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Pedestrians cross a wet civic plaza outside an unbranded German government building.

World

AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt Election but Falls Short of Power

Alternative for Germany won 43.8% and 39 of 83 seats in Saxony-Anhalt, a historic state victory that leaves it three seats short of power and forces rival parties into an unusually difficult coalition test.

An unbranded crude oil tanker sits offshore in hazy daylight near the Strait of Hormuz.

World

U.S. Strikes Iranian Tankers After Missiles Target Warships

Sep 6, 2026

Rescue crews beside a mud-damaged hydropower tunnel entrance in a steep Nepalese river valley.

World

Two Workers Rescued After Nine Days in Nepal Flood Tunnel

Sep 5, 2026

An unbranded oceanographic monitoring buoy floating in the open Pacific beneath layered clouds

World

WMO Says El Niño May Become Strongest on Record

Sep 4, 2026

An unmarked container ship moves through the Suez Canal past desert-edge port infrastructure in daylight

World

Xi Uses Egypt Visit to Push New Middle East Security Order

Sep 3, 2026

Two unmarked crude-oil tankers crossing calm blue water near the rocky Omani coast at blue hour

World

Attacks on Saudi Oil Tankers Deepen Hormuz Supply Risk

Sep 2, 2026

Empty temporary treatment tents and handwashing stations at a rural health compound in soft morning light

World

Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 6,000 Confirmed Cases

Sep 1, 2026

Commercial tankers crossing a hazy, mountainous strait under natural morning light

World

U.S.-Iran Exchange Ends Monthlong Military Lull

Aug 31, 2026

Flood-damaged Himalayan river valley with a broken concrete bridge, mud-covered structures and swollen water under overcast skies.

World

Nepal-Tibet Flood Toll Reaches 750 as New Warnings Sound

Aug 30, 2026

A weathered oil field with pumpjacks, pipes, storage equipment and two distant workers

World

U.S.-Venezuela Oil Deal Targets 65 Billion Barrels of Reserves

Aug 29, 2026

Two unbranded commercial tankers travel through the Strait of Hormuz in natural morning haze

World

Iran Sets Conditions as Diplomacy Targets Strait of Hormuz

Aug 28, 2026

Glacial Collapse Flood Kills at Least 160 Across Himalayas

World

Glacial Collapse Flood Kills at Least 160 Across Himalayas

Aug 26, 2026

Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Leaving a Legacy Built on Talent, Ownership and Giving Back

US

Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Leaving a Legacy Built on Talent, Ownership and Giving Back

Aug 25, 2026

Nearly 60 Iran-Linked Targets Sanctioned as Washington Threatens Dollar-System Exclusion but Stops Short of Immediate Secondary Penalties

World

Nearly 60 Iran-Linked Targets Sanctioned as Washington Threatens Dollar-System Exclusion but Stops Short of Immediate Secondary Penalties

Aug 25, 2026

6 Million Somalis Face Acute Food Insecurity as the World Food Program Operates With One Tenth of Its 2022 Resources

World

6 Million Somalis Face Acute Food Insecurity as the World Food Program Operates With One Tenth of Its 2022 Resources

Aug 21, 2026

A 2,000-Kilometer Fault Line Indonesia Barely Knew It Had Just Killed at Least 53 People

World

A 2,000-Kilometer Fault Line Indonesia Barely Knew It Had Just Killed at Least 53 People

Aug 19, 2026

60-Day U.S.-Iran Negotiating Window Expires Without a Deal as Hormuz Traffic Remains in Single Digits and Brent Oil Holds Above $91

World

60-Day U.S.-Iran Negotiating Window Expires Without a Deal as Hormuz Traffic Remains in Single Digits and Brent Oil Holds Above $91

Aug 18, 2026

Indonesia's 7.7 Earthquake Kills at Least 54 and Damages 1,300 Homes as Nearly 1,600 Aftershocks Keep Thousands Outside

World

Indonesia's 7.7 Earthquake Kills at Least 54 and Damages 1,300 Homes as Nearly 1,600 Aftershocks Keep Thousands Outside

Aug 17, 2026

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