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Exit poll shows Alternative für Deutschland on 44.5% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt after huge turnout, with votes still being counted The populist far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland has emerged as the winner in a crucial state election in Germany, exit polls have projected, but it remains unclear as to whether it will be able to form a government and become the first far-right party to gain power at regional or parliament level since the second world war. Initial exit polls showe

Tehran says time for proportionate retaliation is over after a US strike on Iranian tankers inside the blockade line.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party headed towards a landslide victory in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, with 44.5 percent of the vote, early results showed. But despite the scale of its projected win, it was not immediately clear whether AfD would be able to form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II.
BIG | 🇨🇳🇵🇭‼️‼️ China has escalated its aerial pressure around Scarborough Shoal by sending armed JL-10 trainer jets carrying PL-5 air-to-air missiles to confront Philippine aircraft over one of the South China Sea’s most dangerous flashpoints. According to the South China Morning Post, at least three JL-10s were involved in the encounter, with Chinese onboard systems shown tracking three Philippine light aircraft. A PLA pilot ordered the Philippine crews to leave immediately, warning that C

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported that, during talks in Kyiv with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and national security advisers from France, the UK and Germany, the discussions covered not only potential parameters for ending the war but also short-term support for Ukraine.
Lebanese media: Three killed in an Israeli strike near Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. No comment yet from the IDF.
Negotiators beleive the war in Ukraine will last past winter despite Witkoff bringing new proposals to the table either side could not agree on control over the Donbas which continues to be the sticking point in negotiations. US is already discussing new aid to Ukraine.
Zelensky: U.S. and Ukrainian teams discussed air-defense missile supplies and a winter aid package.

Voting is underway in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election. "If the AfD does form a government in Saxony-Anhalt, that would make it the first regional government headed by a far-right party since the end of the Second World War, since the dark days of Nazism", our correspondent Nick Holdsworth explains.

Israel’s religious nationalist (Religious Zionist) movement has gained growing influence within the Israeli military. Once dominated by a largely secular elite, the IDF has seen a significant rise in religious Zionists among officers, reservists, and senior commanders over the past two decades. Supporters argue that they bring "stronger Jewish values and commitment to national service," while critics warn that some far-right religious ideas — including settlement ideology and revenge rhetoric

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BIG | 🇷🇺🇩🇪‼️‼️ Sergey Lavrov is now accusing Germany of effectively beginning a “real war” with Russia after Berlin blamed Moscow for the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport and responded with diplomatic measures against Russian institutions. Russia’s foreign minister pointed to Germany’s decision to close a Russian consulate in Bonn and the Russian House cultural center in Berlin, comparing the moves to diplomatic closures before World War II and claiming that Germany “wants wa

Radically rewriting world and Chinese history without solid proof could threaten China’s international image and national identity, a leading Communist Party journal has warned. There has been a growing trend to promote a less Western-centric view of history in recent years, while Beijing has also been keen to promote the idea that Chinese civilisation has a long and continuous history. But at the same time, the so-called pseudo-historical school – which has cast doubt on the origins of Western.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: They want to organize another flotilla now. What did they say? "There is a crazy minister there. When he leaves, we will organize another flotilla." They are waiting until after the elections to set the next flotilla.

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: The pictures from the prisons are what prevent attacks. Those are the pictures that a young person in the West Bank or Gaza sees and says, "Wait, wait, wait…" There used to be hotels, marmalade and chocolate in Israeli prisons. Today, under Ben Gvir, there’s hell—and we don’t want to go there.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: Ten times they tried to assassinate me. Why? Why did they try to assassinate me? They are afraid.

Zelensky, addressing U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner: "Today you performed even better than Patriot systems for our citizens who are in the capital. Thank you, come more often. And our people will have the opportunity to live a little longer." https://t.co/YU9Tec3ojl
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank to be dismantled, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, amid pressure from the U.S. to crack down on settler attacks on Palestinians.
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank to be dismantled, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, amid pressure from the U.S. to crack down on settler attacks on Palestinians.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: Enough with this fake statesmanship. For too many years, we’ve wanted to look nice to the world—how beautiful we are, how sweet we are—but it gives us nothing. When we come with determination and say, "This is how it’s going to be," and those who come, for example, are supporters of terrorism, and the terrorists in our prisons suffer—well, it works.
U.S. President Donald Trump is firmly determined to see an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war and to focus on investing in business opportunities in Ukraine and the United States.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the United States is "winning the battle" over the strait despite opposition from Iran

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has appealed to the international community to "take immediate action to stop these violations" of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
Yemen's Houthis say they shot down a Saudi Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone while it was conducting "hostile missions" northwest of Maqbana, Taiz, this morning.

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Gaza buries the remains of 100 Palestinians, including 62 children Palestinians on Sunday held a mass funeral for 100 people, including 62 children, whose remains were recovered from the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City. The bodies, recovered from the al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, included 55 members of the Malaka family who were killed in an Israeli air strike in November 2023, according to Gaza’s civil defence. The remaining victims belonged to the Irahem, Qanbour, Ba

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BIG | 🇩🇪🇷🇺‼️‼️ Germany is moving to harden its critical infrastructure against the growing drone threat, creating mobile police counter-drone units to protect airports, railway hubs, government districts and other strategically important sites as concerns over Russian hybrid operations intensify. The Interior Ministry plans to deploy specialized units across key German cities, including Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Leipzig. Authorities are also examining whether operators

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Netanyahu: Right now, our nation is the strongest power in the Middle East — and some say beyond it. I say to our enemies: don’t mess with us.
Netanyahu: Israel is stronger than ever, our enemies are weaker than ever. Together with the United States, we achieved enormous achievements in removing an existential threat from above our heads.

Russia's foreign minister claimed Germany has started "a real war" after his country was accused of launching explosive-laden drones at Leipzig Airport.
Netanyahu on Iran: This regime in Iran — its end is near. It is weak, it is fighting for its life, it is staggering, and there is still a mission to complete that we are determined to carry out. This will ultimately change the face of the Middle East and the course of history.

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Iran's Ghalibaf mocks Bessent.

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