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Gaza Civil Defense recovered 233 bodies from rubble in last 51 days Gaza Civil Defense teams have recovered 233 bodies, including 73 children, since the launch of their "second phase of recovery operations" 51 days ago, according to a statement by the Gaza Government Media Office shared on Telegram on Thursday. The bodies were recovered from the rubble of at least 20 homes in Gaza. According to the media office statement, civil defense teams are "prioritizing buildings known to contain the high

British troops are preparing to trial a new foot-launched military paraglider developed by Wiltshire-based start-up Blakcro with around £6 million in Ministry of Defence support. UK troops to trial foot-launched military paragliders first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

At least 472 people have been killed and more than 1,500 remain missing after devastating flash floods hit the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, where over 3,250 people have already been evacuated by helicopter. As rescuers race to find survivors, one of the biggest fears is that the death toll will continue to rise, with authorities also warning that an overflowing lake upstream could trigger more flooding. FRANCE 24's Navodita Kumari has the latest.
Germany’s Chancellor Merz: Young people have opportunities today, especially in the skilled trades and in vocational education. There are many opportunities and chances. But they also have to want to seize those opportunities themselves. It also requires a bit of initiative.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow this week. The visit came after new US intelligence indicated Putin believes the US emerged weakened from the war in Iran, allowing Russia to intensify its activities against US interests and those of American allies in Europe. - Washington Post
WATCH: Russian Shahed drones hit Vyshneve, Kyiv region, hitting residential areas and parking lots beside high-rises.
Germany’s Chancellor Merz on AfD: With a party like the AfD, which in my firm conviction endangers the internal and external security of our country, there is a clear limit. It is a party that is very close to Russia. Its representatives go in and out of the Russian embassy in Berlin, and it maintains very close relations with Russia and with Putin. I will not go down that road.

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb: The defense cooperation between Finland and Sweden takes a new step today. Finland and Sweden are jointly strengthening the monitoring and safeguarding of Finland's territorial integrity. The cooperation improves the ability to detect and counter drones. The Nordic region forms a united whole. We can rely on each other, and together we are stronger. The cooperation also supports NATO's deterrence and defense. Thank you, Sweden. Together.

The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or some combination of the three.
As a result of Russian attacks that have been ongoing for the second day, air quality has temporarily deteriorated in several settlements of Kyiv region—Vyshhorod, Vasylkiv, Bila Tserkva, and Brovary—reported Kyiv Regional Military Administration.
WATCH: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz clashed with paediatrician Bea Merscher on RTL after she accused his government of passing “inhumane and destructive laws,” breaking its oath of office and damaging children’s futures. Merscher also targeted Merz personally: “You are a multi-millionaire,” arguing that at 70 he was not making policy for people who will live in Germany in 40 years. Merz fired back: That’s a personal denigration. That’s going too far. He called her accusations “pretty

US defence technology company Castelion has announced a $1 billion Series C financing round intended to expand production of its Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile. Castelion raises $1bn for hypersonic weapons first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

Countries including South Korea, India, China, the UK and the EU are ramping up rescue efforts and humanitarian aid after the devastating Nepal-China floods, with hundreds of foreign nationals still missing. Relief operations remain difficult in the Himalayan terrain, while authorities warn that a lake formed by the disaster could burst and trigger a second wave of flooding.

Israeli sources point out that the pilot project for Israel's withdrawal and the Lebanese military taking control over the area is not working because of the government's reluctance to search for Hezbollah's weapons in private homes.

Chinese President Xi Jinping may take a business delegation to Washington next month, when he is also likely to sign a trade-war truce extension with US President Donald Trump. The potential business delegation is under negotiation ahead of the September 24 summit, the South China Morning Post reported, citing four people with knowledge of the matter. US executives, including Apple’s Tim Cook and Tesla’s Elon Musk, accompanied Trump on his state visit to China in May. Both countries want to...

