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<p>TV grab from Al Jazeera shows Osama bin Laden in an ‘undetermined mountain area’ in 2003 </p>
South Asia

How al-Qaeda found a foothold again in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

A new report warns Osama bin Laden’s brother and sons may be among those heeding a call by al-Qaeda’s leadership to gather in Afghanistan. Arpan Rai asks security experts what this means for the West

<p>An elephant walks past plants in Nilgiri mountains, in India</p>
India

Mob kills elephant with flaming spear in ‘revenge’ attack in India

<p>A health worker walks past a mpox treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo</p>
Southeast Asia

Philippines reports first mpox case after global health warning

<p>File: A Japan Airlines aircraft departs from the Chitose airport on 5 February 2020</p>
News & Advice

Missing pair of scissors leads to dozens of flights being cancelled

<p>Imran Khan’s supporters read from the Quran to mark anniversary of his imprisonment, in Karachi, Pakistan, on 5 August 2024</p>
South Asia

Imran Khan running for chancellor of Oxford University from prison

<p>A Burger King restaurant in New Delhi, India </p>
India

Burger King loses 13-year suit against India restaurant with same name

<p>File. An Air India plane at Begumpet airport in Hyderabad on 18 January 2024</p>
India

Indian Air hostess assaulted by intruder in London hotel room

<p>Medical professionals light candles as they pay tribute to a young doctor raped and murdered in Kolkata</p>
India

Father of murdered Kolkata doctor says ‘she went to serve people’

<p>Narendra Modi with Volodymyr Zelensky at the G7 summit in Japan </p>
India

India’s Modi likely to meet Zelensky in Ukraine after Russia trip

<p>Philippines and Chinese coastguard ships collide in South China Sea</p>
China

China and Philippines trade blame as vessels collide in disputed water

<p>Jayson Gillham</p>
Australasia

Melbourne orchestra admits ‘error’ at cancelling show over Gaza

<p>New Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra</p>
Southeast Asia

Thailand’s youngest ever prime minister sworn in by king

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Editor’s picks

<p>Doctors and students at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata protest against the rape and killing of a doctor</p>
India

Doctor’s brutal rape and murder leads to protest in India

<p>Neeraj Chopra celebrates after winning silver in the men's javelin – India’s only non-bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics </p>
Olympics

Why is the world’s most populous nation 71st in Olympics medal table?

<p>The Taiwanese president praised those attending the talks chaired by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China for showing up despite China’s blocking tactics</p>
from taipeiEast Asia

Taiwan says China invasion would be worse crisis than Ukraine or Covid

South Asia

<p>Former president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai speaks at an event in New Delhi</p>
South Asia

Hamid Karzai asks Taliban to provide education to girls and women

South Asia

Hamid Karzai asks Taliban to provide education to girls and women

<p>Former president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai speaks at an event in New Delhi</p>
<p>A man riding a vehicle moves past the National Institute of Health (NIH), a Pakistani research institute mainly responsible for biomedical and health-related research, in Islamabad on 16 August 2024</p>
South Asia

Pakistan says it cannot find mpox patient as its ups airport screening

<p>People hold posters during a vigil condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government hospital in Kolkata, on a street in Mumbai, India, on 14 August 2024</p>
South Asia

Why millions of doctors are striking work in India

<p>People carry looted items from the prime minister's residence in Dhaka</p>
South Asia

Bangladesh’s protesters return some loot from Sheikh Hasina’s house

<p>File: Afghans paint over a picture of Lt General Faiz Hameed as they hold a protest against Pakistan in New Delhi, India</p>
South Asia

Pakistan arrests former spy chief seen as ally of jailed PM Imran Khan

<p>File: Afghans paint over a picture of Lt General Faiz Hameed as they hold a protest against Pakistan in New Delhi, India</p>
South Asia

