2026-09-4 6ffb81886eb3645ecca3171343f7da0108312537 25 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 1 /wiki/2026%20fiba%20women's%20basketball%20world%20cup Berlin 14 /wiki/berlin China 116 /wiki/china%20women's%20national%20basketball%20team FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2 /wiki/fiba%20women's%20basketball%20world%20cup Germany 37 /wiki/germany United States 71 /wiki/united%20states%20women's%20national%20basketball%20team 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Berlin China FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Germany United States 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup /feed/2026/09/4/the-opening-ceremony-for-the-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup-is-held-in-berlin-germany-with-the-united-states-defeat AP 4 2d56414484a2c05fa5b05d3c4112dbc894f5fbe1 9 https://apnews.com/article/us-china-world-cup-score-9ff47b0711e2b4b5a36f3e051e568367 2026 The opening ceremony for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is held in Berlin, Germany, with the United States defeating China 94–61. 2026-09-4 94b3981a4d717bec0f1eabb0b3bb10cce9e0f4ed 24 King 1 /wiki/omukama%20of%20tooro Rukidi IV 13 /wiki/rukidi%20iv%20of%20tooro Tooro Kingdom 36 /wiki/tooro%20kingdom Uganda 70 /wiki/uganda King Rukidi IV Tooro Kingdom Uganda King /feed/2026/09/4/the-remains-of-former-king-rukidi-iv-of-the-tooro-kingdom-return-to-uganda-for-his-burial BBC News 4 608d00966441ab3ef7f8ed087c3824d9cb2ef48a 9 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clylwgn8jk3o 2026 Reuters 4 aee9027ed757f89f69dbec263965f11be18e8e77 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/body-king-oyo-nyimba-once-worlds-youngest-monarch-returns-uganda-burial-2026-09-04/ 2026 The remains of former King Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom return to Uganda for his burial. 2026-09-4 73f6d0fb947185001ee34ccd2e7e0b00c04aae5b 23 Giorgia Meloni 14 /wiki/giorgia%20meloni Italy 37 /wiki/italy Meloni government 1 /wiki/meloni%20government Prime Minister 2 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20italy postwar 71 /wiki/history%20of%20the%20italian%20republic Giorgia Meloni Italy Meloni government Prime Minister postwar Meloni government /feed/2026/09/4/prime-minister-giorgia-meloni-s-government-becomes-the-longest-serving-in-italy-during-the-postwar-era DW 4 d07648ea8a88d739d1b7c947b90eb6e27707f401 9 https://amp.dw.com/en/meloni-government-becomes-longest-serving-in-postwar-italy/a-78910642 2026 Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government becomes the longest serving in Italy during the postwar era. 2026-09-4 7f129a427dcd8367b942d1568d06ab7d1b8b1089 22 China 36 /wiki/china Guangxi 13 /wiki/guangxi Police 1 /wiki/people's%20police%20(china) Singapore 238 /wiki/singapore Singaporeans 70 /wiki/singaporeans consular assistance 405 /wiki/consular%20assistance foreign ministry 316 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(singapore) law-enforcement 171 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20china pyramid-scheme 115 /wiki/pyramid%20scheme China Guangxi Police Singapore Singaporeans consular assistance foreign ministry law-enforcement pyramid-scheme Police /feed/2026/09/4/police-in-guangxi-china-arrest-52-singaporeans-over-suspected-involvement-in-illegal-pyramid-scheme-activities-as-part Reuters 4 7743c8f4dfa224f6ccf30a967a9d9b7360cb28d4 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-arrests-52-singaporeans-alleged-pyramid-scheme-activities-singapore-2026-09-04/ 2026 Police in Guangxi, China, arrest 52 Singaporeans over suspected involvement in illegal pyramid-scheme activities as part of a broader law-enforcement operation. Singapore's foreign ministry says it is providing consular assistance. 