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Attempted airport attack state sponsored terrorism: EU foreign policy chief

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Attempted airport attack state sponsored terrorism: EU foreign policy chief

EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union’s top diplomat said on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) that an attempted attack on a German airport blamed on Russia appears to be “state sponsored terrorism,” as EU countries weighed their response. The German government on Tuesday…

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U.S.-Sri Lanka joint operation busts Pakistan-based drug network, 463 kg meth seized

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U.S.-Sri Lanka joint operation busts Pakistan-based drug network, 463 kg meth seized

A joint operation by Sri Lankan and U.S. authorities busted a Pakistan-based narcotrafficking network allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs valued at $21 million through the island nation to international black markets. Acting on intelligence developed between August 14 and 29 about suspicious maritime containers being shipped from Pakistan to Colombo, the joint team intercepted the…

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Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’

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Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’

It is the latest geographical name change floated by U.S. President Trump and comes a week after he ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed as “Lake America” amid a trade war with Canada. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump…

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Pakistan says ‘hopeful’ for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation

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Pakistan says ‘hopeful’ for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Islamabad Pakistan on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) said that it was “hopeful” for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation between the US and Iran, underlining the need for “dialogue and diplomacy” for stability in the region. The remark…

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Norway palace declares court mourning, cancels activities until October 9

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Norway palace declares court mourning, cancels activities until October 9

People queue to enter the Royal Palace Chapel to pay their respects to late King Harald, during his lying in state at the Royal Palace, in Oslo, Norway, on September 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Norway’s new King Haakon VIII on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) declared a period of mourning for the royal court…

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At least 22 have been killed in bus accident in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

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At least 22 have been killed in bus accident in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

A view of the wreckage of a passenger bus that overturned on the Dahab-Nuweiba road, in Egypt’s South Sinai province on September 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP “At least 22 people, including Egyptians and Jordanians, were killed on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) in a passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula,” authorities in both…

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Sonu Sood reaches Nepal with flood relief: ‘Will try to bring people’s live back on track’

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Sonu Sood reaches Nepal with flood relief: ‘Will try to bring people’s live back on track’

Actor Sonu Sood in flood-hit Nepal with relief supplies. Photo: X/@SonuSood. Actor Sonu Sood, who is in Kathmandu with relief supplies for people affected by the devastating floods in Nepal, says his foundation will continue its assistance in the coming months. Mr. Sood, accompanied by the team of his Sood Charity Foundation, landed in the Nepalese…

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FM Sitharaman meets Russian counterpart Siluanov; SCO Development Bank on table

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FM Sitharaman meets Russian counterpart Siluanov; SCO Development Bank on table

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting in Asheville. Photo credit: @FinMinIndia X/ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met her Russian counterpart Anton Siluanov and discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and establishing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Development Bank. The…

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Nepal flash floods: Over five tonnes of medicines, 11-member rescue team in India’s next tranche of aid

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Nepal flash floods: Over five tonnes of medicines, 11-member rescue team in India’s next tranche of aid

The fifth Indian aircraft carrying relief aid and rescue personnel to Nepal, on September 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar India has sent its fifth tranche of aid to flood-hit Nepal, including a 11-member rescue team and over five tonnes of essential medicine, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said on Wednesday (September 2, 2026). “The fifth…

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