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A gunman opened fire yesterday on five police officers in the eastern US state of Pennsylvania, killing three and seriously injuring two before he was killed at the scene, a senior police official said. ― Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2025

US gunman kills three police officers, wounds two during Pennsylvania domestic violence response

A demonstrator holds a placard of the US President's face during a protest against the forthcoming State Visit of US President Donald Trump, outside Windsor Castle in Windsor on September 16, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 18 Sep 2025

‘Say it loud, say it clear’: Thousands protest Trump’s UK visit as Windsor pageantry unfolds

A photograph of Charlie Kirk is placed at a makeshift memorial outside the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, today. The CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA was shot dead on Sept 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. — AFP pic
World / 18 Sep 2025

Inside the Charlie Kirk killing: How a hidden rifle, DNA trail and family intervention led to suspect’s surrender

In this photograph taken on August 31, 2025, Afghan burqa-clad women, having appointments for laser treatments, sit in a waiting room at a beauty clinic in Kabul. — AFP pic
World / 18 Sep 2025

Botox under burqas: Cosmetic surgery thrives under Taliban rule in Afghanistan despite salon ban

India’s online gamblers will have to use virtual private networks (VPNs) to trick overseas websites into thinking they are not in the country, and also use proxy credit cards for placing a bet. — AFP pic
World / 18 Sep 2025

India’s online gambling ban backfires: Punters flock to illegal offshore sites

People take part in the Budapest Pride parade in Budapest downtown on June 28, 2025, as the capital’s municipality organised this march by the LGBTQ community, celebrating freedom, in a move to circumvent a law that allows police to ban LGBTQ marches. — AFP pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

EU rights agency warns of alarming rise in violence, discrimination against intersex people

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 16, 2025. AFP journalists in Gaza City have observed an exodus of people streaming out of the city, with some on foot and others packed into vehicles and on donkey carts with their belongings. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

Israel’s ground invasion on Gaza City amid UN genocide warning: What we know

Fears have been growing in Indonesia that former special forces commander President Prabowo Subianto is turning increasingly to the armed forces to help deliver his ambitious agenda after just 11 months in office, reviving memories of the military-dominated 1966-1998 New Order era of authoritarian rule. — AFP pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

Indonesia court upholds law expanding military’s civilian role despite protests

This picture shows an anti-Israeli billboard displaying a picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the words in Hebrew, ‘Netanyahu is gambling on the lives of your children,’ and in Persian, ‘Mad Criminal,’ at Palestine Square in Tehran on September 15, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

Iran executes man accused of feeding secrets to Israel’s Mossad

A billboard in Times Square displays the message ‘Israel is committing genocide’ as part of the campaign by Game Over Israel calling for a boycott of Israel by national football federations over the war in Gaza, in New York City, September 16, 2025. Israel is fighting a genocide case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague and has rejected such accusations, citing its right to self-defence following the deadly October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

The Hague showdown: What’s next as Israel in the dock over Gaza genocide claims

This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos listening to Speaker of the House Martin Romualdez (right) in the upper rostrum during the State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Manila. The speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives tendered his resignation on September 17, 2025 after his name surfaced in a mounting corruption scandal, less than two weeks after the country’s Senate president suffered the same fate. — AFP pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

Leaving with a ‘clear conscience’: Philippines House speaker quits as graft probe deepens

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 17, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

‘Why kill children sleeping safely like that’: Israel opens Gaza City evacuation route as UN accuses it of genocide

The Royal Standard flag flies atop the Round Tower at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on September 17, 2025, during US President Donald Trump's second State Visit to the UK. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

UK rolls out royal welcome at Windsor for Trump’s historic second state visit

A screen displays Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee as he delivers his annual policy address at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong September 17, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

Hong Kong leader pledges economic and livelihood boost, housing reforms in policy address

Japan will not recognise a Palestinian state for now, a decision likely taken to maintain relations with the United States and to avoid a hardening of Israel’s attitude, the Asahi newspaper reported today, citing unidentified government sources. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

Report: Japan withholds recognition of Palestinian state at UN, citing US ties and regional tensions

File picture of the interior of Nelson Airport in Nelson, New Zealand. China’s embassy in New Zealand said it has complained to Wellington over the ‘harassment’ of its citizens at the country’s airports, including electronic devices being seized. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Sep 2025

China accuses New Zealand of ‘harassment’ at airports, demands end to security checks