Sunday 6 September 2026 · times in UTC

What the front pages led with on 6 September 2026

10 news sites, 163 top headlines. The longest-running: US immigration judges told to slash time given to people awaiting visas or green cards before being deported on The Guardian (US), 18h 0m on top.

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BBC News (UK) 10 headlines

00:00–02:30 (from 5 Sep) 5h 28m US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks
02:30–05:21 2h 51m US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow
05:21–10:51 5h 30m US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Russia
10:51–13:21 2h 30m US envoys arrive in Ukraine for talks after meeting Putin in Russia
13:21–13:31 10m US envoys meet Zelensky in Ukraine after meeting Putin in Russia
13:31–15:40 2h 9m US envoys meet Zelensky in Ukraine after talks with Putin in Russia
15:40–18:41 3h 1m US envoys hold talks with Zelensky in Kyiv after meeting Putin
18:41–21:40 2h 59m Zelensky says he expects war to continue into winter after talks with US envoys
21:40–22:51 1h 11m At least five dead after Amazon cargo plane speeds off runway at Miami airport
22:51–00:00 1h 8m Germany's far-right AfD set for big win in eastern state, just short of majority

The Independent (UK) 43 headlines

00:00–00:30 (from 5 Sep) 1h 8m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
00:30–00:41 11m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
00:41–01:41 1h 0m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
01:41–01:50 9m Trump’s female Labor Secretary took staff to small-town strip club and had cozy relationship with bodyguard, IG finds
01:50–03:01 1h 11m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
03:01–03:10 9m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
03:10–03:50 40m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
03:50–04:10 20m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
04:10–05:00 50m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
05:00–05:11 10m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
05:11–05:51 40m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
05:51–06:00 9m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
06:00–06:11 10m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
06:11–06:20 9m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
06:20–06:40 20m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
06:40–06:51 11m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
06:51–07:20 29m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
07:20–07:30 10m Judge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm elections
07:30–08:00 31m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
08:00–08:11 10m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
08:11–08:51 40m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
08:51–09:10 19m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
09:10–09:21 11m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
09:21–09:33 12m Trump’s female Labor Secretary took staff to small-town strip club and had cozy relationship with bodyguard, IG finds
09:33–09:40 8m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
09:40–13:02 3h 21m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
13:02–14:01 59m Trump approval rating drops to record low in new poll
14:01–14:31 30m Fox host says Mitch McConnell must return to work – or quit
14:31–14:42 12m Trump approval rating drops to record low in new poll
14:42–15:10 28m Fox host says Mitch McConnell must return to work – or quit
15:10–15:22 11m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
15:22–15:30 9m Trump’s Energy secretary embarrassingly says he no opinion on future of gas prices - then makes his best guess
15:30–15:40 10m Fox host says Mitch McConnell must return to work – or quit
15:40–16:00 20m Trump’s Energy secretary embarrassingly says he no opinion on future of gas prices - then makes his best guess
16:00–19:02 3h 2m John Fetterman calls scathing profile of himself a ‘hit piece’ from ‘disgruntled former staffers’
19:02–21:40 2h 38m Trump can’t stop changing the name of things and now has US state as his target
21:40–22:22 42m Five dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway and crashes during landing at Miami airport
22:22–22:30 8m Inside the Trump FBI push to investigate Fauci and find evidence Covid came from a Chinese lab
22:30–23:10 41m Five dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway and crashes during landing at Miami airport
23:10–23:20 10m Trump can’t stop changing the name of things and now has US state as his target
23:20–23:30 10m Five dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway and crashes during landing at Miami airport
23:30–23:40 10m Trump can’t stop changing the name of things and now has US state as his target
23:40–00:00 20m Trump finally turns on the faucet: MAGA PAC drops $10M to save Ken Paxton