2026-09-4 ca065bac9ec18f243849673eb639a7316f66bf13 21 Bongbong Marcos 238 /wiki/bongbong%20marcos House speaker 505 /wiki/speaker%20of%20the%20house%20of%20representatives%20of%20the%20philippines Liza Araneta Marcos 405 /wiki/liza%20araneta%20marcos Martin Romualdez 616 /wiki/martin%20romualdez Philippine 1 /wiki/philippines Sara Duterte 70 /wiki/sara%20duterte US$ 871 /wiki/us$ first lady 316 /wiki/first%20lady%20of%20the%20philippines grave threats 115 /wiki/death%20threat president 171 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20philippines regional trial court 13 /wiki/regional%20trial%20court vice president 36 /wiki/vice%20president%20of%20the%20philippines ₱ 738 /wiki/philippine%20peso Bongbong Marcos House speaker Liza Araneta Marcos Martin Romualdez Philippine Sara Duterte US$ first lady grave threats president regional trial court vice president ₱ Philippine /feed/2026/09/4/a-philippine-regional-trial-court-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-vice-president-sara-duterte-on-three-counts-of-grave-thre Reuters 4 a8fd657be78e809288b281a5e6f4c4ceccbc2b80 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-court-issues-warrant-vp-dutertes-arrest-in-grave-threats-case-2026-09-04/ 2026 A Philippine regional trial court issues an arrest warrant for vice president Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez, setting bail at ₱120,000 (US$2,000) per count. 2026-09-4 cf984243d042d9968371c6a9c56295ab9a91b7ce 20 Belgrade 405 /wiki/belgrade European Union 1 /wiki/european%20union Marta Kos 36 /wiki/marta%20kos Ratko Mladić 316 /wiki/ratko%20mladic Serbia 70 /wiki/serbia Serbian government 115 /wiki/government%20of%20serbia convicted 171 /wiki/trial%20of%20ratko%20mladic enlargement chief 13 /wiki/european%20commissioner%20for%20enlargement war criminal 238 /wiki/war%20crime Belgrade European Union Marta Kos Ratko Mladić Serbia Serbian government convicted enlargement chief war criminal European Union /feed/2026/09/4/european-union-enlargement-chief-marta-kos-cancels-a-visit-to-serbia-after-a-serbian-government-plane-took-the-remains-o AP 4 b1ec6f2bc691fb74e92674a605fabdd1965e73d5 9 https://apnews.com/article/serbia-mladic-eu-funeral-belgrade-vucic-96408e87f62243f7a81d2a3b8a8bafbe 2026 Reuters 4 01842ab9788cec4913f5d63c82047ced4d49483b 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-commissioner-kos-cancels-trip-serbia-after-planned-tribute-mladic-2026-09-04/ 2026 European Union enlargement chief Marta Kos cancels a visit to Serbia after a Serbian government plane took the remains of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić to Belgrade for his funeral. 2026-09-4 82baf251abbf6020da1b9452dc3012f16d0aa4e7 19 Equal Earth 36 /wiki/equal%20earth%20projection Mercator projection 115 /wiki/mercator%20projection United Nations General Assembly 1 /wiki/united%20nations%20general%20assembly United States 171 /wiki/united%20states%20and%20the%20united%20nations map projection 70 /wiki/map%20projection resolution 13 /wiki/united%20nations%20resolution Equal Earth Mercator projection United Nations General Assembly United States map projection resolution United Nations General Assembly /feed/2026/09/4/the-united-nations-general-assembly-adopts-a-resolution-supporting-the-equal-earth-map-projection-over-the-mercator-proj The Guardian 4 1b0762979d37ed3b5f807d97ed9eb4dbe47662fb 9 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa 2026 The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution supporting the Equal Earth map projection over the Mercator projection, with 164 countries voting in favor, one against (United States), and six abstaining. 