Anak Krakatau eruption grounds hundreds of flights across Indonesia and Singapore

just nowCharles Leclerc crashed heavily at Parabolica on the second lap of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 6, 2026, forcing the race to halt and restart after a half-hour delay for tyre wall repairs. Leclerc started third but Lewis Hamilton forced him wide into the gravel at the first corner; Leclerc then suffered wheelspin, touched the white line and skewed off at speed.

30 min agoAinsley Maitland-Niles scored in the 95th minute on his Everton debut to earn a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday. Manchester United had led twice through Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko, but Everton equalised through Tyrique George before Maitland-Niles' late strike preserved their unbeaten start to the season.

46 min agoMercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won his home Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after racing from 19th place to first, becoming the first Italian winner at Monza in 60 years. His teammate George Russell finished second and Max Verstappen third, leaving Antonelli 66 points ahead in the championship after 13 rounds.

1 h agoGianni Infantino said he will stand for re-election next year, reaffirming an announcement made in April despite mounting pressure to resign. The 56-year-old Swiss leader is facing calls to quit from UEFA and criticism over his attempt to sell stakes in FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors.

1 h agoKyriakos Mitsotakis announced tax cuts and wage hikes on Saturday, then rejected the possibility of early elections on Sunday. The Greek Prime Minister is working to regain support in polling ahead of next year's general election.

2 h agoAnak Krakatau volcano erupted on Sunday, forcing eight Indonesian airports including Jakarta's main international hub to suspend operations as ash spread across the archipelago. More than 150,000 passengers were stranded, with conflicting airline notices creating confusion at airports in both Indonesia and Singapore. Experts ruled out the possibility that the eruptions could generate a tsunami.

2 h agoPutin and Zelenskyy agreed to pause strikes on each other's capitals while the talks take place. The envoys arrived in Kyiv by train and were received at the railway station by Ukrainian negotiators including chief of staff Kirilo Budanov and foreign intelligence chief Rustem Umerov.

3 h agoVoting in Saxony-Anhalt is under way. While the AfD remains ahead in polls, the party may struggle to form a government if it fails to secure an absolute majority.

3 h agoPresident Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine "is interested in bringing closer the end of the war" ahead of meeting with the U.S. envoys in Kyiv. A Russian presidential adviser characterized the Moscow talks with Putin as "constructive, extremely frank and marked by trust."

4 h agoIsraeli security forces arrested ten Hamas operatives in Akraba near Nablus during a joint counterterrorism operation. The IDF, Shin Bet and Israel Police's Counterterrorism Unit located a rocket without a launcher and a weapons cache containing an M16 rifle and explosives, which were dismantled.