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The remains of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV returned to Uganda on the event date, beginning the Tooro Kingdom's nine-day mourning period amid uncertainty over who will succeed him.
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Police say Carlton Johnson opened fire at a downtown apartment building after a long run of threats, eviction trouble and domestic violence allegations.
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Investigators in North Rhine-Westphalia are treating a short circuit at a substation near Cologne as deliberate sabotage, with officials examining both foreign-directed and extremist motives.
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Authorities in Germany say DNA traces and travel records have helped identify two suspects in the failed drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport, as Berlin points to Moscow’s role in the plot.
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Investigators say the attack at a techno event in the canton of Aargau was carried out by a lone 43-year-old Swiss suspect who fired more than 40 shots before being arrested.
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Darren James Service has pleaded guilty to two charges tied to a 2022 hoax bomb alert at Belfast’s Houben Centre, while a third terrorism-preparation count remains on the court books.
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Darren James Service has admitted two charges over a 2022 hoax bomb incident that forced the evacuation of a Belfast venue where Simon Coveney was due to speak, with sentencing set for November.
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Estonia's parliament has chosen Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as the country's next president, with her swearing-in set for October 12.
Open story ↗Estonia's Riigikogu elected Ulle Madise president in a single round, clearing the threshold needed to succeed Alar Karis when she takes office on October 12.
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On 2026-09-01, the Justice Department filed what it called a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, arguing the district’s transgender student procedures violate federal privacy law and parental rights rules.
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Former UK prime minister Keir Starmer says he will step down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, triggering a by-election six weeks after leaving office.
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A Utah judge ruled there was enough evidence to send the murder case against Tyler Robinson to trial after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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The Justice Department has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, alleging its transgender student policies violate federal privacy law.
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The new king pledged allegiance to the constitution after Harald V’s death, with Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra at his side and a week of mourning underway.
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Jurors told the judge they were unable to agree on a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, prompting an order to keep deliberating.
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A CNN live update said the Massachusetts jury told the judge it could not reach a unanimous decision, leaving the closely watched case in limbo.
Open story ↗The jury in the Massachusetts murder trial said it was deadlocked, sending the case back into the courtroom with no immediate resolution.
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A knife attack in New York’s Times Square left one person dead and another injured before police shot the suspect, officials said on the event date 2026-08-31.
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A knife-wielding woman killed one person and injured another in Times Square on 2026-08-31 before police shot her after a standoff.
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Authorities arrested a 43-year-old man after a weekend shooting in Aarau killed an Italian woman and injured several others.
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A government statement said Dr Terrance Drew was admitted after mild discomfort, nausea and headache, and doctors later advised overseas monitoring.
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Police say a knife attack in the heart of New York left one person dead and another wounded before officers shot the suspect.
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A Las Vegas jury found Duane Davis guilty in the killing of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after the rapper died in a drive-by shooting.
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A court handed Amir Rahim Jabbar a long prison term for abducting American reporter Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad, a ruling the journalist welcomed as Iraq tries to rein in armed groups.
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A 43-year-old Swiss man was detained after a weekend shooting killed an Italian woman, injured several others and raised fears of a possible terror motive.
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A Seoul court has sentenced the 83-year-old religious leader to two years in prison after finding she approved a scheme that included gifts to former first lady Kim Keon Hee.
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Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason after disputes over the presidential election and a deadly security raid intensified tensions.
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Brian Mundubile and 17 others face treason allegations after a deadly raid, a disputed vote and a failed bid to challenge the result.
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Authorities are investigating a shooting at an unauthorized gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, after gunfire left two people dead and nine others injured.
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Authorities in Trenton are investigating an unauthorized street gathering shooting that killed two people and wounded nine others, with police urging witnesses to come forward as the case unfolds.
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The referendum comes ahead of a December election and has been boycotted by the opposition, which says the proposed constitution would concentrate power in the presidency.
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Police say 11 people were shot and two died after gunfire broke out during a gathering on Locust Street in Trenton, New Jersey, in the early hours of the event date.
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Police said 11 people were shot, two fatally, after gunfire erupted during a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, in the early hours of the event date, 2026-08-30.
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A manhunt is under way after a shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland left one person dead and five others injured on August 30, 2026.
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Swiss police are searching for the gunman after a shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland left at least one person dead, according to CNN’s report from the scene.
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KCNA says Kim Jong Un oversaw a leadership shake-up that replaced No Kwang Chol with Kim Song Gi and added another senior official to the ruling party’s top ranks.
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Kim Song-gi has taken over the defense portfolio as Pyongyang reorganizes senior military posts and highlights weapons research.
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A motu proprio issued on the event date amends the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches and sets out a procedure, including a two-thirds vote and papal assent, for removing a patriarch in rare cases of irreparable breakdown.
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Icelanders voted against resuming accession talks with the European Union, closing off the referendum’s central option.
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A national referendum asks whether Iceland should restart EU accession negotiations, reopening debates over security, sovereignty, fishing and the economy.
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Serbia’s justice minister says the convicted Bosnian-Serb commander will be buried with the country’s highest military and state honors, a move likely to deepen regional anger over wartime accountability.
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Norway entered a new royal era after King Harald V died in Oslo and Crown Prince Haakon automatically became King Haakon VIII.
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Cambodia says it shut more than 700 online scam centres, detained nearly 30,000 suspects and deported tens of thousands of foreign nationals in a year-long campaign against a cybercrime industry that has spread across the region.
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Two men allegedly walked into Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts with tickets, smashed a display case and left with a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace, turning a carefully staged exhibition into the latest in a run of high-profile European museum heists.
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Greenland and Denmark are moving to a reconciliation commission and compensation scheme after experts split over whether forced contraception amounted to genocide.
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