US conducts 10th deadly boat strike as bombing campaign quickens
The latest air strike took place in the Caribbean Sea, amid growing concerns about human rights violations under Trump.
Rubio: Gaza security force must include nations Israel ‘comfortable with’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a new international security force will help run Gaza.
Boy who swallowed 100 magnets has surgery to remove them from his gut – NBC News
- Boy who swallowed 100 magnets has surgery to remove them from his gut NBC News
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- Surgeons remove dozens of magnets from teen's stomach CBS News
- Curious kid hospitalized after swallowing nearly 100 high-powered magnets New Atlas
- Teenager has surgery after swallowing 100 magnets Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Four killed as man detonates explosive device at Ukraine train station
The suspect, a 23-year-old Kharkiv resident who recently attempted to cross into Belarus, was among the dead.
‘It became one of the children’ – Kenyan family on adopting orphaned cheetah cub
Their neighbours, who raise livestock, told the family to get rid of the wild animal.
Ukraine picked the Gripen. Here’s why — and where there may be challenges – Breaking Defense
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- Saab gets ready to produce more Gripen fighter jets if Ukraine deal is finalised Reuters
- Sweden and Ukraine deepen air force cooperation Government.se
Putin’s System Begins to Collapse as Russians Finally Dare to Confront Him – Yahoo News New Zealand
IDF Says It Took Out Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon After Two Reported Killed – Haaretz
- IDF Says It Took Out Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon After Two Reported Killed Haaretz
- IDF says it killed operative involved in restoring Hezbollah's military capabilities in south Lebanon strike The Times of Israel
- Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill two in latest truce violation Al Jazeera
- Nearly a year after truce, women in south Lebanon say war never ended Reuters
- Israeli military kills Hezbollah official in south Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
Returning to Gaza City, a family finds bulldozed graves and little hope
Hiba and Mohammad have suffered immensely during Israel's war on Gaza, and have little to look forward to.
Is Trump’s pardon of Binance boss Changpeng Zhao a conflict of interest?
Zhao is a convicted criminal who founded the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange.
Europe is not “off the hook” on pressuring Israel
“Focusing on the US should not let others off the hook.”
Australia’s $20m ‘iron fist’ deal with Israel’s largest arms company signed two weeks before UN genocide finding
Exclusive: Experts criticise federal government’s contract with Elbit Systems as ‘troubling acceptance’ of Israel’s conduct in Gaza
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Australia’s $20m purchase of missiles from an Israeli arms company for its “iron fist” weapons system on infantry vehicles has been condemned as “morally questionable” and reflective of a “troubling acceptance” of Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
The Australian defence department signed a contract with Israel’s largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, on 1 September, two weeks before a UN commission of inquiry found Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. Details of the contract were not published on the Australian government’s contract database until last week.
Continue reading...Brazil’s Lula, 79, to seek fourth term as president
The 79-year-old says he has "the same energy I had when I was 30" as he announces plan to run in 2026.
German police seize fake Picassos in multi-million euro forgery raid
Authorities say a 77-year-old German tried to sell copies of works by renowned artists such as Rembrandt.
Prosecutor has ‘small hope’ of recovering Louvre jewels thanks to gear left by thieves
French investigators are analysing DNA samples and fingerprints on tools and other items found on the scene
French investigators are analysing more than 150 DNA samples, fingerprints and other traces from tools and safety gear left by the thieves who broke into the Louvre museum and escaped with crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m).
Five days after the brazen heist from the world’s most-visited museum, Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor, said she had “a small hope” the jewels could still be recovered and was “optimistic” about the investigation’s outcome.
Continue reading...Democratic senators call on education department to stop ICE raids by schools
Cory Booker, Ed Markey and others urge Linda McMahon to step in amid violent crackdowns near Chicago schools
A group of Democratic senators have demanded that the Department of Education to stop immigration enforcement activities from taking place close to schools, following several violent crackdowns near school grounds in Chicago.
Although the raids are conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the senators are making an appeal directly to the education secretary, Linda McMahon.
Continue reading...Pentagon chief announces another US military strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean
Pete Hegseth claimed that six ‘narco-terrorists’ onboard craft were killed in night strike in international waters
The US has carried out another military strike against what it claimed was a vessel carrying illegal drugs in the Caribbean, killing six people onboard, the Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, said.
In a social media post, Hegseth stated: “The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics.”
Continue reading...Ivorians protest ‘flawed and rigged’ system as pivotal election looms
Civil society and opposition urge shutdowns and boycotts as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in presidential polls.
High stakes for Javier Milei as midterm elections loom in Argentina
The midterms are set to serve as a referendum on President Milei's economic policy. But will scandals scuttle his goals?
Ukraine wants US to stay involved, says Zelenskyy after meeting western allies
Ukrainian leader joined ‘coalition of the willing’ in London to discuss how to ramp up pressure on Russia
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants the US to stay involved in efforts to end the war after a meeting of western allies in London that took place without Donald Trump.
The Ukrainian leader chose not to overtly lobby for the supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles at a meeting of more than 20 mainly European leaders from the “coalition of the willing” but instead emphasised the need for the west to work together.
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