German chancellor accuses far-right AfD party of seeking ‘ethnic cleansing’
Friedrich Merz says Alternative für Deutschland is ‘dividing our society’ after party won nearly 44% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt state election
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Newest first · UTC+11:00What to know about US Republican ‘midterm convention’ in Dallas, Texas
The United States Republican Party – and its talisman President Donald Trump – is descending on Dallas, Texas, to host a rare convention before the midterm elections in November.
Bitter Harry and Meghan Fire Off Blunt Statement After King Charles Blocks Royal Return
King Charles delivered a humiliating public slapdown to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle yesterday after the couple's surprise return to Britain, making it crystal clear they remain firmly out of the Royal Family.
· Tyler Durden
Os principais capítulos para entender a crise no STF
A crise institucional em que está hoje mergulhado o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) se construiu ao longo de meses antes. Até que ela culminou, em setembro, numa escalada sem precedentes das tensões entre os ministros da corte, com prolongamentos sobre a Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) e a Polícia Federal (PF).
· Redação DW
Trump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last Year
President Trump provided a “cash gift for the holidays” to three White House aides last year, handing out $45,000 each to his executive assistant Natalie Harp and two other employees who work in the West Wing, according to financial disclosure forms.
· The New York Times
High Court presses parties on legal basis for real-time voter tracking, focuses on privacy
The High Court of Justice on Wednesday scrutinized whether political parties may receive identified, real-time reports of who has voted, repeatedly returning to a central question: What legal authority permits information recorded inside a polling station to be transferred to a campaign?
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Israeli legal group challenges UN inquiry over applying double standards to Israel, Hamas
An Israeli legal advocacy group accused the United Nations commission investigating Israel and the Palestinian territories of applying different standards to Israel and Hamas, arguing in a report circulated Tuesday that alleged Israeli wrongdoing is traced to state policy and senior officials - while Palestinian res…
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Beijing tells Manila to ‘stop lying’ after minister exposes South China Sea note
At Seoul Defence Dialogue, Gilberto Teodoro Jnr brands China’s handwritten memo on arbitration ruling as coercion and bullying
· Laura Zhou
Beijing tells Manila to ‘stop lying’ after minister exposes South China Sea note
At Seoul Defence Dialogue, Gilberto Teodoro Jnr brands China’s handwritten memo on arbitration ruling as ‘coercion and bullying’
· Laura Zhou
Germany's Merz attacks AfD in stormy debate after far-right election win
Merz and Weidel faced off for the first time since Sunday's AfD election victory
· Bbcnews
Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of fuelling diplomatic isolation after UK sanctions
Israeli opposition politicians have accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of driving the country into unprecedented global isolation after the United Kingdom announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
· Middleeasteye
South Koreans protest over possible plan to send forces to back US in Hormuz
Protests have broken out in South Korea against government proposals to send its forces to back US operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
Otzma Yehudit issues request for Ra'am, Abbas to be barred from 2026 Knesset elections
Otzma Yehudit requested that the Central Elections Committee ban the Arab Ra'am party and its chairman, MK Mansour Abbas, from running in the 2026 Israeli elections, the party said in a statement on Wednesday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
‘Overdue first step’: UK reacts to gov’t ban on Israeli settlement trade
The United Kingdom has announced it will ban imports originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, marking one of London’s strongest policy moves on Israel-Palestine since it formally recognised a Palestinian state last year.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Death toll in Yemen prison airstrike rises to 23 with 7 still missing
CAIRO (AP) — Rescuers dug through the rubble of a Houthi-run prison that was hit in an airstrike in northern Yemen earlier this week, even as the Saudi-led coalition renewed its attacks on the rebel areas Wednesday. Rescuers recovered four bodies, raising the death toll at the prison to 23 people, the Houthis said.
· Samy Magdy
Yemen war escalates: Who are the key actors involved?
Yemen’s more than a decade-long civil war has flared up once again after the Houthi rebel group launched an offensive in several locations against Saudi Arabian-backed government forces. The conflict has already spilled over beyond the country’s borders with the Houthis launching an attack on southern Saudi Arabia, …
· Al Jazeera Staff
Serbia's Pres. Vucic schedules early parliamentary election for Oct. 25
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves a Serbian flag during a rally of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
Australia's new envoy to Japan calls out China missile buildup and coercion
Chinese YJ-17 hypersonic anti-ship missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. © Reuters
· KENJI KAWASE
AfD ‘remigration’ plans amount to ‘ethnic cleansing,’ says Merz
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said “remigration” plans put forward by Alternative for Germany (AfD) amount to ethnic cleansing and would devastate the German economy, in his sharpest attack yet on the surging far-right party after a dismal election defeat for his center-right conservatives.
· Nette Nöstlinger
Israel tells UK to close East Jerusalem consulate within 30 days
Israel has told the United Kingdom to close its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem within 30 days, according to reports, after the British government announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Netanyahu threatens legal action over Haaretz report on UAE warning before 7 October
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered his lawyers to take legal action against Haaretz, journalist Shlomi Eldar and “other individuals”.
· Middleeasteye
Houthi offensive on Bab el-Mandeb Strait threatens new Red Sea shipping crisis
Rebel strikes in Saudi Arabia and fierce fighting in Taiz risk choking global maritime traffic and undoing 4 years of peace
· Tom Hussain
Houthi offensive on Bab el-Mandeb Strait threatens new Red Sea shipping crisis
Rebel strikes in Saudi Arabia and fierce fighting in Taiz risk choking global maritime traffic and undoing 4 years of peace
· Tom Hussain
Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of fuelling diplomatic isolation after UK sanctions
Israeli opposition politicians have accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of driving the country into unprecedented global isolation after the United Kingdom announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
· Middleeasteye
Debt piles up for young Argentines, testing support for Milei
Demonstrators protest with their hands tied outside the Economy Ministry, demanding government action over a household debt crisis, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
· D Bora Rey
Which countries banned goods from settlements but trade with Israel?
