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Gas pipelines were ‘sabotaged’, as major gas leaks were detected prior to explosions on Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. Seismologists recorded what they think were explosions before gas…

Ukrainian authorities shared a video of a Russian jet plunging from the sky after being struck by an American-made Stinger missile Russian The Ukrainian Minister of Defence has praised Western…

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy wins the most votes in the Italian snap elections. In the lowest voter turnout since 1979. The far-right party has come top in…

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has called for an investigation into the death of the 22-year-old woman who was in police custody, arrested on hijab charges.

At least 34 migrants have drowned and 20 are in hospital being treated after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria’s coast.

Many young Russian men are attempting to leave the country to avoid a military call-up for the Ukraine war. 

Hundreds of Russians have been arrested after rallying against the Kremlin’s decision to call up thousands of extra troops to fight in Ukraine.

A Florida highway was blocked on Wednesday after a crash with five semi-trailers led to thousands of beet cans being spilt onto the road.

Sri Lanka is enduring its worst economic crisis in over seven decades, as August saw the country’s annual inflation rate surge to more than 70%.

Trump news: NY AG teases ‘major announcement’ as special master demands proof of ‘declassified’ docs

The i says Vladimir Putin has made a nuclear threat to the West, warning he has “lots of weapons to reply” to what he claimed were threats over the Ukraine war – and insisting he is not bluffing.

The i says There are Queen tributes and then there are Queen tributes. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s office has defended his behaviour after he was filmed singing Bohemian Rhapsody alongside a musician in London’s Corinthia hotel.

The Guardian says A man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next week’s state funeral for the country’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe.

KYIV: Putin announced a partial military mobilisation, as Russian forces battle a Ukrainian counter-offensive that has regained some occupied territory.

The west has condemned Russia’s plans to hold urgent referendums in parts of Ukraine that are under Russian control.

Protests are escalating across Iran with female protesters burning headscarves, following the death of a young woman in custody after she had been detained for breaking hijab rules. 

The Independent says Moscow’s submarines have retreated from Crimea to Krasnodar in southern Russia amid a local security threat, the British defence ministry said today.

The Independent says The judge overseeing the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz refused to step down Monday, rejecting a motion by his attorneys who accused her of being biased against their client and prejudicing the jurors who will decide if he should die for murdering 17 people four years ago.

The Guardian says The UN general assembly summit this week will be dominated by a struggle – between the US and its allies on one side and Russia on the other – for global support over the fate of Ukraine.

US president Joe Biden has declared the pandemic is over in America, despite the number of Americans who have died from Covid continuing to rise.

Mexico’s western coast has been rocked by an earthquake on the same day the country marked the anniversaries of two quakes that had killed thousands.

Tehran’s police chief has said the death of Mahsa Amini – a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody – was “unfortunate”. 

Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov has died at the age of 80.
Polyakov holds the record for the longest-ever trip to space – a massive 437 full days orbiting the Earth between 1994 and 1995 on the Mir space station.

JOE Biden compared the Queen to his mum in a touching tribute tonight as world leaders arrive at Buckingham Palace for a reception with King Charles. JOE Biden Speaking at…

America’s president Joe Biden has said his country will defend Taiwan if China were to attack them.