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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme, excluding those convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, ensuring PC Andrew Harper's killers remain in prison. The changes aim to ease prison overcrowding by deporting foreign prisoners and releasing some IPP inmates.
Guinea-Bissau voted on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional changes to give the president more powers, with opposition urging a boycott. The junta, which seized power last year, plans elections in December.
An attempted mutiny by soldiers in Niger's capital Niamey was contained by government forces with support from Russia's Africa Corps, exposing tensions in the military and highlighting the country's shifting security partnerships.
Pierre Picavet, head of LGBTQ association FLAG!, was hospitalised after being attacked with a bottle in Paris's Marais district. The suspect is in custody.
Icelandic voters rejected a proposal to resume EU accession talks, with 52.8% voting No in a referendum.
A 31-year-old British woman died after being stabbed at a railway station in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany, in the early hours of Sunday. A 27-year-old German man was arrested at the scene. The motive is under investigation.
Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason following his arrest after a deadly raid on a property linked to him. He had disputed the recent presidential election results.
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he will refer NBC journalist Kristen Welker to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for censure or sanction over her coverage of his endorsed Republican candidates in the November midterms.
Over 850,000 teachers in France return to school on August 31, 2026, with the start of the academic year disrupted in some academies by a cyberattack that occurred in the summer. The attack compromised personal data of tens of thousands of teachers and students, and digital tools remain suspended in the academies of Nantes and Toulouse.
The US Treasury has denied press accreditation to journalists from several major American outlets, including the New York Times and Bloomberg, for the G20 Finance summit in Asheville, North Carolina. The media organizations call it an attack on press freedom.