- IDF: Gaza ceasefire does not apply to Gaza City The Jerusalem Post
- IDF declares famine-hit Gaza City a combat zone, ending ‘tactical pauses’ that allowed limited food delivery – Middle East crisis live The Guardian
- Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and halts humanitarian pauses AP News
- Israel begins 'initial stages' of Gaza City attack, recovers 2 hostage bodies NBC News
- Live Updates: IDF targets Houthi leaders in Sanaa strikes The Jerusalem Post
Germany tells nationals to leave Iran, fearing retaliation over sanctions – Reuters
- Germany tells nationals to leave Iran, fearing retaliation over sanctions Reuters
- The Path to a Good-Enough Iran Deal Foreign Affairs
- The United States Welcomes the Initiation of Snapback U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Iran faces ‘snapback’ of sanctions over its nuclear program. Here’s what that means AP News
- Acting on behalf of Israel and the U.S., the E3 have decided to maliciously pursue pressure on the Iranian people. This folly—which Iran has sternly warned against—is immoral, unjustified, and unlawful. Iran has cautioned that having been left out by the U.S. o x.com
Japan requests largest-ever defense budget for fiscal year 2026 – navalnews.com
- Japan requests largest-ever defense budget for fiscal year 2026 navalnews.com
- Japan accelerates missile deployment amid rising regional tensions AP News
- Japan's $60B defense budget request seeks funding for coastal defense network, more F-35s Breaking Defense
- Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request The Japan Times
- Japan Announces Plan to Counter China's Armed Coast Guard Fleet Newsweek
Wife of ousted president Yoon, and ally, indicted by special prosecutors – AP News
- Wife of ousted president Yoon, and ally, indicted by special prosecutors AP News
- South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee indicted for bribery CNN
- Wife of jailed South Korean ex-president indicted for corruption bribery and stock manipulation CNBC
- Wife and ally of ousted South Korean president indicted by special prosecutors NBC News
- South Korea indicts former first lady for bribery, ex-PM over martial law Al Jazeera
US low-value package tariff exemption ends, raising costs for shippers, consumers – Reuters
- US low-value package tariff exemption ends, raising costs for shippers, consumers Reuters
- End of an era: Billions of packages of ‘cheap’ goods shipped to the US are now subject to steep tariffs CNN
- When Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache The New York Times
- U.S. shoppers' orders canceled as world shuts down some American-bound shipments NBC News
- End of US low-value package tariff exemption is permanent, Trump officials say Reuters
Israel’s UN envoy: Western leaders recognizing Palestinian state to ‘blow off steam’ – The Times of Israel
- Israel’s UN envoy: Western leaders recognizing Palestinian state to ‘blow off steam’ The Times of Israel
- The Quest for Palestinian Statehood: What to Know Council on Foreign Relations
- Wednesday Briefing: The U.K. May Recognize a Palestinian State The New York Times
- Opinion | Empty gestures set back the cause of Palestinian statehood The Washington Post
- Why should Zionists push for Palestinian statehood? The Jerusalem Post
‘It’s one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player’ – Osaka
Naomi Osaka blasts Jelena Ostapenko after alleged comments in a heated exchange with Taylor Townsend at the US Open.
One killed, dozens injured at anti-government protests in Jakarta
Indonesia’s President has called for calm after police ran over and killed a man during anti-government protests.
Dozens of Colombian soldiers released after three-day captivity in Amazon
Dozens of soldiers held by villagers in a rebel-controlled area were released after UN and government mediation.
Pre-budget lift for Rachel Reeves as UK business confidence rises
Despite concerns about economy, poll shows optimism about trading prospects at highest level since 2014
Confidence among UK businesses has grown despite anxiety about the state of the economy, in a rare slice of positive news for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, in the run-up to her autumn budget.
An August poll of UK companies by Lloyds Bank showed that improved sentiment among manufacturers and retailers helped push overall optimism within UK plc up by two percentage points, with 54% of companies now feeling confident in the current environment.
