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Access to X, YouTube other online platforms restricted in Turkey, internet monitor says

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Netblocks, a global internet monitor, said on Monday that access to online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp has been restricted in Turkey on multiple networks.

Netblocks said the access blockage came as the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) called for rallies after police set up barricades in areas around the party's headquarters in Istanbul.

FILE PHOTO: Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos are displayed in this illustration taken October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes

By Charlotte Greenfield

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The World Health Organization has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to access care after a powerful earthquake killed 2,200 people in eastern Afghanistan.

"A very big issue now is the increasing paucity of female staff in these places," Dr Mukta Sharma, the deputy representative of WHO's Afghanistan office, told Reuters.

A doctor examines a victim of a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday, at a mobile clinic setup inside a school, in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

After issuing 'last warning' to Hamas, Trump eyes Gaza deal 'soon'

By Jeff Mason and Maayan Lubell

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested a Gaza deal could come soon to secure the release of all the hostages held by Hamas, after earlier issuing what he called his "last warning" to the Palestinian militant group.

Trump, speaking to reporters after landing in the Washington area on Sunday evening following a brief trip to New York, said he had been discussing the issue on the plane.

U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as he disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at La Guardia Airport in New York for the U.S. Open men's tennis final, U.S., September 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Turkey's main opposition calls for rallies after police barricade Istanbul office

By Bulent Usta and Umit Bektas

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition CHP called on citizens and residents of Istanbul to gather on Sunday, after police set up barricades in areas around its headquarters in the city, in what the party leader called a "siege".

The Republican People's Party (CHP) has been the target of a months-long legal crackdown, which has swept up hundreds of its members - including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival - whose March arrest set off Turkey's largest street protests in a decade.

Police officers stop supporters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) from reaching the Istanbul provincial office, after a recent court ruling that ousted the CHP's Istanbul provincial leadership, in Istanbul, Turkey, September 7, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas over hostages

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was issuing a "last warning" to Hamas, saying the Palestinian militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza.

"The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning," Trump said on social media, without elaborating further.

US President Donald Trump has issued a new ultimatum to Hamas to accept a deal to release its hostages from Gaza

UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards Gaza City

By Alexander Cornwell, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Michelle Nichols

JERUSALEM/CAIRO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is a "narrow window" to prevent famine from spreading further in Gaza, a top U.N. official said on Sunday, calling on Israel to allow unimpeded aid delivery in the territory, where it is fighting Palestinian militant group Hamas.

A missile falls towards a house during an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, September 7, 2025. REUTERS/Khamis Al-Rifi

Almost 900 people were arrested at London Palestine Action protest, police say

LONDON (Reuters) -British police said on Sunday they had arrested almost 900 people at a demonstration the previous day in support of Palestine Action, and the government appealed for people to stop demonstrating in support of the banned campaign group.

Britain proscribed Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation in July after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged military planes.

A Palestinian flag is attached to a traffic light on the day of the "Lift The Ban" rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government's proscription of "Palestine Action" under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, Britain, September 6, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

UK police say almost 900 arrests made at Palestine Action demo

A total of 890 people were arrested in London during a protest this weekend in support of the banned group Palestine Action, the capital's Metropolitan Police said Sunday.

The force said 857 people had been arrested under anti-terror laws for supporting a proscribed group during Saturday's demonstration, with an additional 33 arrested for other offences including assaults on police officers.

An estimated 1,500 people attended the protest

Dubai looks to capitalise on weak dirham to lure British home buyers

By Luke Tyson, Hadeel Al Sayegh and Iain Withers

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Emirati real-estate developers are looking to lure British investors to the United Arab Emirates where a weaker dirham, pegged to the U.S. dollar and battered by Donald Trump's tariffs, has made property significantly cheaper for buyers with pounds.

Their push to target British investors locally with new London offices comes as UAE developers contend with a domestic market that has been one of the best-performing globally but is now prompting concern about oversupply and too few buyers.

Muhammad Binghatti chariman of Binghatti Holding, looks on during an interview with Reuters at his office, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Raghed Waked