ABC News (US) 7 headlines

00:00–07:41 (from 5 Sep) 17h 1m Iran live updates: US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers in retaliation
07:41–14:42 7h 1m Iran live updates: US strikes oil tankers, Tehran claims attacks on US-linked vessels
14:42–16:00 1h 17m Utah Gov. Cox: Americans ‘desperate for something better’ amid polarization
16:00–20:00 4h 0m White House files another SCOTUS emergency appeal over USPS mail ballot rules
20:00–20:10 11m Cargo plane overruns runway at Miami International Airport, FAA says
20:10–22:00 1h 50m Amazon cargo plane overruns runway at Miami International Airport
22:00–00:00 1h 59m 5 dead, 5 injured in Amazon cargo plane incident at Miami International Airport

CBS News (US) 4 headlines

00:00–10:10 (from 5 Sep) 17h 49m U.S. strikes Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for Iran targeting warships
10:10–19:10 9h 0m Iran threatens "more painful" retaliation after U.S. strikes Iranian oil tankers
19:10–23:20 4h 10m Trump administration makes another Supreme Court appeal on mail ballot fight
23:20–00:00 40m At least 5 dead in Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami airport

The Guardian (US) 6 headlines

00:00–04:10 (from 5 Sep) 18h 0m US immigration judges told to slash time given to people awaiting visas or green cards before being deported
04:10–09:21 5h 11m Zelenskyy links Russian strikes on Kyiv airports to US envoys’ visit
09:21–09:33 12m Trump envoys and Putin discussed ‘next steps’ for ending Ukraine war, White House says
09:33–10:10 37m Witkoff and Kushner discuss ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US
10:10–17:41 7h 31m US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack
17:41–00:00 6h 19m Iran war likely to drag on for another six months, ex-US defense secretary warns

ABC News (AU) 5 headlines

00:00–05:11 (from 5 Sep) 5h 20m Social media platforms to be forced to offer algorithm opt-out
05:11–18:52 13h 41m The US-Canada 'divorce' and the $1.2 trillion fallout
18:52–19:50 59m Schools body in talks to sever ties with Catholic order marred by abuse
19:50–22:30 2h 39m 'Seminal moment': Catholic schools body moves to cut ties with Christian Brothers
22:30–00:00 1h 30m Catholic schools body moves to cut ties with Christian Brothers

South China Morning Post (HK) 12 headlines

00:00–01:11 (from 5 Sep) 3h 0m Heirs aberrant: what happens when China’s family firms have no successors?
01:11–03:20 2h 10m After Evergrande, new rules spark unease amid developers’ debt resolution
03:20–06:11 2h 50m China mines iron from tailings and low-grade ore to cut Australia, Brazil supply
06:11–08:11 2h 0m Revise Chinese military university’s AI course to ‘educate for war’: researchers
08:11–09:10 1h 0m Which property markets will be the winners and losers if Fed raises US rates?
09:10–10:10 1h 0m Study saying China’s solar policy hurt birds may have miscounted 2 billion egrets
10:10–12:10 2h 0m China’s youth job crisis drives graduates to German vocational apprenticeships
12:10–14:11 2h 1m Why China is being urged to study Ukraine’s wartime PR blitz in the AI age
14:11–14:21 10m What China’s Lop Nur desert base expansion means for PLA jets in race with US
14:21–16:10 1h 50m China pumps massive US$54b into insurers, banks in financial powerhouse push
16:10–22:10 5h 59m What China’s Lop Nur desert base expansion means for PLA jets in race with US
22:10–00:00 1h 50m Lan Xiaohuan on China’s balancing act to boost domestic consumption

The Straits Times (SG) 8 headlines

00:00–01:41 (from 5 Sep) 2h 0m EU landmark rules for ChatGPT give Singapore the blueprint to rein in AI harms: Experts
01:41–03:31 1h 49m SIA among those affected after Jakarta airport suspends flights due to ash from Mount Anak Krakatau
03:31–04:01 30m SIA, Scoot among flights affected by Jakarta airport closure due to Mount Anak Krakatau eruption
04:01–06:11 2h 10m SIA cancels 19 flights to and from Jakarta due to Mount Anak Krakatau eruption
06:11–11:20 5h 9m SIA, Scoot cancel flights to and from Jakarta due to Mount Anak Krakatau eruption
11:20–22:30 11h 10m Missed classes, extended holidays: Passengers stranded after Mount Anak Krakatau disruptions
22:30–22:41 11m Tokyo reverses baby bust with AI matchmaking and generous subsidies
22:41–00:00 1h 19m ‘Miracle child’ reunited with mum and dad in Kathmandu hospital days after Nepal’s flash floods

