Pacific summit backs concerns over China missile test despite Nauru dissent – Reuters

  1. Pacific summit backs concerns over China missile test despite Nauru dissent  Reuters
  2. Pacific leaders at summit fail to reach unanimous condemnation of China's ballistic missile launch  AP News
  3. The Pacific Islands Forum fizzles as China flexes its muscles  The Economist
  4. Taiwan condemns China's 'wolf warrior' behaviour at Pacific forum  Reuters
  5. Pacific Leaders Criticize China’s Recent Missile Test  Bloomberg.com
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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland

The United Nations has voted to adopt a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.

In a session at its headquarters in New York, the UN general assembly officially retired the 16th-century Mercator projection in favour of one based on the more accurate 2018 Equal Earth design.

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Ukraine’s Next Goal Is to Shut Down Russia’s Commercial Airspace – WSJ

  1. Ukraine’s Next Goal Is to Shut Down Russia’s Commercial Airspace  WSJ
  2. How Much Can Ukraine Disrupt Civilian Flights In Russia?  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  3. Russian airspace becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, Zelenskyy says  The Guardian
  4. Putin Hit With Humiliating Warning as Air Travel Crisis Explodes  The Daily Beast
  5. Air Tanzania to resume flights to Russia on September 7 after temporary halt  Reuters
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Israel Says It Cleared Tunnels to Strategic Hezbollah Fortress in Lebanon – The New York Times

  1. Israel Says It Cleared Tunnels to Strategic Hezbollah Fortress in Lebanon  The New York Times
  2. Israel Says It Is Cementing Its Foothold in Southern Lebanon  The New York Times
  3. Israel says it has cleared Hezbollah fighters from tunnels under key Lebanon ridge  Reuters
  4. Iran has warned US it will respond forcefully to any Israeli offensive on south Lebanon ridge  timesofisrael.com
  5. Mideast live: Israel says it has captured key ridge in southern Lebanon from Hezbollah  France 24
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Thunderstruck: Severe storms smash massive 50,000-seat venue ahead of legendary rock ‘n’ roll concert – FOX Weather

  1. Thunderstruck: Severe storms smash massive 50,000-seat venue ahead of legendary rock 'n' roll concert  FOX Weather
  2. Thousands still without power in Toronto days after destructive storms: Toronto Hydro  Toronto Star
  3. Rogers Stadium in Toronto Is Damaged by Thunderstorm Before AC/DC Show  The New York Times
  4. Toronto begins recovery after ‘100-year storm’ leaves behind massive flooding  Global News
  5. Severe storms tear up parts of Toronto stadium, raising questions ahead of AC/DC concert  Yahoo
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Trump names Adam Telle as acting army secretary following departure of Dan Driscoll

Telle has previously worked for Trump during his first term as a special assistant to the president for legislative affairs

Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting army secretary after the departure of Daniel Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with defense secretary Pete Hegseth.

Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the army for civil works.

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Iran-US war latest: JD Vance claims China will help economically isolate Tehran and says conflict ‘not a war’ – The Independent

  1. Iran-US war latest: JD Vance claims China will help economically isolate Tehran and says conflict ‘not a war’  The Independent
  2. China’s support for Iran shows its limits as US ramps up pressure on Tehran  Al Jazeera
  3. China Isn’t Scared of Trump’s Squeeze on Iran  Foreign Policy
  4. Iran’s economy is a powder keg. Tehran is preparing for the spark  Iran International
  5. China’s Paper-Tiger Alliance Shows the US Can’t Isolate Iran  Bloomberg.com
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Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says in report that maps path back below danger zone – PBS

  1. Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says in report that maps path back below danger zone  PBS
  2. ‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now  UN News
  3. Limiting Overshoot - Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return  UNEP - UN Environment Programme
  4. Global temperature rises to exceed 1.5 Celsius 'within a few years', UNEP says  Reuters
  5. UN report: The world is whiffing on its biggest climate goal  vox.com
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Iran attacks Kuwait with missiles and drones after US strikes – Fox News

  1. Iran attacks Kuwait with missiles and drones after US strikes  Fox News
  2. Iran targets US bases as Israel warns sanctions could drive Tehran to ‘desperate steps’  The Guardian
  3. Iran strikes Kuwait as Trump says renewed Mideast hostilities will not last 'too long'  CNBC
  4. Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for US bombardments, and other Mideast news  apnews.com
  5. Iran fires missiles and drones at Kuwait as strikes resume in war with U.S.  The Washington Post
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Iran struggling to stay afloat against US economic pressures, blockade – New York Post

  1. Iran struggling to stay afloat against US economic pressures, blockade  New York Post
  2. Blockade succeeds where sanctions failed as Iran oil exports stall  Reuters
  3. Exclusive: How the US naval blockade is paralysing daily life in Iran  Euronews.com
  4. Iran Says It's Found Ways to Dodge U.S. Oil Blockade  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
  5. Iranian Petroleum Minister says the country maintained crude production and exports throughout the 40-day war despite attacks on energy infrastructure and severe logistical disruptions, Press TV reports  Newsquawk
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Russia may force more men to fight in Ukraine as military faces heavy losses – PBS

  1. Russia may force more men to fight in Ukraine as military faces heavy losses  PBS
  2. Putin denies fresh mobilization campaign in Ukraine war  DW.com
  3. Putin dismisses talk of another mobilization as ‘nonsense.’ But Russia has spent four years closing the loopholes that helped people avoid the last one.  Meduza
  4. How Russia prepared for a mobilisation that Putin says won't happen (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1653)  EUobserver
  5. Strengthening Signals of Imminent Russian Mobilization  Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
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