Under Trump Pressure, EU Proposes Going After Chinese Companies Buying Russia Oil – The Wall Street Journal

  1. Under Trump Pressure, EU Proposes Going After Chinese Companies Buying Russia Oil  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Europe Announces New Sanctions to Ramp Up Pressure on Russia  The New York Times
  3. After Trump pressure, EU aims to bring forward Russian LNG import ban  Reuters
  4. Ukraine updates: EU proposes new set of Russia sanctions  DW
  5. European Commission proposes fresh round of sanctions against Russia  CNN
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UN backs Abbas video address after US visa refusal – UN News

  1. UN backs Abbas video address after US visa refusal  UN News
  2. What to Know About the Visa Standoff Between Trump and the United Nations  The New York Times
  3. UN votes to allow Palestinian president to address annual gathering via video link  The Guardian
  4. UN approves video address by Palestine’s Abbas after US visa refusal  Al Jazeera
  5. UN votes to let Palestinian leader address General Assembly by video after US visa denial  AP News
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NATO boss makes terrifying WW3 prediction for next month as fears of global war intensify – LADbible

  1. NATO boss makes terrifying WW3 prediction for next month as fears of global war intensify  LADbible
  2. Dispatch from Wiesbaden: Building Readiness in the Face of Russian Aggression  Modern War Institute -
  3. UK fears as 'West will come to bloody end in World War 3' in just five days  Daily Star
  4. NATO boss' WW3 prediction for next month eerily echoes prophecy predicted by both Baba Vanga and Nostradamus  LADbible
  5. The Latest on Russia: The Week in Your Words  Newsweek
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White House asks supreme court to halt judge’s order on passport sex markers for trans people

Judge’s order order allows transgender or non-binary people to request a male, female or ‘X’ marker

The Trump administration on Friday asked the US supreme court to halt a judge’s order allowing transgender and non-binary people to choose the sex marker on their passports.

The justice department filed an emergency request to lift a federal judge’s order that bars the US state department from enforcing a Trump-directed policy.

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Autumnal equinox 2025 brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22 – Space

  1. Autumnal equinox 2025 brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22  Space
  2. How to Celebrate the Autumn Equinox With Seasonal Rituals  Vogue
  3. When is the 2025 autumn equinox and what is it?  BBC
  4. What is the autumn equinox? A planetary look at when the first day of fall arrives  USA Today
  5. Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here’s what to know  AP News
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Trump says Xi Jinping has agreed to approve TikTok deal, but details unclear

Trump’s statement suggests preliminary agreement between leaders in the first direct contact between them since June

Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Xi Jinping had agreed to approve a deal over TikTok.

“He approved the TikTok deal,” Trump said about Xi to reporters in the Oval Office, suggesting the leaders signed off on a preliminary agreement. But Trump offered no details about the agreement or when it would be signed.

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IDF warns will use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City as 480,000 thought to have fled – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF warns will use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City as 480,000 thought to have fled  The Times of Israel
  2. Hundreds of thousands flee Israeli military's devastating assault on Gaza City  NBC News
  3. Palestinians flee as Israel strikes Gaza City with ‘unprecedented force’  Al Jazeera
  4. The Road  The New York Times
  5. Israel presses ahead with Gaza City assault, displaced Palestinians panic  Reuters
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UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran ‘snapback’ sanctions ahead of deadline – AP News

  1. UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran ‘snapback’ sanctions ahead of deadline  AP News
  2. UN Security Council decides not to lift Iran sanctions, but still time to agree delay  CNN
  3. UN Security Council rejects resolution to extend Iran sanctions relief  Al Jazeera
  4. UN Security Council moves to impose "snapback" sanctions on Iran  Axios
  5. UN sanctions on Iran to be reimposed, France's Macron says  Reuters
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UN votes to allow Palestinian president to address annual gathering via video link

Trump had refused to grant visas for Palestinian delegation due to attend conference and UN general assembly

The United Nations general assembly has voted to allow the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, to address next week’s annual gathering of world leaders next week in New York via video link after Donald Trump said he would not give him a US visa.

The resolution received 145 votes in favour and five votes against, while six countries abstained.

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With freeze on new Russia sanctions, Trump abandons key Biden tactic – The Washington Post

  1. With freeze on new Russia sanctions, Trump abandons key Biden tactic  The Washington Post
  2. Ukraine strikes choke off Russian oil exports and fuel supplies  Al Jazeera
  3. European Union looks to speed up Russian gas phase-out after Trump push  CBS News
  4. Trump and Europe Are at Odds Over How to Sanction Russia  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Trump’s Latest Humbug on Russian Sanctions  The Bulwark
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Scottish minister Jamie Hepburn quits after Douglas Ross assault accusation

Former Scottish Tory leader alleges Hepburn grabbed him amid row over SNP’s apparent failure to tackle gull attacks

A Scottish minister has resigned after a row over aggressive gulls spilled over into an angry altercation with the former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross.

Jamie Hepburn, the Scottish government’s minister for parliamentary business, tendered his resignation after Ross accused him of assault outside the parliament chamber on Wednesday.

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‘This Must Stop’: 15 Companies Profiting Off Israeli Occupation and Genocide in Gaza – Common Dreams

  1. 'This Must Stop': 15 Companies Profiting Off Israeli Occupation and Genocide in Gaza  Common Dreams
  2. Global: Confronting the global political economy enabling Israel’s genocide, occupation and apartheid  Amnesty International
  3. Amnesty Int’l: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Palantir Enable & Profit from Israel’s Genocide in Gaza  Democracy Now!
  4. Public-Private Genocide?  Opinio Juris
  5. Amnesty Calls for States to “Pull the Plug” on Economy Backing Israel’s Genocide  Truthout
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Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people killed by Israel in Gaza since March, data suggests

Report from independent conflict tracker Acled indicates one of the highest civilian death rates since start of war

About 15 of every 16 Palestinians the Israeli military has killed since its renewed offensive in Gaza began in March have been civilians, data collected by the independent violence-tracking organisation Acled indicates.

The civilian death rate implied by a report from Acled, which stands for Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, is one of the highest recorded during the conflict, and will increase international pressure on Israel as its forces advance into Gaza City, forcing up to a million people to evacuate and threatening further large-scale civilian casualties.

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Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people killed by Israel in Gaza since March, data suggests – The Guardian

  1. Civilians made up 15 of every 16 people killed by Israel in Gaza since March, data suggests  The Guardian
  2. Over 30 Gazans Reportedly Killed by IDF, Including Family of Al-Shifa Hospital Director  Haaretz
  3. More than 10% of Gaza’s population has been killed or injured, former Israeli military chief says  CNN
  4. Halevi: 200,000 Gazans harmed in war, IDF didn’t hold back  The Jerusalem Post
  5. In pictures: Palestinians flee Gaza City as Israel's genocide kills over 65,200  Middle East Eye
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