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Russian forces attack Ukraine with missiles and drones, strikes recorded at 23 locations
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Ukrainska Pravda
center53d ago

Russian forces attack Ukraine with missiles and drones, strikes recorded at 23 locations

Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine using an unspecified number of Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 167 drones on the night of September 4-5. As of 08:30, Ukrainian air defense forces reported destroying or jamming 128 drones, with hits recorded at 23 locations while the attack was ongoing.

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West Bank violence: Israeli forces open fire during raid, settlers vandalise home
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

West Bank violence: Israeli forces open fire during raid, settlers vandalise home

Palestinian media has reported land seizure, vandalism and raids by the Israeli military and settlers in the occupied West Bank: * Israeli forces detained a Palestinian resident, Karim Asakreh, while he was passing through a military checkpoint, east of Bethlehem, on Saturday, according to Wafa news agency. * Israeli settlers, meanwhile, vandalised Suwais family’s home and felled trees on the property in the Khalayel al-Louz area, southeast of the city.

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Iran urges regional nations to build 'homegrown' security architecture
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

Iran urges regional nations to build 'homegrown' security architecture

Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that China’s emphasis on fostering common security “reflected a principle long championed” by Iran, urging regional nations to build a "homegrown" security architecture. In a post on X, Ghalibaf said: “Regional countries must be taking their future into their own hands, and true stability can only come through a new security architecture that is homegrown.

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Two people killed and 34 injured in two oblasts due to Russian strikes
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Ukrainska Pravda
center53d ago

Two people killed and 34 injured in two oblasts due to Russian strikes

Russian strikes over the past day killed two people and injured 27 in Kherson Oblast, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, while seven were injured in Donetsk Oblast. The attacks targeted critical, transport, and social infrastructure facilities along with residential areas in both regions.

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US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat
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Al Jazeera
center53d ago

US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat

The United States Treasury Department sanctioned Turkey's Golden Global Bank on Friday, accusing it of facilitating tens of millions of dollars in transactions for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force and enabling the transfer of oil revenues. The Turkish bank denied the allegations, stated it adheres to all compliance rules, and vowed to pursue legal action against the sanctions.

Iran
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'What do you call this but ethnic cleansing?' NYT columnist on West Bank demolition
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

'What do you call this but ethnic cleansing?' NYT columnist on West Bank demolition

Pulitzer-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof said Israeli settlers had blocked him during his visit this spring to a few Palestinian villages, one of which has been cleansed of its residents since. Kristof wrote on X: “I visited these Palestinian villages in the spring.

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Ukraine's State Emergency Service shows damage caused by Russian strikes on Mykolaiv shopping centre – photos
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Ukrainska Pravda
center53d ago

Ukraine's State Emergency Service shows damage caused by Russian strikes on Mykolaiv shopping centre – photos

Russian forces attacked a Mykolaiv shopping centre with drones on September 4 and the night of September 4-5, injuring a 72-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl. The strikes damaged retail areas and caused fires, with emergency workers operating under the threat of further attacks.

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US, allies push IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

US, allies push IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council

The United States, Britain, France, and Germany are pushing for a resolution at the IAEA board to report Iran to the UN Security Council for failing to cooperate with investigations into undeclared nuclear sites. This potential referral, the first in 20 years, follows previous findings of Iran breaching non-proliferation obligations and comes after alleged Israeli and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Iran
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Russia loses 1,260 soldiers over past day
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Ukrainska Pravda
center53d ago

Russia loses 1,260 soldiers over past day

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia lost 1,260 soldiers, 3 tanks, and over 400 vehicles and fuel tankers in the past day. These figures contribute to the ongoing total combat losses since February 24, 2022, with the information currently undergoing confirmation.

