Icelandic voters rejected a proposal to resume EU accession talks, with 52.8% voting No in a referendum.
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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.
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.
Tom Tugendhat will become shadow foreign secretary, replacing Dame Priti Patel, as part of Kemi Badenoch's upcoming reshuffle of the Conservative front bench.
New Phase III data presented at ESC 2026 show baxdrostat reduces systolic blood pressure by 12.6 mmHg over 52 weeks in patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension.
Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh's personal journals, spanning nearly 60 years, have been transferred to the University of Edinburgh for archiving, described as an act of resistance.
A 16-year-old boy in Rome beat his 50-year-old mother, then called emergency services. She died in hospital. The boy is hospitalized in psychiatry.
England clinched a Test cricket series victory over Pakistan with a 194-run win at Lord's, taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead. Pakistan were dismissed for 194 chasing 389, with Ollie Robinson taking 4-24. Saud Shakeel scored 97 for Pakistan.