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Shots heard as police start moving migrants from Ceuta beaches

18 Sept 2026, 11:59 UTC · 3 independent sources

Iranian women defy law and run Tehran race without hijab

19 Sept 2026, 01:45 UTC · 2 independent sources

Hundreds of Iranian women defied hijab law in a Tehran 10K race.

Swimmer dies after being bitten by shark off popular Perth beach

19 Sept 2026, 00:38 UTC · 2 independent sources

A 63-year-old man has died after being bitten by a shark off Sorrento beach in Perth’s north.

Deadly shark attack prompts rare kill order in Western Australia

18 Sept 2026, 10:26 UTC · 2 independent sources

Police boats and helicopters are patrolling Perth’s beaches.

‘Like a father to me’: Hong Kong bids farewell to Tung Chee-hwa in weekend vigil

19 Sept 2026, 06:47 UTC · 3 independent sources

Hong Kong is holding a state funeral on Sunday for its first post-colonial chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa.

Fear and anger in South Africa as bodies of nine women found: What we know

17 Sept 2026, 10:11 UTC · 3 independent sources

Police have found the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, over the past two months.

Japan under pressure amid accommodation woes as Asian Games kick off

18 Sept 2026, 06:37 UTC · 2 independent sources

Japan is seeking to build on its performances at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes on show amid clash between brother and King Charles

17 Sept 2026, 10:40 UTC · 5 independent sources

Brazilian police capture suspected serial killer disguised as a woman

18 Sept 2026, 16:02 UTC · 3 independent sources

Brazilian police said they will reopen dozens of cases linked to a self-confessed serial killer.

New cat species found, first in more than 100 years

17 Sept 2026, 15:01 UTC · 6 independent sources

Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of wild cat in Bolivia.

Protesters surround Kennedy Centre over Trump demolition fears

18 Sept 2026, 07:02 UTC · 6 independent sources

Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error

18 Sept 2026, 15:05 UTC · 2 independent sources

Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high to curb impact of rising prices

18 Sept 2026, 03:31 UTC · 2 independent sources