Bangladesh has for the first time confirmed a long-expected deal to purchase China’s 4.5-generation J-10CE fighters, pointing to the jet’s combat performance against Rafale fighters in last year’s India-Pakistan conflict. One military expert said it was a sign that the global perception of Chinese weapons was shifting and the market would gradually open. Zahed Ur Rahman, information and broadcasting adviser to the prime minister of Bangladesh, told journalists on Tuesday that a draft proposal to

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber-missile carrier at the Engels airbase on 28 August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives.

Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives.

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#Beni : les écoles accueillent les enfants déplacés de Goma et Bukavu sans exiger de dossiers scolaires. Évaluations de niveau et vérifications téléphoniques sont déployées pour assurer la rentrée du 1er septembre. https://t.co/LkDyiTVfZ4

Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.

Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.

Explosions were reported in Chernihiv

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KARACHI: Police have registered a case against “around 100 demonstrators” accused of blocking a track for Sharea Faisal — Karachi’s main artery — during a protest held in connection with the Mir Raza Ali murder case, it emerged on Friday. Ali, a 25-year-old Karachi-based businessman, was found dead with a gunshot wound in Gulistan-i-Jauhar last month, a day after he was reported missing on July 28. The case has been mired in controversy with Ali’s family raising questions about its investigation
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov: We have never imposed anything on anyone. All these problems that have arisen around us — if you look at the root causes of each crisis — they were all brought in from outside.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov on the USSR: The Soviet Union was probably an empire, just like the Russian Empire. In some places, its borders were even larger than those of our present territory. But "post-" always means something that is already behind you.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov: Many people are calling the war in Ukraine a world war. But the only servicemen who were in the trenches with us were servicemen from North Korea. Everyone else is on the other side.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov on Britain: Britain’s role is the most negative one, as it has been for centuries — long centuries. Certainly in relation to Russia, but also in relation to most of Britain’s other — I wouldn’t call them partners, rather fellow travelers — because Britain has never had permanent allies. And the United States is no exception. The British have always looked somewhat down on those Anglo-Saxons who went across the Atlantic and created a state of their own.

Explosion was reported in Kharkiv

Viktor Medvedchuk argued that European leaders could have helped bring about peace in Ukraine much earlier had they not supported the conflict
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov: We are used to doing things, you could say, nobly — or, you could say, like the guys on the street; essentially, it’s the same thing. We shook hands. We keep our word.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov: Fundamental changes are taking place in Africa, because it is beginning to move away from the neocolonial model in which raw materials were taken out of Africa and the added value was created in Europe.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov: Of course, we do have experience in sabotage and intelligence work, going back to the period before the war and during the war. But that was primarily about gathering information, you understand. As for organizing coups — we never learned how to do that. That is not our method.

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'Not sorry': Israeli officer who killed international aid workers in Gaza justifies strike The Israeli army officer who ordered a drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza has said he is “not sorry” for the attack. Colonel Nochi Mendel, who commanded the operation, told Australia’s ABC public broadcaster that he stood by the decision to strike the aid convoy on 1 April 2024. The seven workers killed included Palestinian, British, Australian, Canadian and Pol

Leaders of the now-disbanded group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil have said ending one-party rule was an “empty slogan” and that they had never incited anyone to overthrow the Chinese government during their three-decade campaign. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, its former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, former vice-chairman Albert Ho Chun Yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung, told judges on Friday that by advocating an end to “one-party.

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians near Khan Younis in Gaza Israeli forces killed three members of the Abdeen family in a strike near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Wafa news agency reported. The strike occurred as forces were targeting a group of farmers in the town of Al-Qarara, the report stated.

China’s top leadership has promised to send emergency aid to Nepal as rescue efforts continued in the wake of the devastating flash flood and landslide on the border between the two countries. The disaster has left five dead and 558 missing in Tibet’s Gyirong county, while Nepal reported 469 dead and nearly 1,000 missing. Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of condolence to his Nepalese counterpart Ram Chandra Poudel following the devastating mudslides, state broadcaster CCTV...