Selangor bans open burning, to close schools if air quality index exceeds 200

People were also advised to reduce strenuous outdoor activities and remain indoors when air quality was unhealthy.

Netanyahu calls Qatar ‘hostile state’ as Doha pushes back against Iran

Netanyahu defended Israel’s 2025 strike on Doha and called Qatar a “hostile state," while Qatar separately accused Iran of selectively quoting a Qatari security assessment to justify attacks on its territory.

Germany's satellite rocket marks first successful launch from continental Europe

German company Isar Aerospace has placed its Spectrum rocket in low Earth orbit at the second attempt, becoming the first European firm to do so with its own launcher and hitting the first milestone of ESA's European Launcher Challenge.

Civilization 7 will finally enter the atomic age in 2027, via a free update Firaxis says will be 'even bigger in scope' than last year's Test of Time

First expansion "Earthrise" also announced.

5 Most Shocking Anime Deaths Of The 21st Century

These anime deaths completely changed the trajectory of these stories.

Air conditioners are our best bet in the fight against extreme heat – whether we like it or not

Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis The greenest campaigners against climate change have long suffered from a crippling shortcoming: they too often frame the challenge as a problem of excess consumption. This

Hunter Biden: 'I may have to' run for president in 2028

Former President Biden’s (D) son, Hunter Biden, said that he may have to consider a 2028 presidential run amid speculation on who the Democratic nominee could be. In a conversation with radio host John Catsimatidis, Biden was asked if had any plans to run for president where he

Berlin planning 'protective shield' to defend against sabotage, report says

The new plan would see the creation of a "Cyberdome," a network of digital sensors that would help seek out and intercept hacking attempts, Bild reported.

Wim Wenders Clarifies His Stance on Filmmakers’ Role in Politics After Berlin Controversy: ‘We Are the Opposite of Politicians … We Are the Antidote’

Wim Wenders has clarified his much-discussed statement about filmmakers’ role in politics that kicked off a firestorm at Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. Wenders was at the center of a heated debate at the Berlinale in February after the celebrated German filmmaker, who

Tibet death toll from Himalayas flood now 43 with 519 missing: Chinese media

The huge gap between the death toll and the number of people missing highlights the immense challenge facing rescuers as they push deeper into the devastated border area.

Minister to meet Jaguar Land Rover boss as thousands of job cuts expected

The company is struggling with the impact of tariffs as well as the fallout from a major cyber attack last year.

Three men jailed in Indonesia for trading in pangolin scales

The three had hatched a plan to try and obtain pangolin scales from an unidentified individual, then sell them.

3 Games Where Your Choices Truly Matter

Games where choices matter often narrow what matters to character death or branching endings. These narrative-driven games do it differently

In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump

Ahead of a state dinner with President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping is courting global influence.

They Wanted Me for My Blackness. Then the Calls Stopped.

For a little while there, I became very interesting. Not more accomplished, so far as I could tell, and certainly not more experienced. I had not added a degree, been instrumental in a startup’s exit, written a bestseller or otherwise improved my LinkedIn profile in a way that

Ranking the Republican 2028 contenders

President Trump dominates the political landscape, holding off lame-duck status for now. But some signs are emerging that prominent members of his party are readying 2028 presidential bids. Those moves are only likely to accelerate after November’s midterms. A post-Trump

Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Sunday, September 6, 2026: Rates much higher week-over-week

Controversy swirls around Trump's Venezuela business partner

The Trump administration’s Venezuela oil deal puts the federal government in business with a controversial figure from the South American nation. Recent reporting links North American Blue Energy Partners’s Alejandro Betancourt to multiple investigations. But administration

Travel chaos hits Changi and Jakarta airports as volcanic ash grounds flights between the two hubs

Conflicting airline notices meant some travellers turned up at Changi Airport to find out that their flights were grounded, while passengers in Indonesia found themselves turned away after clearing immigration.

Four killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon

Sept 6 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed four people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone attacks within areas occupied by its troops. Despite a U.S.-brokered

US aircraft carrier departs Thailand after port call

11 dead, almost 35 hospitalised in India’s Madhya Pradesh after drinking suspected illicit liquor

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has ordered a thorough probe and the “strictest possible action”.

French President Emmanuel Macron Calls for a ‘New Multilateralism’ Across Creative Industries: ‘We Built a Civilization of Images. We Should Not Resign Ourselves to Watching It Deteriorate’

In 1895, the first public film screening happened. It was in the basement of the Grand Café, nearby the Paris Opera, with a program of 10 short movies, each no more than 50 seconds long. Cinema was born. The names of the two brothers, Auguste and Louis Lumière, became symbols

Chainsaw maker STIHL chief calls for longer hours without extra pay

In an opinion piece for Euronews, Dr Nikolas Stihl, chairman of world-leading chainsaw maker STIHL, calls for reforms including a 40-hour working week without extra pay to safeguard Germany's prosperity and welfare state.

