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Former Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov reported plans to create a new defense technology investment fund, which at the start would focus on battlefield robotics, the development of jet-powered interceptor drones, and low-cost AI-enabled missiles.

Twelve days before the disaster, China's World Meteorological Centre told Nepali officials in an email, seen by Reuters, that a monsoon depression was forecast for the area from August 14 to 19.

China warned on Monday there was a “major risk” of further glacier collapses and landslides along the border with Nepal as the death toll from last week’s deadly mudslide rose to close to 1,000. The Ministry of Water Resources said there was an ongoing threat along the Cuojian River in Nepal, a waterway that flows into the Purepuqiang River in Tibet, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Downstream in Tibet there was also a risk that further landslides would cause a new barrier lake to form,.

The Cessna 172 was detected by military radar after it entered a no-fly zone near the Paks nuclear power plant in southern Hungary.

ISLAMABAD: Following the recent tragic incident at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), where 14 newborn babies died in a fire, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has intensified enforcement of fire and life safety regulations across Islamabad, sealing several high-rise buildings and partially sealing two hotels in Blue Area while imposing fines on three hospitals. The CDA imposed a fine of Rs500,000 each on Pims, Polyclinic and its own Capital Hospital for “non-compliance wit

Deepening ties between the Yemeni rebels and Somali militants are putting renewed focus on earlier talks over explosive UAVs and specialised military training, a relationship analyst says could eventually have consequences beyond Somalia and across the Red Sea.

Ebrahim Azizi noted that the United States will pay "a heavier price"

Russian forces attacked Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, with a FAB-500 aerial bomb on the morning of 31 August, striking a multi-storey building and injuring four people.
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Israeli artillery shelling targets Houla
Trump on NATO and South Korea: We help other countries. We spend billions on NATO and South Korea, but when it came to helping us, they said, “No, thank you.” You could say we are going to make a lot of money. When they are not willing to go for you, you just can't be a stupid person and help them.

Winter hits back, saying current government is the 'real danger' due to poor handling of war, failure to draft Haredim; PM claims Eisenkot government would establish Palestinian state The post Netanyahu warns Winter’s party could ‘bring down’ his coalition, urges meeting appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Trump on Canada: Canada thinks they are a state. They are not a state. Why should we be subsidizing Canada?

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Trump on Iran: Iran attacked people that were sort of neutral: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait. Everybody was shocked. I was surprised. I thought it was a very good thing because they lost all of the support they had. They had a certain amount of support.
By Eman Abouhassira and Phil Stewart DUBAI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Iran is still seeking a negotiated solution to its conflict with the U.S., President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, a day after the two countries resumed hostilities for the first time since late July, driving oil prices up more than 3.5%.
By Phil Stewart and David Lawder Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video clip that he said was Iran's oil hub Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, hours after the two countries traded attacks for the first time since July. It was not clear if Trump's post was a threat to Kharg Island or if an attack was taking place. Several hours after the post, there was no evidence Kharg had been attacked.
By Phil Stewart and David Lawder Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video clip that he said showed Iran's oil hub Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, which an Iranian official dismissed as "laughable", just hours after both nations resumed hostilities for the first time since July. Several hours after the post, there was no evidence Kharg had been attacked. The White House and the U.S. Defense Department did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for

Nepal on Monday began mass burials for the hundreds of people killed in catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border last week, as authorities announced the death toll had climbed past 900 people. Officials in Nepal and neighbouring China are still searching for more than 4,000 missing people, including hundreds of hydropower plant workers across the remote Himalayan region.
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Trump's Truth Social posts came hours after the US military carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on Larak --a small island in the Strait of Hormuz -- in its first attacks on Iran since late July.
Trump on Iran: At the right point, we will either win or they will do something. I don't mind winning. I don't need a signature on a piece of paper.
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SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday denounced the United States for...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany is finalising a coordinated response with its EU and NATO allies after an explosive-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig airport.
Trump: We have the hottest country anywhere in the world. Every country respects us more than any other country. Nobody's close.
Trump on Venezuela: The Venezuela operation was one of the greatest, most lethal quick attacks. Nobody killed.
Iran's IRGC says it shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, with the aircraft crashing into the Persian Gulf.
Trump on Iran: The Democrats want our country to lose the war with Iran, which isn't going to happen because we're absolutely winning easily.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say a supertanker struck two naval mines in the southern Strait of Hormuz, caught fire, and was forced to stop.
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Two terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Washuk district, state-run PTV reported on Monday, citing security sources. In a post on the social media platform X, the state broadcaster said the IBO was conducted in the Palantak area of Washuk as part of the ongoing Operation Radul Fitna against Fitna al Hindustan. The state has designated Balochistan-based terrorist groups as Fitna al Hindustan to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabi

Trump: For many years, the USA has been losing more than 60 Billion Dollars a year with Canada. Why??? Our long ago stolen businesses are now coming back to America in order to avoid paying tariffs. They are lining up, just like the rest of the World!!!
Trump posts an AI video: Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!!

Ukraine’s General Staff reports 225 combat clashes over the past day, including 36 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front and four attempts to advance near Mala Tokmachka.
Russian forces launched 923 attacks on 51 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region over the past 24 hours. Two people were killed and three others injured in enemy attacks on Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia district.

Vessel caught on fire after it hit naval mines, IRGC navy says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that an oil tanker caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz after it hit two naval mines, according to state media. "A rogue supertanker attempting to pass through the illegal route south of the Strait of Hormuz caught fire in massive fires after striking two naval mines and was brought to a complete stop," the IRGC's statement read. "The IRGC Navy once again warns that the fate of

Administrators said it would be forced to close the business if it failed to secure additional funding, revealing hundreds of staff have not been paid for weeks The administrators of embattled property developer Bathla Group have said the company will fold by the end of the week unless they can secure additional funding to keep it afloat. The insolvency advisory Teneo assumed control of Bathla’s operations on 25 August after the Sydney-based construction company went into voluntary administratio