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NYT: 50 US Joint Staff members take polygraph test over Iran war leaks
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

NYT: 50 US Joint Staff members take polygraph test over Iran war leaks

In an extraordinary move, US government investigators have subjected 50 members of the American military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, New York Times reported. The investigators asked military officers and civilian employees on the Joint Staff if they disclosed classified information to members of the press, and about whether they provided information about diminished US munitions stocks,

Iran
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‘To challenge deadly blockade’: New flotilla mission sets sail for Gaza
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Al Jazeera
center53d ago

‘To challenge deadly blockade’: New flotilla mission sets sail for Gaza

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has launched a new international mission with vessels sailing from European ports, aiming to reach Gaza in October to challenge Israel's blockade. The coalition calls on governments to guarantee safe passage and press Israel to end its obstruction of aid, citing previous interceptions and alleged abuses of activists by Israeli forces.

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Iranian army spokesman says US, Israel 'failed' to achieve war objectives
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

Iranian army spokesman says US, Israel 'failed' to achieve war objectives

Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia has said that the US and Israel suffered a “major defeat” in their latest aggression against Iran, and “failed” to achieve their stated objectives. General Akraminia said the “enemy” entered the war after “making a series of miscalculations about Iran and its capabilities”, according to Iran’s Press TV.

Iran
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Naftali Bennett urges campaign against Qatar, calls it 'enemy' again
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

Naftali Bennett urges campaign against Qatar, calls it 'enemy' again

Former Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, has once again branded Qatar an "enemy," repeating his call for Israel to take action against it. "I’m not talking about tomorrow bombing Qatar, but you gather intelligence.

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy calls air truce as Kushner and Witkoff head for Kyiv via Moscow
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The Guardian Europe
left53d ago

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy calls air truce as Kushner and Witkoff head for Kyiv via Moscow

US peace negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are traveling to Kyiv via Moscow, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calling for an air truce during their visit and urging Russia to reciprocate. Meanwhile, a Russian drone strike hit Ukraine's SBU intelligence agency headquarters in Kyiv, injuring at least nine people, which Ukraine described as a major escalation.

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Russia has extremely low expectations for Trump envoys' visit – Bloomberg
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Ukrainska Pravda
center53d ago

Russia has extremely low expectations for Trump envoys' visit – Bloomberg

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to arrive in Moscow on Saturday, September 5, with a proposal to end the war in Ukraine. Sources close to the Kremlin indicate extremely low expectations for the visit, citing previous unsuccessful trips and Russia's belief in its military advantage, which leads to increasingly tough demands.

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Miliband calls Gaza situation ‘horrific’, says UK must act more decisively
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

Miliband calls Gaza situation ‘horrific’, says UK must act more decisively

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband described the situation in Gaza as "horrific" and stated the UK must act more decisively, citing blocked medicines and children dying. In response to potential UK sanctions over Israeli settlements, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar warned of retaliation and considered expelling British officials from the International Gaza Support Center.

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Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says

Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains significantly reduced, with vessel operators favouring the northern route amid ongoing security concerns, projectile attacks and heightened enforcement activity, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). UKMTO said AIS-detected transits were approximately 90 percent below pre-conflict baseline levels since the peak recorded on 24-26 June.

Iran
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US diesel prices hit record $5.85 a gallon
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

US diesel prices hit record $5.85 a gallon

The price of diesel hit a new record Friday in the United States, as disruption from the US war with Iran squeezes voters. The cost is now $5.

Iran
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Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries'
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Middle East Eye
center53d ago

Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries'

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has told Americans to ask themselves: “Why should your sons and daughters be offered debt forgiveness in exchange for fighting and dying in a war Israel wants continued & expanded?” In a post on X, Baghaei cited a Jerusalem Post article he said calls for “using student-loan and credit-card debt to recruit Americans for war with Iran”. “Your lives.

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Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers
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The Guardian Middle East
left53d ago

Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers

The Israeli army had helped plan the delivery of food aid on 1 April 2024, but things went wrong from the beginning and ended in seven deaths• Exclusive: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrikeOn the evening of 1 April 2024, a team of aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) stood on Gaza’s Mediterranean shore overseeing the unloading of a barge full of desperately needed food on a makeshift jetty made of sand and rubble. The Gaza war had been raging for six mont

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