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The number of people injured in the repeated attack on Dnipro has risen to five, including a child.

Attack Drone Nearly Struck Zelensky’s Plane: Ukrainian Official A Ukrainian official says a jet-powered Shahed-type attack drone came close to Volodymyr Zelensky’s aircraft in Moldova, prompting an airspace closure and an investigation. READ MORE
The Iranian-backed Houthi terror group took control of Mocha, a Yemeni port city on the Red Sea and less than 50 miles from the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Yemeni officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia Andris Kulbergs during a visit to Riga, where the parties discussed military cooperation and energy assistance.
Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that organized Ukrainian forces were tasked with carrying out extremist acts against Russian civilian infrastructure under the guise of fraud
Troops intercept four cattle after foiled attack on Manja community in Plateau @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/7Ufgt1sAmG

An additional three dozen health facilities serving more than 400,000 people in Sudan are closing this year due to global aid cuts, worsening a dire humanitarian situation in a country torn by more than three years of war, aid groups said Tuesday.
Ukrainian companies are capable of promptly responding to battlefield needs and developing new types of weaponry based on real combat experience, but state funding for defense innovation in Ukraine is limited, which is why private investment can and must become a mutually beneficial solution for both sides, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (2021–2024) Valeriy Zaluzhny notes.
German Foreign Minister Wadephul: We must translate the political unity of the NATO summit into concrete capabilities, continue to expand our capabilities. Ultimately, it is about credible deterrence, and deterrence only works if we actually have the capabilities to back it up. A stronger Europe also makes NATO stronger, and Germany is making a very substantial contribution here.

Long-range Ukrainian drones hit Russia's key gas plants, raising questions about the conflict's next phase.

Troops intercept four cattle after foiled attack on Manja community in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 8, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), have intercepted four cattle allegedly found grazing on farmland without a herder at Manja community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The troops, while conducting a fighting patrol at about 7:00 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2026, acted following a report of a foiled attack on the community. The cattle were found unattended on a farmland a
German Foreign Minister Wadephul: With Leipzig, the threat from Russia has become particularly tangible. We are seeing increasing Russian drone incidents and airspace violations in several of our member states on the eastern flank. We must have no illusions: Russia is threatening us not only militarily on the eastern flank and is continuing its war of aggression against Ukraine relentlessly. We are still seeing more hybrid attacks, cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation and attacks on cri

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Troops rescue three injured victims, launch operation to free two kidnapped passengers in Plateau @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/wSLnzON8hI

The Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group in a stronger position to attack ships in a crucial waterway for global trade.

India will host leaders including the presidents of Russia and Iran for a BRICS summit on Saturday, with wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as economic challenges, to dominate talks among the 11-member group. Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, are expected to arrive in New Delhi as early as Friday, with both due to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chinese President Xi Jinping has also been invited, although his participation in the two-day BRI

India will host leaders including the presidents of China, Russia and Iran for a BRICS summit on Saturday, with wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as economic challenges, set to dominate talks among the 11-member group. Russia's Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, are expected to arrive in New Delhi as early as Friday, with both due to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Europe has put forward a new proposal for using Russia's frozen assets to support Ukraine, seeking to address Belgium's concerns over the legal risks it could face from such a move.

Troops rescue three injured victims, launch operation to free two kidnapped passengers in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 6, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), have rescued three passengers injured during an attack by suspected kidnappers along the Jos–Makarfi highway in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred at about 1:00 a.m. on Sept. 10, 2026, when troops responded to reports of sporadic shootings by suspected kidnappers who had blocked the highway.
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Government forces say their counteroffensive against the Houthi terror group is expanding, while battlefield gains and prospects for foreign intervention remain unclear.
Troops gun down kidnapper, recover locally fabricated rifle made in Plateau @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/9wvbnq8YVM

Three of the tankers, the Kaviz, Charminar, and Riesco, have direct links to Russia's shadow fleet and have been involved in transporting Russian oil, Ukraine's sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk said.
NATO’s Rutte: All for one and one for all. That is how NATO works. Russia wants to divide us, but we are united. Russia wants to stop us helping Ukraine, but we are going to do more for Ukraine. Russia wants to act tough, but we are stronger. Russia’s actions are a sign of weakness and a symptom of its failure to get its way in Ukraine.

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Troops gun down kidnapper, recover locally fabricated rifle made in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 6, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), have neutralised a suspected kidnapper during a gun battle with a group of kidnappers at Angwan Boka in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The troops, who were deployed in the area, engaged the suspected kidnappers at about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, following a report of their activities in the area. During the encounter

Syria condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's entry into its territory after he visited Israeli troops stationed in southern Syria on Wednesday, calling the move "provocative and a blatant violation" of its sovereignty. In southern Syria, Israeli forces have been stationed in a "security zone" since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. They occupy what was previously a buffer zone patrolled by the United Nations that had separated Israeli and Syrian forces i

A 98-year-old man in eastern China has garnered widespread praise for his remarkable philanthropy, which includes donations totalling 60 million yuan (US$9 million), while leading an exceptionally frugal life himself. Wang Chunwen, a resident of Ninghai county in Zhejiang province, has been honoured with the China Charity Award by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the highest accolade in the country to recognise significant contributions to charitable efforts. In early September, Wang’s son...

DUBAI: Despite the occasional shot at gravitas — along the lines of “Maybe Russians aren’t all bad. Maybe America’s not always that great” — this Apple TV action-comedy, set in the Eighties during the Cold War, is a lowbrow but entertaining romp based around the unlikely bromance between a US Navy fighter pilot and an ex-KGB agent. The pilot is Troy Kelly (Ryan Reynolds), a maverick (yes, there are “Top Gun” references throughout) but brilliant flyboy who accepts a black-ops spying mission in th

Pakistan says it has not discussed any military response under its defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye following recent Houthi attacks on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Pakistan would act “when the time comes.” Source: Reuters

Prominent rabbis in the UK have come out in support of British sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements after the country’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, said the move represented a “dark day for British Jews,” The Guardian reported. Jonathan Wittenberg of Masorti Judaism said he was present in the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Khair in Hebron as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who is Jewish, delivered his speech announcing the sanctions. “What is taking place today in the West Bank is a Chillul H

Yemen, September 7-10, 2026. Government forces announce gains inland across Jawf, Marib and al Bayda while Houthi forces push south down the Red Sea coast through Hays, al Khawkhah, Mawza and al Waziyah toward Mocha. Arrows show general reported axes, not surveyed lines. Claims unverified.

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The Kremlin promises money to people who have children, expands benefits for large families, and publicly "cares" about pregnant students and schoolgirls. The sums involved are enormous: by 2030, the national "Family" project is expected to receive funding equivalent to about two of Ukraine's annual state budgets in terms of expenditures. The money will go toward measures intended, in one way or another, to boost the birth rate — from subsidized mortgages for young families to promoting large

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China has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will travel to New Delhi for the Brics summit this weekend, his first visit to India in close to seven years and the latest leg of the Chinese leader’s busiest run of summitry in years. Xi’s India visit follows closely on a packed diplomatic travel schedule that took him first to Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, then to Egypt last week for this first state visit there in a decade. He is expected to travel to...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz: Any attack against Israel, for any reason and from any location, will be met with a powerful response that will inflict severe damage on Iran on a scale it has not experienced to date, including strikes on key energy facilities. Such a war would set Iran back decades.

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