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A man uses a smartphone as travellers queue to check in at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, following a disruption to check-in and boarding systems caused by a cyberattack which has affected several major European airports, resulting in flight delays and cancellations, in Greater London September 20, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 21 Sep 2025

Cyberattack snarls European airports, disruption set to continue through Sunday

About 10 countries including Australia, Belgium, Britain and Canada are expected to formally recognise an independent Palestinian state on Monday at a summit before the annual leaders’ gathering at the UN General Assembly. — Reuters pic
World / 21 Sep 2025

What wider recognition of Palestine could mean for Palestinians and Israel

The high seas treaty aims to protect marine life in ocean waters worldwide that no country can claim as its own. — AFP pic
World / 21 Sep 2025

High seas treaty 101 — what it covers, why it matters, and how it could reshape the future of the world’s oceans

Faced with a major US naval build-up near its waters, Venezuela has flexed its muscle by conducting military exercises, arming civilians and deploying thousands of troops to its land and sea borders. — AFP pic/CEOFANB (Strategic Operations Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela) handout
World / 20 Sep 2025

As US warships circle, Venezuela stages military drills — but can its forces really take on the US?

China’s internet regulator said today it would take ‘disciplinary and punitive measures’ against popular apps Weibo and Kuaishou for highlighting celebrity news and ‘undesirable’ content, extending a crackdown on social media platforms. — Reuters pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

‘Undesirable content’: China accuses Weibo and Kuaishou of damaging online ecosystem in latest crackdown

France's President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a visit to the Benedictine abbey of Pontlevoy, as part of the 42nd edition of the European Heritage Days, in Pontlevoy central France September 19, 2025. — Eliot Blondet/Pool/AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Macron’s recognition of Palestinian state risks diplomatic fallout with Israel and the US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted by US President Donald Trump (left) upon arrival at the White House West Wing in Washington, DC August 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Zelensky to meet Trump at UN General Assembly next week as Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine

This file photo taken on November 9, 2023 shows an illuminated sign displayed in the window of an outlet for the Australian communications company Optus in Sydney. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

‘Let Australians down’: Telco outage leaves three dead, triggers govt probe and public backlash

A woman weeps as she holds a poster of TikTok star Sana Yousaf during a protest held to condemn violence against women after Yousaf was killed for rejecting a man’s proposal in Islamabad June 5, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Man charged in Pakistan for murder of teenage influencer Sana Yousaf after she refused his proposals

A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world’s oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026 — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Historic high seas treaty set to safeguard 60pc of the world’s oceans by 2026

People at BER airport. A cyber attack has caused delays at Berlin's BER airport. A service provider for the passenger handling systems was attacked on Friday evening, the airport announced. — DPA/Picture Alliance pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Cyberattack disrupts operations at European airports including Heathrow, Brussels

US President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Trump hits H-1B visas, a tech industry favourite, with US$100,000 fee

US District Judge William Smith in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that a policy the NEA adopted to implement an executive order US President Donald Trump signed was unlawful and violated the free speech protections of the US Constitution’s First Amendment. — Reuters pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Trump order denying grants to artists over ‘gender ideology’ violated First Amendment, judge rules

Tents of displaced Palestinians stand in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, as plumes of smoke rise during Israeli bombardment above Gaza City, on September 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Israel army says will use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City

The bomb disposal operation has begun, and was expected to take 12 hours, police said. — Photo via Facebook/Eddie Ting
World / 20 Sep 2025

Hong Kong evacuates thousands after WWII-era bomb found

US President Donald Trump filed the lawsuit against the Times on Monday, adding to his growing list of legal attacks on news organisations he accuses of bias against him. — Reuters pic
World / 20 Sep 2025

Judge throws out Trump’s US$15b ‘rage’ lawsuit against New York Times