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Photos: A journalist is crowned king in Uganda 

30 September 2026

A journalist has been crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, a traditional monarchy plunged into grief and a successi...

‘Dire situation’: Lebanese prisoners on hunger strike for 18 days 

30 September 2026

The medical condition of dozens of inmates on a hunger strike for more than two weeks inside Lebanon’s largest prison ...

FlyDubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after emergency alert 

30 September 2026

A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has been forced to make an emergency land...

S Korea demands apology over DMZ blasts as N Korea denies planting mines 

30 September 2026

News|United Nations South Korea’s military has demanded an apology from North Korea over landmine explosions earlier t...

Gentle giant Backpack wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week 

30 September 2026

After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear in Alaska�...

India’s Ujjain tense as mosque partially demolished for Hindu pilgrimage 

30 September 2026

Zeeshan Khan says he has not slept properly for three nights in a row. It began on Sunday when the 30-year-old joined hu...

Israel’s Lapid accuses Netanyahu of ‘fear-mongering’ over attack warning 

30 September 2026

Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “fear-mongering” after the ...

Hegseth to cut number of US general and admiral positions by 20% 

30 September 2026

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will cut the number of positions reserved for generals and admirals by 20 p...

Public workers in France strike over pay as student protests turn violent 

30 September 2026

Tens of thousands of civil servants, including teachers, firefighters and healthcare workers, have marched in cities acr...

Somali pirates killed five crew members on hijacked tanker, officials say 

29 September 2026

News|Conflict Pirates have killed five crew members on board a Palau-flagged oil tanker off the coast of Somalia before ...