2026-09-4 0918fdb37467b99c311e1a6c220aeba5b6416ee0 18 Cambodia–United States relations 1 /wiki/cambodia-united%20states%20relations Royal Cambodian Army 2 /wiki/royal%20cambodian%20army United States 37 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces military exercise 14 /wiki/military%20exercise Cambodia–United States relations Royal Cambodian Army United States military exercise Cambodia–United States relations /feed/2026/09/4/the-royal-cambodian-army-announces-that-they-will-resume-joint-military-exercises-with-the-united-states-beginning-in-fe AP 4 47542b280810c126b86eaae7c020c5433a3d1a5e 9 https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-us-military-exercise-china-manet-colby-bffea503a189e25ee1d01d4a5764ee0a 2026 The Royal Cambodian Army announces that they will resume joint military exercises with the United States beginning in February 2027 after it was suspended in 2017. The exercise will be codenamed Exercise Angkor Sentinel. 2026-09-4 651474a9821188daadf85fc581f6bbcb130f4e96 17 Australia 13 /wiki/australia MDMA 70 /wiki/mdma Medsafe 171 /wiki/medsafe New Zealand 1 /wiki/new%20zealand pharmaceutical-grade 36 /wiki/medication post-traumatic stress disorder 115 /wiki/post-traumatic%20stress%20disorder psychiatrists 238 /wiki/mental%20health%20in%20new%20zealand psychotherapy 316 /wiki/mdma-assisted%20psychotherapy Australia MDMA Medsafe New Zealand pharmaceutical-grade post-traumatic stress disorder psychiatrists psychotherapy New Zealand /feed/2026/09/4/new-zealand-becomes-the-second-country-after-australia-to-authorize-pharmaceutical-grade-mdma-for-severe-post-traumatic AFP via France 24 4 c2ce6660f60fa4600e8573476c111e0c74f17bd7 9 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260904-new-zealand-approves-use-of-party-drug-mdma-to-treat-trauma 2026 New Zealand becomes the second country after Australia to authorize pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for severe post-traumatic stress disorder, with Medsafe allowing two psychiatrists to prescribe it alongside psychotherapy in controlled clinical settings. 2026-09-4 9c0c95e929437a739c841dc8f30c5c55dc29b8a7 16 2026 East Malaysia haze 1 /wiki/2026%20east%20malaysia%20haze Indonesia 317 /wiki/indonesia Kalimantan 239 /wiki/kalimantan Malaysia 2 /wiki/malaysia Sarawak 71 /wiki/sarawak Serian Division 37 /wiki/serian%20division air pollution 406 /wiki/air%20pollution%20in%20malaysia haze 116 /wiki/haze state of emergency 14 /wiki/state%20of%20emergency wildfires 172 /wiki/2026%20indonesia%20wildfires 2026 East Malaysia haze Indonesia Kalimantan Malaysia Sarawak Serian Division air pollution haze state of emergency wildfires 2026 East Malaysia haze /feed/2026/09/4/malaysia-declares-a-state-of-emergency-in-serian-division-sarawak-after-haze-from-wildfires-in-nearby-kalimantan-indo AFP via France 24 4 8f3ca1fdf0f570395051cfcea985d9bc3edc3872 9 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260904-malaysia-declares-haze-emergency-in-sarawak-state-on-borneo 2026 Malaysia declares a state of emergency in Serian Division, Sarawak, after haze from wildfires in nearby Kalimantan, Indonesia, pushed air pollution above hazardous levels, closing 647 schools. 2026-09-4 91a83924f422076e6c22bd39b74be6fa2ec0f148 15 2026 Nepal floods 1 /wiki/2026%20nepal%20floods Nepali Army 2 /wiki/nepali%20army Rasuwa District 37 /wiki/rasuwa%20district Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station 14 /wiki/upper%20trishuli%203a%20hydropower%20station the country 71 /wiki/nepal 2026 Nepal floods Nepali Army Rasuwa District Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station the country 2026 Nepal floods /feed/2026/09/4/the-nepali-army-rescues-two-people-from-a-tunnel-at-the-upper-trishuli-3a-hydropower-station-in-rasuwa-district-a-week NBC News 4 03cdbc5e467db983a769988c4b2ec06543980871 9 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/two-trapped-workers-rescued-alive-tunnel-nepal-rcna596050 2026 The Nepali Army rescues two people from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station in Rasuwa District, a week after floods ravaged the country. 