- Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of launching 26 attacks in 24 hours Al Jazeera
- Saudi Arabia issues first air raid alerts for Riyadh since Houthis escalated attacks BBC
- Saudi Civil Defense lifts warnings of potential danger in several areas reuters.com
- Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of ‘red line’ attack on Mecca as rebels face outrage from Muslim world CNN
- Saudi Arabia issues alerts across the country for aerial threat, and other Mideast developments AP News
Turkey’s LGBT crackdown draws international condemnation, protests – The Washington Post
- Turkey’s LGBT crackdown draws international condemnation, protests The Washington Post
- Turkey Begins Broad Crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. Community The New York Times
- Turkey arrests dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists BBC
- Türkiye: LGBT Rights Crackdown Strikes at Rule of Law Human Rights Watch
- Erdogan's Turkey cracks down on LGBT community in name of preserving family values Fox News
Brazilian police capture suspected serial killer disguised as a woman
Brazilian police say they will reopen dozens of cases after they arrested a self-confessed serial killer.
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’ – The Guardian
- Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’ The Guardian
- Von der Leyen offers diagnosis but no cure on EU’s ecological malaise politico.eu
- EU to launch climate insurance scheme after summer of extreme weather Yahoo
- EU plans new firefighting fleet after deadly summer heat wave Spectrum News NY1
- European Commission launches Climate Insurance Alliance Reinsurance News
Indonesia ferry search: Divers retrieve three bodies, 126 people missing
Bad weather has pushed authorities to begin operations to right the capsized ferry.
From ovations in Venice to death threats in Israel: the extreme responses to NAZA documentary
As Gaza documentary wins cinematic acclaim, its directors face vitriol in Israel amid a febrile election campaign
First there was a moment of stunned silence. Then, in the Sala Grande, the main screening hall of the Venice film festival within the Palazzo del Cinema, the audience stood almost as one and turned to applaud the film-makers for 25 minutes.
The film the audience had watched for 80 harrowing minutes was the Gaza documentary NAZA, which has been produced by the Guardian.
Continue reading...Russians leave before election ends, fearing mobilisation to follow – Euronews.com
- Russians leave before election ends, fearing mobilisation to follow Euronews.com
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russians Fear Putin Will Send Them to War Once Election Is Over Bloomberg.com
- Some Russians are fleeing abroad, citing draft fears and a loss of freedom AP News
- Russian officials trying to move assets abroad and open foreign bank accounts amid mobilization rumors, Bloomberg reports Meduza
UK jails teen asylum seeker for steering overcrowded Channel migrant boat
The boat lacked safety gear and took on water before interception by UK Border Force, authorities say.
Japan has record 100,000 people aged over 100: How societies are ageing – Al Jazeera
- Japan has record 100,000 people aged over 100: How societies are ageing Al Jazeera
- Japan Reaches a Unique Milestone, With More Than 100,000 People Aged 100 or Over The New York Times
- This country has over 100,000 people age 100 or older for first time USA Today
- Japan just hit a new longevity milestone Scientific American
- Map Shows Countries With Most Centenarians As Japan Tops 100,000 Newsweek
The Nepal floods question: When the Himalayas collapse, who gets warned? – Al Jazeera
- The Nepal floods question: When the Himalayas collapse, who gets warned? Al Jazeera
- Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits World Weather Attribution
- Here’s what one team of scientists thinks happened in Nepal’s deadly flood wave CNN
- Scientists Warn of Flood Risks to 8 Himalayan Countries after Nepal Disaster The New York Times
- If Climate Change Contributed to Nepal’s Floods, Should Polluters Pay? National Geographic
Iran war cost is now at least $43.6 billion, U.S. Central Command says – The Washington Post
- Iran war cost is now at least $43.6 billion, U.S. Central Command says The Washington Post
- Dozens of aircraft, hundreds of buildings: US loss to Iran attacks revealed Al Jazeera
- Iran war has cost $45.1 billion, Pentagon tells Congress CNN
- US Warns Allies of Missile Delivery Delays Due to Shortage Bloomberg.com
- Cost of Iran War Estimated at $43.6 Billion The New York Times
Japan has record 100,000 people aged over 100: How societies are ageing
Fewer births and worsening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system.
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico from the White House
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them of ‘fake news.’
Bomb attack at Pakistan mosque kills at least 31 people – Al Jazeera
- Bomb attack at Pakistan mosque kills at least 31 people Al Jazeera
- Kohat: At least 21 killed in attack on mosque in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa BBC
- Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest 10TV
- Death toll at 31 in Pakistan police compound attack, AFP reports reuters.com
- 15 cops among 21 martyred in blast at Kohat Police Lines, more than 80 injured Dawn
The Nepal floods question: When the Himalayas collapse, who gets warned?
The floods raised concerns about cross-border warnings that experts say can no longer be ignored.
Bolivia’s Congress approves $1.9bn IMF loan amid protest threats
Unions warn that fuel subsidy cuts in the IMF deal could trigger renewed protests and rising costs.
Trump says son has paid back Russian for wedding party – The Washington Post
- Trump says son has paid back Russian for wedding party The Washington Post
- Trump says his son paid back Russian billionaire who funded parts of wedding celebration CNN
- Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin ProPublica
- Trump says his son told him he will repay Russian oligarch for wedding parties reuters.com
- Trump says his son’s wedding party being bankrolled by a Russian oligarch is ‘totally allowed’ AP News
Bolivia approves $1.9 billion IMF deal, eliminates diesel subsidies – AP News
‘My fear was too great’: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow activists
Exclusive: In her first media interview since fleeing Russia, Rita Flores describes her three years of being run by the FSB
First came the blackmail and death threats to secure cooperation, then came a series of tasks, each more sinister than the last: to inform on fellow activists, to elicit personal information from protest-minded artists and – eventually – to help with a plot to kidnap and murder a Kremlin enemy.
That is how Rita Flores, a 29-year-old Russian artist, activist and former member of the Pussy Riot collective, described her recruitment and three-year handling by officers from Russia’s FSB security service, a cooperation she only broke when she fled the country last month.
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