Pakistan arrests former spy chief seen as ally of jailed PM Imran Khan

<p>Supporter of Awami League party carries a portrait of Sheikh Hasina during an election rally in Dhaka in 2018</p>
South Asia

Sheikh Hasina ends silence in exile: ‘I seek justice from the people’

<p>Muhammad Yunus greets people after laying a wreath at the National Martyrs' Memorial in Dhaka</p>
South Asia

Interim leader says Bangladesh is a mess but ‘the monster is gone’

East Asia

<p>File: A South Korean soldier looks at North Korea at a border guard post</p>
East Asia

North Korean soldier defects to South through militarised border

<p>Welcome back: Samjiyon, the first North Korean location expected open up to tourists in December </p>
News & Advice

North Korea to partially reopen for foreign tourists after five years

<p>Taiwan’s F-16 flies alongside the EVA Air flight carrying Taiwanese Olympic athletes coming home to Taipei </p>
East Asia

Taiwan deploys F-16 fighter jets for gold medal-winning boxer home

<p>Kim Jong-un inspects a flood-hit area in Nort Korea</p>
East Asia

Kim Jong-un’s newest car shows North Korea can get around sanctions

<p>Ceco sniffs luggage for bedbugs at Incheon airport in South Korea on 8 August 2024</p>
News & Advice

South Korea deploys bedbug sniffer dog to keep away Paris critters

<p> North Korea's leader Kim Jong-n seeing off personnel being sent for the restoration and reconstruction after flood damage hit North Pyongan Province in late July</p>
East Asia

North Korean defects to South by crossing Yellow Sea maritime border

Asia Disasters
East Asia

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rejects outside aid for flood recovery

<p>A picture released by Korean Central News Agency shows a general view of a ceremony for transferring 250 tactical ballistic missile launchers to the frontier military units, in Pyongyang</p>
East Asia

Kim Jong-un shows off delivery of new 250 missile launchers

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Monkeys at ‘hellhole’ zoo risk infecting tourists with TB, critics say

Southeast Asia

Monkeys at ‘hellhole’ zoo risk infecting tourists with TB, critics say

<p>Paetongtarn Shinawatra – known by her nickname ‘Ung Ing’ – speaks after being appointed PM of Thailand</p>
Southeast Asia

‘I hope I can do my best’: Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest PM

<p>Thailand’s prime minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to reporters outside Government House in Bangkok</p>
Southeast Asia

Thai PM Srettha removed from power by court over cabinet appointment

<p>Pro-divorce protesters take part in demonstration in front of the senate building in Manila</p>
Southeast Asia

Only one country other than Vatican bans divorce – is that changing?

<p>Rohingya refugees gather at a temporary shelter in the basement of a government building </p>
Southeast Asia

Children among dozens dead in drone attack in Myanmar, witnesses say

<p>Rohingya refugees gather at a temporary shelter in the basement of a government building </p>
Southeast Asia

Children among dozens dead in drone attack in Myanmar, witnesses say

<p>Olympic gold medalist from Philippines awarded lifetime supply of ramen </p>
Olympics

Filipino Olympic gold medalist awarded lifetime supply of ramen

<p>Move Forward Party’s prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat leaves after the constitutional court</p>
Southeast Asia

Thai court dissolves reformist Move Forward party that won election

Australia and New Zealand

<p>File: Young Humpback Whale breaches into air during migratory frolic off Fraser Island, north of Brisbane</p>
Australasia

Australian fisherman knocked out by whale’s tail whack while on boat

Australasia

Australian fisherman knocked out by whale’s tail whack while on boat

<p>File: Young Humpback Whale breaches into air during migratory frolic off Fraser Island, north of Brisbane</p>
<p>New Zealand says US’s request to extradite Kim Dotcom has been granted </p>
Australasia

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to be extradited to US

<p>Representative: Voting cards are seen at the Gordon counting centre in Sydney, Australia</p>
Australasia

