Liverpool come back to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in Champions League opener

Marcos Llorente gives Atleti an early lead but Liverpool strike back through Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

Alexis Mac Allister made his case for an improved Liverpool contract no harm with the winner as head coach Andoni Iraola got off to a winning Champions League start by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1.

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IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council over nuclear ‘non-compliance’

The symbolic escalation has been initiated by the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has approved a resolution reporting Iran to the United Nations Security Council for breaching its non-proliferation obligations.

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Apple debuts $1,999 passport-shaped foldable phone, called Duo

The Duo launch, first with new CEO John Ternus, is the most noticeable overhaul of Apple's flagship product since 2017.

Apple has unveiled a $1,999 foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company’s flagship product.

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Brent crude surpasses $100 a barrel as Iran, US escalate attacks

Investors eye inflation and central bank tightening as oil breaches the symbolic threshold once again.

Global stocks have come under pressure and Brent crude oil surpassed $100 a barrel as escalating fighting across the Middle East stokes fears of energy-driven inflation.

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How has Israel hit back against sanctions by the UK, others?

Israel has announced four retaliatory measures against the UK in response to its decision to ban the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling the move a “series of anti-Israel decisions by the Labour Government”.

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Yemen’s reignited war fuels a new wave in child recruitment

Sanaa, Yemen – A month ago, a Houthi recruiter in his 40s, approached 16-year-old Abdulkarim in Sanaa and told him about the possibility of being sent to the front line in Marib, where fighting was raging against pro-government forces.

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One year on from Nepal protests, have Gen Z demands been met?

One year ago, thousands of young people took to the streets in multiple Nepali cities to protest against corruption. Following the resulting curfews, arrests and the killing of protesters in a crackdown on the demonstrations, the Gen Z‑led movement forced the government from power, ushering in an interim administration and opening the way for new elections.

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Ed Miliband to make statement on UK plan to sanction illegal Israeli settlements – UK politics live

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Ed Miliband starts Commons statement on settlements trade ban by saying he's 'proud British Jew'

Ed Miliband starts his statement on the illegal settlements trade ban by saying how proud he is to be Jewish.

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BRICS summit may be the only place another Iran ceasefire can be built

Iranian missiles and drones came down on Kuwait on September 3, two days after American aircraft struck roughly a hundred positions along the Hormuz coast and across western Iran, including a strike that killed five people at a wedding party in Sirik. The confrontation has continued since, with US forces striking Iranian oil tankers and Iran targeting shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Brent is trading around $97 a barrel.

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How meteorologists helped recreate one of history’s most important weather forecasts

Dressed in a Royal Air Force uniform and sporting a trim moustache, Andrew Scott looks slightly queasy – as well he might. Behind him is a huge map of the Channel, and in front of him is Brendan Fraser, looming with a request: “I need a forecast,” he says.

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