Continue reading...Microsoft fires four workers over protests against firm’s ties to Israel
Microsoft says the terminations followed serious breaches amid claims that its software is used by Israeli army in Gaza.
UK bars Israeli gov’t from defense conference – The Jerusalem Post
- UK bars Israeli gov't from defense conference The Jerusalem Post
- UK blocks Israeli government from major London arms expo CNN
- UK blocks Israeli government delegation from defence exhibition BBC
- UK bans Israeli officials from major arms exhibition Al Jazeera
- UK bans Israeli officials from flagship defence show The Guardian
Top US senators arrive in Taiwan to discuss security amid China threat
Roger Wicker, head of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, says trip is focused on security ties with island.
‘Everything has been lost’: Kashmir floods, landslides kill dozens
Overflowing rivers devastate communities, prompt questions about whether lessons from past floods were ever learned.
Victoria warned to prepare for ‘destruction’ with severe weather and snow forecast
Gusts reaching up to 130km/h expected to push further into south-eastern states on Saturday, bringing showers, hail and thunderstorms
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Blizzards have been forecast for parts of Victoria and residents have been warned to prepare for power outages and “destruction” as damaging winds are expected to lash the south-eastern states into the weekend.
An intense cold front began moving across Victoria from South Australia on Friday, after rain, thunderstorms and destructive winds battered the Adelaide metro area and surrounds on Thursday night and Friday morning, and a tornado warning was briefly issued.
Continue reading...LIVE: Israel kills 41 Palestinians in Gaza, al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’ included
Bombed areas include southern Gaza's al-Mawasi where Israel has told displaced people to go to.
Firefighters tackling wildfire in US arrested by immigration agents
Border patrol officers swoop in, make arrests as firefighters prepare to tackle 3,600-hectare blaze in Washington State.
Xi Prepares Meeting of Security Bloc to Rival US-Led World Order – Bloomberg.com
- Xi Prepares Meeting of Security Bloc to Rival US-Led World Order Bloomberg.com
- India’s Modi to meet Xi and Putin on first China trip in seven years as US tariffs bite The Guardian
- China welcomes Modi as Trump’s trade war draws rivals into détente The Washington Post
- PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to hold one-on-one meeting on Sunday The Economic Times
- 'Powerful optics': China's Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity Reuters
‘In a nightmare’: India braces for big layoffs as Trump’s tariffs bite
From textile factories to shrimp peeling units, hundreds of thousands of workers could lose jobs, say traders.
Friday briefing: Why are Palestinians shut out of post-war plans while former PM discusses their future?
In today’s newsletter: Former PM returns to Middle East politics as civil society groups argue that any real solution must begin with Palestinian agency
Good morning. Tony Blair is back and he has plans for the Middle East.
No, you have not woken up and jumped back two decades in time. The former Labour leader, who was put under pressure to resign after the disastrous decision to go to war with Iraq – which led to the death of a million Iraqis and created a vacuum later filled by the brutal Islamic State – is back in the headlines this week.
Ukraine | The UK and European Union have summoned their Russian envoys after missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 18 people and damaged British Council and EU offices.
UK news | The Treasury is reportedly considering a tax on landlords in the autumn budget that would target income from rents. The proposals are centred on the expansion of national insurance to include rental income.
Iran | The UK, France and Germany have formally notified the UN that they have triggered the restoration of sweeping UN sanctions against Iran, giving Tehran 30 days to make concessions on access to its nuclear sites.
US news | The White House named non-scientist Jim O’Neill, a deputy of Robert F Kennedy Jr, to serve as acting head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), amid a standoff over the firing of director Susan Monarez whose lawyers said she could only be removed by Donald Trump himself.
Environment | The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded, making deep cuts to fossil fuel emissions even more urgent to avoid the catastrophic impact.
Continue reading...