Ukraine war latest: Zelensky’s plane ‘almost hit’ by Russian drones attacking Moldova
The Independentby Arpan Rai and Alex Croft·10 Sept 2026
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's flight from Moldova to Norway was delayed after it was almost hit by a Russian drone, Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Store said.
Asian shares fall and oil prices hold steady above $100 a barrel
The Independentby Elaine Kurtenbach·10 Sept 2026
Asian shares skidded Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street as the price of crude oil again traded above $100 a barrel. U.S. futures were modestly higher.
Pilot of Amazon plane that overshot Miami runway warned about speed: officials
The Independentby Rachel Dobkin·10 Sept 2026
One of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that overshot a runway at Miami International Airport warned they were going too fast for landing, the National Transportation Safety Board has said.
Here's what to look for at this year's Toronto International Film Festival
The Independentby Jake Coyle·10 Sept 2026
The spotlight at the 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will belong to Rocky Balboa, KPop superstar Lisa, late disability rights pioneer Judy Heumann and many more when North...
Ralph Lauren delivers modern take on romance with sensual silhouettes
The Independentby Beatrice Dupuy·10 Sept 2026
The Ralph Lauren womenswear brand is a love letter to the designer’s wife of more than 60 years. Ricky Lauren, his lifelong muse, is present in each of the designer’s collections.
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
The Independentby Seth Borenstein·10 Sept 2026
Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino...
August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, scientists say
The Independentby Emily Beament·10 Sept 2026
Last month was the world’s joint hottest month on record, and the hottest August in history, scientists have said.
Hockey player and coach-turned-broadcaster Barry Melrose dies at age 70
The Independentby Stephen Whyno·10 Sept 2026
Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70.
Tim Scott mocked for over-the-top Trump event speech: ‘An SNL cold open’
The Independentby Josh Marcus·10 Sept 2026
Social media users are roasting Senator Tim Scott after the South Carolina Republican delivered an animated speech at the GOP midterm convention in Texas that saw him yell and pretend to rip his...
Street acrobats entertain motorists stuck in the Kenyan capital's notorious traffic
The Independentby Nicholas Komu and Moses Ndung'u·10 Sept 2026
As the light turns red at a busy intersection in the Kenyan capital, a young man costumed in leopard print emerges into the street to perform somersaults.
Melania’s top aide reveals their true thoughts about Natalie Harp
The Independentby Rachel Dobkin·10 Sept 2026
Melania Trump’s top aide has revealed their true thoughts about Natalie Harp, whose close relationship with her boss, Donald Trump, has fueled recent speculation.
Trump team removed plaque critical of Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery
The Independentby Josh Marcus·10 Sept 2026
The Trump administration removed materials from Arlington National Cemetery that criticized a former monument to Confederate soldiers for its romanticized depiction of slavery, the latest in its...
Jeanine Pirro unloads on reporter who pressed her about Trump’s Reflecting Pool case
The Independentby Alex Woodward·9 Sept 2026
Donald Trump’s top prosecutor in Washington, D.C. unloaded on a reporter who pressed her about the president’s demands to prosecute a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial...
Jersey Shore town sued for letting 11-year-old use police’s drunk driving simulator
The Independentby Isabel Keane·9 Sept 2026
A Jersey Shore town and its police department are being sued after allegedly letting an 11-year-old operate a golf cart while wearing drunk-driving “impairment goggles” — which the youngster...
Martin Lewis charity to work with major banks to support those at suicide risk
The Independentby Vicky Shaw·9 Sept 2026
Martin Lewis’s charity has launched a new project aimed at transforming the support banks and building societies provide to customers who may be feeling suicidal.
Housing market gradually finding its footing, say surveyors
The Independentby Vicky Shaw·9 Sept 2026
Falls in home buyer demand and sales were less sharp in August than in recent months, in signs of the market becoming more stable, according to surveyors.
Martin Lewis’s charity working with banks to help support people at suicide risk
The Independentby Vicky Shaw·9 Sept 2026
A project to help banks and building societies transform support for customers who may be feeling suicidal has been launched by Martin Lewis’s charity.
Labour peer says she spoiled 2019 ballot to write ‘antisemite’ in protest at Corbyn
The Independentby Kate Devlin and John Rentoul·9 Sept 2026
A Labour grandee has revealed she spoiled her ballot paper in the 2019 general election to call then party leader Jeremy Corbyn an antisemite.
‘There might be a few less Porsches’: TUC boss urges Burnham to bring in bank tax
The Independentby Kate Devlin·9 Sept 2026
The UK’s most powerful union leader has called on Andy Burnham to “go further and faster” in solving the cost of living crisis by slapping a tax on banks.
Londoners far less likely to be victims of crime than public believe, study shows
The Independentby Nicole Wootton-Cane and Holly Evans·9 Sept 2026
Londoners are far less likely to be the victims of crime than Britons generally believe, with half the population wrongly estimating the capital is the worst region for violent crime, according to...
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