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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Christianity: The thesis of Islam—and Christianity as well—worked when we were in exile. So what did Christianity do? Christianity, because it is much more organized and centralized, had the Church convene and change its theology. You know, a religion invented by man can also change its conception. Islam, because it is much more decentralized and does not have a centralized leadership capable of doing this, does not know how to deal with it.

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The new system will distinguish drone threats from the heightened threat of missile or combined strikes, changing how businesses and cities respond to air raids.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: I keep saying: historically, there is no such thing as a Palestinian people. Who was the first Palestinian king? What was the Palestinian currency? Is there a Palestinian language? There is nothing. There is no culture.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Gaza: We control almost 70% of the Gaza Strip. Apparently it will be ruins, and I hope it remains that way for many, many years, as a kind of memorial of iniquity to anyone who messes with the Jewish people and does to us what those Nazis did.

ISLAMABAD: The government, in a surprise move on Friday, transferred Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (C) Major General Faisal Naseer and appointed him National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (Nacta). The DG (C) post is often mistakenly described as heading ISI’s counter-intelligence wing. The office actually heads the agency’s Internal Wing, which deals with domestic security and political matters and, because of the nature of the assignment, frequentl

An air raid alert was activated in Kyiv at around 3 p.m. local time, followed by explosions in the city center about half an hour later. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack damaged a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, without providing further details.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed Ukraine’s defense needs and preparations for a meeting with U.S. President’s envoys with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Israeli drone strike kills two in southern Lebanon An Israeli drone strike killed two people in the town of Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district, according to a Al-Mayadeen network report. The report said that Israeli forces carried out explosions in the Lebanese town of Al-Mansouri and on the outskirts of the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiya. Israeli sttikes also hit areas in Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

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Interim Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson hopes his drastically revamped squad can come through some all too familiar “chaos” with a much-improved showing against England in next week’s third and final Test in Birmingham. Pakistan suffered an innings and 103-run loss in the series opener at Headingley, before going down by 194 runs at Lord’s on Sunday as England took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match campaign. The Pakistan Cricket Board responded to those defeats in dramatic fashion, takin

In this video, the Kyiv Independent’s Zhenia Doluba speaks with Kyiv residents about how they are coping with Russia’s relentless attacks and the growing exhaustion caused by the significantly increased number of air raid alerts.

After two costly operations, Ukraine's 425th “Skala” Regiment stopped deploying its M1A1s, but they have not lost all faith in the main battle tank. The post How Russian Drones Forced Ukraine To Park Its M1 Abrams Tanks appeared first on TWZ.

Iran's Ghalibaf: China’s emphasis on fostering common security reflects a principle Iran has long championed. Regional countries must be taking their future into their own hands, and true stability can only come through a new security architecture that is homegrown. Iran stands ready.

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Revealed: Microsoft signed $125m contract with Israel during first year of Gaza war Microsoft signed a contract worth more than $100m with the Israeli government in 2024, according to documents published on the Israeli Ministry of Finance’s Hebrew-language website, Middle East Eye can reveal. The multimillion-dollar deal appears in Israel's annual budget-execution report for 2024, which was published by the finance ministry's accountant general in March 2025. However, details of the Microsoft a
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After more than a week of relentless Russian strikes and near-constant air raid alerts, some Kyiv residents are being pushed to the brink of mental exhaustion. In the capital, every day since Aug. 27 has brought hours of sirens, sleepless nights, and the anticipation of another attack — a sustained pressure the experts say is Russia's deliberate tactic of terror. "This past week, with all the constant anxiety, my mental health has been hanging by a thread," said Kateryna Soniuk, a Kyiv residen
Local sources are reporting explosions in Jordan, likely related to air defence activities.
Ukraine’s baseline annual need for external financing remains at around $50 billion. At the same time, if the war continues, the country’s preliminary unfunded financing need for 2027 is estimated at $32.6 billion.

Israeli Air Force warplanes are striking targets across southern Lebanon, including Raman, Nabatiyeh al-Fuqa, the Ali al-Tahr area, and Al-Mansouri. https://t.co/rl78WQASpM

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The Israeli government's forced displacement of the entire populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January 2025 could amount to crimes against humanity, a UN report warned Friday. More than 33,000 Palestinians forced out of the Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarm camps have not been permitted to return home. Israel slammed the report for "spreading misinformation".

Palestinian rights group condemns Israeli minister’s Gaza forced displacement remarks The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights has condemned comments by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz about a plan to forcefully relocate large numbers of Palestinians from Gaza. Katz said on Wednesday that a plan to move Palestinians “by sea, land and air” was ready and waiting for a green light from the United States. He said “there is no real solution for Gaza without this migration”. Katz also said US Pre
U.S. Treasury Secretary: No Iranian oil shipments have crossed the Strait of Hormuz to China since the blockade was reimposed.

Візит спецпосланців США Віткоффа та Кушнера до Києва - під питанням Візит у Москву та Київ планували на 5-6 вересня, але тепер думають про «альтернативні варіанти», адже Віткофф «злякався» їхати. Про це Kyiv Independent повідомили власні джерела. росіяни…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine will halt airstrikes during envoys Witkoff and Kushner's visits to Moscow and Kyiv, urging Russia to do the same.
Zelensky: Today, we discussed that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and Kyiv on Sunday. As with previous diplomatic visits by the American side, we will ensure the normal functioning of Russian airspace so that the negotiators can arrive safely. We are concerned about their safety, not about Russia.

Trump: The Radical Left Lunatics, Dumocrats, and Communists would rather have us LOSE the War in Iran, than have President Donald J. Trump WIN the War for America. In other words, they’d rather have us LOSE than have us WIN! These are very sick people who suffer from serious TDS, sometimes referred to as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.

NEW: The US Air Force is fast-tracking a cheap, expendable drone to replace the MQ-9 Reaper. The new "Massed Modular Aircraft" would cost about $10 million — a third of a Reaper — with at least 180 planned. The reason: 45 Reapers lost in the Iran war, about 25% of the fleet, over $1 billion gone. Production ended in 2025 so there's no way to replace them. A top general said they're going through Reapers "at a rate that is concerning."
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A Russian drone struck the headquarters of #Ukraine's SBU security services in #Kyiv on Friday afternoon, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky, injuring five people. FRANCE 24's @EmmanuelleChaze reports from Kyiv ⤵️ https://t.co/xCmsp7MAvv

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani on Friday constituted a relatively small cabinet, appointing seven directly elected and one indirectly elected lawmakers as ministers without portfolios. The newly appointed ministers took oath at a ceremony held at the Presidency, with acting President Chaudhry Tariq Farooq administering the oath in the presence of Prime Minister Gillani. PML-N’s regional president Shah Ghulam Qadir was also in attendance. Qadir, who had

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Lebanese reports: An Israeli airstrike hit a motorcycle traveling between Nabatiya and the village of Roman in southern Lebanon.