2026-09-4 c63eb3027c24d28a058c03e8c80c6cfc36afbf66 14 Cybercab 36 /wiki/tesla%20cybercab National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1 /wiki/national%20highway%20traffic%20safety%20administration Tesla 13 /wiki/tesla,%20inc. robotaxi 70 /wiki/robotaxi Cybercab National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Tesla robotaxi National Highway Traffic Safety Administration /feed/2026/09/4/the-us-national-highway-traffic-safety-administration-opens-an-investigation-into-whether-tesla-s-new-cybercab-robotax Reuters 4 fadb9837f8e4f46bec9a87270ce87d090c592336 9 https://reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-auto-safety-regulator-opens-probe-into-nearly-1000-tesla-cybercabs-2026-09-04/ 2026 The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens an investigation into whether Tesla's new Cybercab robotaxi models are properly certified and demonstrates compliance with motor vehicle safety standards. 2026-09-4 e87b9900cd5aa40b34fa8ade69817b52b557438a 13 2026 European drought 1 /wiki/2026%20european%20drought France 2 /wiki/france drought 71 /wiki/drought farms 37 /wiki/agriculture%20in%20france heatwave 116 /wiki/heatwave liquidity assistance 172 /wiki/liquidity%20assistance tax relief 239 /wiki/tax%20relief € 14 /wiki/eur 2026 European drought France drought farms heatwave liquidity assistance tax relief € 2026 European drought /feed/2026/09/4/france-allocates-more-than-eur1-billion-to-support-farms-affected-by-drought-and-heatwaves-including-compensation-for-c The Peninsula 4 b6585c1df406be59491270de71442583bbce6f16 9 https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/04/09/2026/france-allocates-more-than-eur-1-billion-to-support-agricultural-sector 2026 France allocates more than €1 billion to support farms affected by drought and heatwaves, including compensation for crop losses, liquidity assistance, tax relief, and support for fertilizer and agricultural diesel costs. 2026-09-4 0856735fa06855f6f4feaffd5912541d4d8522bf 11 $ 37 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar American Automobile Association 2 /wiki/american%20automobile%20association Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/economic%20impact%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war Iran war 116 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war U.S. diesel 14 /wiki/petroleum%20in%20the%20united%20states global energy market 71 /wiki/global%20energy%20market $ American Automobile Association Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Iran war U.S. diesel global energy market Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/09/4/the-american-automobile-association-reports-that-the-average-us-diesel-price-reached-a-record-585-per-gallon-up-fro AFP via France 24 4 898c54005f3c4a563c11dbd6781830f570e428a5 9 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260904-us-diesel-price-hits-new-high-on-iran-war-squeezing-voters 2026 The American Automobile Association reports that the average U.S. diesel price reached a record $5.85 per gallon, up from $3.71 a year earlier, amid disruptions to global energy markets caused by the Iran war. 2026-09-4 5e198ff22d6450386daa44c3ca2057e9674565d4 9 Argentine 1 /wiki/argentina Dutch Jewish 238 /wiki/dutch%20jewish Giacomo Ceruti 36 /wiki/giacomo%20ceruti Jacques Goudstikker 316 /wiki/jacques%20goudstikker Nazi Germany 171 /wiki/nazi%20germany Portrait of a Lady 70 /wiki/portrait%20of%20a%20lady%20(ceruti) World War II 405 /wiki/world%20war%20ii looted 115 /wiki/nazi%20plunder repatriation 13 /wiki/repatriation%20(cultural%20property) Argentine Dutch Jewish Giacomo Ceruti Jacques Goudstikker Nazi Germany Portrait of a Lady World War II