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AfD files criminal complaint against Merz for ‘ethnic cleansing’ charge

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AfD files criminal complaint against Merz for ‘ethnic cleansing’ charge

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Germany’s far-right opposition AfD party said late Thursday (September 11, 2026) it would ask for criminal defamation charges against Chancellor Friedrich Merz after he accused the party of promoting “ethnic cleansing”. “We have come to a decision to file a criminal complaint against Chancellor Friedrich Merz,”…

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U.S. marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks

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U.S. marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks

Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday (September 11, 2026), remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaeda attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims’ names — and volunteer projects in…

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Delhi Police detain five for raising anti-Xi slogans near Bharat Mandapam

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Delhi Police detain five for raising anti-Xi slogans near Bharat Mandapam

Tibetan community members stage a protest march against the visit of China’s President Xi Jinping for the BRICS Summit 2026, in New Delhi, Friday (September 11, 2026). | Photo Credit: PTI The Tibetan community on Friday (September 11, 2026) voiced its opposition to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India for the BRICS Summit, to…

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Trade curbs on Israeli settlements in West Bank unlikely to have much bite

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Trade curbs on Israeli settlements in West Bank unlikely to have much bite

The U.K., France, and Canada, along with nine other countries, namely Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, issued a joint statement on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) confirming their intention to introduce new restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. While the U.K., France and Canada announced a…

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Anthropic says Yemen fighters used AI to seek guided weapons

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Anthropic says Yemen fighters used AI to seek guided weapons

Anthropic said it had banned the relevant accounts as soon as it had detected the illegal activity. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A group in Yemen attempted to use Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to build guided rockets and missiles, the U.S. firm has revealed, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels are on the offensive in the country. In…

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Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 bn: foreign ministry

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Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be .78 bn: foreign ministry

Nepal, a largely rural nation of 30 million people, contributes a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions compared to industrialised nations. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse that hit Nepal last month would amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry said on Friday (September…

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Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane

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Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday (September 11, 2026) reached the ​strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of ⁠the world’s vital shipping routes. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had withdrawn from Perim and…

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Over 90 Sikh pilgrims from Pakistan with visas, stopped from boarding indirect flight to India

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Over 90 Sikh pilgrims from Pakistan with visas, stopped from boarding indirect flight to India

Over 90 Pakistani Sikhs with visas for pilgrimage to Sri Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand were stopped by the immigration authorities on Friday (September 11, 2026) from boarding an indirect flight to India, officials said. As many as 92 Pakistani Sikhs, including women and children, arrived at the Faisalabad International Airport (some 150 km from Lahore)…

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Yoon acquitted in case related to South Korean marine’s drowning in rare legal reprieve

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Yoon acquitted in case related to South Korean marine’s drowning in rare legal reprieve

South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol. | Photo Credit: AP Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was acquitted on Friday (September 11, 2026) in a case related to a marine’s drowning death in a rare reprieve in one of the criminal cases brought against him following his ouster for imposing martial law….

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5 militants of banned ISKP killed in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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5 militants of banned ISKP killed in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Counter Terrorism Department had received intelligence that ISKP militants were present in a compound near Shamshatu camp. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Five militants of the banned Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) have been killed in an operation by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said. A key…

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