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Men carry the flag-draped bodies of six people, who were killed in an Israeli strike two days earlier, inside a mosque in Doha on September 11, 2025, in this video grab. — AFP pic
World / 14 Sep 2025

Ceasefire hopes fade as Netanyahu targets Hamas leaders in Qatar, Gaza bombings escalate

A supporter of British far-right activist Tommy Robinson scuffles with police officers during a “Free speech” march in central London on September 13, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 14 Sep 2025

‘Violence is coming’: Musk’s shock speech ignites chaos at Britain’s largest far-right rally

Axel Kicillof, the Governor of Buenos Aires Province, waves during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of late Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron in San Vicente, Argentina, on July 1, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 14 Sep 2025

Not your grandma’s Peronist: How a scruffy economist in a humble Renault became Milei’s biggest headache

Students protest with a giant inflatable doll of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro dressed as a prisoner in Brasilia on September 12, 2025, a day after he was sentenced to 27 years in prison for coup plotting. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Bolsonaro conviction: How Brazil’s ex-president might never see the inside of a prison cell

US President Donald Trump proposed that Nato, as a group, place 50-100 per cent tariffs on China to weaken its economic grip over Russia. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Trump’s ultimatum to Nato: Stop buying Russian oil, punish China with tariffs

The Directorate of Defence, a key component of the White House National Security Council, is now the Directorate of War, according to a US official and another person familiar with the matter after US President Donald Trump embraced replacing 'defence' with 'war' in his rhetoric. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Following Pentagon rebrand, White House creates War Directorate, sources say

Members of the Ohio National Guard stand guard weeks after US President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington September 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Pentagon plan envisions 1,000 troops for Louisiana policing mission, Washington Post says

A Washington County (Utah) sheriff’s truck leaves a residence in Washington, Utah, associated with Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the fatal shooting of US conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University September 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Accused sniper jailed in Charlie Kirk killing awaits formal charges in Utah

A Palestinian boy stands near a house that was destroyed in an overnight Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Israel army says over 250,000 residents have left Gaza City

File photo of a burnt structure at Torbung village in Churachandpur district in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, July 23, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Two years after ethnic clashes, Modi returns to troubled Manipur, pledges peace and development

Aotearoa for Palestine spokesperson Arama Rata said it was New Zealand’s largest march in support of Palestinians since conflict broke out in Gaza in October 2023. — Picture via Facebook/Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
World / 13 Sep 2025

Pro-Palestinian rally draws tens of thousands to Auckland streets

Protesters, calling for the closure of The Bell Hotel which houses asylum seekers, gather outside the council offices in Epping August 31, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

London on high alert as anti-immigrant march and anti-racism rally set to clash

Public scrutiny of so-called ghost infrastructure projects has been intensifying since President Ferdinand Marcos put them centre stage in a July state of the nation address that followed weeks of deadly flooding, pledging to name names. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Philippines names members of commission to probe bogus flood control projects

US President Donald Trump gestures as he and US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth arrive at Joe’s Seafood restaurant near the White House for dinner, in Washington September 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Rubio to visit Israel amid tensions among US Middle East allies

A Nepali Army soldier guards outside presidential building ‘Shital Niwas’, following Monday's deadly anti-corruption protests triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, in Kathmandu September 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Nepal sets March elections after naming interim prime minister

The USGS said the quake hit 111km east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative centre of the Kamchatka region, at a depth of 39.5km. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning lifted