- Japan seeks new extended-range missiles in record $55B defense budget request Breaking Defense
- Japan Targets Record Defense Spend as China Pressure Grows WSJ
- Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show AP News
- Japan’s Record FY2027 Budget Request: Focus on New FFM, ASEV & Submarines navalnews.com
- Japan Seeks Record Defense Budget as Takaichi Plans Buildup Bloomberg.com
US singer D4vd’s celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case
The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty.
US singer D4vd’s celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case
The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty.
India’s PM Modi urges end to Ukraine war in talks with Russia’s Putin
India’s PM Narendra Modi told Russian President Putin that India supports every effort to end the war in Ukraine.
Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels
Thousands are still missing as Chinese state media report the official number of fatalities in Tibet at 16.
Norway’s Queen Mette-Marit joins procession to bring late King Harald V’s coffin to royal chapel – AP News
- Norway's Queen Mette-Marit joins procession to bring late King Harald V's coffin to royal chapel AP News
- Norwegians line up at memorials remembering the late King Harald V. Funeral set for Sept 9 AP News
- Marius Borg Høiby Takes Part in Procession of King Harald of Norway’s Coffin amid House Arrest People.com
- Tens of thousands mourn King Harald V in Oslo as Norway enters a new royal era NBC News
- Gratitude for the Life and Service of King Harald V newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org
She is still in the sea, mother describes losing daughter in ferry disaster
Parents recount desperate attempts to save their children after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus on 30 August.
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.
Continue reading...Russia cements its role as Africa junta protector after helping quell Niger’s mutiny – AP News
- Russia cements its role as Africa junta protector after helping quell Niger’s mutiny AP News
- Soldiers in Niger Attack Presidential Palace and Airport, Shaking Junta The New York Times
- Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger’s ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened AP News
- Gunfire, blasts in Niamey as soldiers mutiny in Niger’s capital aljazeera.com
- Niger regains control of military base after coup attempt Financial Times
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”.
Continue reading...Secretive deals may cut billions from U.S. global health spending, analysis shows – The Washington Post
- Secretive deals may cut billions from U.S. global health spending, analysis shows The Washington Post
- United States To Cut Health Funding To 18 Countries 59% By 2030 Health Policy Watch
- Trump’s Bilateral Agreements Reshape Global Health Funding Public Citizen
- Health Aid Cuts in Secret Trump Deals Will Inflict 'Preventable' Death, Disease on Global South: Report Common Dreams
Sweden Inks Contract with France for Four FDI Frigates – navalnews.com
- Sweden Inks Contract with France for Four FDI Frigates navalnews.com
- France to supply Sweden with 4 frigates to bolster the NATO country’s defense AP News
- Sweden signs French warship order to boost defense Defense News
- Macron in Sweden to sign multi-billion euro frigate deal and strengthen strategic partnership Euronews.com
- Sweden signs €4.3 billion deal to acquire four French frigates Le Monde.fr
Israel signs $3.5 billion air defense deal with Greece – Defense News
- Israel signs $3.5 billion air defense deal with Greece Defense News
- Israel to help Greece build an air defense shield in a landmark weapons deal AP News
- Greece inks $3.4B deal for multi-layered Israeli air defense system Breaking Defense
- Israel and Greece Reach $3.5 Billion Defense Deal The New York Times
- Israel signs €3 billion arms export deal with Greece dw.com
Fire Spread Through Nursery ‘Within 2 Minutes’ – Newser
- Fire Spread Through Nursery 'Within 2 Minutes' Newser
- India and Pakistan are united in spending citizen lives like pocket change aljazeera.com
- 14 Newborns Die in Hospital Fire in Pakistan’s Capital The New York Times
- Pakistani PM suspends top health official after 14 newborn babies killed in hospital fire BBC
- 8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns CNN
‘I haven’t lost my hope’ – the search for missing loved ones
Relatives of those still missing in the fatal floods in Nepal hold onto hope that their loved ones have survived.
Company offering reward for safe return of truckload of beer
Police say a thief presented false documentation at a California distribution centre before driving off with the shipment.
Russia’s jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians – AP News
- Russia’s jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians AP News
- Russia devastates Ukrainian food storage in stepped up attacks on logistics Reuters
- Russian strikes on food warehouses pose threat of shortages in Ukraine The Washington Post
- Russian attacks cause visitor numbers at Ukrainian shopping centres to plummet Українська правда
- Russia attacks VARUS warehouse outside Kyiv Ukrinform
Ukraine racing to develop new interceptors as Russian drones and missiles ravage the country – CNN
- Ukraine racing to develop new interceptors as Russian drones and missiles ravage the country CNN
- Nonstop Russian Drones Make for Dangerous New Phase of War in Kyiv The New York Times
- The Ukraine Drones That Are Carrying a Bigger Punch, Deeper Into Russia WSJ
- Kyiv suffers hours of daytime air raids as Russia deploys new jet-powered drones The Guardian
- How Ukraine is trying to beat Russia at its own game with massive drone strike campaign The Independent
The Alternative for Germany has plans for Saxony-Anhalt – The Economist
- The Alternative for Germany has plans for Saxony-Anhalt The Economist
- Far Right Is Poised to Win in a German State, but Fight Over Power Won’t End There The New York Times
- How the Alternative for Germany would govern The Economist
- Germany's Merz says victory for AfD in Saxony-Anhalt would deter foreign investors Reuters
- Merz Says Far-Right Win in German State Would Put Off Investors Bloomberg.com
Dancers, DJs and drummers as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates 60th anniversary – BBC
- Dancers, DJs and drummers as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates 60th anniversary BBC
- Man dies near Notting Hill Carnival after entering canal BBC
- For the guys at Notting Hill Carnival, it's all about the big shorts British GQ
- Sixty years of Notting Hill Carnival Financial Times
- Notting Hill Carnival revels in 60th anniversary celebrations BBC