The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Germany won a landmark first regional vote on Sunday (Sept 1) in the former East German state of Thuringia, exit polls showed, in a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of national elections in 2025.

Regional elections in Germany: Far-right heading for win in east, exit polls show

The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown it from the Dominican Republic to Florida after determining that its purchase violated US sanctions, the US Justice Department said on Monday.

US seizes Venezuelan President Maduro's plane in Dominican Republic

A suicide bomber detonated explosives in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul, on Monday (Sep 2), killing six people and injuring 13 others. In a post on X, Kabul Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said, "This afternoon, a person wearing explosives on his body detonated.

Suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Kabul kills six, injures 13

A drone attack was reported in the Indian state of Manipur for a second consecutive day, local media said on Monday (Sept 2). A report by the Imphal Times said that in the early hours of Monday, Kuki militants launched a violent attack on Sinam village in the Khundrakpam Assembly Constituency, Imphal East district.

Another drone attack in India’s Manipur: Militants drop bombs on security forces’ bunkers

The Mamata Banerjee government in the Indian state of West Bengal, on Monday (Sept 2), proposed capital punishment for people convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or cause them to become vegetative.

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Bengal govt proposes capital punishment for rape convicts in draft bill

An Indian Army soldier was critically injured in an incident and later died in Jammu on Monday (Sept 2). This was initially reported to be a terror attack at the Sunjawan Military Station on the outskirts of Jammu at around 10.

Jammu incident in which Indian Army soldier died is not terror attack: Officials

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was on Monday (Sept 2) celebrating a landmark win in a regional vote. AfD topped the polls for the first time ever in the former East German state of Thuringia with around 33 per cent of the vote and was headed for a close second place in neighbouring Saxony.

Regional elections in Germany: AfD celebrates landmark win, Scholz urges exclusion of far-right

The Russian government said on Monday (Sept 2) that arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov was "too free" in his approach to running the social media platform. During a speech to students at the elite MGIMO University, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Durov did not listen to Western advice on moderating his brainchild (Telegram).

Pavel Durov was 'too free' in his approach to running Telegram, says Russia

Polls opened on Sunday (September 1) in Azerbaijan for a snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of a former breakaway territory in a lightning offensive last year.

Azerbaijan holds a parliamentary election, 990 candidates in fray

The Israeli health ministry said on Sunday (Sept 1) that the six Israeli hostages who were found killed in a Gaza Strip tunnel were shot from close range shortly before their bodies were recovered.

Gaza war: All 6 hostages found killed were shot from close range, says Israel

One of the six Israeli hostages found dead in the Gaza Strip on Sunday (Sept 1) was an Israeli-American. According to the Joe Biden administration, the hostage was identified as 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

Top 10 world news: Who was US-Israeli hostage Goldberg-Polin?; Murmu speaks about Indian judiciary, & more

The inauguration of a thrift store in Pakistan's Karachi took a chaotic turn as baton-wielding individuals stormed the venue, and looted it. According to reports on Saturday (Aug 31), the thrift store, named Dream Bazaar, announced a special discount on clothing, accessories, and homeware on its inauguration day.

Watch: Thrift store in Pakistan's Karachi looted by mob on inauguration day. Here's what happened

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