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Israel to release five Lebanese detainees amid talks with Lebanon

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Israel to release five Lebanese detainees amid talks with Lebanon

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Israel will release ​five Lebanese citizens detained in southern Lebanon after ‌finding they had no links to militant ​groups, Prime Minister Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu’s office said on Thursday (September 3, 2026). It said the decision came amid negotiations with Lebanon to recover the ‌remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped…

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At least five dead, dozens missing after migrant boat found drifting near Spain’s Canary Islands

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At least five dead, dozens missing after migrant boat found drifting near Spain’s Canary Islands

Migrants wait to be assisted by the Red Cross after disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on September 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least five people died and dozens more were feared dead after a boat carrying West African migrants…

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Britain summons Russian charge d’affaires over Leipzig airport attack

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Britain summons Russian charge d’affaires over Leipzig airport attack

A police officer in protective clothing walks next to an explosive-disarming robot (EOD) at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026, after the police said explosives experts examined a drone found near a runway, and after a DHL cargo aircraft hit an unknown object as it was climbing away from the airport overnight, prompting…

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India ready to help end war in Ukraine: Jaishankar

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India ready to help end war in Ukraine: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. ‌Jaishankar with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriiy Sybiha during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP India is ​ready to ‌help end ​the ⁠war in Ukraine, External Affairs Minister S. ‌Jaishankar said on ‌Thursday ‌(September 3, 2206) on ⁠a visit to ⁠Kyiv. “If India can be of…

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Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of U.S. feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, has died

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Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of U.S. feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, has died

Gloria Steinem, celebrated author and feminist activist | Photo Credit: Reuters Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92. With her trademark streaked hair parted…

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Putin cites chance of peace deal but says Ukrainian aviation warning makes it harder

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Putin cites chance of peace deal but says Ukrainian aviation warning makes it harder

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a plenary session of Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on September 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Roscongress/Handout via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (September 3, 2026) there was a chance of a ​peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine, but restarting talks…

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India’s economic growth source of confidence for world: PM Modi

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India’s economic growth source of confidence for world: PM Modi

India and Belgium on Thursday (September 3, 2026) vowed to expand cooperation in trade, defence, critical minerals, clean energy and technologies following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wide-ranging talks with his Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever. In his media statement, Mr. Modi highlighted India’s 7.8% economic growth in the last quarter and framed the country’s rise…

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Iran, India not talking trade: Rubio on Modi-Pezeshkian meet

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Iran, India not talking trade: Rubio on Modi-Pezeshkian meet

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) said he did not think India and Iran were talking of a trade deal, and many countries around the world talk to the government in Tehran. Mr. Rubio’s remarks came during an interview…

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Russia to close German cultural centres after Berlin blames Moscow for airport drone plot

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Russia to close German cultural centres after Berlin blames Moscow for airport drone plot

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | Photo Credit: AP Russia will shutter German cultural centres across the country, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday (September 3, 2026). The move comes after Berlin blamed Moscow for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport and announced the closure of both the…

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