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Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government 

18 September 2026

News|Government Sweden’s opposition leader has officially begun talks to form a coalition government after the country...

Early in-person voting begins in the 2026 US midterm elections in Virginia 

18 September 2026

News|US Midterm Elections 2026 Virginia has kicked off in-person voting for the 2026 United States midterm elections, as...

Police clear Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave 

18 September 2026

News|Migration Spanish police have started clearing thousands of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta, an enclave on North...

Russia’s drones threaten Kyiv-bound Western officials as war effort stalls 

18 September 2026

Russia has threatened the safety of Ukrainian, American and European officials travelling to and from Kyiv using drones....

Russia seizes assets of French firms, summons UK envoy over Ukraine support 

18 September 2026

Russia has stepped up pressure on Ukraine’s allies, summoning Britain’s top diplomat in Moscow over arms shipments t...

Nigerian forces fire at protesters rallying over deaths of detained miners 

18 September 2026

Security forces in Nigeria have opened fire and deployed tear gas during protests over the deaths of 37 miners in custod...

More than 112,000 displaced by Yemen fighting; thousands flee to Djibouti 

18 September 2026

More than 112,000 people have been displaced in Yemen and close to 3,000 have fled the conflict to Djibouti, according t...

New Bolivian cat claws its way into species list: What we meow 

18 September 2026

A new species of wildcat, discovered in Bolivia, has been formally identified after the accidental discovery of a lost k...

The view from Russia: ‘No party can be antiwar’ in parliamentary election 

18 September 2026

This weekend, Russians are heading to the ballot box to vote in the first parliamentary election since the war with Ukra...

Why does Canada want to join the Europe-led JEF military partnership? 

18 September 2026

Canada has applied to join the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a European military coalition, as it seeks to diversify ...