Party’s error rules out 100 candidates from Australian election

<p>Nate Byrne</p>
Australasia

Weatherman opens up about having panic attack live on air

<p>People ride a rental e-scooter in Melbourne on 13 August 2024</p>
Australasia

Melbourne bans rental e-scooters for posing ‘unacceptable’ safety risk

<p>People ride a rental e-scooter in Melbourne on 13 August 2024</p>
Australasia

Melbourne bans rental e-scooters for posing ‘unacceptable’ safety risk

News

Homeless charity unknowingly distributes sweets laced with drugs

<p>Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancels Queensland pianist Jayson Gilham’s recital after his remarks on Gaza journalists</p>
Australasia

Pianist’s recital cancelled after comments on Gaza journalists

Americas

<p>Joe Biden and Kamala Harris </p>
LiveUS politics

Barack, Michelle Obama to speak at DNC after emotional Biden farewell

<p>Ella Emhoff appears at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night to support her stepmom Kamala Harris, wearing the now-popular ‘midwest princess’ camouflage hat</p>
US politics

Ella Emhoff seen at DNC in camo hat supporting stepmom Kamala Harris

<p>Donald Trump posted several AI-geenrated pictures of the poster and her fans on Sunday </p>
US politics

Trump reposts deepfake of Taylor Swift appearing to endorse him

<p>President Joe Biden greets First Daughter Ashley Biden as he takes the stage. Ashley Biden delivered a speech saying her father was the original ‘girl dad’ as he delivered his speech saying he would not seek re-election</p>
US politics

‘He is the OG girl dad’: Ashley and Jill Biden pay tribute to Joe

<p>Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, (pictured) has been accused of negligence after a ‘bone flap’ was removed from a patient’s head and misplaced</p>
Americas

Hospital accused of losing part of patient’s skull after brain surgery

<p>Hollywood actors demand ‘Justice for Johnny’ </p>
US Crime News

Teenagers charged with murder of General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor

<p>President Joe Biden greets First Daughter Ashley Biden as he takes the stage. Ashley Biden delivered a speech saying her father was the original ‘girl dad’ as he delivered his speech saying he would not seek re-election</p>
US politics

‘He is the OG girl dad’: Ashley and Jill Biden pay tribute to Joe

<p>Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, (pictured) has been accused of negligence after a ‘bone flap’ was removed from a patient’s head and misplaced</p>
Americas

Hospital accused of losing part of patient’s skull after brain surgery

<p>Hollywood actors demand ‘Justice for Johnny’ </p>
US Crime News

Teenagers charged with murder of General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor

<p>Food Allergy Death Lawsuit Disney</p>
US Crime News

Disney update after arguing man couldn’t sue because of Disney+

<p>APTOPIX Election 2024 DNC</p>
News

Joe Biden teary-eyed as he shares touching moment with daughter Ashley

<p>Dale Warner, 56, has been charged in connection with the murder of his wife, Dee Warner, 52. On Friday, authorities said that they found a body in a tank on the man’s property </p>
US Crime News

Remains found in missing woman case - on her husband’s property

<p>This photo provided by Sara Tirrell shows her daughter Parker Tirrell, a transgender teen, who's family along with another family, filed a lawsuit Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, challenging a New Hampshire state law that bans them from playing on girls' sports teams at their public high schools</p>
Americas

Judge allows transgender girl to play soccer as lawsuit challenges ban

<p>Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson appears on Fox Business on August 19</p>
US politics

Senator slams Walz for getting married on Tiananmen Square anniversary

News

DNC plays montage of Donald Trump botching his response to Covid

<p>United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain speaks to the Democratic National Convention on August 19</p>
US politics

UAW president has Hulk Hogan moment at DNC with ‘Trump scab’ t-shirt

News

Biden described as ‘OG girl dad’ by daughter Ashley in DNC speech

UK and Europe

<p>Workers may soon be given the “right to switch off” outside of office hours </p>
Home News

Labour’s right to switch off – how could the new plan work?

