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Germany faces a landmark regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east where the far-right AfD is easily expected to win and has its sights on heading its first state government.

Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war.

Japan will get a chance to avenge their heart-breaking World Cup defeat to Brazil when they take part in a four-team international tournament in Singapore in November, organisers said Thursday.

Carlos Alcaraz said Wednesday he plans to play fewer tournaments in future, blaming an "impossible" tennis calendar for a rising number of injuries in the sport.

Washington and Canberra agreed to boost the US military presence in Australia and speed up cooperation, both countries said.

Carlos Alcaraz got off to a sluggish start but stormed home, and Aryna Sabalenka was in control all the way as the defending champions led a stream of contenders into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday

When a wall of icy debris from a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border tore through his village last week, Pemba Chhring Tamang watched the landscape he had known all his life disappear.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame an early wobble to book his place in the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, recovering from a set down to defeat Portugal's Jaime Faria in four sets.

Most Asian stocks enjoyed a healthy recovery Thursday following a drab start to the week as bond yields and oil prices dropped after Donald Trump suggested the latest US attacks against Iran would likely be short-lived.

Lewis Hamilton will seek to boost his hopes of an unprecedented eighth drivers' world championship with a record sixth Italian Grand Prix win on Sunday when he races on Ferrari's home tarmac.

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis and Jamaica's world 100m champion Oblique Seville headline the opening day of the two-day Diamond League finals in Brussels on Friday.

Iran and the United States traded threats on Wednesday after some of the heaviest fighting in weeks engulfed the Middle East, deepening the foes' stalemate six months into the war.

A dinosaur statue stands guard outside a temple, a hint at the ancient giants buried deep in the earth below making up northeastern Thailand's "dinosaur rush".

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday dismissed claims that Washington was "stealing Venezuelan oil" after the South American nation granted its northern neighbor access to a huge chunk of its natural resources.

"Role model" Ben Stokes is set to open the batting for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League, with club coach Tim Paine saying the former England skipper was made for the job.

Farmers around the world are struggling with the impact of climate change, financial pressures and depleted soil -- and industry experts say bringing consumers closer to the people who produce their food could provide a solution.

Palau's president called on Thursday for a "unified" Pacific response to July's missile test by China on the final day of a summit clouded by alleged Beijing meddling.

George Lucas, the legendary creator of the "Star Wars" saga, on Wednesday showcased his long-awaited Museum of Narrative Art, the culmination of nearly two decades of work and numerous obstacles.

In a country better known for industrial farming, highly processed food and suspiciously long-lasting bread, Chuck Childers rises before dawn and trudges off to operate one of America's oldest functioning gristmills.

Veteran Wallabies prop James Slipper on Thursday committed to a 17th season of Super Rugby with the 37-year-old saying his body "still feels good" as he eyes a fifth World Cup on home soil next year.

Top seeded Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the third round of the US Open Wednesday, crushing Russian qualifier Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1.

Aryna Sabalenka took the next step on the road to a rare US Open three-peat, routing qualifier Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 to join a raft of contenders cruising into the third round on Wednesday.

MELVILLE, NY AND DAVIDSON, NC / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE:MSM), a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services, announced today that they will attend the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference in New York City.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / Arrive AI (NASDAQ:ARAI), a physical AI and autonomous logistics infrastructure company enabling drones, robots, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), autonomous vehicles (AVs) and human couriers to securely exchange goods, today announced that members of the company's leadership team will present and host one-on-one investor meetings at the 28th Annual H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference on September 14-16, 2026 at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

NEW CANAAN, CT / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American:NTIP) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.05 per common share pursuant to its dividend policy. The semi-annual cash dividend of $0.05 per share is payable on September 28, 2026 to all common stockholders of record as of September 17, 2026.

Marc Goldstein, the Amazon #1 best-selling author, releases his third book, Retire on Your Terms - a wealth philosophy, not a tactic, for the top 5%.

Blight-Tolerant American Chestnut Clears a Major Regulatory Milestone After Extensive Scientific Study, Public Comments, and Genomic Review

RALEIGH, NC / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / ACCESS Newswire Inc. (NYSE American:ACCS), an industry-leading communications company, today announced that management will participate in the Lake Street Capital Markets 10th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference in New York on September 10, 2026.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / The economics of plastic have turned recycling from an act of corporate responsibility into a financial imperative. SMX sits at the center of that shift, providing the authentication and traceability technology that allows recycled plastic to function as a trusted industrial material. With war, volatile oil prices, inflation, supply-chain pressures, higher diesel and transportation costs, tariffs and the threat of plastic taxes driving up the expense of virgin production, using recycled material is increasingly about protecting margins and controlling costs, not simply protecting the planet.

Recognition places Formerra among several dozen honorees from a supplier network of more than 30,000.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / For decades, Americans have embraced employer-sponsored retirement plans as the cornerstone of their retirement savings. Whether it's a 401(k), 403(b), 457 plan, or the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), these accounts have helped millions of workers accumulate the assets they'll eventually depend on in retirement.

CHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / Global financial giants are quietly committing massive capital to build out digital asset infrastructure, shifting their strategy from treating cryptocurrency as a speculative investment to establishing blockchain as the foundational layer of global finance.