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Nepal rescuers race to free dozens trapped in hydropower tunnels
Authorities in Nepal on Tuesday said that rescuers are focusing on three hydropower project tunnels where they believe dozens of workers could be trapped. The announcement came two weeks after ​a devastating ‌flood killed that hundreds and left thousands missing in the Himalayan country and in ⁠neighbouring China's Tibet region.

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Canada's counter-tariffs take effect on several US goods as trade war reignites
Canada's counter-tariffs on billions of dollars in US products took effect Tuesday, as a trade war between the two countries heated up. Ottawa's pushback comes weeks after US President Donald Trump imposed 50-percent tariffs on a similar value of Canadian products, over what Washington deemed as "discriminatory treatment" against US alcohol, automobile and dairy industries.

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Trump threatens to ban Canadian Bombardier jets from US market
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to block sales of Canadian planemaker Bombardier in the United States unless it builds aircraft in the country, escalating trade tensions on the eve of Canadian retaliatory tariffs. Trump accused Canada of “unjust and unfair” trade practices but did not explain how a ban would work.

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Live: Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv after three-day halt
Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv late Monday after a three-day pause ordered by President Vladimir Putin expired, Ukraine’s emergency service said. The halt coincided with visits to Moscow and Kyiv by US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who were holding talks aimed at ending the war. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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Nearly 1.7 million deaths linked to second-hand smoke in 2023, study finds
More than 2.7 billion people worldwide, including 767 million children, were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, contributing to nearly 1.7 million deaths, a Lancet study said on Tuesday. Researchers found second-hand smoke remained a major global health risk, with no safe level of exposure.

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Israel intensifies South Lebanon strikes, killing 13 after weeks-long lull
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon, killing 13 people, including women and children, Lebanon’s health ministry said on Monday, marking an escalation after weeks of relative calm. Israel said it would continue targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah over alleged ceasefire violations. Hezbollah has not commented on the strikes.

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Tunisians tell the story of their summer of shortages
Frequent water and power cuts, long queues for bottled water, poultry farms destroyed by the heat: these have been the scenes across Tunisia this summer as millions of people were affected by shortages in electricity and water. Our Observers say this is the result of years of underinvestment in infrastructure while the Tunisian president, for his part, blames "deliberate and planned acts of sabotage”.

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Israel warns of 'full-scale war' if Palestinian Authority launches Oct. 7-style attack
Israel on Monday threatened a “full-scale war” against the Palestinian Authority if it believed the West Bank-based body was preparing an attack on Israeli forces or settlements resembling Hamas’s October 7, 2023 assault. The warning was denounced by Palestinian authorities as an attempt to fuel the conflict during the Israeli election season.

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Strike closes Eiffel Tower over exclusion of female staff for Hindu group's visit
The Eiffel Tower was forced to close on Monday after staff went on strike in protest at the exclusion of female employees during a recent visit by a Hindu delegation. The Paris landmark's operator said the visitors had requested that the visit be organised in such a way as to limit “interactions with women”.

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How far-right AfD breakthrough may ‘cause absolute chaos’ in Germany
Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) came out well ahead in Sunday’s regional elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, becoming the first far-right party to come close to gaining power at the regional level since World War II. The lead candidate of the party in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, said Monday that his party had already initiated talks towards building a governing majority.

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UN rapporteur says Israeli rubble-clearing in Gaza could erase 'atrocity crimes' evidence
The United Nations special rapporteur on Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese warned Monday that large-scale rubble removal in parts of Gaza under Israeli control could risk erasing "evidence relevant to the investigation of alleged international crimes". Israel's bombardment and ground offensive on Gaza has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry.

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Israeli rubble-clearing in Gaza could erase 'atrocity crimes' evidence: UN expert
A UN expert warned Monday that large-scale rubble removal in parts of Gaza under Israeli control risked erasing traces of "atrocity crimes", and preventing the recovery and identification of human remains.

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French wine yields drop to new historic low after searing summer heat
French wine production is expected to suffer its worst harvest in some 70 years with the agriculture ministry on Monday forecasting a 6 percent drop in output after a summer of scorching temperatures, heatwaves and drought. France last week announced more than €1 billion in emergency support for farmers.

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Scorching summer pushes French wine harvest to new historic low
French wine production this year is expected to fall 6 percent from 2025 after a summer of unprecedented heatwaves and drought, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, predicting the most paltry harvest for some 70 years.

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Germany seeks to dismiss Nicaragua's Gaza genocide case at top UN court
Germany is set to ask the International Court of Justice on Monday to dismiss a case accusing Berlin of "facilitating genocide" in Gaza by supporting Israel after the deadly October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas militants. The details of the case, filed by Nicaragua in 2024, have not yet been made public.

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Thousands of mourners gather in Belgrade for war criminal Mladic's funeral
Thousands of mourners on Monday gathered at a church in Belgrade to view the body of Ratko Mladic, who died in The Hague, Netherlands, on August 27 while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The European Union has heavily criticised the event, and Marta Kos, the bloc's enlargement commissioner, cancelled an upcoming visit to Serbia in protest.

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Two far-right activists go on trial in Paris over 2022 killing of Argentine rugby star Aramburu
Two-far activists go on trial in Paris on Monday over the shooting of Argentine rugby star Federico Martin Aramburu. Loik Le Priol and Romain Bouvier have been charged with murder and attempted murder respectively, and risk up to life in jail if they are found guilty.

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Live: Victory of Germany's far-right AfD in state election 'very worrying', says Polish FM
​Poland's foreign minister ‌on Monday called Germany's far-right AfD party's victory "a very worrying sign" after the anti-migration party surged into first place in the Saxony-Anhalt state ‌elections. However, it was not immediately clear whether the Russia-friendly party would be able to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II, as it fell just short of an absolute majority. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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Wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns
Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. The UN agency warned that increasingly severe fires are raising exposure to toxic PM2.5 pollution, even as regulations have reduced industrial and transport emissions in Europe and North America.

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Middle East Live: Israel army orders evacuation of zone in south Lebanon ahead of strikes
The Israeli army demanded early Monday that residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon leave a specific zone ahead of strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah's Al-Manar television channel later reported Israeli airstrikes on Deir Zahrani. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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