Israel expanding presence in Lebanon, officials say, as BBC visits occupied areas
A BBC team joined a humanitarian mission of the UN peacekeeping force, which says Israeli troops are fortifying positions and continuing demolitions.
Jailed HK activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion
Wong, 29, is already in prison on subversion charges under the controversial National Security Law.
Norway’s new King Haakon VIII takes oath in parliament – DW.com
- Norway's new King Haakon VIII takes oath in parliament DW.com
- Meet Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 22, Norway’s New Heir and First Queen-to-Be in 600 Years People.com
- Haakon, the reluctant prince who became Norway's new king Reuters
- The Norwegian Royals Carry King Harald’s Coffin to the Palace Chapel Ahead of His Funeral Town & Country Magazine
- Norway’s new king pays tribute to his late father as the country mourns Al Jazeera
Zelensky says airlines should avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine escalates drone operations
Chinese and Gulf state airlines are among those still using Russian airspace. Meanwhile, Russia says it will intensify its own attacks on Ukraine.
Russia torments Ukraine’s capital with seventh day of strikes – Reuters
- Russia torments Ukraine's capital with seventh day of strikes Reuters
- Russian strikes kill 2 Ukrainian civilians as Moscow and Kyiv threaten to raise the stakes ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Russian attack on Ukrainian ammunition warehouse triggers waves of blasts, killing 38 CNN
- Russia kills at least 12 on sixth night of drone attacks on Kyiv The Guardian
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 29, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN report that warns every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather, glacier melt, ecosystem loss, and island and coastal city submersion.
The report by the Nairobi-based UN Environment Programme confirmed overshooting the 1.5C goal inscribed in the landmark Paris agreement of 2015 was now “unavoidable” and, despite some progress in addressing the human-caused climate crisis driven by burning fossil fuels, likely in the next few years.
Continue reading...How Does the World Really View China? – foreignaffairs.com
- How Does the World Really View China? foreignaffairs.com
- China Is Flatlining The Atlantic
- Favorable Views of China: the Leadership and Practice of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Antigua News
War has shifted how power works in Iran – Asia Times
- War has shifted how power works in Iran Asia Times
- The Morning Risk Report: Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran Faces an Uphill Battle WSJ
- 6 months on, Iran’s leaders are defying the US and signaling no tolerance for dissent AP News
- Opinion | The true cost of the Iran war The Washington Post
- A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends CNN
As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequent – AP News
- As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequent AP News
- Opinion: Shock waves from Nepal’s geological catastrophe reached Alaska, and so should the lessons Anchorage Daily News
- Nepal-Tibet floods: millions at risk from glacial floods in Himalayas in years to come, UN warns, as death toll passes 1,000 – as it happened The Guardian
- How Will Nepal Pay for the Latest Climate Disaster? thenation.com
- Did Climate Change Cause the Flooding in Nepal? Rolling Stone
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russian activity increases in Lyman sector — spox Demchenko Ukrinform
- Russian advances in Ukraine ground to a near-halt in August as casualties surged The New Voice of Ukraine
- Ukraine Invasion Day 1,651: RU forces are shifting their strike tactics to maximize civilian harm Daily Kos
- The Russians are concentrating their forces for a new offensive in the Lyman area UA.NEWS
Joshua Wong admits instigating sanctions against Beijing, Hong Kong governments – South China Morning Post
- Joshua Wong admits instigating sanctions against Beijing, Hong Kong governments South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong faces longer prison sentence after second national security guilty plea CNN
- Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Collusion Charge Bloomberg.com
- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities Reuters
- Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case NBC News
US sailors arrive in Thailand’s Pattaya after record 250 days at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln is docking close to Pattaya, known for its neon-lit nightlife, and for sex tourism.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities – Reuters
- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities Reuters
- Opinion | As a teen, he led Hong Kong protests. China is still punishing him. The Washington Post
- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in national security case Al Jazeera
- Hong Kong: Jailed activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion under National Security Law bbc.co.uk
- Hong Kong Joshua Wong Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack
A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at the airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August.
Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty as judge clears way for death penalty trial
The 23-year-old is charged with aggravated murder, a capital offence in Utah, and six other counts.
Germany blames Russia for drone attack at Leipzig airport
Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacks
The German government has blamed Russia for the drone attack on Leipzig airport last month, calling it “dangerous behaviour” and part of a systematic and concerted effort by Moscow to “cause great damage” through a large number of hybrid attacks.
The interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, and the foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, ended weeks of speculation and the government’s hesitancy to blame Russia, saying in a brisk 10-minute briefing in Berlin that all indications were the Russian state had provided the knowhow and equipment for the planned attack and “low-level agents” were recruited to carry it out.
Continue reading...‘Aura farming’ trend inspired by video games is sweeping Latin America – AP News
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order
The iPhone maker follows rival technology giant Google in relabelling the Great Lake.
Germany accuses Russia of failed August drone attack on Leipzig airport – Al Jazeera
- Germany accuses Russia of failed August drone attack on Leipzig airport Al Jazeera
- Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack BBC
- Von der Leyen vows response to Russian drone incident in Germany Euronews.com
- Germany set to blame Russia for attempted airport drone attack Reuters
- Germany blames Russia for drone attack on airport, announces countermeasures The Washington Post
Senator Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Democratic primary
Incumbent, 80, beats back challenge from Seth Moulton, who argued Markey was too old to be effective at his job
Senator Ed Markey won the Democratic primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday, beating back a challenge from Seth Moulton, a congressman who tried to unseat him by arguing to voters his opponent was too old to be effective at his job.
Massachusetts is heavily Democratic, making the senator favored to win a third full term in the November general election, where he faces the Republican nominee John Deaton.
Continue reading...