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Asian Games venues and athletes unharmed by extensive flooding in Nagoya, Japan

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Asian Games venues and athletes unharmed by extensive flooding in Nagoya, Japan

People wait in line for taxi outside a station due to a heavy rain in Nagoya, central Japan on September 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Athletes who’ve arrived early for the Asian Games were unharmed by extensive flooding that hit the central Japanese city of Nagoya, Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa said on Wednesday (September 9,…

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Rescuers search for 5 Indonesian photojournalists missing near Anak Krakatau volcano

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Rescuers search for 5 Indonesian photojournalists missing near Anak Krakatau volcano

Members of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) attend a briefing after a search operation for people reported missing, following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, in Serang, Banten province, Indonesia. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indonesian rescuers searched for eight people who went missing at sea while heading the island of Anak Krakatau to…

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Russian drones kill, injure people at Ukraine-Moldova border crossing

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Russian drones kill, injure people at Ukraine-Moldova border crossing

The flag flies on a roof as smoke rises in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian drones ​hit ⁠a border crossing between Ukraine ‌and Moldova overnight, ‌Ukraine’s ‌border ⁠guard said in ⁠a Facebook post on ​Wednesday (September…

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89

Hong Kong’s first post-handover leader, Tung Chee-hwa, who struggled to cope with an Asian financial crisis and growing protests for democracy in the early years under Chinese rule, has died at age 89. His office said in a statement that Mr. Tung passed away peacefully in the presence of his family members on Tuesday (September…

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U.S. military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers; Tehran hits back at American targets in Jordan

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U.S. military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers; Tehran hits back at American targets in Jordan

The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) in response to the latest attacks on its warships, and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a more than six-month-old war. Following…

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UK airports hit by fresh disruption after air traffic control glitch

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UK airports hit by fresh disruption after air traffic control glitch

People queue to check in after some departing flights were cancelled at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 in London on September 8, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain’s air traffic control service scrambled to recover from…

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Rubio vows to restore Colombia ties after leftist ‘mistakes’

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Rubio vows to restore Colombia ties after leftist ‘mistakes’

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a press conference during a bilateral agreement signing ceremony with Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella (out of frame) in Barranquilla, Colombia, on September 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) to rebuild relations with Colombia, saying…

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Trump bans some Canada goods as trade war swells

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Trump bans some Canada goods as trade war swells

U.S. President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House ramped up its trade dispute with Canada late on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) by banning the import of certain products, including alcoholic beverages, and raising tariffs on other goods. A range of Canadian products, from mattresses to motorboats and golf carts, will be…

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Netanyahu will make quick trip to speak at UN after Mamdani urged his arrest, diplomat says

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Netanyahu will make quick trip to speak at UN after Mamdani urged his arrest, diplomat says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File photo: Pool via Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a whirlwind 24-hour trip to speak at the annual UN gathering of world leaders this month because “there is no option” after New York’s mayor urged his arrest over the war in Gaza, Israel’s UN envoy said on…

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