The United Kingdom has announced a ban on the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said in Parliament on Tuesday.
· Hanna Duggal
Israeli parties submit slates for October Knesset elections
Israeli political parties have submitted their slates for the Knesset elections on October 27.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israel to open embassy in Slovenia as relations thaw
Israel will open its first embassy in Slovenia on Wednesday as a sign of warming relations after populist Janez Janša formed a center-right government following elections in March.
· REUTERS
Comelec sets safeguards against manipulation of BARMM election results
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will require election returns to be posted outside every polling precinct before results are transmitted to its servers to allow voters, political parties, election watchdogs and the media to check the figures.
· Dan Madrazo, Aric John Sy Cua
Embattled football club used school clinic funds to pay rent on luxury Sydney apartment
The Macarthur Bulls A-League franchise spent thousands of taxpayers’ dollars earmarked for after-school football clinics on a luxury residential apartment complex.
· Max Maddison
Germany could help Ukraine with finding fighting-age men, minister says
The German government could help Kyiv with bringing men of military age who reside in the country back to Ukraine, said Foreign Affairs Minister Johann Wadephul.
· Daria Zakharova
Superannuation shouldn’t be untouchable, says expert: ‘People get hysterical’
A leading superannuation expert has called for an open debate on the use of retirement savings for housing and non-retirement purposes, as the Coalition’s top brass splits on how to respond to One Nation’s plan to use super to top up wages.
· Paul Sakkal
Albanese, Taylor hold talks on migration, as Labor eyes low-key policy reveal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor have held talks on migration as Labor seeks a pathway to get its fresh crackdown through the Senate, but the Coalition’s demands on how to crunch the overseas intake means a deal is not yet in sight.
· Paul Sakkal
Veterans headstone project fears funding promise falls short of need
The SA branch of the Headstone Project worries that federal funding does not match a promise made in 2022. (ABC News: Briana Fiore)
· Briana Fiore
FACT CHECK: No Turkish police deployed to secure BARMM polls
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· sdu0346
Carroll won’t hand back donations from firms under graft spotlight
Premier Ben Carroll is refusing to hand back donations to Labor from Big Build subcontractors after major cross-border police raids over allegations $25,000 in NRL tickets and corporate hospitality was offered to secure CFMEU backing.
· Nick McKenzie, Kieran Rooney
‘Costly lemon’ or life-changing laws? Victoria to become first in Australia to offer right to work from home
The Carroll government has made several amendments to the bill after consulting with business leaders. How will the laws work, and will they last?
· Benita Kolovos
‘Who in this country has not tried drugs?’ Hanson backs Pickering in explosive interview
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has backed Warren Pickering, the leader of her party’s Victorian branch and a candidate in the November state election, after he admitted to historical drug use and drink-driving earlier this week.
· James Costa, Kieran Rooney
Hong Kong, Kazakhstan sign MOU on transport lab, discuss low-altitude economy
Kazakh vice-minister Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev says his country envisions connecting mainland tech companies with Hong Kong financial tools
· Lam Ka-sing
Hong Kong, Kazakhstan sign MOU on transport lab, discuss low-altitude economy
Kazakh vice-minister Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev says his country envisions connecting mainland tech companies with Hong Kong financial tools
· Lam Ka-sing
Caught between US and Iran, South Korea weighs Hormuz role
Seoul is sending a fact-finding mission to the UAE as it balances Washington’s security requests with warnings of Iranian retaliation
· Park Chan-kyong
Caught between US and Iran, South Korea weighs Hormuz role
Seoul is sending a fact-finding mission to the UAE as it balances Washington’s security requests with warnings of Iranian retaliation
· Park Chan-kyong
Last-minute pro-business amendments soften WFH bill
Employees of small businesses won’t be given the right to work from home until 2028 and the costs employers must pay to enable remote work will be limited under changes to the government’s WFH legislation.
· Angus Delaney
Pakistan and Egypt discuss escalating regional attacks
Pakistan says Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar spoke by telephone with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, about the latest regional developments as attacks intensify across the Middle East.
· Middleeasteye
Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia could widen conflict, UN warns | The National
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday called on the Houthis to halt missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, warning that strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure undermine efforts towards a political solution.
· The National
Eight key laws that could be passed this political year in Spain
Healthcare, family rights, protection of minors, freedom of expressions and more - Pedro Sánchez's leftist government is looking to pass numerous bills ahead of the 2027 general election.
· Conor Faulkner
UN Command chief visits MDL alongside Seoul's military chief
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
· Hwang Joo-young
Teacher killed in shooting at a kindergarten in Thailand
In this photo released by the Chonburi government’s Public Relations Department, police officers gather inside Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten after a gunman fatally shot a teacher in Chonburi, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (Chonburi Government Public Relations Department via AP)
Zambales warns against illegal construction on coastal accretion
ZAMBALES — The provincial government of Zambales reiterated its public warning against the illegal construction of permanent structures over the accretion along the coastal area of the province.
· Mahatma Randy Datu
‘Not immigration office’: Malaysia’s PAS slammed for linking heaven to support
Malaysian politicians criticise the comment, saying PAS is implying that Muslims who do not vote for it are ‘condemned to hell’
· SCMP’s Asia desk