Iranian forces target US naval drone attempting to enter Strait of Hormuz

It comes after the US military announced that it had struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to what it said were ballistic missile strikes launched by the IRGC against two navy warships.

The lab, the factory and the dentist

At the lab, they don’t know the right answer. They are explorers and scientists. If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough. The work at the lab requires mutual support, shared information and a commitment to the process of discovery. At the factory, the answer is

GTA Cheat Codes Taught a Generation How Much Fun It Is to Break a Video Game

For PS2-era gamers, Grand Theft Auto's extensive cheats were a key part of the fun.

Moscow has not ruled out trilateral meeting between presidents of Russia, US, China, TASS reports

MOSCOW, Sept 6 - Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Sunday that Moscow has not ruled out a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, the U.S. and China has not been ruled out, state news agency TASS reported.

Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist

The glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border has killed at least 1,372 people.

Polls open in Saxony-Anhalt as AfD predicted to win state election

A large AfD victory would pile more pressure onto Merz and his increasingly unpopular coalition. The party has been polling at more than 40%.

8 Years Later, the Most-Near-Perfect Mystery Thriller of the Century is Officially Free on Streaming

Under the Silver Lake pokes fun at our obsessive puzzle-solving tendencies.

Germany's Isar Aerospace launches rocket into orbit from Norway

Germany's Isar Aerospace launched a rocket into orbit from Norway on Saturday as Europe races to boost its ability to economically send satellites into space independently of the United States.

Wim Wenders on His 14-Year Journey Building Peter Zumthor Doc ‘From Inside Out’

The Oscar-nominated director of 'Pina' and 'The Salt of the Earth' returns to 3D for 'From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor,' a portrait of the Pritzker-winning architect behind LACMA's $724 million David Geffen Galleries — and a defense of beauty in a world of

Indonesia’s most dangerous fires are burning underground

Indonesia’s dangerous peat fires are surging early in the 2026 fire season as a strengthening El Niño and severe drought dry out wetlands that can burn underground for months. These slow smoldering fires are especially destructive because they release far more fine particles

SSR Mining: The Cash Is In, And Shares Are Still Cheap

Are Russian Filmmakers Finally Coming in From the Cold?

The Venice Film Festival found itself under fire in the weeks leading up to opening night over the inclusion of “DAU,” by Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky, in the main competition of its 83rd edition. In a joint statement released on Aug. 17, the Ukraine Ministries of

At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port

GYIRONG, China, Sept 6 - About 20 Chinese rescue workers in bright orange operated excavators, shovels and ground-penetrating radar detectors on Sunday in an effort to find hundreds of people missing since a tsunami-like mudslide destroyed China’s main border crossing with Nepal.

Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town

Acrid smoke hung heavily over the Malaysian town of Serian, seeping into homes and cloaking roadside stalls, as residents navigated an air-quality emergency fueled by transboundary haze from Indonesia's raging fires.

AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react

Princeton researchers have tested an AI system that can monitor and control fusion plasma in milliseconds, reacting far faster than a human operator. In one experiment, it predicted a damaging instability about 200 milliseconds before it appeared and adjusted the plasma to stop

Flights suspended at Indonesia's main airport due to volcanic eruption

Mount Anak Krakatoa is an active volcano that sits in the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra.

Scientists find a weak spot in one of the deadliest brain cancers

Researchers may have found a new way to weaken glioblastoma’s defenses against treatment. Blocking a protein called SET prevented tumors from forming in preclinical models, while targeting related proteins made cancer cells more vulnerable to radiation. The strategy works by

Credo's Selloff Is Missing The Bigger AI Opportunity

US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln departs Thailand after port call

The 5,000-strong crew spent five days of rest and recreation after a lengthy Middle East deployment.

US carrier Abraham Lincoln departs Thailand after respite visit

Sept 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln left Thailand on Sunday after a five-day port visit, ending a respite from an extended deployment that included operations in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy said. “We would like to thank the people of Thailand for

Groundbreaking Roma Director Alina Șerban on ‘Pain,’ ‘Joy,’ of Historic, Venice-Bound ‘I Matter’: ‘I Managed to Do Something Impossible’

Roma filmmaker Alina Șerban broke barriers long before she set foot on the red carpet this week at the Venice Film Festival, where her feature-length directorial debut, “I Matter,” world premieres in the Venice Spotlight section. Rising from an impoverished background to become

Summer Flings And Heartbreaks

Japan government gives tips on bear spray use amid concern over bear attacks

Manufacturers and distributors are urged to provide information on the efficacy of their products.

Two killed in Israeli Strikes on southern Lebanon, media says

The IDF said it was responding to a 'blatant violation' of the cease-fire from Hezbollah. It urged residents in Arab Salim in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district to evacuate, alleging Hezbollah was using a building in the area