Three injured in knife attack at Montreal-area mosque, police say
A knife attack during afternoon prayers left three men hurt at a mosque in the Montreal area, according to the supplied report.
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FBI says Iranian hackers sent Trump campaign material to Biden associates
U.S. agencies said Iranian hackers sent unsolicited emails with stolen Trump campaign material to people associated with Joe Biden’s campaign, but investigators found no sign the recipients responded.
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Fiji Frees George Speight After Presidential Pardon
George Speight, the figure behind Fiji’s 2000 coup, was discharged from custody after receiving a presidential pardon, reopening one of the country’s most painful political chapters.
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European Parliament Symbolically Recognizes Edmundo González as Venezuela’s President
EU lawmakers passed a non-binding resolution recognizing Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo González as the country’s legitimate president, a move that sharpened tensions with Nicolás Maduro’s government.
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One killed, another badly wounded in stabbing near Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge
Dutch police said the attacker stabbed two people near the Erasmusbrug, leaving one dead and another seriously injured.
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Ghost platform takedown lands Australian suspect in court
Australian police arrested Jay Je Yoon Jung in Sydney as part of a multinational operation targeting the Ghost encrypted-messaging network used by organized crime groups.
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Armenia Says It Thwarted a Russian-Backed Coup Plot
Armenian prosecutors said they disrupted an alleged plan to overthrow the government with operatives trained and paid in Russia, sharpening tensions between Yerevan and Moscow.
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Japanese student dies after stabbing near Shenzhen school, prompting diplomatic concern
A 10-year-old Japanese student died a day after being stabbed near Shenzhen Japanese School, with police arresting a 44-year-old suspect and Tokyo seeking answers from Beijing.
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Dominique Pelicot admits charges in French mass rape trial
Dominique Pelicot told a French court he was “a rapist like the others in this room” as the trial over decades of abuse against his wife moved into a more explicit phase.
Read report »Georgia passes contested family-values law tightening LGBTQ+ restrictions
Georgia’s parliament has approved a law on “family values and the protection of minors” that would sharply restrict LGBTQ+ rights and deepen the country’s culture-war politics.
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Jordan appoints Jafar Hassan as prime minister after Khasawneh resignation
King Abdullah II has approved Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh’s resignation and named chief of staff Jafar Hassan as Jordan’s next head of government.
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FBI Says Trump Faced Apparent Assassination Attempt at Florida Golf Club
Secret Service agents fired after spotting a rifle barrel in the shrubbery, and a suspect was later detained on federal gun charges.
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Violence near Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea leaves at least 20 dead
A U.N. official says violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea's Porgera Valley has killed at least 20 people, with the death toll possibly as high as 50.
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South Sudan pushes elections to December 2026, extending fragile transition
The government says it needs more time to complete a census, draft a permanent constitution and register parties before voters can go to the polls.
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Tunisian police arrest scores of Ennahdha members as election tension grows
Ennahdha said at least 80 of its members were detained while thousands protested in Tunis ahead of the October 6 presidential vote.
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Seven men jailed in Rotherham child-abuse case under Operation Stovewood
A Sheffield court has jailed seven men for sexual offences against two vulnerable girls in Rotherham, in one of the largest child-abuse investigations in Britain.
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Three young Chinese nationals die in Milan shop fire as investigators examine possible arson
A fire at a store selling Chinese products in Milan killed three Chinese citizens and left investigators considering whether threats and arson may have played a role.
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Police arrest 18-year-old after three die in Luton tower block flat
Bedfordshire Police say they recovered a firearm after three people were found dead in a flat in Luton’s Marsh Farm area.
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Congo court sentences 37 people to death over failed coup attempt
A military court in Kinshasa convicted 37 defendants, including three Americans, while 14 others were acquitted and lawyers prepared appeals.
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Papua New Guinea's prime minister survives no-confidence challenge
James Marape kept his job after parliament rejected an opposition no-confidence bid, but the tense vote showed how fragile his majority remains.
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Senegal's President Dissolves Parliament and Calls November Snap Vote
Bassirou Diomaye Faye says he wants a legislative mandate for reforms after months of clashes with an opposition-led assembly.
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Afghan women gather in Tirana to coordinate resistance to Taliban restrictions
More than 130 Afghan women met in Tirana on 2024-09-04 for a summit that organisers described as an act of defiance against Taliban repression.
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Melbourne Arms Fair Clashes End in 39 Arrests as Protesters and Police Confront Each Other
Anti-war protesters clashed with police outside an Australian weapons expo in Melbourne, where officers used stun grenades and pepper spray and arrested 39 people.
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EU court upholds Google Shopping antitrust fine
Europe's top court backed a €2.4 billion penalty over Google's self-preferencing in shopping search results, a major win for regulators.
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