International news from Tuesday, September 1st, 2026

The German government said on Tuesday it had concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport last month and ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of a consulate and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin.

The US and Iran found themselves back on a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange of fire in weeks, with Washington threatening more devastating strikes.

Novartis said on Tuesday it paused eight clinical trials of an experimental cell therapy, called rap-cel, targeting autoimmune and neurological disorders in late August, after three patients died.

Keir Starmer will stand down as a member of parliament, he said on Tuesday, some six weeks after he resigned as Britain's prime minister having lost the support of his Labour Party.

An Israeli-backed raid to detain a Hamas official in Gaza City was discovered during the operation on Tuesday, prompting airstrikes to cover their withdrawal that killed at least three Palestinians, Gaza officials said.

The death toll from Nepal's devastating floods surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach thousands still missing nearly a week after the Himalayan disaster tore through towns and valleys.

Russian air attacks killed 12 people and injured many more in Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Tuesday, authorities said, in the sixth consecutive day of intense strikes on the Ukrainian capital.

South Korea will send a 44-member emergency relief team to Nepal to support search-and-rescue operations after flooding in the Rasuwa region, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Edouard Balladur, who served as France's prime minister from 1993 to 1995, has died at 97, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on social media platform X on Monday.

US President Donald Trump has threatened further strikes against Iran on Monday after the first exchange of direct attacks in a month.