looted repatriation Argentine /feed/2026/09/4/an-argentine-judge-orders-the-repatriation-of-giacomo-ceruti-s-18th-century-painting-portrait-of-a-lady-looted-by-naz AFP via France 24 4 c69566c336ce60b2c078b30906834721a47430d7 9 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260904-argentina-to-return-nazi-looted-painting-to-jewish-collector-s-heir 2026 An Argentine judge orders the repatriation of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century painting "Portrait of a Lady", looted by Nazi Germany from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, to Goudstikker's daughter-in-law Marei von Saher. 2026-09-4 bad89f35398320d83ba4b6cd494388e3ee5a0b63 8 Houthis 2 /wiki/houthis Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Yemen 37 /wiki/yemen Yemeni Armed Forces 14 /wiki/yemeni%20armed%20forces Houthis Middle Eastern crisis Yemen Yemeni Armed Forces Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/09/4/over-120-people-are-confirmed-to-have-been-killed-since-yesterday-during-the-clashes-between-houthis-and-the-yemeni-arme AFP via France 24 4 25bd7a596a51b1bba6df8cfe5ce896f8095b1073 9 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260904-more-than-120-killed-in-yemen-s-worst-clashes-in-years-sources 2026 Over 120 people are confirmed to have been killed since yesterday during the clashes between Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces in western Yemen. 2026-09-4 d7ec373d0f28c0981603bc2684b75b1009e6ad1e 6 International Committee of the Red Cross 37 /wiki/international%20committee%20of%20the%20red%20cross Israel 2 /wiki/israel Lebanon 172 /wiki/lebanon Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Syrian 14 /wiki/syrians U.S. 71 /wiki/united%20states peace talks 116 /wiki/2026%20israel-lebanon%20peace%20talks International Committee of the Red Cross Israel Lebanon Middle Eastern crisis Syrian U.S. peace talks Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/09/4/israel-frees-four-prisoners-including-two-syrian-citizens-via-international-committee-of-the-red-cross-as-part-of-effo Al Jazeera 4 a13e1e18ac36b42209aabd748222832ffb8409d0 9 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/4/israel-frees-four-more-lebanese-prisoners-in-red-cross-mediated-handover 2026 The Hill 4 7a7e2f2892e296b60f85a01c40411ef0eb427120 9 https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-israel-frees-4-more-lebanese-prisoners-in-a-deal-tied-to-missing-jews-from-lebanons-civil-war/amp/ 2026 Israel frees four prisoners, including two Syrian citizens, via International Committee of the Red Cross as part of efforts to revive U.S.-backed peace talks signed between Israel and Lebanon. 2026-09-4 0dd7c3b91018b5db721db42db9ace36aecb6bd36 3 Gaza Strip 239 /wiki/gaza%20strip Israel Defense Forces 2 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces Khan Yunis 172 /wiki/khan%20yunis Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Nukhba Force 14 /wiki/nukhba%20forces October 7 attacks 37 /wiki/october%207%20attacks Sufa post 71 /wiki/battle%20of%20sufa airstrike 116 /wiki/airstrike Gaza Strip Israel Defense Forces Khan Yunis Middle Eastern crisis Nukhba Force October 7 attacks Sufa post airstrike Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/09/4/the-israel-defense-forces-state-that-mohammad-mahmoud-marshad-al-qadi-a-nukhba-force-commander-who-participated-in-the The Times of Israel 4 0da6f0d7e9de485615e3275577895d1fdf332c74 9 https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-killed-a-hamas-commander-who-led-oct-7-assault-on-border-post/amp/ 2026 The Israel Defense Forces state that Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi, a Nukhba Force commander who participated in the October 7 attacks on the Sufa post, was killed in an airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.