Distraught families gave DNA samples in the search for missing relatives as others held symbolic funerals on Wednesday, a week after deadly flash floods swept away villages and homes in Nepal's fragile Himalayan region.
Enzo Fernandez said he "didn't hesitate for a second" when Manchester City made contact in his first interview since joining the club for a British record-equalling transfer fee of £125 million ($169 million).
Iran threatened to take a tougher line in its war with the United States on Wednesday after the heaviest exchanges in weeks left at least 19 Iranians dead, including four at a wedding -- an incident slammed as a "war crime" by Tehran.
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Nature
Nepal's flood disaster and Europe's wildfires should turn attention to the cost of climate change, the head of the world's biggest climate fund said in an interview on Wednesday.
September 02, 2026
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Germany probes latest sabotage attacks on power grid
Economy
September 02, 2026
Premier League clubs smashed their spending record for a single transfer window for the second straight season as Manchester City's signing of Enzo Fernandez took the total outlay close to £3.5 billion ($4.7 billion).
September 02, 2026
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged countries to oppose "external interference" in the Middle East and said Beijing was ready to work with regional states to safeguard maritime shipping, jeopardised by the US-Iran war.
September 02, 2026
Climate change is accelerating the loss of glaciers and increasing the risk of devastating events like the Himalaya floods, said one author of a major UN scientific assessment published Wednesday.
September 02, 2026
The Venice Film Festival kicked off on the sun-splashed Lido with a bang on Wednesday, with the glamorous cinema showcase poised to hand George Clooney a lifetime achievement award on its opening night.
September 02, 2026
Sports
United States striker Folarin Balogun's £40 million ($54 million) move to Everton from Monaco collapsed hours before the transfer window closed on Monday.
September 02, 2026
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Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced that he is stepping back from the national team, saying he felt "humiliated" by his exclusion and subsequent reinstatement after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
The Pacific islands will face food shortages and drinking water will be impacted by rising seas, scientists said Wednesday, as a UN report found the world would fail to limit global warming to 1.5C.
Drought and record heatwaves across France this summer will shave 0.1 percent off the country's economic growth this year, adding to the heavy human toll, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
The head of this year's Venice Film Festival jury Maggie Gyllenhaal questioned Wednesday why only two women directors had been selected for the main competition at the Italian event this year.
September 02, 2026
Boulevard
A passenger bus overturned on a desert highway in Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, killing 22 people and injuring 28 others, authorities said.
September 02, 2026
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Stocks dropped and bond yields hit fresh multi-decade highs Wednesday as elevated oil prices increase the prospect of central banks hiking interest rates.
The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay in climate-vulnernable nations.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and counterpart Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to expand China's investment in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, as Beijing seeks to deepen ties with Cairo against the backdrop of the US-Iran war.
The Taliban government defended on Wednesday its ban on protests that has drawn condemnation from rights groups, saying the order complies with Islamic law.
September 02, 2026
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