Russian officials report cyberattacks during parliamentary vote
Election and communications authorities said attacks on Moscow's online voting system and Far Eastern infrastructure were repelled as three-day voting continued.
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Lahore court extends protection for Afghan medical students facing expulsion
More than 100 Afghan students received a temporary reprieve from a Pakistani medical regulator's order requiring them to leave their colleges and return to Afghanistan.
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Russia opens three-day State Duma election under wartime controls
Voting began across Russia’s eastern regions in a parliamentary contest dominated by pro-Kremlin parties and shaped by the continuing war in Ukraine.
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Bangsamoro Election Produces Hung Parliament After Historic Regional Vote
No party reached the 41 seats needed to control the autonomous region's 80-member legislature, setting up coalition negotiations.
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Suspected Sabotage Disrupts Rail Services Across the Netherlands
Pipes and cables placed on tracks triggered safety systems and caused widespread cancellations while police and intelligence authorities opened investigations.
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New Zealand inquiry finds agencies missed warnings before Phillips child abduction
A 211-page review found police and child-welfare officials failed to connect warnings before Tom Phillips disappeared with his three children for nearly four years.
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Federal Judge Pauses New US Time Limits for Student and Journalist Visas
A preliminary injunction delayed Homeland Security rules that would replace open-ended study stays with fixed periods and shorten admission for foreign journalists.
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Bangsamoro holds first parliamentary election as transition reaches milestone
The vote ends the appointed transition authority's tenure and tests a peace process built after decades of conflict in the southern Philippines.
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Sweden votes in close election with far right seeking cabinet role
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s bloc faces a center-left alliance led by former premier Magdalena Andersson in a contest over all 349 Riksdag seats.
Read report »Philippine court orders arrest of former House speaker Romualdez on plunder charges
Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was arrested after the Sandiganbayan ordered him into government custody in a case alleging billions of pesos in kickbacks.
Read report »Hundreds of masked protesters block Dover port in morning disruption
BBC reporting says traffic into and out of the port stopped for hours before police dispersed the crowd by midday, with no arrests made.
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Uganda receives the body of King Oyo as Tooro enters mourning and succession questions
The remains of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV returned to Uganda on the event date, beginning the Tooro Kingdom's nine-day mourning period amid uncertainty over who will succeed him.
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Meloni's government claims a longevity record as Italy's right celebrates in Bari
Giorgia Meloni's administration has overtaken Silvio Berlusconi's combined record to become Italy's longest-serving postwar government, giving the ruling coalition a chance to turn the milestone into a campaign-style rally.
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Philippines Expands School Safety Drills After Rare Shootings Shake Campuses
The education department has begun nationwide active intruder drills, pairing students, police and emergency responders in a new preparedness push after rare school shootings.
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Moscow court places children’s hospice founder under curfew in war-criticism case
Lida Moniava, founder of a Moscow children’s hospice, was ordered to stay home at night, stay offline and avoid witnesses after a case tied to a 2023 post about civilian casualties.
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Minneapolis gunman killed after shooting that left two neighbors dead and five others injured
Police say Carlton Johnson opened fire at a downtown apartment building after a long run of threats, eviction trouble and domestic violence allegations.
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Police in Bergheim open sabotage probe after short circuit at Cologne-area substation
Investigators in North Rhine-Westphalia are treating a short circuit at a substation near Cologne as deliberate sabotage, with officials examining both foreign-directed and extremist motives.
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German investigators link failed Leipzig airport drone attack to suspected Russian operatives
Authorities in Germany say DNA traces and travel records have helped identify two suspects in the failed drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport, as Berlin points to Moscow’s role in the plot.
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Swiss police call Aarau rave shooting a rampage after one dead and five injured
Investigators say the attack at a techno event in the canton of Aargau was carried out by a lone 43-year-old Swiss suspect who fired more than 40 shots before being arrested.
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Belfast man pleads guilty over hoax bomb threat linked to Coveney event
Darren James Service has pleaded guilty to two charges tied to a 2022 hoax bomb alert at Belfast’s Houben Centre, while a third terrorism-preparation count remains on the court books.
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Darren James Service pleads guilty over Belfast bomb hoax linked to Coveney event
Darren James Service has admitted two charges over a 2022 hoax bomb incident that forced the evacuation of a Belfast venue where Simon Coveney was due to speak, with sentencing set for November.
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Estonia elects Ülle Madise as next president after Riigikogu vote
Estonia's parliament has chosen Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as the country's next president, with her swearing-in set for October 12.
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Estonia's Riigikogu elected Ulle Madise president in a single round, clearing the threshold needed to succeed Alar Karis when she takes office on October 12.
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Justice Department sues Kansas City, Kansas, schools over transgender student policies
On 2026-09-01, the Justice Department filed what it called a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, arguing the district’s transgender student procedures violate federal privacy law and parental rights rules.
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