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Francis Fukuyama on Russia: One thing about an authoritarian regime is it looks very strong until the moment it collapses. So I wouldn’t rule out, you know, some big changes happening on the Russian side.
Sergey Naryshkin pointed out that the European leaders believed in controlled escalation and a strategy of brinkmanship developed by Western intelligence agencies in the past century

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Serhii Beskrestnov, a freelance presidential advisor, known by his call sign "Flash," has said that no evidence has been found over the past three days that FPV drones launched from jet-powered Shahed-type drones had been used during Russian attacks on Kyiv.
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UAE President pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi Katherine Hearst on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:34 The Egyptian-Turkish national was 'forcibly disappeared' following his extradition to the United Arab Emirates and facing a 10-year prison sentence Off The President of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned Egyptian poet and high-profile activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who was facing a ten-year prison sentence, Emirati media reported. According to the reports, Sheikh Mohame

U.S. military disables advertising trackers on devices after reports that commercial location data was used to target American forces in the Middle East. The Army, Air Force and Special Operations Command have blocked advertising IDs, but lawmakers warn the measures may not fully prevent tracking. Source: Reuters
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According to the source, many Ukrainian soldiers have already begun to surrender
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ask European nations to pay back the United States for military aid and munitions previously sent to Ukraine.

Ahead of the eighth round of talks in Rome, the Israeli military reported clearing Hezbollah's underground stronghold at Ali al-Taher after besieging the ridge for months.

Hungary will keep granting protection to draft-age Ukrainian men despite new EU rules barring it. PM Péter Magyar says many are ethnic Hungarians from Transcarpathia and that it's wrong to prevent people from leaving a country at war. The EU rule, effective since August 5 at Kyiv's request, blocks new temporary protection for men who haven't met their military obligations. Hungary voted against it. Magyar has broken sharply from predecessor Orbán, calling Russia the "brutal aggressor" at
Russian forces have attacked a bus stop, a minibus and a passenger car with UAVs in Kherson, killing and injuring civilians.

Survivors recount US strike on wedding in Iran Maryam and Ziaeddin were meant to spend the most memorable night of their lives surrounded by their loved ones. They had no idea that their wedding would become the darkest moment of their lives and one of the most painful nights of the war for Iranians. On the evening of Tuesday 1 September, around 350 people gathered in Kuhestak, in Sirik county, on the east coast of Iran’s Hormozgan province, for the wedding of Maryam Mallahi and Ziaeddin. In ke
According to Association of Tour Operators of Russia, it is premature to assess the new sanctions' impact on future travel dynamics due to a lack of specific details or final decisions

The Red Cross on Friday said it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after a first person was freed. Israel is believed to have seized dozens of people from Lebanon amidst its recent wars with Iran-backed Hezbollah. "The International Committee of the Red Cross, at the request of the relevant parties, facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of five individuals released from Israeli detention," the ICRC said in a statement.

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 4: Italy's Giorgia Meloni becomes the longest-serving prime minister in Italy's postwar history. While she's celebrated by the rightwing press, the leftwing press say her leadership is a fiasco. Also, is Europe gearing up for a chaotic winter? Concern is mounting after the UN warned of a "supersized" El Niño phenomenon that could bring heavy rains and snow. Plus we look at tributes to Gloria Steinem, journalist and women's rights icon, who has died at 92.
In another operation, the IDF, guided by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), also confiscated concealed weaponry, questioned suspects, and arrested over 10 wanted individuals.
Southern Command officials are also not ruling out rocket fire toward Israel as an attempt by Hamas to demonstrate its strength.
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Argentina threatens oil firms with sanctions as Falkland Islands dispute intensifies Argentina has threatened sanctions on oil firms that seek to drill around the Falkland Islands as it continues to up the pressure on the British Overseas Territory. The country's far-right president Javier Milei said in a national address that the "winds of change" favoured Argentina's claim to the islands, which they refer to as Las Malvinas. He cited a threat by US President Donald Trump to change his country

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Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are considering alternative plans for a planned Kyiv visit amid reported Russian warnings about travelling to the Ukrainian capital.

Mourning turns to anger as residents of Kuhestak say Baloch communities are being placed in path of conflict People in Kuhestak, a predominantly Baloch city in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, are mourning after a strike on a wedding killed at least four people, including a child, and injured more than 60, according to local authorities. The blast hit at around 9.30pm on 1 September, turning a night of celebration into one of devastation for the small coastal community, which is on the strait

Witkoff and Kushner to visit Russia and Ukraine at weekend, says Tass US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia and Ukraine on Saturday and Sunday, Russian news agency Tass reported, citing a source. There was no immediate confirmation. Witkoff and Kushner last visited Moscow in January, when they held four hours of late-night talks with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, Reuters reported. The two men are also US President Donald Trump's lead negotiators on Gaza and

Argentina's president accused of political machinations as he eyes shifting US stance on Las Malvinas.
Germany's Adidas is facing boycott calls after featuring IDF veteran Shalev Biton — who lost his left leg in a 2021 Gaza — as the face of its single-shoe service in Israel. The service lets amputees buy one shoe at half price. Thousands of Palestinians have lost limbs since October 2023. The backlash also revives Adidas's 2024 decision to drop Bella Hadid from a campaign after Israeli pressure, framing it as a double standard. Adidas hasn't responded publicly.
According to the email, sent on August 7, military leaders were instructed to refer to the conflict as "overseas operations in the CENTCOM AOR [US Central Command Area of Responsibility]."
Mazloum Abdi, Adviser to Syrian Presidency & former SDF chief: There are currently talks between Syria and Israel. I believe tensions are currently lower, and that is a good thing. The important thing is for tensions to remain low until the problems are resolved. Israel is insisting on remaining in the areas it has entered. It is putting forward certain conditions for withdrawing. These are difficult conditions to fulfill. It appears that this will continue for quite a long time, until a
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov: Russia has learned of plans by Germany, the UK, and France to establish long-range missile production inside Ukraine, and Moscow is now verifying the information.
El Al's push for a new flight route to Russia comes after the suspension of the Tel Aviv-Moscow route in June due to the security situation amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

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WATCH: This is what $300 looks like in Iranian rials, a meters-long row of bundled banknotes stacked across a shop counter.
Mazloum Abdi, Adviser to Syrian Presidency & former SDF chief: Undoubtedly, Türkiye’s influence in Syria has increased during this new period. Syria’s issues will continue to concern Türkiye, and Türkiye’s influence in Syria will continue. Türkiye can play a positive role in Syria’s reconstruction, particularly economically or in other areas.

Russian forces struck a bus and other civilian targets in Kherson and the surrounding oblast, with people reported killed and at least nine injured.

The decision comes two months after Air Tanzania launched direct flights to Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport.