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Investigators in North Rhine-Westphalia are treating a short circuit at a substation near Cologne as deliberate sabotage, with officials examining both foreign-directed and extremist motives.
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Darren James Service has admitted two charges over a 2022 hoax bomb incident that forced the evacuation of a Belfast venue where Simon Coveney was due to speak, with sentencing set for November.
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Estonia's parliament has chosen Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as the country's next president, with her swearing-in set for October 12.
Read more ›Estonia's Riigikogu elected Ulle Madise president in a single round, clearing the threshold needed to succeed Alar Karis when she takes office on October 12.
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On 2026-09-01, the Justice Department filed what it called a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, arguing the district’s transgender student procedures violate federal privacy law and parental rights rules.
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Former UK prime minister Keir Starmer says he will step down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, triggering a by-election six weeks after leaving office.
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A Utah judge ruled there was enough evidence to send the murder case against Tyler Robinson to trial after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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The Justice Department has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, alleging its transgender student policies violate federal privacy law.
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The new king pledged allegiance to the constitution after Harald V’s death, with Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra at his side and a week of mourning underway.
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Jurors told the judge they were unable to agree on a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, prompting an order to keep deliberating.
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A CNN live update said the Massachusetts jury told the judge it could not reach a unanimous decision, leaving the closely watched case in limbo.
Read more ›The jury in the Massachusetts murder trial said it was deadlocked, sending the case back into the courtroom with no immediate resolution.
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A knife attack in New York’s Times Square left one person dead and another injured before police shot the suspect, officials said on the event date 2026-08-31.
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A knife-wielding woman killed one person and injured another in Times Square on 2026-08-31 before police shot her after a standoff.
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Authorities arrested a 43-year-old man after a weekend shooting in Aarau killed an Italian woman and injured several others.
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A government statement said Dr Terrance Drew was admitted after mild discomfort, nausea and headache, and doctors later advised overseas monitoring.
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Police say a knife attack in the heart of New York left one person dead and another wounded before officers shot the suspect.
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A Las Vegas jury found Duane Davis guilty in the killing of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after the rapper died in a drive-by shooting.
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A court handed Amir Rahim Jabbar a long prison term for abducting American reporter Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad, a ruling the journalist welcomed as Iraq tries to rein in armed groups.
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A 43-year-old Swiss man was detained after a weekend shooting killed an Italian woman, injured several others and raised fears of a possible terror motive.
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A Seoul court has sentenced the 83-year-old religious leader to two years in prison after finding she approved a scheme that included gifts to former first lady Kim Keon Hee.
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Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason after disputes over the presidential election and a deadly security raid intensified tensions.
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Brian Mundubile and 17 others face treason allegations after a deadly raid, a disputed vote and a failed bid to challenge the result.
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Authorities are investigating a shooting at an unauthorized gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, after gunfire left two people dead and nine others injured.
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Authorities in Trenton are investigating an unauthorized street gathering shooting that killed two people and wounded nine others, with police urging witnesses to come forward as the case unfolds.
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The referendum comes ahead of a December election and has been boycotted by the opposition, which says the proposed constitution would concentrate power in the presidency.
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Police say 11 people were shot and two died after gunfire broke out during a gathering on Locust Street in Trenton, New Jersey, in the early hours of the event date.
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Police said 11 people were shot, two fatally, after gunfire erupted during a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, in the early hours of the event date, 2026-08-30.
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A manhunt is under way after a shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland left one person dead and five others injured on August 30, 2026.
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Swiss police are searching for the gunman after a shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland left at least one person dead, according to CNN’s report from the scene.
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KCNA says Kim Jong Un oversaw a leadership shake-up that replaced No Kwang Chol with Kim Song Gi and added another senior official to the ruling party’s top ranks.
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Kim Song-gi has taken over the defense portfolio as Pyongyang reorganizes senior military posts and highlights weapons research.
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A motu proprio issued on the event date amends the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches and sets out a procedure, including a two-thirds vote and papal assent, for removing a patriarch in rare cases of irreparable breakdown.
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Icelanders voted against resuming accession talks with the European Union, closing off the referendum’s central option.
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A national referendum asks whether Iceland should restart EU accession negotiations, reopening debates over security, sovereignty, fishing and the economy.
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Serbia’s justice minister says the convicted Bosnian-Serb commander will be buried with the country’s highest military and state honors, a move likely to deepen regional anger over wartime accountability.
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Norway entered a new royal era after King Harald V died in Oslo and Crown Prince Haakon automatically became King Haakon VIII.
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Cambodia says it shut more than 700 online scam centres, detained nearly 30,000 suspects and deported tens of thousands of foreign nationals in a year-long campaign against a cybercrime industry that has spread across the region.
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Two men allegedly walked into Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts with tickets, smashed a display case and left with a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace, turning a carefully staged exhibition into the latest in a run of high-profile European museum heists.
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Greenland and Denmark are moving to a reconciliation commission and compensation scheme after experts split over whether forced contraception amounted to genocide.
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Norway’s King Harald V has died aged 89 after a period of declining health, triggering national mourning and the accession of his son, Haakon, to the throne.
Read more ›The Norwegian monarch died after treatment for a rare blood condition, triggering national mourning and the accession of his son, Haakon.
Read more ›Police and prosecutors are moving against a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old accused of planning attacks on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base.
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A new Danish compensation law arrives as Greenland and Denmark continue to dispute whether the historic campaign amounted to genocide against Inuit women and girls.
Read more ›Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom has lost its monarch, King Rukidi IV, who became one of the world’s youngest rulers when he took the throne as a child.
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