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Iceland in suspense after close EU vote

Iceland voted Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, with a close race predicted and the final result expected late in the night or next morning.

Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny

Niger's ruling junta said it was back in control after mutinous soldiers set off armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, moving on the presidential palace and disrupting the state broadcaster.

Netanyahu condemns settler attack in flashpoint West Bank village

Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday after nearly three weeks of tension in the area, drawing rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

James Cleverly leaves shadow cabinet to seek London mayoralty

Conservative MP Sir James Cleverly has left Kemi Badenoch’s front bench to campaign for Mayor of London in the 2028 election.

Police appeal for footage after life-threatening Stratford assault

Metropolitan Police are seeking witnesses and recordings after a man in his 30s suffered severe injuries in an attack on Penny Brookes Street in Stratford.

Chembur man held over alleged poisoning of woman’s soft drink

Mumbai police have arrested a man accused of poisoning a woman at a Chembur bungalow and trying to present her death as natural or accidental.

Cyberabad civic body demolishes 19 unauthorised structures

The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation removed 19 unauthorised constructions during an enforcement operation on August 29.

Kolkata police register new FIR against Mamata Banerjee over rally timing

Kolkata police have filed a case against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and others over alleged violations of a Calcutta High Court order at a student-wing event.

French campaign sharpens as far right accuses left over civil disobedience calls

National Rally president Jordan Bardella has accused left-wing leaders of endangering civil peace if Marine Le Pen wins France’s 2027 presidential election.

India and China have not named two new border meeting sites

India and China have agreed to add border personnel and senior-command meeting points, but the locations remain unannounced.

Court orders JIPMER assessment of Durai Dayanidhi before money-laundering trial

A Madurai CBI court has directed a medical team at JIPMER to evaluate Durai Dayanidhi’s mental and physical capacity to face trial in a money-laundering case.

Chennai councillors unite across parties to demand ward development funds

Councillors from the DMK, Congress, AIADMK, BJP and smaller parties jointly criticised the Tamil Nadu government over unreleased ward funds at a Greater Chennai Corporation meeting.

Tambaram civic groups seek action on eight long-pending issues

A federation representing residents in two Tambaram Corporation zones has asked the Chengalpattu Collector to address waterbodies, transport, waste, taxation and other civic concerns.

Felony assaults on older New Yorkers rise sharply, police data show

NYPD figures show 2,112 felony assaults against older people so far in 2026, up 14 per cent from the comparable period last year and 143 per cent from 2018.

Editorial questions Letitia James’ record as New York attorney general

A New York Post editorial argues that Attorney General Letitia James has devoted excessive attention to political litigation while core enforcement work has suffered.

BJP Rejects Caste Allegation Over Haldwani Venue Ritual

BJP leaders cited two Scheduled Caste eyewitnesses to dispute Rahul Gandhi’s claim that a purification ceremony at a Haldwani rally site reflected caste discrimination.

Chirag Paswan Defends Caste-Based Reservations Amid NDA Dispute

Chirag Paswan said reservation remains a constitutional necessity and challenged both Rahul Gandhi and NDA ally Santosh Kumar Suman over their positions on caste discrimination and sub-categorisation.

Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Accuses Assembly Speaker of Religious Bias

Nainar Nagenthran alleged that Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar compromised the neutrality of his office by invoking religious identity during Assembly proceedings.

Tamil Nadu Plans District Safe Houses for Couples Facing Caste Violence

Tamil Nadu will establish a safe house in every district for individuals and families threatened by caste-based killings and related violence.

Milo Yiannopoulos Arrives in UK Following U.S. Deportation

Milo Yiannopoulos returned to Britain after U.S. immigration officers moved him from a Louisiana detention facility to an airport for deportation.

Milo Yiannopoulos Deported to Britain After ICE Arrest in Louisiana

U.S. immigration authorities deported British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos one day after arresting him at a Louisiana airport.

Soldiers' mutiny rocks Niger capital, as junta claims to be back in control

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours of heavy exchanges around some of its most sensitive sites.

Clean-Energy Super PAC Claims Fifth Republican Primary Victory in 2026 Campaign

A super PAC backed by solar entrepreneurs and venture capitalists is pointing to Darline Graham's South Carolina Republican Senate primary victory as the fifth win in a campaign designed to challenge Republican candidates viewed as hostile to clean-energy interests.

Russian strike blows up arms depot near Kyiv, killing 37

Russia struck an arms depot near Kyiv overnight, sparking fires and explosions that killed 37 people and wounded dozens of others, authorities said Saturday.

Soldiers' mutiny rocks Niger capital, but junta says back in control

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours of heavy exchanges around some of its most sensitive sites.

Russia strike blows up arms depot near Kyiv, killing 37

Russia struck an arms depot near Kyiv overnight, sparking fires and explosions that killed 37 people and wounded dozens of others, authorities said Saturday.

Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control

Niger's ruling junta said Saturday it "gradually took back control" after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital including the presidential palace, after the city was rocked by hours of heavy gunfire.

Bhim Army Protesters and Police Scuffle During Patna BPSC March

Demonstrators seeking an inquiry into Bihar’s 70th BPSC examination and an 85% state-candidate recruitment policy clashed with police after approaching barricades.

BJP Leadership Reviews Youth Outreach and Seven State Elections

Party president Nitin Nabin met senior BJP figures to develop a youth strategy and assess preparations for Assembly elections including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat.

TVK Legislator’s Jallikattu Criticism Draws Demand for Party Clarification

AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran has condemned Sholavandan MLA V.M. Karuppaiah’s claim that spending on a jallikattu stadium harms young people and society.

Omitted Social Justice Figures Trigger Dispute Over Tamil Nadu Policy Note

Tamil Nadu’s latest welfare policy note leaves out earlier references to Periyar, B.R. Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru and the Justice Party, prompting demands for an explanation.

Opinion Debate Revisits Privilege and the Meaning of Noblesse Oblige

A New York Post opinion column argues that affluent progressive activists apply a concept they have criticized in other political and racial contexts.

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