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YESTERDAY

6 September 2026
9:28 PM

AI Begins Designing Real Physics Experiments, Nature Study Shows

9:15 PM

China–Nepal Trade Gateway Wiped Off Map by Himalayan Glacier Disaster

9:10 PM

Iran Claims Strike on US Vessel Near Strait of Hormuz as Conflict Escalates

9:10 PM

Germany Plans Nationwide Anti-Drone Shield After Airport Attack

9:09 PM

Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon After Hezbollah Launches Drones at Israeli Troops

9:08 PM

India Holds Back Alipay+ Payments Link Over Security and Data Concerns

9:08 PM

China’s Moonshot AI Seeks $3 Billion in Confidential Hong Kong IPO Filing

9:06 PM

China’s $68 Million First Policy-Financing Tranche Signals Fresh Investment Push

9:06 PM

Malaysia Haze Emergency Deepens Regional Alarm Over Indonesian Fires

9:05 PM

Abu Dhabi AI Institute Releases Models With Training Data and Code Fully Open

3:03 PM

Germany Votes as AfD Seeks Historic First State Election Victory

3:03 PM

Anak Krakatau Erupts, Disrupting 209 Flights and 22,800 Passengers at Jakarta Airport

3:00 PM

China Mudslide Toll Rises to Three as Nine Remain Missing After Typhoon Saudel

2:59 PM

USS Abraham Lincoln Leaves Thailand After Five-Day Break From Extended Iran-War Deployment

2:49 PM

Anak Krakatau Erupts, Disrupting 209 Flights and 22,800 Passengers at Jakarta Airport

2:49 PM

Naomi Osaka Battles Through Achilles Pain to Reach US Open Last 16

11:55 AM

U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers as Gulf Conflict Escalates

11:54 AM

IAEA-Brokered Ceasefire Begins at Zaporizhzhia as Nuclear Plant Faces Blackout Risk

11:53 AM

China Rare-Earth Suppliers Halt Some US Shipments as Geopolitical Fears Grow

11:51 AM

US Open Round of 16 Sets Alcaraz and Sabalenka Against American Challengers

11:51 AM

Iga Swiatek Survives US Open Test to Set Up Blockbuster Zheng Qinwen Rematch

8:33 AM

India’s TCS-Led Group Plans Up to $7.4 Billion AI Data Centre Investment

8:33 AM

US Strikes Three Iranian Oil Tankers as Conflict Expands Into Energy Shipping

8:33 AM

Putin–US Envoy Talks End Without Ukraine Breakthrough After Three-Hour Kremlin Meeting

8:32 AM

World Food Prices Reach Highest Level Since 2022 as War and Weather Hit Supply

8:32 AM

China’s Zheng Stuns Madison Keys After Extraordinary Comeback From 5–0 Down

8:31 AM

Pierre Gasly Takes Stunning First F1 Pole at Monza

8:31 AM

Oil Ends Week Higher as Renewed US–Iran Fighting Pushes Diesel to Record

8:30 AM

US Equity Funds See Second Straight Weekly Outflow as Iran Tensions and Yields Bite

8:30 AM

Chinese Worker Pulled Alive From Nepal Tunnel 10 Days After Catastrophic Flood

8:30 AM

Coco Gauff Survives US Open Upset Wave as Fritz, Keys and Anisimova Exit

8:29 AM

Vietnam and Myanmar Elevate Defence Cooperation to Major Pillar of Relations

8:29 AM

China Landslide Traps More Than 10 in Jiangxi as Rescue Operation Begins

8:28 AM

Xi Plans Large Chinese CEO Delegation for Washington Visit

8:28 AM

Sydney Faces Extreme Bushfire Danger as Spring Temperature Soars 13°C Above Normal

8:27 AM

Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Loses Neutral Athlete Status

8:27 AM

Citi Moves Closer to Long-Awaited China Brokerage Licence

8:26 AM

AI Boom Drives Another $20 Billion of Planned Taiwanese Investment Into US

8:26 AM

Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Loses Neutral Athlete Status

8:24 AM

Airbus and Spanish Unions Reach Preliminary Deal After Weeks of Strikes

SEP 5

5 September 2026
10:45 PM

US Strikes Three Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attacks on Navy Warships

10:44 PM

Cuba Health Crisis Deepens as US Embassy Issues Alert Amid Fuel Blockade

10:37 PM

Masked Anti-Immigration Protesters Block Britain’s Busiest Ferry Port at Dover

10:36 PM

Tens of Thousands Rally in Croatia Over 30,000-Tonne Waste Pollution Crisis

10:35 PM

Russell Tops Hamilton at Monza as Italian GP Championship Battle Heats Up

6:59 PM

Iranian Oil Tanker Hit by US Missiles Near Strategic Kharg Island, Iranian Media Says

6:59 PM

Iranian Oil Tanker Hit by US Missiles Near Strategic Kharg Island, Iranian Media Says

6:58 PM

Israel and Hezbollah Battle for Strategic Lebanon Hill Despite Ceasefire

6:58 PM

Russia Launches 167 Drones at Ukraine as New US Peace Mission Approaches

6:57 PM

Williams Sisters Make Emotional US Open Return After Four-Year Absence

4:46 PM

Robert Pattinson and Oasis Take Center Stage at Venice Film Festival

4:43 PM

Medvedev Charges Into US Open Fourth Round Without Dropping a Set

4:42 PM

Padres End Six-Game Slide With Dramatic 10th-Inning Walk-Off Against Yankees

4:40 PM

Braves Beat Phillies to Stretch NL East Lead to Five Games

4:07 PM

US Investigates Deadly Iran Wedding Strike as Weapons Analysis Points to Direct US Hit

2:59 PM

China Mudslide Leaves 1 Dead, 11 Missing After Tropical Storm Saudel

11:37 AM

Sydney Faces Extreme Bushfire Risk as Spring Temperature Soars 13°C Above Average

11:36 AM

Explosion at Bolivia Military Base Kills at Least 10, Injures Dozens

11:34 AM

US and Allies Push to Escalate Iran Nuclear Dispute to UN Security Council

11:33 AM

Anthropic IPO Moves Toward October in Potential Landmark AI Market Debut

11:31 AM

China-U.S. Tensions Rise Ahead of Crucial Xi–Trump Summit

10:04 AM

Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Security Service Headquarters as Kyiv Vows ‘Tangible’ Response

10:03 AM

US and European Powers Move Toward Referring Iran Nuclear Dispute to UN Security Council

10:02 AM

EU Plans Sweeping Waste-Export Ban That Could Reshape Trade With India and China

10:01 AM

Japan’s Budget Requests Surge to $918 Billion as AI, Chips and Security Spending Expand

10:01 AM

Germany on High Alert After Fresh Suspected Attacks on Power Grid

12:54 AM

Wildfires Spread Toward Indonesia’s $32 Billion New Capital Nusantara

12:54 AM

Japan’s Nidec Uncovers 844 Cases of Quality-Control Misconduct

12:53 AM

Xi Plans Major CEO Delegation for Washington Visit as US–China Business Talks Intensify

12:51 AM

World Food Prices Hit Highest Level Since 2022 as Climate and War Risks Converge

12:51 AM

US Job Growth Surges in August, Reviving Fed Rate-Hike Expectations