Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists

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Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’

Turkish authorities have used accusations of obscenity to justify a wave of raids and arrests targeting the LGBTQ+ community, which has grown to include journalists as well as more than 150 arrested during protests against the raids.

Starting in the early hours of Sunday, Turkish police carried out simultaneous raids on the offices of LGBTQ+ rights organisations and HIV-advocacy groups in the cities of Istanbul, the capital, Ankara, and the coastal city of İzmir, as well as the cities of Aydın and Mersin.

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China’s Purges Are Working as Designed – Foreign Affairs

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  1. China’s Purges Are Working as Designed  Foreign Affairs
  2. Strategic Stability and the Rebuilding of Xi’s Military  War on the Rocks
  3. Zhong Shaojun’s Removal Breaches Xi’s Innermost Circle  The Jamestown Foundation
  4. Chinese President Xi’s political purge deepens, over 40 Central Committee members face expulsion  Tripura Chronicle
  5. The Paradox of China’s Military Purges  Geopolitical Futures
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Trump says U.S. ‘hopefully’ nearing end of Iran war as Saudi Arabia, Houthis trade strikes – CNBC

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  1. Trump says U.S. ‘hopefully’ nearing end of Iran war as Saudi Arabia, Houthis trade strikes  CNBC
  2. Trump tells Axios he's approaching major crossroads in Iran war  Axios
  3. Trump To Meet With Gulf Leaders On Iran During UNGA Next Week - Report | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
  4. Trump to meet Gulf leaders for Iran war talks next week - report  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Trump plans Iran summit at UN: ‘They want to make a deal’  Ynetnews
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In Germany’s east, a rare center-left star looks to stem the far right’s rise – politico.eu

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  1. In Germany’s east, a rare center-left star looks to stem the far right’s rise  politico.eu
  2. Merz's fate in the balance as second eastern German state goes to the polls  Reuters
  3. The AfD could stumble in another state election  The Economist
  4. Wielding bratwurst and waffles, ‘state mother’ takes fight to the AfD  The Times
  5. SPD state premier campaigns as one-woman bulwark against AfD  DW.com
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Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis – AP News

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  1. Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis  AP News
  2. Here’s what one team of scientists thinks happened in Nepal’s deadly flood wave  CNN
  3. Human-Caused Warming Played ‘Very Strong’ Role in Himalayan Floods, Report Finds  The New York Times
  4. Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits  World Weather Attribution
  5. Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund  BBC
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Oil extends losses as Saudi Arabia reportedly offers ship-to-ship crude transfers after pipeline hit – CNBC

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  1. Oil extends losses as Saudi Arabia reportedly offers ship-to-ship crude transfers after pipeline hit  CNBC
  2. Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks  The New York Times
  3. Oil Prices Slide as Saudi Arabia Reroutes Crude via Oman  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
  4. Houthi blitz leaves Saudi Arabia exposed, Iran emboldened  Reuters
  5. Oil Futures Pull Back From Four-Month Highs  WSJ
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Building damaged by strikes collapses in Gaza, killing 21 as perilous living conditions persist – AP News

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  1. Building damaged by strikes collapses in Gaza, killing 21 as perilous living conditions persist  AP News
  2. At Least 21 Dead in Gaza After Building Collapse, Officials Say  The New York Times
  3. ‘Nowhere to go’: Gaza’s damaged buildings turn deadly  Al Jazeera
  4. At least 21 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses  BBC
  5. War-damaged Gaza building housing displaced Palestinian families collapses, killing at least 20 people  CBS News
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Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Russian oil refinery, military airfield – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Russian oil refinery, military airfield  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russia's Syzran and Saratov oil refineries on hold after drone attacks, sources say  Reuters
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 10, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Ukraine war spreads to Arctic as nuclear tensions escalate  Responsible Statecraft
  5. A fire broke out at the territory of a military airfield in Rostov-on-Don — OSINT  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
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Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases

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Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine fuels ‘epidemic’

Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency amid a spike in infections as the Pacific nation grapples with a correlating rise in methamphetamine use.

The country’s health and medical services minister, Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, said in a statement on social media that an outbreak-level response was no longer sufficient to address what he described an “epidemic”.

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Argentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise – AP News

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  1. Argentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise  AP News
  2. Argentinian judge orders suspension of Falklands oil project  Al Jazeera
  3. Argentina escalates legal push against Falklands oil exploration firms  Reuters
  4. Milei has staked it all on Trump. Will he follow through?  Responsible Statecraft
  5. Argentina to charge British oil bosses over Falklands drilling  The Telegraph
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Ukraine war briefing: Drone kills Russian commander just decorated after fake victory claim – The Guardian

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  1. Ukraine war briefing: Drone kills Russian commander just decorated after fake victory claim  The Guardian
  2. Ukrainian drone commander says his forces killed decorated Russian general  Reuters
  3. Ukraine-Russia war latest: General decorated by Putin for false victory claim killed in Ukrainian drone strike  independent.co.uk
  4. Russian General Who Oversaw Capture of Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka Dies  The Moscow Times
  5. Vladimir Putin’s Nightmare Deepens as High-Profile General Is Wiped Out  thedailybeast.com
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Trump threatens to stop trading with EU over ‘laughable’ membership offer to Canada

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US president responds as Mark Carney seeks to move closer to Europe and diversify defence ties

Donald Trump has threatened the EU with “serious tariffs” and a halt to trade after the bloc proposed making Canada its first ever associate member – an idea he derided as “laughable”.

The US president said that if the EU moved forward with the plan, Washington could impose “very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe”. He added: “If it’s a good intention, that’s fine. If it’s a bad intention, we’ll put very heavy tariffs on Europe.”

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