The Times of India (IN) 58 headlines

00:00–00:11 (from 5 Sep) 21m Michigan farmer protects his family’s 131 acres from future housing development
00:11–00:20 9m PM: Those who put India in Fragile 5 doubting GDP
00:20–00:51 31m Michigan farmer protects his family’s 131 acres from future housing development
00:51–02:20 1h 29m Michigan scientist buried seeds in 1879; some still grew 142 years later in an experiment lasting to 2100
02:20–02:41 21m Michigan used 7,000+ recycled tires in Ellsworth Road paving; the project later won a national award
02:41–02:52 11m 'Permanently disabled': US shares video of strike on Iranian tanker, issues warning
02:52–03:21 29m Michigan used 7,000+ recycled tires in Ellsworth Road paving; the project later won a national award
03:21–04:23 1h 3m 33-year-old buys neglected 81-room hotel for $2.55M; is spending $1.1M to rebuild it while living there
04:23–05:11 48m In the late 1920s, mule deer were brought to Catalina Island; now a judge has ordered for 2,000 of them to be culled
05:11–05:40 29m German tourist returns 2,400-year-old Ancient Olympia artifact after 50 years
05:40–06:20 40m Scientists exposed a Wisconsin forest to extra CO₂ for 11 years; productivity rose 39%, but ozone cut gains
06:20–06:30 10m With bare hands, lone warrior cleans up dumpyard of a river
06:30–07:41 1h 11m Scientists exposed a Wisconsin forest to extra CO₂ for 11 years; productivity rose 39%, but ozone cut gains
07:41–08:11 30m Four private Michigan islands spanning 520 acres hit the market for $2.3 million
08:11–08:20 10m A 2021 landslide cut Denali’s only road; five years later, a $230M bridge spans the slope
08:20–08:30 10m 'Why CT scan?': Doctors 'abused', staffer slapped at Palghar hospital; Shiv Sena district chief booked
08:30–09:10 40m A 2021 landslide cut Denali’s only road; five years later, a $230M bridge spans the slope
09:10–09:33 23m MIT sends robot beneath Arctic ice, transmits data at 1.2 KB per second
09:33–09:40 8m Building collapses near Delhi's Satya Niketan, several students trapped; 2 rescued
09:40–10:01 21m MIT sends robot beneath Arctic ice, transmits data at 1.2 KB per second
10:01–10:33 32m Illinois Project to restore 421 acres, cut flood risk along Des Plaines river
10:33–10:40 6m Seattle light rail linked to deaths of 2,000 fish in Lake Washington five months after opening
10:40–10:51 11m Building collapses near Delhi's Satya Niketan, several students trapped; 2 rescued
10:51–11:11 19m Seattle light rail linked to deaths of 2,000 fish in Lake Washington five months after opening
11:11–11:20 9m Building collapses near Delhi's Satya Niketan, several students trapped; 2 rescued
11:20–11:41 21m Psychology says the people who check their phones constantly not actually be bored but....
11:41–11:50 10m ‘Shameful, nasty’: Singapore minister hits out at anti-India racism after Nepal floods
11:50–12:10 20m Virginia teen dug pond for school project; 9 years later, wildlife thrives
12:10–12:21 11m ‘Shameful, nasty’: Singapore minister hits out at anti-India racism after Nepal floods
12:21–13:02 40m Scientists exposed a Wisconsin forest to extra CO₂ for 11 years; productivity rose 39%, but ozone cut gains
13:02–13:50 48m Wisconsin publisher and women’s-rights pioneer Lester’s remains return home 138 years after death
13:50–14:01 11m India holds strong: How government & RBI worked to shield economy from US-Iran war
14:01–14:21 20m Wisconsin publisher and women’s-rights pioneer Lester’s remains return home 138 years after death
14:21–14:42 22m In 2015, Mark Pentecost paid $14.5 million for a 104-acre Florida island; after pouring millions...
