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A quarter of a century after the Al-Qaeda attacks on the U.S., jihadist groups still pose a major threat to security in Europe, but a new menace has surfaced that is driven mostly by young people online and the authorities are worried. The exact size of the network behind what is being called nihilistic violent…
A ballistic missile strike on trucks carrying military equipment from Saudi Arabia to the Al-Wadiah military camp in Yemen’s Hadhramaut province. | Photo Credit: AFP Strikes on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels wounded 73 people, a Riyadh-led coalition said on Tuesday (September 8, 2026), vowing to respond to the attacks. Days of fighting…
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(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here. A photograph of a large group of Palestinian children, seated and lying amid the rubble and ruin in Gaza, watching the ‘Lion King’ projected on a screen, has gone…
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Five years after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, United Nation experts have warned that the regime’s “highly restrictive policies are reshaping every aspect of life in Afghanistan, with devastating consequences for children and young people.” Young people form a majority of the Afghan demographic, and according to a new report by UN Special Rapporteur…
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The sunken vessel, whose name has not been released, was the fifth targeted by U.S. forces in less than two weeks. File photo: X/@Southcom The U.S. Southern Command on Monday (September 7, 2026) sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros. It was the latest action by…
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Mount Anak Krakatau spews volcanic smoke in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia, on September 5, 2026. Photo: Badan Geologi via AP. The latest eruptions of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau disrupted air travel, affecting more than 270,000 people, and underscored the threat posed by the Southeast Asian country’s more than 100 active volcanoes — the highest number…
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Stranded passengers wait at the domestic terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport as some of the flights to Jakarta were cancelled due to the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, September 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta resumed early Tuesday (September…
Chinese experts have pointed to a clear link between rising temperatures, which have led to significant glacial retreat on the Tibetan Plateau, and the deadly August 26 glacial collapse on the Nepal-China border, warning of growing risks from more glacial flood outbursts, with more than 14,000 glacial lakes mapped on the plateau. | Photo Credit:…
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz talks to residents affected by an explosion at a military barracks that killed several people, as others are still missing, in Viacha, Bolivia, September 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bolivian authorities on Monday (September 7, 2026) confirmed that nine people have died following an explosion at a military barracks in…
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