Constance Marten and Mark Gordon each get 14 years for newborn daughter's death
A London judge said the couple showed a complete lack of respect for the court and condemned their treatment of the baby as neglect of the gravest kind.
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Poland detains Belarusian and Ukrainian suspects after drone crosses over presidential buildings
Polish authorities detained two people after a drone flew over sensitive state buildings in Warsaw, as the country stayed on alert after Russian drones crossed its airspace days earlier.
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Trump sends National Guard to Memphis after federal crime push expands
The president said the new Memphis Safe Task Force would mirror his Washington, D.C., operation and bring federal law-enforcement agencies into the city.
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Andres Reyes Jr. named chair of Philippine fact-finding body on corruption claims
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Andres Reyes Jr. has been appointed chair of the Philippines’ new fact-finding body, completing its line-up as it prepares to examine corruption allegations.
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Tens of thousands rally in Ankara as Turkey opposition faces court hearing
Thousands of protesters filled Ankara’s Tandogan Square to demand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s resignation and denounce a court case against the main opposition party.
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German customs seize more than 400 kilos of cocaine at Hamburg port
Two men were arrested after dock workers alerted customs officers to suspicious activity at the O'Swaldkai terminal in Hamburg, where authorities later found more than 400 kilograms of cocaine.
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Hundreds of thousands march in London as police report injuries and arrests
Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally drew a vast crowd in central London, while anti-racism demonstrators gathered separately and violence broke out.
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Nepal lifts curfew as calm returns after deadly protests and first female interim premier is sworn in
Authorities in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur have lifted a days-long curfew after unrest that killed at least 51 people and toppled Nepal’s government.
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Second Pool Hall Mass Shooting in Santo Domingo Leaves Seven Dead Amid Ecuador Gang Conflict
Police in Ecuador said gunmen attacked a pool hall in Santo Domingo, killing at least seven people in the second such assault in the city in less than a month.
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Tyler Robinson identified as Charlie Kirk shooting suspect and held without bail
CNN says the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing is Tyler Robinson, who is being held without bail in a Utah jail on initial charges.
Read report »Nepal appoints Sushila Karki as interim prime minister after protests topple government
Nepal named former chief justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister on September 12, 2025, making her the country’s first woman to head government after deadly protests forced a political reset.
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South Sudan charges Riek Machar with murder, treason and crimes against humanity
Machar's allies say the case is a political witch-hunt that could unravel the 2018 peace deal.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Sentences Jair Bolsonaro to 27 Years in Coup Plot Case
A five-member panel convicted the former president and seven co-defendants over an attempted rupture of Brazil’s democratic order, though appeals remained available.
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German prosecutors charge eight in neo-Nazi separatist case
German federal prosecutors have charged eight men accused of preparing to build a Nazi-inspired breakaway state in Saxony and of organizing paramilitary training.
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Sri Lanka strips former presidents of state-funded perks after parliament vote
Lawmakers in Colombo have voted 151-1 to end housing, transport, pensions and staff for former presidents and their widows.
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Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah university as police hunt suspect
The conservative activist was killed during a campus event in Utah, prompting condemnation, blame-shifting and an active manhunt.
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British Columbia court rules in Vancouver mass-ramming case
A court in British Columbia ruled on the accused in the Vancouver Filipino Heritage Month attack, in a case tied to 11 deaths and the city’s worst mass killing in years.
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Australia funds Ghost Shark underwater drone fleet
Canberra says the autonomous submarines will arrive next year as part of a wider undersea warfare push.
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Sébastien Lecornu takes office as France faces new wave of ‘Block Everything’ protests
France’s new prime minister was sworn in as demonstrations spread nationwide, with authorities reporting hundreds of arrests, roadblocks and transport disruption.
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C.P. Radhakrishnan elected India’s 15th vice president after parliamentary vote
The former Maharashtra governor defeated opposition nominee B. Sudershan Reddy in a secret ballot that gave the ruling alliance another constitutional victory.
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Hong Kong judge backs parental recognition for lesbian couple in landmark case
The ruling is a legal breakthrough for a family built through reciprocal IVF and could shape wider rights debates even as the court delays final relief.
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Thai court orders Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one year in prison
Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term after finding his previous hospital detention unlawful.
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Tom Phillips is killed in New Zealand police shooting and his three missing children are found nearby
Police say the long search for the Marokopa children ended after the fugitive father was shot following a burglary confrontation in Waikato.
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Norway's Labour wins enough seats to govern again as the populist right gains ground
The centre-left kept a parliamentary majority after a tightly fought election that left the Progress Party stronger and the Conservatives with their worst result in two decades.
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