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YESTERDAY

6 September 2026
10:00 PM

Jamaica Formally Takes Slavery Reparations Case to King Charles III

9:18 PM

China’s Homegrown AI Chipmakers Begin Eroding Nvidia’s Dominance

9:17 PM

Serbia Moves Toward Snap Election as Government Asks President to Dissolve Parliament

9:17 PM

EU Commits $232 Million to Greenland as Arctic Geopolitical Rivalry Intensifies

9:16 PM

Saudi Arabia Moves Toward Broader UN Nuclear Inspections Under New US Atomic Deal

5:49 PM

Racing Driver Says Rival Saved His Life After Fiery Shanghai Crash

5:48 PM

Philippines Warns China Could Exploit Reduced US–South Korea Military Exercises

5:47 PM

Yen Hits Seven-Month High as Markets Bet on Bank of Japan Rate Hike

5:46 PM

China Accelerates Humanoid Robots for Battlefield Use in New Military AI Push

5:45 PM

UAE Builds Alternative Energy and Trade Routes to Bypass Iran War Risks

3:40 PM

Israeli Strikes Kill 11 in Southern Lebanon as Fragile Ceasefire Comes Under New Pressure

3:31 PM

North Korea’s Nuclear Naval Expansion Coincides With New US–Japan–South Korea War Games

12:12 PM

Iran Plans ‘Exclusion Zone’ Near Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Confrontation Escalates

10:57 AM

Anthropic IPO Moves Toward Mid-October as AI Listing Race Accelerates

10:40 AM

AI Hardware Boom Drives Expansion Across Asian Factories

8:19 AM

UK Unveils New Growth Push as Iran War Adds Inflation Pressure

8:19 AM

Indonesia Volcano Crisis Cancels 1,558 Flights, Disrupting 170,000 Passengers

8:19 AM

Tiafoe Stuns Former Champion Medvedev to Reach US Open Quarter-Finals

8:14 AM

US Takes Mail-Ballot Restrictions Back to Supreme Court Ahead of Midterms

8:13 AM

Iran Warns Future US Attacks Will Bring ‘Faster, Heavier’ Response

8:13 AM

Antonelli Wins Italian GP From 19th, First Italian Monza Winner in 60 Years

8:12 AM

Iran Plans New ‘Exclusion Zone’ Near Strait of Hormuz as Maritime Crisis Deepens

8:12 AM

US Envoys Say New Russia–Ukraine Talks Could Be Announced Soon After Moscow and Kyiv Visits

8:12 AM

Germany’s AfD Wins Historic 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, More Than Doubling Its Vote

8:10 AM

Hormuz Shipping Plunges to Lowest Since May After US–Iran Tanker Strikes

SEP 5

5 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