14:42–14:50 8m India holds strong: How government & RBI worked to shield economy from US-Iran war
14:50–15:22 31m In 2015, Mark Pentecost paid $14.5 million for a 104-acre Florida island; after pouring millions...
15:22–15:30 9m Jaguar Land Rover may cut 4,000 jobs as Tata-owned carmaker targets £1.7bn savings after cyberattack
15:30–15:40 10m Banking on the dollar: How Iran keeps $9bn flowing through US banks despite sanctions
15:40–16:00 20m Jaguar Land Rover may cut 4,000 jobs as Tata-owned carmaker targets £1.7bn savings after cyberattack
16:00–16:10 11m 'Start of real war': Russia accuses Germany of Nazism, rejects drone accusations
16:10–16:41 31m Virginia teen dug pond for school project; 9 years later, wildlife thrives
16:41–16:52 10m 'Start of real war': Russia accuses Germany of Nazism, rejects drone accusations
16:52–17:01 9m Isro says its 'next chapter' is leading national space ecosystem
17:01–17:20 19m Hulk Hogan’s Florida mansion gets another $1M price cut, now listed at $6.9M after three reductions
17:20–18:10 50m After a 25-acre Lake Erie wetland was reconnected, sonar recorded 3.44 million fish detections
18:10–19:21 1h 11m Aubrey Plaza sells LA home for $4.375M after welcoming first child; Jeff Baena died by suicide there
19:21–19:40 20m Couple bought 101 acres in 2024; before the sale closed, they planned to preserve it forever
19:40–19:51 10m Delhi building collapse: 5 dead, 5 rescued; 'will spare no one', CM Rekha vows action - top developments
19:51–20:20 30m Couple bought 101 acres in 2024; before the sale closed, they planned to preserve it forever
20:20–20:55 34m 13-year-old turns school 3D printer into business for epilepsy awareness
20:55–21:10 16m Amazon-linked Boeing 767 crashes off Miami runway, huge smoke plume seen in video
21:10–21:20 10m 13-year-old turns school 3D printer into business for epilepsy awareness
21:20–21:31 10m Amazon-linked Boeing 767 crashes off Miami runway, huge smoke plume seen in video
21:31–22:22 51m 13-year-old turns school 3D printer into business for epilepsy awareness
22:22–22:30 8m Amazon-linked Boeing 767 crashes off Miami runway, huge smoke plume seen in video
22:30–23:00 30m 13-year-old turns school 3D printer into business for epilepsy awareness
23:00–23:10 10m Amazon-linked Boeing 767 crashes off Miami runway, huge smoke plume seen in video
23:10–00:00 49m 13-year-old turns school 3D printer into business for epilepsy awareness

Al Jazeera English (QA) 10 headlines

00:00–00:11 (from 5 Sep) 5h 1m Iran slams US attacks on oil tankers, threatens escalation
00:11–00:20 9m Iran claims new attacks on US warships enforcing blockade on Iranian ports
00:20–01:11 50m Iran claims new attacks on US warships enforcing blockade of Iranian ports
01:11–04:31 3h 21m Iran, US trade fire after IRGC targets American warships over blockade
04:31–05:40 1h 8m Iran, US trade fire after IRGC attacks American warships over blockade
05:40–06:20 40m Iran, US trade fire after IRGC attacks US warships over naval blockade
06:20–10:01 3h 41m Iran, US trade fire, attack oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz
10:01–10:10 8m Iran says response to new attacks will be ‘faster, heavier more painful’
10:10–19:10 9h 0m Iran says response to new attacks will be ‘faster, heavier, more painful’
19:10–00:00 4h 50m Iran to announce restricted zone outside Strait ⁠of Hormuz in coming days

Each line is one headline that held a site's top slot: when it was there that day, how long it stayed in all, and a link to its permanent record. A reworded headline starts a new line. We check each front page every 10m or so, so times are right to within a few minutes.

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