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ZHENG’AN: It doesn’t take long to guess the main industry of the Chinese town of Zheng’an. A giant guitar sculpture dominates the central square, guitar murals adorn walls and pavements and even the rubbish bins are shaped like guitars. This corner of the southwest province of Guizhou produces one in every seven of the instruments sold worldwide. A decade ago, it had no guitar-making industry to speak of at all. There are hundreds of specialised manufacturing towns in China, producing items ran

India turns to natural farming, ammonia as Iran war jolts urea market

Departure continues upheaval in military during Trump's current term; Driscoll oversaw drone program that has now been rolled back, was an unlikely negotiator in Ukraine-Russia war The post US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll steps down after after reported tensions with Hegseth appeared first on The Times of Israel.

After more than 250 days at sea fighting the war on Iran – and amid reports of dire conditions on board – the USS Abraham Lincoln is finally set to dock near Pattaya this week, giving more than 5,000 American sailors and Marines shore leave as the Thai resort city hopes they will spend big during their last pit stop before home. The eastern Thai beach resort, known for its colourful nightlife, has faced a grim low tourist season, driven in part by the economic downturn triggered by the same war.

Three people were killed and five injured in Kyiv during an overnight Russian attack.

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Three "unknown projectiles" have struck a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime agency said Monday after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war.

Super Garuda Shield 2026 will involve more than 4,700 troops from 13 nations, and observers from a further eight others.

The data shows that Battlegroup North liberated the largest number of communities

A knife-wielding woman stabbed two people in New York's Times Square on Monday before she was shot by police, according to authorities and US media.

Netanyahu boasts about his influence on US in prolonging war on Iran Benjamin Netanyahu boasted on Israeli television about his "influence" in effectively entrenching the US in war with Iran to advance Israeli state interests, which he highlighted as being central to his political agenda for the past 40 years. Benjamin Netanyahu boasted on Israeli television about his "influence" in effectively entrenching the United States in war with Iran to advance Israeli state interests, which he highlight

Lebanese child succumbs to his wounds after Israeli cluster bomb blast A Lebanese child was killed on Monday when a cluster bomb left behind by Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon exploded, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported. Mohammad Ali Ibrahim succumbed to his wounds in the al-Arid neighbourhood of Haboush. Another boy was also injured in the blast, but no further details were provided.

Alleged offenders at large after man in his early 20s fatally shot in early hours of Tuesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A man in his early 20s has been fatally shot in an alleged home invasion in Sydney’s south-west that police believe was a “targeted attack”. A homicide investigation is underway, with the alleged offenders still at large. Acting supt Gretchin Atkins said the man, who was yet to be formall

President Donald Trump says the US will respond to Iranian strikes on its personnel in Jordan.

US accepts military sale of helicopters to Iraq for $800 million The US State Department said it approved a military sale of helicopters to Iraq for $800 million. According the department, the principal contractor will be Bell-Textron, located in Fort Worth, Texas.

One of the tragic consequences of global warming. Scientists will tell us whether receding glaciers are to blame for last Wednesday’s ice shelf collapse that triggered a catastrophic flood, cascading down more than 3,000 meters from the Chinese border into Nepal.
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Rescuers battled mud and debris Monday as the death toll from devastating glacial floods along the China-Nepal border topped 900, with nearly 4,500 people still missing. Rescue teams continued a desperate search for survivors as entire communities were swept away.
India rejects ruling on water-sharing treaty with Pakistan by Hague court https://t.co/qDciGnmzGd
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 : US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to the White House following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Driscoll, who officials said is close to US Vice President JD Vance, becomes the latest senior official who has either been fired or pushed out in Hegseth’s Pentagon. It also comes as the United States is still engaged in a war with Iran, with thousands of US Army soldiers deployed in
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 : US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to the White House following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Driscoll, who officials said is close to US Vice President JD Vance, becomes the latest senior official who has either been fired or pushed out in Hegseth’s Pentagon. It also comes as the United States is still engaged in a war with Iran, with thousands of US Army soldiers deployed in

