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Alabama set to execute man for pawnshop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked
September 17, 2026 - 2:49 AM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is set to execute a man Thursday night via lethal injection, three months after a judge's ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas.
Rescuers dig 4 bodies from a Nepal hydropower tunnel as families demand answers
September 17, 2026 - 2:30 AM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal have recovered four bodies from the tunnel of a hydropower plant as search operations continued for those still missing three weeks after the devastating flash flood last month that killed hundreds and left thousands missing.
Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy
September 17, 2026 - 2:25 AM

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rain caused flooding across parts of northern Vietnam on Thursday, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing several rivers above dangerous levels, authorities and state media said.
UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes
September 17, 2026 - 2:24 AM

GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab.
Here's what to know about Russia's parliamentary vote and its main parties
September 17, 2026 - 2:22 AM

Russia’s parliamentary election features the Kremlin's main party, United Russia, and nine others that all support President Vladimir Putin’s policies. The only party that dared to oppose the war in Ukraine has been barred from the ballot.
South African police find a ninth woman's body, with possible links to series of killings
September 17, 2026 - 2:21 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police said Thursday a ninth woman’s body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a series of killings they are investigating.
At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, police say
September 17, 2026 - 2:21 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 48 people have died and 100 others are receiving treatment after consuming a local drink in southern Nigeria’s Ondo state, officials said on Thursday.
South Korea set to approve abortion pills next year
September 17, 2026 - 1:57 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to promote women’s rights to health and safety, deepening debates over abortions in the Asian country.
Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war
September 17, 2026 - 1:43 AM

CAIRO (AP) — As Houthi rebels closed in, Eshraq Abdel Gelil and her husband fled their home, walking through the mountains before catching a ride to a nearby city. Four months pregnant, she feared another miscarriage.
Russian barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine injures at least 19, including children
September 17, 2026 - 1:25 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian barrage of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region injured at least 19 people overnight and into Thursday morning, authorities said.
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Alabama set to execute man for pawnshop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked

Rescuers dig 4 bodies from a Nepal hydropower tunnel as families demand answers

Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy

UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes

Here's what to know about Russia's parliamentary vote and its main parties

South African police find a ninth woman's body, with possible links to series of killings

At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, police say

South Korea set to approve abortion pills next year

Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war

Russian barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine injures at least 19, including children

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