Home News

Labour’s right to switch off – how could the new plan work?

<p>Workers may soon be given the “right to switch off” outside of office hours </p>
<p>(pictured top left to right clockwise) Nadav Popplewell, Yoram Metzger, Alex Dancyg, Yagev Buchshtab, Avraham Munder, Chaim Peri </p>
Middle East

Body of British Israeli hostage among six recovered from Gaza

<p>Children are among those taking part in the far-right protests in Hull last weekend </p>
Home News

How children as young as nine are being indoctrinated by the far-right

News

Stroke survivors use robot ‘coach’ to aid recovery

<p>The fen raft spider dips its egg sac into water every few hours to keep eggs moist</p>
Home News

Giant spiders the size of rats making a comeback in UK

<p>The fen raft spider dips its egg sac into water every few hours to keep eggs moist</p>
Home News

Giant spiders the size of rats making a comeback in UK

<p>Angela Rayner said Labour will ‘bring together workers and businesses for the good of the economy’ </p>
UK Politics

Staff contacted out of hours could get thousands in compensation

<p>Mike Lynch was among six tourists who went missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Sicily early on Monday </p>
Home News

Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in US fraud trial dies in UK road accident

<p>Ukrainian servicemen operate an armoured military vehicle on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine</p>
Europe

Mapped: Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian Kursk region explained

<p>Emergency services carry a body bag after the sailboat sank in the early hours of Monday off the coast of Porticello near the Sicilian city of Palermo in Italy</p>
LiveEurope

Britons join search for Mike Lynch and Jonathan Bloomer- live

<p>A waterspout sweeps across the Mediterranean Sea near an Italian island</p>
Europe

The deadly waterspouts thought to have sunk Sicily boat

<p>Italian firefighters and scubadivers prepare to sail toward the area where the yacht sunk </p>
Europe

Everything we know about the sunk luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily

Europe

British tycoon Mike Lynch among missing after yacht sinks in Italy

<p>Italy Boaters Missing</p>
Europe

Live: Rescue efforts continue after yacht capsized off coast of Sicily

<p>Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia in the Sumy region of Ukraine</p>
LiveEurope

Zelensky says Kursk incursion called Putin’s bluff as third bridge hit

<p>Mike Lynch pictured earlier this year </p>
Europe

Who is Mike Lynch? The billionaire missing after sailing yacht sinks

Voices

<p>US president Joe Biden told the Democratic National Convention: ‘I gave you my best’ </p>
Voices

Joe Biden’s bitter handover speech leaves a stain on his reputation

Voices

Joe Biden’s bitter handover speech leaves a stain on his reputation

Head shot of John Rentoul
John Rentoul
<p>US president Joe Biden told the Democratic National Convention: ‘I gave you my best’ </p>
<p>The government’s plans to introduce a right to switch off</p>
UK Politics

Would you support a four-day working week? Join The Independent Debate

<p>Certain non-violent offenders are to be released after 40 per cent of their tariffs, rather than the usual 50 per cent</p>
The Independent View

It will be a long stretch until our jails are fit for purpose

<p>Penny Mordaunt’s comments show she and her Tory colleagues are totally removed from what the country actually needs</p>
Letters

Penny Mordaunt has forgotten who got us into this mess

<p>Harry and Meghan at the National Centre for the Arts in Bogota</p>
Voices

¡Basta! It’s time Brits abroad gave up trying to speak the local lingo

<p>Harry and Meghan at the National Centre for the Arts in Bogota</p>
Voices

¡Basta! It’s time Brits abroad gave up trying to speak the local lingo

<p>Prime minister Keir Starmer promised in his party manifesto to improve the relationship with the EU by ‘tearing down unnecessary barriers to trade’</p>
Voices

Labour can’t afford to keep dragging its heels on its Brexit reboot

<p>Ukrainian soldiers wait in a military vehicle near the border with Russia</p>
Voices

What good will Zelensky’s ‘buffer zone’ actually do?

