- Masked men block traffic to UK’s Port of Dover in apparent anti-immigrant protest CNN
- Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent The Guardian
- Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest BBC
- Who are the masked protesters who brought Dover to a standstill? The Telegraph
- Masked protesters block Dover port roads Financial Times
Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes next?
District attorney must decide whether to retry case after jury’s failure to reach verdict despite hours of deliberation
Lindsay Clancy, prosecutors, defense lawyers, the judge and millions watching on are back where they started after her five-week trial over the murder of her three children ended in a mistrial.
America’s saddest case has ceased for the moment, but the legal wrangling is not over, and a second trial could now be on the horizon, prolonging and repeating an agonizing spectacle that has gripped America and the world.
Continue reading...Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours – Euronews.com
- Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours Euronews.com
- Last week, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ died. Here’s how one Revere man survived the worst of his atrocities. The Boston Globe
- EU official Marta Kos cancels Serbia trip over planned Mladic tribute Al Jazeera
- Serbian, Bosnian Serb Officials Join Hundreds at Ratko Mladic Commemoration Balkan Insight
- In Serbia, Few Frankly Reckon With Ratko Mladić’s Crimes Jacobin
NABU searches Prosecutor General Kravchenko’s office in probe into criminal group protecting scam call centers – The Kyiv Independent
- NABU searches Prosecutor General Kravchenko’s office in probe into criminal group protecting scam call centers The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian anti-corruption agency conducts special operation at Prosecutor General's Office – video, photo Українська правда
- Ukraine's Prosecutor General denies involvement in scam call center protection racket Yahoo
- Prosecutor General’s Office responds to possible involvement of employee in fraudulent call centers ukrinform.net
- Kravchenko denied involvement in covering up illegal call centers Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster
Chinese man at Trishuli hydropower project and Nepali woman in Nuwakot found 10 days into rescue operation
Emergency responders have rescued a Chinese man and a Nepali woman in two separate operations as authorities continued to search for thousands of people missing 10 days after massive floods hit Nepal.
The Nepali military said on Saturday a joint team comprising personnel from its army and South Korean disaster experts rescued the man from a 225-metre (740ft) tunnel in the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project, and that he was undergoing a health assessment. Pictures showed him being evacuated by helicopter after being carried out of the tunnel.
Continue reading...Whatever happened to the floating schools of Bangladesh? – NPR
Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say
Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties
Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week.
The pessimism reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid war with Europe, weakening the options available to Nato war planners in the event of military conflict.
Continue reading...NATO races to guard against Russian nuclear subs without the US – Politico
- NATO races to guard against Russian nuclear subs without the US Politico
- Russia’s Fast Modernising Nuclear Submarine Fleet Sparks Concern in NATO Military Watch Magazine
- NATO conducted exercises near Iceland to search for Russian submarines without US participation elitexpert.ua
- NATO held its first exercise near Iceland without the United States UA.NEWS
- NATO conducted exercises for the first time to defend against russia's nuclear-powered submarines without U.S. participation - Politico Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
German far-right AfD party’s projected win puts Jews between the left and a hard place – The Times of Israel
- German far-right AfD party’s projected win puts Jews between the left and a hard place The Times of Israel
- German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power The New York Times
- Germany Built a Firewall Against the Far Right. It’s on the Verge of Collapse. Politico
- Germany's civil society alliance takes on the far right DW.com
- Germany’s far-right AfD is poised for power – and split on whether to cozy up to Trump CNN
Lindsay Clancy murder trial has divided US on whether she’s victim or criminal
Some say the case shed light on the mental health struggles of mothers, while others argue it's no excuse for murder.
‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup
Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidency
The far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned the heads of the armed forces to a meeting.
The defence minister, Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, took out a document from a plastic folder and handed copies to the commanders of the navy, army and air force.
Continue reading...Gaza refugee says sister-in-law ‘would be alive’ if Home Office had let her come to UK
Anwar, who lives in Glasgow, says Home Office refused visa application despite Maryam having cancer
A man living in the UK has said he believes his sister-in-law who died from cancer in Gaza would still be alive today if the Home Office had agreed to bring her and her family to Britain.
Anwar, who lives in Glasgow, fled Gaza in 2020 and was granted refugee status in the UK in 2021. After the destruction of large areas of Gaza by Israeli forces following the Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023, he applied to bring his brother Hassan, Hassan’s wife, Maryam, their two young children and other family members to the UK in October 2025. He said the Home Office rejected their application.
Continue reading...Cubans are coming up with creative ways to generate power when their island has almost none left – CNN
- Cubans are coming up with creative ways to generate power when their island has almost none left CNN
- Cuban Families Turn Solar Power and DIY Hacks Into Tools for Surviving Blackouts Межа. Новини України.
- Cubans Turn to Solar Power and Improvisation Amid Fuel Blockade اسلام تايمز
- A Window Glowing in the Middle of the Blackout Havana Times
Following Stolen Cars From Canada to Russia – The New York Times
Following Stolen Cars From Canada to Russia The New York Times
Ukrainian forces strike Russian radar, electronic warfare system, MESH network repeater – ukrinform.net
- Ukrainian forces strike Russian radar, electronic warfare system, MESH network repeater ukrinform.net
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine hits Russian fuel depot, drone launch site and command posts Українська правда
- Ukraine Blinds Russian Defenses in Bryansk, Hitting Radar, EW System and MESH Network UNITED24 Media
- General Staff confirms destruction of Russian landing craft, EW system, drone command post and warehouses ukrinform.net
Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves
The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.
Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves
The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.
How might Lindsay Clancy’s case have unfolded in another country?
The US mother was on trial for strangling her three children. In other western countries, there’s a specific law for mums who kill their young children.
An Exposé Jolts Reform U.K. and Sidelines the Man Called Farage’s Brain – The New York Times
- An Exposé Jolts Reform U.K. and Sidelines the Man Called Farage’s Brain The New York Times
- Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover BBC
- U.K.’s Reform Party Hit With Fresh Funding Allegations WSJ
- Senior aides to U.K.'s Nigel Farage step down in donation scandal where reporter posed as wealthy American's son CBS News
- Farage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics as it happened The Guardian
Book Review: ‘All the Presidents’ Wars,’ by Peter Bergen – The New York Times
- Book Review: ‘All the Presidents’ Wars,’ by Peter Bergen The New York Times
- What Was the War on Terror? Foreign Policy
- What We’ve Learned Since 9/11 Barron's
- How America lost its way after 9/11 The Times
- September 11’s Long and Bloody Geopolitical Road City Journal