Ukraine’s growing fleet of new high-speed interceptors is downing Russia’s fastest attack drones – Business Insider

  1. Ukraine's growing fleet of new high-speed interceptors is downing Russia's fastest attack drones  Business Insider
  2. Putin’s Nightmare Deepens as New Footage Exposes Weakness  The Daily Beast
  3. What F-16 Gun Kills Tell Us About the Future of Ukraine’s Air Force  Air & Space Forces Magazine
  4. Vluchnyk Unveils New Zorelit v5 Interceptor Drone  Militarnyi
  5. Ukraine’s STING S Interceptor Destroys Dozen Russian Jet Drones  UNITED24 Media
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Ukraine Launches ‘World First’ Airborne Robot Assault Behind Russian Lines – Newsweek

  1. Ukraine Launches ‘World First’ Airborne Robot Assault Behind Russian Lines  Newsweek
  2. Putin Wants Ukraine to Hand Over the Donbas. Now Russia Is Losing Ground There Instead  UNITED24 Media
  3. Vivaldi’s First Season, Faster Drones, Slower Diplomacy and an Authoritarian Confrontation Without End, The Big Five 20 September edition  mickryan.substack.com
  4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  5. Ukraine Advances: The Tank Isn’t Finished Yet  Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
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“NAZA” could be the tipping point in the public perception of Gaza – Salon.com

  1. "NAZA" could be the tipping point in the public perception of Gaza  Salon.com
  2. Opinion | Why Israel Fears This Searing New Documentary  The New York Times
  3. Right-wingers call to 'execute traitors' outside 'NAZA' filmmaker's family home  Haaretz
  4. Israel’s AI in Gaza, unpacking the claims of NAZA documentary  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Netanyahu backs legislation that would strip ‘NAZA’ makers of citizenship  The Forward
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Trump heads into a week of diplomacy, hampered by a lack of allies – The Washington Post

  1. Trump heads into a week of diplomacy, hampered by a lack of allies  The Washington Post
  2. Live updates: Donald Trump heads to UN General Assembly; Outlets sue over White House ban  thehill.com
  3. Europe-bashing, Russia and the Iran war: Will Trump unload at the UN?  USA Today
  4. Trump eyes busy week of meetings as UN General Assembly gathers  Reuters
  5. Trump will use UNGA to paint himself as the world’s peacemaker even as he stokes war in Iran  The Independent
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US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN expert says

Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025

A special rapporteur for the UN human rights council has concluded that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that the United States attacks on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Pacific and Caribbean “constituted crimes against humanity”.

The boat strikes, carried out since September 2025 on the stated grounds of stopping drugs being trafficked by sea to the US, have killed more than 230 people. The latest, on Saturday, killed four people in the Caribbean.

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Billionaire YouTuber MrBeast spent $10 million building a village in Ghana—he says viewers watch philanthropy videos less but ‘I’ll keep making them’ – Fortune

  1. Billionaire YouTuber MrBeast spent $10 million building a village in Ghana—he says viewers watch philanthropy videos less but ‘I’ll keep making them’  Fortune
  2. Beast Philanthropy and Rockefeller Foundation Partner on Nutritious, Sustainable School Meals in Ghana and Kenya  rockefellerfoundation.org
  3. MrBeast responds to backlash after spending $10,000,000 in Ghana  Newsweek
  4. How an American YouTuber rebuilt a rundown village in Ghana with just $10 million  GhanaWeb
  5. 1 Billion Acts of Kindness drives Ghana village development, sets global benchmark  Big News Network.com
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Chancellor vows to stay on for Germany’s ‘democratic future’ after latest loss to far-right AfD

Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliament

Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to keep his fractious coalition government together for the good of the country’s “democratic future” after his conservative party suffered a drubbing at the polls in two state elections.

Merz, who has vowed to plough ahead with an unpopular reform agenda, dismissed speculation over his position, saying it was vital that he and his coalition government remained in place.

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Café Europa newsletter: Canada’s love-in with the EU – The Economist

  1. Café Europa newsletter: Canada’s love-in with the EU  The Economist
  2. Trump shattered Canada’s old US relationship. Carney is building a new one in Europe  AP News
  3. EU and Canada to unveil new partnership, but it may not be ‘associate membership,’ says ambassador  politico.eu
  4. UK should 'team up' with Canada in new Europe alliance, Canadian minister says  BBC
  5. This Week in Canada: Mark Carney’s EU Fever Dream  The Free Press
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Americans warned again to rethink travel as missile attack rattles historic region – Fox News

  1. Americans warned again to rethink travel as missile attack rattles historic region  Fox News
  2. U.S. embassies across Middle East issue security alerts for Americans  CBS News
  3. State Dept. Issues Alert to US Citizens Across Mideast  Yahoo
  4. U.S. urges Americans to reconsider Middle East travel as Iran tensions rise  CNBC
  5. U.S. warns Iran threat could spread worldwide as Houthi missile targets Saudi capital | NEWSNATION  thehill.com
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Moscow oil refinery output halted after Sunday drone attack, sources say – Reuters

  1. Moscow oil refinery output halted after Sunday drone attack, sources say  Reuters
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 20, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Is it a missile? Is it a drone? What’s the Pelican used by Ukraine?  aljazeera.com
  4. Ukraine marks Putin’s scripted election win with assault on Moscow refinery  The Washington Post
  5. Moscow targeted by Ukraine’s largest ever drone attack on final day of Russia’s election  CNN
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Four years of “partial” mobilisation. New data reveals the fates of Russia‘s mobilised men – Mediazona

  1. Four years of “partial” mobilisation. New data reveals the fates of Russia‘s mobilised men  Mediazona
  2. Russians Fear Putin Will Send Them to War Once Election Is Over  Bloomberg.com
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 18, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. As Fears of Post-Election Mobilization Swirl, Russian Activists Prepare for the Worst  The Moscow Times
  5. Russians leave before election ends, fearing mobilisation to follow  Euronews.com
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Elif Eralp: A leftist leader with Turkish roots dubbed ‘Germany’s Mamdani’ – aljazeera.com

  1. Elif Eralp: A leftist leader with Turkish roots dubbed ‘Germany’s Mamdani’  aljazeera.com
  2. Far-left party wins Berlin election, pledging to nationalise housing  Reuters
  3. German Anti-Capitalists Set for Mamdani Moment in Berlin Vote  Bloomberg.com
  4. Can Mamdani-style populism win in Berlin? Mayoral race offers test for left.  The Washington Post
  5. First We Took Manhattan, Then We Took Berlin  Jacobin
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Man and police officer wounded in exchange of gunfire near Ontario synagogue

Officials say man was critically injured and officer was wounded in Yom Kippur incident near Belleville synagogue

A police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire on Sunday near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur, authorities said. The man was hospitalized in life-threatening condition.

The Canadian province’s special investigations unit said the exchange of gunfire happened near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, about 110 miles (160km) east of Toronto. Belleville police said the officer encountered the man at about 7.10pm and that both were taken to a hospital.

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Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants; Kabul reports 3 civilians killed – AP News

  1. Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants; Kabul reports 3 civilians killed  AP News
  2. Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Afghan Taliban and UN report three civilian deaths  Reuters
  3. Afghanistan says three killed in Pakistani air attacks  aljazeera.com
  4. Pakistan Hits Afghan Civilian Areas, Killing Three, Taliban Says  Bloomberg.com
  5. Village in Northeastern Afghanistan Heavily Damaged in Pakistani Airstrikes  Yahoo
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