Mexican opposition protest forces Senate shutdown after protesters storm chamber
Demonstrators opposed to Morena’s reform package interrupted the upper house session, forcing lawmakers to halt debate after the chamber was stormed.
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Swiss appeals court convicts Tariq Ramadan of rape and sexual coercion
Al Jazeera reported that a Geneva appeals court overturned Ramadan's acquittal and imposed a three-year sentence, with two years suspended.
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Guinea-Bissau says it seized 2.63 tonnes of cocaine at Bissau airport
Authorities in Guinea-Bissau say they seized 2.63 tonnes of cocaine from a plane arriving from Venezuela, in what local reports call the country’s biggest drug bust.
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Nigerian union leader detained at Abuja airport after fuel-price criticism
Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, was taken by Department of State Security officials at Abuja's main airport days after he condemned a fuel-price increase and threatened industrial action.
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Apollo Quiboloy arrested after long police standoff in Davao
Philippine authorities say the church leader accused of sex trafficking has been detained after a two-week operation at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao.
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Tebboune wins a second term in Algeria with dominant official results
Algeria's electoral authority says incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune won re-election with 94.65 percent of the vote, amid opposition complaints about the contest and concern over turnout.
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Venezuelan opposition figure González lands in Spain after fleeing crackdown
Edmundo González has been granted asylum in Madrid after leaving hiding in Venezuela, intensifying the dispute over Nicolás Maduro’s contested re-election.
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El Salvador police chief dies in suspicious helicopter crash as president orders probe
Mauricio Arriaza Chicas was among nine people killed when a military helicopter crashed near the Honduran border while carrying a fraud suspect to San Salvador.
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Several people shot near Interstate 75 in Kentucky, sheriff's office says
Officials said several people were shot near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky, after a rapidly developing incident that drew law enforcement to the area.
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Algeria votes under heavy skepticism as Tebboune heads toward another term
Polls opened across Algeria on 2024-09-07 with incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune widely expected to secure a second term despite concerns about low turnout and a tightly controlled race.
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Poland prepares charges over Ryanair diversion that led to Roman Protasevich arrest
Prosecutors say three Belarusian officials helped force a Ryanair flight to land in Minsk on a false bomb warning in 2021.
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British man gets nine years for arson attack on asylum seeker hotel
Thomas Birley received the longest sentence yet tied to England’s summer far-right riots after admitting he helped ignite a fire outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.
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Hunter Biden enters guilty plea in federal tax case after bid for different plea falters
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to all counts in his federal tax case in Los Angeles, avoiding a jury trial that was about to begin and leaving sentencing to the judge.
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UK Labour bill would end hereditary peers’ right to sit in Lords
The government has set out plans to abolish the remaining hereditary peer seats, a reform it says would complete unfinished changes to Parliament.
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Rebecca Cheptegei dies after petrol attack, deepening outrage over violence against athletes
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died in Kenya after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend.
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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect charged in case tied to weapon access
Prosecutors say Colin Gray allowed his son to possess the rifle used in the Apalachee High shooting.
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Niue referendum renames premier as prime minister but rejects longer terms
Voters backed two title changes and rejected plans to expand cabinet size and extend the assembly term.
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Bangladesh mob kills Hindu teen in Khulna after blasphemy allegation sparks outrage
A 15-year-old Hindu student was allegedly beaten and hacked to death in Khulna after accusations over social media posts, though parts of the account remain disputed.
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US, UK and EU sign first global treaty on AI use
The Council of Europe says a first international legally binding AI treaty has been signed by the EU, the United States, the United Kingdom and other states, creating a new legal framework for AI systems.
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Jonathan Meijer says he is suing Netflix over The Man With 1,000 Kids
The Dutch serial sperm donor said on 2024-09-04 that he was taking legal action against Netflix over what he called a sensationalist portrayal.
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Grenfell inquiry says years of failure and dishonesty led to the 72 deaths
The final report places responsibility on governments, regulators, companies and the local housing bodies that oversaw the tower’s deadly refurbishment.
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Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō chosen as new Māori queen after King Tūheitia’s death
The Māori council of chiefs has selected the late king’s youngest daughter as monarch in a ceremony that signaled both continuity and a break with custom.
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Internet Archive loses appeal in ebook copyright fight
A court appeal by the Internet Archive failed in a copyright case over its library of digitized books and documents.
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Kuleba resigns as Ukraine reshuffles its cabinet
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned amid a broader cabinet reshuffle, marking a significant personnel change during wartime.
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