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Russian forces have been attacking the city of Kherson with drones since the morning of 29 August, killing one person and injuring at least three others.

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Explosions were reported in Zaporizhzhia

Gunfire and explosions heard near military base in Niger's capital ➡️ https://t.co/qDLAFr7ysZ https://t.co/2XW4veyCHy

Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster ‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in Nepal Chinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the dead Thank you for joining us for our continuing coverage of the aftermath of Wednesday’s catastrophic flash floods in the Himalayan mountains near the Nepal-Tibet border. Poor weather has hampered a
Ukrainian strikes hit Russia’s Rostov region, reportedly setting DNS and Ozon warehouses on fire.
Sud-Kivu : la société civile de Kitutu dénonce la présence persistante des militaires et Wazalendo dans les sites miniers malgré l’ordre présidentiel de retrait. #RDC #Mines https://t.co/Uu04RudZoD

Trump: Very sad to hear about the passing of King Harald of Norway — A strong, proud, and greatly respected man. He loved his Country, and was truly loved and respected by his people. Our hearts are with the Royal Family, and all of Norway, during this difficult time. A truly BIG loss!

A White House teleprompter operator was ordered to pay $172,000 after using nonpublic information about Trump’s upcoming speeches to place prediction-market bets on Kalshi. Gabriel Perez must repay $107,539 in profits, pay a $65,000 fine, and is banned from prediction-market trading for three years. Source: NBC News

Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out early Saturday across several areas of Niger's capital, including the airport and near the presidency in what multiple sources said was an attack by mutinous soldiers. Authorities in Niamey called for calm and said the government was mobilising security forces.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Russia is seriously preparing for escalation and warns the next seven to eight months could be critical for Ukraine, Poland and the region

Israeli forces carry out two explosions in southern Lebanon, set fire to homes Israeli military carried out two explosions Saturday morning on the outskirts of the town of Aita al-Jabal in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. NNA said Israeli forces set fire to several homes in the town of Beit Yahoun in southern Lebanon, while a drone strike targeted the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon.

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West Bank attacks: Two Palestinians shot, entry to village closed Two Palestinians, including a 15-year-old child, were wounded by Israeli forces early Saturday morning during a raid on the al-Amari refugee camp in al-Bireh, Wafa reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated two people wounded by live ammunition: a 15-year-old child who was shot in the back and a young man who sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have closed the entran

West Bank attacks: Two Palestinians shot, entry to village closed Two Palestinians, including a 15-year-old child, were wounded by Israeli forces early Saturday morning during a raid on the al-Amari refugee camp in al-Bireh, Wafa reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated two people wounded by live ammunition: a 15-year-old child who was shot in the back and a young man who sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have closed the entran

Arson of Hatzola vehicles parked at synagogue caused a million pounds' worth of damage, was one of a spate of attacks on Jewish communities early in the Iran war The post Four plead guilty to burning ambulances owned by London Jewish charity appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Gulf states are building overlapping partnerships that complement, rather than replace, the US security role.

China is being urged to use human translators to refine AI renderings of its political messaging, amid concern that literal translations can make Beijing’s language sound more threatening abroad. An article in a state-affiliated academic newspaper said the country should strengthen its translation capacity and guard against AI-generated distortions to improve how its policies and intentions were understood overseas. As AI takes on more translation work, human translators should work alongside...
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The IDF warns that delayed defense funding will force reserve and intelligence cuts, undermine preparations for Iran, and threaten US arms contracts beginning in September.
Over the past day, August 28, Ukraine's Defense Forces engaged in 242 combat clashes with Russian forces.

US judge rules alleged 9/11 mastermind's confessions inadmissible A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, The New York Times reported. The ruling comes just before the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Prosecutors have already excluded statements that Mohammed made
A Russian attack in the Odesa region killed one person and injured three others, while trucks carrying food products caught fire.

The military’s media affairs wing said on Saturday that Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir visited the Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) in Wah, with the visit focusing on reviewing its “production capabilities, export potential and contributions towards the country’s defence industrial base”. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that during the visit, CDF Munir was briefed on various aspects of POF’s operations and its role in “strengthening nati

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As one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatility Europe is on course to enter the cooler months with gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years, which has triggered “winter panic” among energy traders, experts have warned. The EU’s gas stocks were 63% full in the last week of August, well below the 80% average for late August over recent years and among the lowest levels ever recorded for this time of year. Continue reading...

Ghalibaf says 'no one will be able to sell oil in region where Iran can't' Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that “no one will be able to sell oil in a region where Tehran cannot”, according to Mehr News Agency. On Friday, Ghalibaf republished on X a message originally dated 22 July, responding to earlier claims by US Central Command (Centcom) commander Admiral Brad Cooper that American forces had achieved full control of the Strait of Hormuz and halted Iran's oil ex

Haiti is receiving forced returnees amid surging gang violence. An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was called to discuss the situation in Haiti following a deadly gang attack.

Russia has lost 1,420 personnel over the past day, bringing its total military losses in Ukraine to about 1,485,200, Ukraine’s General Staff says.

United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the Opec nation’s battered energy industry while delivering a new source of crude to help bring down US fuel prices. Trump provided few details about the agreement, saying only that the US had secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves through a partnership with priva

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 170 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

Chinese rescuers continued searching for survivors from this week’s devastating floods along the border with Nepal as the operation passed a critical 72-hour window. On Saturday morning, engineers and workers started clearing away mud and debris using excavators and heavy earth-moving machinery in an effort to reopen the route to a border checkpoint in Gyirong, Tibet. Many of the frontline workers involved had taken part in another rescue operation in July last year, when the region was hit by a

One person was killed and three injured in a Russian attack on the Izmail district, Odesa Oblast, on the night of 28-29 August. Transport infrastructure was damaged, and eight lorries caught fire.

Iran has not surrendered, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted, and there is no clear path to ending the conflict that Donald Trump once predicted would be over in four weeks.
One person was killed and others were injured as a result of an overnight attack on the Izmail district. Transport infrastructure facilities were also damaged.

Drones attacked Russia's Rostov Oblast on the night of 28-29 August, hitting logistics warehouses belonging to OZON and DNS, as well as a shipbuilding facility.

Iran will neither forgive nor forget Minab school massacre, Araghchi says Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said that his country will neither forgive nor forget the Minab school massacre “but will continue to pursue it”, IRNA reported. During a visit to the “Minab School” painting exhibition on Friday, Araghchi said human rights have “become a political tool in the hands of some Western states”, “exploiting them for political gain and attaching no real value to the concept”. “We bel

United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the Opec nation’s battered energy industry while delivering a new source of crude to help bring down US fuel prices. Trump provided few details about the agreement, saying only that the US had secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves through a partnership with priva