Historic win for Germany's AfD

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Hello. Germany's political landscape is fracturing as the AfD party delivers ‌a drubbing to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives.

Iran says it will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf, while US envoys hope for new Ukraine-Russia talks after visits to both capitals.

Plus, China readies for humanoid robot wars.

Today's Top News

Top candidate of the AfD, Ulrich Siegmund, with party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla in Magdeburg, Germany. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

The Alternative for Germany party appealed to lawmakers from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives to support its bid to rule Saxony-Anhalt after the far-right party surged into first place in the eastern German state's election. Europe Editor Rachel Armstrong tells the Reuters World News podcast why the shockwaves could reach well beyond Germany's borders.
As the unofficial start of the campaign sprint kicks off on Labor Day, President Donald Trump's deep unpopularity is imperiling Republican chances of maintaining their narrow majorities in Congress with just two months before November's midterm elections.
Iran said it will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days, along with maps of a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, as a weekend exchange of strikes on shipping sent oil prices higher.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank to be dismantled, two people familiar with the matter said, amid pressure from the US to crack down on settler attacks on Palestinians.
US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff heralded new momentum in peace talks after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine.
At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport.
Seven Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta, remained closed because of volcanic ‌ash from eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau.

Business & Markets

A container ship passes a drybulk carrier in the waters south of Singapore. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

A shortage of fuel oil used in ships and power plants looms as refiners — who have been increasingly squeezed by wars that have disrupted both crude processing and tanker traffic — ‌prioritise output of diesel and other products at its expense.
China's finance ministry will lead a combined $54 billion capital injection into state-owned insurers and banks, the companies said, in a coordinated push by Beijing to shore up capital across its financial system.
British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said it would cut around 4,000 jobs globally over the next two years as part of a broader plan to reduce costs and improve competitiveness.
Argentina's rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed by the region's cool temperatures, renewable energy, shale gas and empty stretches of land.
Maize, rapeseed and winter wheat matured and were harvested in Europe much earlier in 2026 than at the turn of the century, data shows, as warming climate upsets farming throughout the continent.

From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

A humanoid robot takes part in a wushu contest during the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. REUTERS/Florence Lo

At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China, robots jumped, boxed and danced.. Some fleet-footed bots ran faster than Usain Bolt over 100 meters. Spectators cheered the machines’ improving capabilities and their meme-worthy stumbles.

Two days after the Games ended, the People's Liberation Army's official newspaper drew its own conclusions from the show. The PLA Daily called for researchers to accelerate the transfer of cutting-edge technologies from laboratories to military training grounds for robotic "combatants."

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And Finally...

Germany's Isar Aerospace rocket is launched into space from a base in Andoeya,

An Isar Aerospace rocket is launched into space from a base in Andoeya, Norway.

German startup Isar Aerospace said it would rapidly expand satellite deployments after the first ‌orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, a milestone for Europe's efforts to secure independent access to space.

The uncrewed Spectrum became the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, marking a breakthrough for a region where several countries are seeking a foothold in the fast-growing market for satellite launches.

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