Sport

<p>Some of the faces in the transfer window as the deadline looms</p>
LiveFootball

Transfers LIVE: Chelsea to sign Felix and Man Utd’s Ugarte gamble

LiveFootball

Transfers LIVE: Chelsea to sign Felix and Man Utd’s Ugarte gamble

<p>Some of the faces in the transfer window as the deadline looms</p>
<p>Juventus finished third in Series A last season </p>
Football

Thiago Motta beats Cesc Fabregas as Juventus start Serie A with a win

<p>Spurs were the dominant side against Leicester on Monday night but came the King Power Stadium with a 1-1 draw.</p>
Football

Will Solanke solve Tottenham’s glaring weakness?

<p>New Zealand captain Ali Riley (right) doesn’t know if she will be able to play football again. </p>
Olympics

New Zealand captain fears career is over after Olympics withdrawal

<p>Georginio Rutter has completed a move to Brighton for £40m.</p>
Football

Brighton break club-record with Georginio Rutter signing

<p>Georginio Rutter has completed a move to Brighton for £40m.</p>
Football

Brighton break club-record with Georginio Rutter signing

Sport

Vardy downs can of Red Bull before scoring on Premier League return

<p>Could Jarrad Branthwaite cross the city divide? </p>
Football

Liverpool transfer news: Branthwaite rumours, Gomez future, Clark exit

<p>Gold medallist Alice D'Amato of Italy, silver medallist Yaqin Zhou of China and bronze medallist Manila Esposito of Italy</p>
China

Chinese Olympic medallist returns to wait tables at family restaurant

<p>Smith was not selected for the Australia squad at this year’s World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean </p>
Cricket

Steve Smith has no plans to retire despite T20 World Cup omission

<p> Jannik Sinner poses after winning the Cincinnati Open.</p>
Tennis

Jannik Sinner beats Frances Tiafoe to win Cincinnati Open

Laura Robson held a coaching clinic for Play Your Way To Wimbledon (Vodafone handout/PA)
Tennis

Laura Robson backs Emma Raducanu’s preparation ahead of US Open

Oval Invincibles, left, and London Spirit were the winners of the men’s and women’s competitions respectively in The Hundred (Steven Paston/PA)
Cricket

What does the future hold for The Hundred?

<p>Cole Palmer is a good option for fantasy football managers </p>
Football

FPL Gameweek 2: Pope, Palmer and five transfer tips for the week

Steve Cooper, left, talked up the quality of Leicester forward Jamie Vardy after the 1-1 draw with Tottenham (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Football

Steve Cooper keen to keep making the most of Leicester’s ‘main man’ Jamie Vardy

<p>Vardy, 37, scored the equaliser to earn Leicester a point against Spurs</p>
Football

Vardy channels Leicester’s title-winning magic to defy the odds again

Lifestyle

<p>‘Love Island USA’s Kordell Beckham gets the Cheez-It sponsorship of his dreams</p>
Lifestyle

Love Island USA star Kordell Beckham scores dream Cheez-It sponsorship

Making a plan in advance will ensure your plants will survive (Alamy/PA)
Lifestyle

How to keep your greenery thriving during late-summer getaways

<p>Mary Lukins, 59, said her life was a living nightmare for a year as she could not use the toilet or bathe because water would not drain </p>
Health & Families

Disabled woman forced to clean with wet wipes after builders abandon

The right tools will make hedge-trimming a breeze (Alamy/PA)
Lifestyle

Hedging: The best tools for tidying up hedges after summer

<p>Love Island USA account asks fans to be kind ahead of reunion release </p>
Lifestyle

