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UK police probe explosives offences incident near air base

FAIRFORD: British counter-terrorism police on Sunday were reportedly probing a major incident near a base used by the US air force after several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences. Villagers in the...

Armed police man a roadblock while posted at an entrance to RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England. — AFP

EU pledges €200m Greenland deals amid Trump's threats

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen (C), President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (R) and Greenland's head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L) visit the company Eutelsat Oneweb in Nuuk. — AFP

Germany face shortage of 723,000 skilled workers by 2029

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US envoys hold talks with Zelensky on 1st Kyiv visit

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) welcomes US Special Envoys Steve Witkoff (C) and Jared Kushner (R) prior to their talks in Kyiv. — AFP

Germany's far-right AfD clear frontrunner in eastern state vote

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, waves as he and his wife Julia Siegmund arrive on a "Schwalbe" motorbike at the polling station. — AFP

Death toll rises to 3 in Bolivia army base blasts

Military police officers stand guard on a street leading to an army barracks in Viacha, Bolivia. — AFP

US envoys arrive in Moscow for Ukraine peace talks

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev walks with US special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff upon their arrival at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow. — Reuters

Tens of thousandsrally in Croatia over waste cleanup delays

People protest in Zagreb over illegally dumped hazardous waste in the Lika region. — Reuters

Trump sends envoys to Moscow, Kyiv to 'end war'

A damaged car at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov

Five European nations seek migrant return deals

Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs Beate Gminder, Denmark's Minister for Immigration & Integration Morten Boedskov, Netherlands' Minister for Asylum & Migration and Deputy Prime Minister Bart van den Brink, Germany's Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt, Austria's Minister of the Interior Gerhard Karner, and Greece's Minister for Asylum and Migration Thanos Plevris during meeting of the Ministers for Immigration and Integration from the Five Country Group in Copenhagen. — Reuters

Third German grid sabotage attempt as state election looms

Supporters attend a campaign rally of Greens party top candidate Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz ahead of the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections, in Halle, Germany. — Reuters

MAJOR ESCALATION OF WAR

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Putin cites chance of peace deal, Ukraine sees 'new dynamic'

A part of a jet drone lies on the road at the site of a Russian drone strike amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv. - Reuters

Germany probes arson at defence firm as European sabotage concerns mount

Police secure the area after a suspected politically motivated arson attack on a construction site outside the headquarters of defence tech firm Rohde & Schwarz in Munich. - Reuters

EU weighs diplomacy overhaul

European Commission High Representative and Vice-President Kaja Kallas

Spain denies report blamed Morocco for Ceuta crisis

Spain's National police officers stand as migrants wait during a food distribution at the El Tajaral industrial site of Ceuta. — AFP
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