‘My heart burns with pain’: Iranian mother tells UN of Minab school attack
Grieving mother Mohaddeseh Fallahat, whose two children were killed, and Iran's Araghchi address Human Rights Council.
Whale swims to freedom after days stranded on German beach – dw.com
- Whale swims to freedom after days stranded on German beach dw.com
- Video: Stranded Humpback Whale Beats the Odds and Swims Out to Sea The New York Times
- Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast BBC
- Whale stranded off Germany swims to freedom after days of efforts to save it The Guardian
- A whale stranded at a Baltic Sea resort has swum off a sandbank. But it isn’t safe yet CNN
US Senate votes to fund Homeland Security to end airports chaos – but ICE excluded
The late-night vote is a step towards bringing the 40-day partial shutdown - and long security lines at US airports - to an end.
Ukraine fends off increased attacks, strikes Russian oil revenue – aljazeera.com
- Ukraine fends off increased attacks, strikes Russian oil revenue aljazeera.com
- Russia’s Baltic Ports Oil Terminals in Flames From Punishing Ukrainian Drone Strikes Kyiv Post
- Damaged Ust‑Luga terminal may force Russian refineries to cut runs, sources say Reuters
- Russia’s Key Baltic Oil Ports on Fire Again, Images Show Bloomberg
- Russia Warns of Force Majeure on Oil Cargoes After Port Disruptions Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
Ukraine signs deal with Saudi Arabia offering drone expertise – BBC
- Ukraine signs deal with Saudi Arabia offering drone expertise BBC
- Ukraine, Saudi Arabia sign defense deal as U.S. reportedly weighs redirecting Kyiv aid CNBC
- Ukraine announces ‘mutually beneficial’ defence deal with Saudi Arabia Al Jazeera
- Zelenskiy Kicks Off Surprise Gulf States Tour With Defense Pitch Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine closes on Mideast deals to help counter Iranian drones The Detroit News
LNG Supply Cut Further After Cyclone Hits Australian Plants – Bloomberg
- LNG Supply Cut Further After Cyclone Hits Australian Plants Bloomberg
- AUDIO: Relief in WA as ex-Tropical cyclone Narelle downgraded Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Major Australian LNG Plants Suffer Outages as Cyclone Hits WSJ
- Cyclone Narelle forecast tracking map: where is its path expected to cross WA coast and will it reach Perth? The Guardian
- Cyclone Narelle is now larger and ‘more severe’ as it crosses the Western Australian coast The Conversation
Noelia Castillo’s TV interview hours before her euthanasia – Euronews.com
- Noelia Castillo’s TV interview hours before her euthanasia Euronews.com
- She spent 20 months battling to die under a euthanasia law. On Thursday, Spain let her CNN
- Spanish woman who died through euthanasia failed by state, say critics BBC
- Noelia Castillo Ramos Dies in Spain After Winning Right to End Her Life The New York Times
- Gang-rape victim who died of euthanasia revealed harrowing details of three separate sex attacks in final interview New York Post
Wildlife killed, reefs damaged in ‘active’ Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Authorities say the oil is seeping from three sources, including a vessel that has not yet been identified.
India lowers fuel taxes, says rumours of lockdown ‘completely false’
India, the world's third biggest crude importer, announces measures amid shortages created by the Iran war.
War on Iran price crisis not just about energy, says analyst
Abdulla Banndar Al-Etaibi, says the disruption of fertiliser supplies due to the war on Iran will push food prices up.
Why Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between US and Iran – AP News
- Why Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between US and Iran AP News
- After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table nytimes.com
- Pakistan to host talks with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt amid Iran war diplomacy Reuters
- Politics economist.com
- Pakistan’s PM speaks with Iranian president ahead of 4-nation Islamabad peace talks The Times of Israel
Hezbollah unleashes over 600 attacks on Israel in past 24 hours, doubling prior peak – The Jerusalem Post
- Hezbollah unleashes over 600 attacks on Israel in past 24 hours, doubling prior peak The Jerusalem Post
- Father-of-four killed, another man seriously hurt in Hezbollah rocket attack on Nahariya The Times of Israel
- IDF Shelling That Killed Man in Northern Israel Fired Without Prior Observation Haaretz
- First Israeli civilian killed in Lebanon border war was hit by Israeli fire Reuters
- Israel Launches Risky Offensive to Carve Out Buffer Zone in Lebanon WSJ
‘My daughter is under the rubble’: Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises
One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated.
Faith Kates: the woman who introduced models to ‘dear friend’ Jeffrey Epstein
Former talent agency boss had closer relationship with sex offender than thought, and supported him after 2009 arrest
A female executive at the top of the modelling industry had a close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and introduced him to women on the agency’s books, a Guardian investigation has found.
Until last November, Faith Kates ran Next Management modelling and talent agency, which has represented the likes of Alexa Chung, Milla Jovovich and Billie Eilish, a position she held for decades as the founder of the business. She stepped down quietly just weeks before the first major Epstein files were released, saying she intended to focus on charity work.
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I am and will always be your friend...Unconditionally...will always be there for you.
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Thinking of you a lot and hoping you are finally enjoying some please [sic] and quiet..know you are always in my thoughts and prayers. You are a good friend my dear friend..
5 September 2009 7.54pm
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Continue reading...Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List – The New York Times
Billy Bragg calls for big turnout at London march against far right
Musician urges public to send clear message at what is expected to be UK’s biggest ever multicultural rally
Billy Bragg has encouraged people to send a clear message to those seeking to divide the country by turning out to support what is expected to be the biggest multicultural march in UK history on Saturday.
Speaking to the Guardian before the Together Alliance’s march against the far right in central London, the musician and political activist said participants hoped to “send out a message to our fellow citizens that we are willing to take a stand against [the politics of hate] being imported into the UK”.
Continue reading...Donald Trump Privately Panicking Over His Own War Mess – The Daily Beast
- Donald Trump Privately Panicking Over His Own War Mess The Daily Beast
- Trump Tells Aides He Wants Speedy End to Iran War WSJ
- Donald Trump’s latest climbdown suggests he wants to end the war The Economist
- Trump urges Iran to make a deal or US will 'keep blowing them away' Reuters
- Israel and Iran Keep Up Strikes With Talks to End War Uncertain Bloomberg
Video: Children’s toys found in rubble of US-Israeli strike in Iran
Rescue teams from the IRCS have been searching the rubble of residential buildings hit in US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes the oath of office – AP News
- Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes the oath of office AP News
- Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister BBC
- Nepal’s youngest premier sworn in after releasing new rap song about unity Al Jazeera
- Ex-rapper Shah sworn in as Nepal prime minister after sweeping election win Reuters
- A Rapper Who Won Over Gen Z Now Leads Nepal. Can He Bring Justice? The New York Times
US Senate passes funding package for Homeland Security that excludes ICE
House of Representatives still needs to act before funded agencies such as airport security can reopen, CNN reports
The US Senate has passed legislation that will finance most of the Department of Homeland Security but withhold funds from ICE and part of Customs and Border Protection, the office of the Senate Democratic party leader, Chuck Schumer, said in a statement.
The agreement would fund DHS components such as the Transportation Security Administration and US Coast Guard, the statement said. CNN reported that the House of Representatives will still need to act before funded agencies within the department can reopen.
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