Ukrainian Drone Mastermind, Fired by Kyiv, Will Advise Italy’s Defense Chief – The New York Times

  1. Ukrainian Drone Mastermind, Fired by Kyiv, Will Advise Italy’s Defense Chief  The New York Times
  2. Ukraine's Fedorov says Palantir CEO will be first major investor in new defence company  Reuters
  3. Ukraine’s ex-defence minister touts ‘new history’ in war against Russia with planned tech fund  Financial Times
  4. Mykhailo Fedorov Discusses AI Investment With William Taylor in Washington  Межа. Новини України.
  5. Fedorov offers U.S. help building a “drone army” in exchange for Patriot interceptors  Ukrinform
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More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs

Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform

Andy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, telling MPs in the Commons on Tuesday that it will be the only way to improve growth across the country.

Burnham will address the house for the first time in 16 years from the frontbench, and six weeks since he became prime minister, after spending the summer recess announcing a slew of policies that will now be put before MPs.

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Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat join Badenoch’s top team in Tory reshuffle

Conservative leader sacks shadow chancellor Mel Stride and shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel

Kemi Badenoch sacked her shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, and the shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, in a sweeping Conservative reshuffle on Monday, replacing Stride with Andrew Griffith, and Patel with Tom Tugendhat.

Stride, who had been shadow chancellor since Badenoch became leader, was widely seen among Tories as failing to make an impression at a time when Labour had been under pressure over the economy.

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Japan seeks new extended-range missiles in record $55B defense budget request – Breaking Defense

  1. Japan seeks new extended-range missiles in record $55B defense budget request  Breaking Defense
  2. Japan Targets Record Defense Spend as China Pressure Grows  WSJ
  3. Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show  AP News
  4. Japan’s Record FY2027 Budget Request: Focus on New FFM, ASEV & Submarines  navalnews.com
  5. Japan Seeks Record Defense Budget as Takaichi Plans Buildup  Bloomberg.com
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Norway’s Queen Mette-Marit joins procession to bring late King Harald V’s coffin to royal chapel – AP News

  1. Norway's Queen Mette-Marit joins procession to bring late King Harald V's coffin to royal chapel  AP News
  2. Norwegians line up at memorials remembering the late King Harald V. Funeral set for Sept 9  AP News
  3. Marius Borg Høiby Takes Part in Procession of King Harald of Norway’s Coffin amid House Arrest  People.com
  4. Tens of thousands mourn King Harald V in Oslo as Norway enters a new royal era  NBC News
  5. Gratitude for the Life and Service of King Harald V  newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org
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Trump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange fire in new flare-up

Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz

The US and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with missiles and drones fired at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, and Iran targeting US military bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in response.

The US president, Donald Trump, on Monday threatened further action. The US is to trying to prise open Tehran’s grip on shipping going through the strait, which before the war accounted for a fifth of the world’s seaborne energy supply. Washington claimed that Iranian control over the waterway had been loosened by repeated US attacks on Iranian missile launchers and radars.

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Russia cements its role as Africa junta protector after helping quell Niger’s mutiny – AP News

  1. Russia cements its role as Africa junta protector after helping quell Niger’s mutiny  AP News
  2. Soldiers in Niger Attack Presidential Palace and Airport, Shaking Junta  The New York Times
  3. Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger’s ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened  AP News
  4. Gunfire, blasts in Niamey as soldiers mutiny in Niger’s capital  aljazeera.com
  5. Niger regains control of military base after coup attempt  Financial Times
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Head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank quits over unpaid wages

Frank Furedi announces resignation from MCC Brussels after organisation’s staff ‘not paid in July or August’

The head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite Brussels thinktank has quit, citing unpaid wages since the change of government in Hungary.

The sociology professor Frank Furedi said he was resigning as the executive director of MCC Brussels with “immediate effect” on Monday over “persistent failure to provide the contractually agreed funds”.

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Secretive deals may cut billions from U.S. global health spending, analysis shows – The Washington Post

  1. Secretive deals may cut billions from U.S. global health spending, analysis shows  The Washington Post
  2. United States To Cut Health Funding To 18 Countries 59% By 2030  Health Policy Watch
  3. Trump’s Bilateral Agreements Reshape Global Health Funding  Public Citizen
  4. Health Aid Cuts in Secret Trump Deals Will Inflict 'Preventable' Death, Disease on Global South: Report  Common Dreams
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Sweden Inks Contract with France for Four FDI Frigates – navalnews.com

  1. Sweden Inks Contract with France for Four FDI Frigates  navalnews.com
  2. France to supply Sweden with 4 frigates to bolster the NATO country’s defense  AP News
  3. Sweden signs French warship order to boost defense  Defense News
  4. Macron in Sweden to sign multi-billion euro frigate deal and strengthen strategic partnership  Euronews.com
  5. Sweden signs €4.3 billion deal to acquire four French frigates  Le Monde.fr
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Israel signs $3.5 billion air defense deal with Greece – Defense News

  1. Israel signs $3.5 billion air defense deal with Greece  Defense News
  2. Israel to help Greece build an air defense shield in a landmark weapons deal  AP News
  3. Greece inks $3.4B deal for multi-layered Israeli air defense system  Breaking Defense
  4. Israel and Greece Reach $3.5 Billion Defense Deal  The New York Times
  5. Israel signs €3 billion arms export deal with Greece  dw.com
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