Love Island USA official account asks fans to be kind before reunion

Lifestyle

Jonathan Bailey reveals his hair broke on the set of Bridgerton

The right tools will make hedge-trimming a breeze (Alamy/PA)
Lifestyle

Hedging: The best tools for tidying up hedges after summer

<p>Love Island USA account asks fans to be kind ahead of reunion release </p>
Lifestyle

Love Island USA official account asks fans to be kind before reunion

Lifestyle

Jonathan Bailey reveals his hair broke on the set of Bridgerton

Climate

News

Moment North Carolina home collapses into Atlantic Ocean

News

Moment North Carolina home collapses into Atlantic Ocean

<p>Cape Hatteras National Seashore shows debris from an unoccupied beach house that collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean from winds and waves caused by Hurricane Ernesto</p>
News

Ernesto becomes hurricane again as it nears Canada

<p>Members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department and AMR paramedics treat people for heat-related illness at the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow</p>
Americas

100 treated for extreme heat-related illness at Colorado air show

<p>2023 was the hottest year on record</p>
Climate 100

The choice to save the planet is ours to make

<p>A man boards up his house in Warwick, Bermuda ahead of Hurricane Ernesto, which has strengthened into a Category 2 storm</p>
News

Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 as it threatens Bermuda

<p>A man boards up his house in Warwick, Bermuda ahead of Hurricane Ernesto, which has strengthened into a Category 2 storm</p>
News

Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 as it threatens Bermuda

<p>File. Roads are flooded after storm Maria makes landfall in Iwate prefecture of Japan </p>
Japan

Typhoon Ampil: Thousands evacuated and hundreds of flights cancelled

<p>Drone view shows a charred forest area around a marble quarry following a wildfire in Dionysos, near Athens, Greece</p>
News

Faulty power cable likely caused Greece’s deadliest wildfire this year

Culture

<p>Darren Boyd as Abe, and Kyla Harris as Freya in ‘We Might Regret This’ </p>
Reviews

We Might Regret This is an unflinching tale about a tetraplegic artist

<p>Rose Ayling Ellis </p>
TV & Radio

Rose Ayling-Ellis ‘excited’ to make history with new TV role

News

Halle Berry says Pierce Brosnan ‘restored her faith in men’

Books

TikToker asks why book ‘has so many words on the page’ sparking debate

News

Eric André claims he was ‘racially profiled’ at Melbourne airport

News

Alien: Romulus viewers single out ‘absolutely terrific’ British actor

News

Alien: Romulus director explains connection to Prometheus

News

James Cameron gave advice on Alien sequel: ‘Not my fault if it sucks’

Premium

<p>Anything is possible in a Conservative leadership election </p>
Politics Explained

Is James Cleverly the new frontrunner in the Tory leadership election?

Politics Explained

Is James Cleverly the new frontrunner in the Tory leadership election?

Head shot of Sean O'Grady
Sean O'Grady
<p>Anything is possible in a Conservative leadership election </p>
<p>The kitchen in our rental had mould and insects in it. Can we get our money back? </p>
Travel

How can we get a refund for a mouldy rental property?

<p>Comedian Mark Simmons got the award for funniest joke at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. There’s a problem though </p>
Voices

The ‘funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe’ won’t make you laugh

<p>Fomentation process: some excitable young fruit throw themselves into the melee </p>
Errors & Omissions

Mea Culpa: Grapes of wrath

<p>In 2024, when books with queer characters and authors are boxed up and pushed into a dark corner, are we really so far from Section 28?</p>
Voices

Censorship in UK school libraries is worse than you think

<p>In 2024, when books with queer characters and authors are boxed up and pushed into a dark corner, are we really so far from Section 28?</p>
Voices

Censorship in UK school libraries is worse than you think

<p>Research has found that the ageing process isn’t a gradual one, but instead happens in two dramatic surges </p>
Voices

If you believe the science, you’re ‘old’ when you reach this age

<p>Consumers are drinking less, but they’re drinking better quality wine </p>
Voices

Is this the end of cheap wine?

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