · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailRussia, Ukraine Exchange Strikes as US Envoys Head for Kyiv
Russia and Ukraine exchanged another wave of overnight strikes as US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were set to ...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailRussia, Ukraine Exchange Strikes as US Envoys Head for Kyiv
Russia and Ukraine exchanged another wave of overnight strikes as US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were set to ...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailHow climate change and food insecurity could fuel future conflicts
Climate change, conflict, and trade tensions are putting pressure on the global food system. New research suggests the b...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailHow do you arrest 50,000 people quietly?
ICE agents arrested an average of one person every 54 seconds in July. AJLabs examines a record month for deportations.
Washington, United States · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailAt flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port — Reuters witnesses
GYIRONG, China, Sept 6 - About 20 Chinese rescue workers in bright orange worked excavators, shovels and radar detectors...
Gyirong, China · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailAt flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port
There was no trace of the five-storey Chinese customs building that once stood there.
Gyirong, China · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailKyiv adapts to new reality of life under constant Russian drone attack
Since late August, Russia has ramped up the frequency of its air assaults on the Ukrainian capital using jet-powered dro...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailEgyptian TV presenter sentenced to death in major drug case
Cairo court sentences TV host Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death over drug trafficking ring.
Cairo, Egypt · Sep 06, 2026 · Wedgetail5-year plan to boost livelihoods, policy address to set out concrete measures: John Lee
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to improve residents’ livelihoods through long-term strategies in the city’s first five-y...
Hong Kong · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailThe meltdown of Sara Duterte: From ‘no joke, no joke’ to ‘I do not feel safe’
Vice President Sara Duterte simultaneously faces her grave threats case and impeachment trial — cases which were trigger...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailHuge support for PTI in Sindh a challenge to PPP’s traditional dominance: Sohail Afridi
NAWABSHAH: Emboldened by a big turnout of supporters in a city like Nawabshah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail...
Nawabshah, Pakistan · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUK has billions in contracts with firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements
Al Jazeera finds 17 settlement-linked companies hold 2.1 billion pounds in UK public contracts.
London, United Kingdom · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailGeneral Staff: Russia has lost 1,496,440 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Ukraine has now downed more than half a million aerial drones since the full-scale invasion began, according to the Gene...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailIran attacks naval drone near Hormuz after US strikes 3 oil tankers
Iran said on Sunday that its forces attacked a US naval drone trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after targetin...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailIsraeli strike kills two people in Arab Salim town of Lebanon
Israeli strike kills two people in Arab Salim town of Lebanon At least two people have been killed in an Israeli strike ...
Arab Salim, Lebanon · Sep 06, 2026 · Wedgetail'A bad sign': US envoys head to Kyiv after three-hour talks with Putin
As US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Kyiv following what the White House described as "substantive" talk...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailPalestinian child, 50-year-old man injured in Israeli gunfire
Palestinian child, 50-year-old man injured in Israeli gunfire Two Palestinians were injured in the occupied West Bank an...
Ramallah, Palestine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUS peace envoys set for Kyiv visit after talks with Putin
Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin aide, called US talks with Putin "extremely frank" and said that the US side had "put forward a ...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailAir defenses down 258 Ukrainian drones over Russia overnight — top brass
From 8:00 p.m. Moscow time on September 5 to 8:00 a.m. Moscow time on September 6, on-duty air defenses intercepted and ...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailSecurity forces kill over 20 terrorists during multiple engagements in KP: ISPR
Security forces killed over 20 terrorists during multiple engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between September 3 and 5, t...
Islamabad, Pakistan · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailBroken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests
Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confessionThe twins were 19 a...
Tehran, Iran · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailHungary begins hunt for corrupt regime's billions
Hungary's new prime minister promised he would recover billions stolen or diverted by the previous administration. A new...
Budapest, Hungary · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailGermany's far-right AfD eyes historic state victory in Saxony-Anhalt election
Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is aiming to become the first far-right party to take power...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailRival parties to clash during National Assembly questioning of Lee government
South Korea’s rival parties are set to clash over the administration's economic, housing, foreign and security policies ...
Seoul, South Korea · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUS denies it tried to influence Malaysia’s political leadership in 2014
The US rejected a claim by Malaysia’s opposition Islamist party that Washington once sought to influence the country’s c...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailKremlin says Ukraine talks with US envoys were useful; no sign of breakthrough
President Vladimir Putin tells US envoys that Russia was making 'real progress' on the battlefield and was confident of ...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailIsrael asks residents of Lebanon's Arab Salim to leave, warns of strike
Israel asks residents of Lebanon's Arab Salim to leave, warns of strike Israeli military asked the residents of the Arab...
Beirut, Lebanon · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailGermany’s Far Right Heads for Historic State Win: What to Watch
Germany’s far right is expected to notch a decisive election victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a result that could put...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailChina’s memories of Mao fade to nostalgia 50 years after his death
Mao ushered in collectivized ownership hoping to drive industry and unite the country, but his drastic policies are blam...
Beijing, China · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailTop US military officials face lie detectors in leak hunt
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has launched a lie-detector dragnet to comb through high-ranking military officials and identif...
Washington, United States · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailThe US-Canada 'divorce' and the $1.2 trillion fallout
The US and Canada are often referred to as North American cousins, but the family feud has turned bitter as their tradin...
Washington, United States · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailYemeni forces claim strategic district amid intensified Houthi clashes
More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz.
Taiz, Yemen · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailTravellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire
Sources indicate some members states will not enforce EES biometric controls after 6 September deadlineWhat are the new ...
No location · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailIsraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says ‘Qatar is a hostile state’
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed accusations about his government’s alleged ties to Qatar as ‘one big bluff’
Jerusalem · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailUkrainian drones reportedly target Ryazan oil refinery, cities across Russia
Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Ryazan and targeted other cities across Russia overnight on Sept. 6, monitori...
Ryazan, Russia · Sep 06, 2026 · WedgetailLive: Trump's envoys head to Ukraine after 'substantive' talks with Putin
US President Donald Trump's business partner Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed "substantive plans" fo...
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