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5 missing after explosion fells building in heart of touristic Athens

ATHENS:  Five ​people were missing ​on Friday after an explosion caused a residential building to collapse in a touristic area of central Athens, injuring three people and damaging houses, shops and cars across a...

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Daytime Russian attacks kill 5 in Kyiv

Firefighters run at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine. - Reuters

What is a 'super El Niño' and how will it affect the weather?

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Teen opens fire outside Türkiye school

Children look at a high school where a gunman opened fire wounding eleven people and was detained shortly afterwards, in Turgutlu, an area west of the resort city of Izmir, on September 22, 2026. A teenager opened fire outside a high school in western Türkiye on September 22, wounding 11 people before being detained by police, a minister said. The incident happened around 8:00 am (0500 GMT) in Turgutlu in Manisa province, near the western resort city of Izmir, the regional governor's office said. (Photo by Ilker ERAY / AFP)

Russian fresh strikes kill 4 in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian firefighters are working at a destroyed warehouse following a recent Russian drone strike in Kyiv. — AFP

Merz promises to defend democracy amid setbacks

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement after first exit polls of the Berlin and Mecklenburg Western Pomerania state elections, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin. — Reuters

Putin’s party secures record majority as Kremlin tightens grip on power

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. — Reuters

Delays at some UK airports due to latest air traffic control failure

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Chile's Bachelet withdraws from race to lead UN

Michelle Bachelet Jeria speaks with the media, at UN headquarters in New York City. — Reuters

Ukraine launches biggest Moscow drone attack

A view shows a damaged multi-storey apartment building following a drone attack in Kotelniki in the Moscow region. — AFP

Merz under pressure as two more states go to the polls

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party top candidate Stefan Evers votes during the state election in Berlin. — Reuters

Armenia, Oman boost ties through trade, tourism and transport

Armenia has prioritised relations with the Arab world, establishing diplomatic ties with all Arab states.

Ukranian drones hit oil refinery, apartment in Moscow

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Police move Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave

Migrants line up to charge their mobile phones with the help of an international support network called Team Lifeline near the Trampolin beach in Ceuta, Spain. — Reuters

Luxembourg launches probe after drones suspend flight operations

Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden

Russia-backed South Ossetia elects leader close to Moscow

A woman casts her ballot for Russia's parliamentary election at a polling station in Klimovsk - the microdistrict of the town of Podolsk in the Moscow region. — AFP
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