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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Heavy Israeli bombardment killed three people in Gaza City on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said, in what both sides described as an Israeli-backed ground operation to seize a senior Hamas figure. Eyewitnesses reported around a dozen strikes on Tuesday morning in western Gaza City, where the territory’s civil defense agency said three people were killed, including two children and a woman.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has increased the number of staff at the Federal Protective Service's headquarters for the fourth time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Follow updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast 43 Australians still missing, with concerns growing ‘every day, every hour’ that goes by, Wong says The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says there are still 43 Australian missing after the flooding in Nepal, saying the government holds grave concerns for their safety that only gets worse as the days go by. This is such a distressing time and I know this is so difficult for the family and friends of those 43 A
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US President Donald Trump praised China on Monday for remaining on the sidelines during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Washington. “Even with the Strait of Hormuz, he’s relatively inactive. He’s been relatively inactive by comparison to what he could have been,” Trump said while responding to a reporter’s question on Xi’s likely visit. “He’s coming in a couple of weeks. He looks forward to it. I look forward to..

Rights groups warn that armed groups are increasingly recruiting children to their ranks through social media.

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The African Union Commission has endorsed a new intra-Sudanese dialogue initiative led by an elders' committee, drawing swift backlash from civilian coalitions and political parties who warned it is a military-controlled process that risks entrenching division. https://t.co/hLER46W6uM #Sudan #AfricanUnion #InternalDialogue
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said Serbia would harm its EU membership prospects if Ratko Mladić were buried with full state and military honors. Speaking at the Bled Strategic Forum, Plenković condemned the idea and stressed that Mladić was a convicted war criminal. “It would be like shutting the door to the European Union themselves,” he said.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is reviewing its position on the Falkland Islands, after reports that Washington threatened to oppose Britain’s sovereignty if it does not increase defense spending. The proposal concerning the South Atlantic archipelago, over which Britain and Argentina went to war in 1982, was among measures being drawn up by the Pentagon to incentivize NATO allies to meet spending pledges, the Daily Telegraph reported last week.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is reviewing its position on the Falkland Islands, after reports that Washington threatened to oppose Britain’s sovereignty if it does not increase defense spending. The proposal concerning the South Atlantic archipelago, over which Britain and Argentina went to war in 1982, was among measures being drawn up by the Pentagon to incentivize NATO allies to meet spending pledges, the Daily Telegraph reported last week.
DUBAI/ASHEVILLE, North Carolina: US President Donald Trump threatened further strikes against Iran on Monday after the first exchange of direct attacks in a month, raising tensions in a conflict that had recently shifted into an economic standoff. Iran launched missiles overnight at two US air bases in Jordan in response to a US attack on Iran’s Larak Island, where Washington said it had struck Iranian launchers firing mines into the Strait of Hormuz.
DUBAI/ASHEVILLE, North Carolina: US President Donald Trump threatened further strikes against Iran on Monday after the first exchange of direct attacks in a month, raising tensions in a conflict that had recently shifted into an economic standoff. Iran launched missiles overnight at two US air bases in Jordan in response to a US attack on Iran’s Larak Island, where Washington said it had struck Iranian launchers firing mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to Trump after months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Army leadership and the removal of senior officers. Driscoll is expected to leave the Pentagon within days. Source: WSJ
“Iraq's Central Criminal Court has sentenced Amir Rahim Jabar Lazim to 15 years in prison under the Anti-Terrorism Law," read the announcement shared by the victim, journalist Shelly Kittelson.

Palestinian media: One dead, several wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza City * Israel said unhappy with progress on Hezbollah disarmament in southern Lebanon pilot zones * Golan says he’ll sue PM’s wife for pushing treason conspiracy theory The post 2.6 million students return to school amid teacher shortages, systemic challenges appeared first on The Times of Israel.

US issues gentle condemnation of Israeli settlers attack on NBC news crew A US State Department spokesperson has condemned an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on a news crew from the American network NBC that took place on Saturday. “We condemn criminal violence by any party in the West Bank and call for investigations, arrests, and convictions, of those responsible,” the spokesperson said in a statement given to Al Jazeera. “We are in regular dialogue with partners about im

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