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Ukraine has officially notified ICAO that Russian airspace is becoming dangerous for civil aviation amid increased military activity and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.

Last month's incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport bears "all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday. Germany has blamed Russia for the "hybrid attack". The EU has summoned the Russian envoy, and member states were doing the same, Kallas said.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned US attacks on Iran, saying they killed or injured civilians, including more than 70 people—mostly women and children—in an attack on a wedding party, and damaged infrastructure. Iran said its armed forces responded with strikes on US military bases under its right to self-defense and called on regional countries and the UN to prevent further US attacks.
The number of people injured in Kyiv as a result of Russian attack on Wednesday has risen to 10, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

Following the arrest of a senior Hamas official, the al-Majd platform tied to the group's security apparatus is warning operatives to avoid mobile phones or anything that could reveal their locations. It urged caution when moving between locations and told activists to warn family and associates against speaking on phones or messaging apps.

Putin accuses Zelenskyy of 'terrorism', while Ukraine warns foreign airlines against using Russian airspace.
The number of people killed and injured in a Russian attack on Dnipro has increased.
Putin: A new record in trade turnover between Russia and China is expected by the end of this year.

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Former UK ambassador to the UN Jeremy Greenstock says Tony Blair, acting on behalf of Trump’s Board of Peace, pressed the Palestinian Authority to remove references to “Palestine” from school textbooks. Greenstock told Middle East Eye that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the request.
Ukraine has officially notified the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that Russian airspace is unsafe for civil aviation due to intensified military activity, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha reported.

Focus - UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol south Lebanon, caught between Israel and Hezbollah ➡️ https://t.co/HbZw3z5uvb https://t.co/Uo9yIg7mur
Bessent on Iran: Some of the Iranian leaders are hardened military veterans. But in general, people like having their heads attached to their necks.

Israeli PM Netanyahu in Gaza: We control the territory. We are not withdrawing. We are staying on this line. We control 60% of the Gaza Strip, and there is still more to come, because we are eliminating the terrorists who threaten us, doing so day in and day out. Yesterday, we took out Hamas’s head of the Shin Bet. We’ll certainly learn a few things.
Bessent on Iran: The goal here isn't necessarily to collapse the regime. It could happen; maybe the people will rise up.
Bessent on Iran: Chinese have been buying Iranian oil. But there are only about 30 million barrels Iranian oil left on the water. That will run out.
Bessent on Iran: Iran gets some supplies from Russia, but if we shut down the Iranian airlines, which we will, then much less coming in. They don't really get direct financial support from Russia.

Kheibar Shekan, Iran's medium-range missile, is said to play a pivotal role in escalating US-Israel tensions.
The number of people injured as a result of Wednesday’s Russian attack has risen to eight, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha reported.
Netanyahu in Gaza: We control the territory. We are not withdrawing. We are staying on this line. We control 60% of the Gaza Strip, and there is still more to come, because we are eliminating the terrorists who threaten us, doing so day in and day out. Yesterday, we took out Hamas’s head of the Shin Bet. We’ll certainly learn a few things.

Anti-narcotics agents from the United States and Sri Lanka seized almost half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine following a joint operation targeting a Pakistani drug network, police said on Wednesday. Some 463 kilos of the synthetic drug were seized from a shipping container that arrived in Colombo over the weekend and two Pakistani men were arrested, police deputy inspector-general Ashoka Dharmasena told reporters. The US embassy in Colombo said the narcotics, valued at $21 million and concea

China is beginning to match its economic presence abroad with the military reach required to operate across it. The clearest evidence came from Egypt. Chinese J-16 fighters flew there recently, supported by YU-20 tankers that refuelled them in the air. The Chinese jets are taking part in Egypt’s “Eagles of Civilisation” alongside Egyptian Rafales and MiG-29s. This is the first time China has sent the jets to Africa, providing experience in moving a combat force across continents and operating...

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The British government fined Citibank's CBNA London unit for breaching Russia-related sanctions laws, a notice confirmed on Wednesday.
Bessent: We are going through an energy shock right now. Ukraine has decided that they want to blow up Russian energy assets. That is creating price pressure on a global basis.

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Bessent on Canada: Trump offered Canada the most favorable deal. Carney will have to come back, and I’m not sure that the deal will be that good again.
Bessent on Iran: We have created new authorities for Treasury to sanction under aviation, maritime, and digital assets.
Q: Putin basically told Iran, “We got your back.” What’s your message to the Russians? Bessent: My message to everyone is: “Stay away.”
Bessent on Iran: We are telling friends and foes: do not deal with this evil regime. We know who you are. You know who you are. And if we have to, we will put you out of business.

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Russia summoned Germany’s acting chargé d’affaires over what it called anti-Russian actions and statements by Berlin.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a new military aid package from Germany, including air defense packages, is being prepared and will arrive in Ukraine already in September.
Troops foil cattle rustling attempt by Berom Militia in Plateau, launch manhunt for suspects @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/4LchkR0CTX

Troops foil cattle rustling attempt by Berom Militia in Plateau, launch manhunt for suspects By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have foiled an attempt by suspected Berom Militia to steal five cattle along the Jong-Nyerwei road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred at about 3:23 p.m. on Sept. 1, when troops of Sector 4, OPEP, responded to reports of sporadic shooting by suspected cattle rustlers along the route

India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in a moving bus that she boarded in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on August 4, 2026. Referring to a media report, the NHRC said that the alleged incident raises serious issues of human rights violations. The Commission issued notices to the police commissioners of Delhi and Gautam Budh Nagar and the Mainpuri superintendent of police, calling for a detailed report on

Russia will find a way to respond if the Kiev regime’s threats against civilian aviation materialize, the head of state emphasized

After Patriarch Kirill consecrated him in Moscow, Igor Pashentsev will oversee Russian Orthodox parishes across five occupied Kherson districts.

Vance and Rubio among those said to support keeping conflict contained until after November election, after which heavier US strikes could return -- but no decision made The post Trump aides, fearing midterm rout, push to keep Iran war ‘quiet’ for now appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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