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The Australian share market is expected to drop sharply on Wednesday after the US military conducted fresh strikes against Iran, sending oil prices to a two-month high and triggering a global bond sell-off and significant losses on Wall Street.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Egypt for his first state visit in ten years, aiming to deepen economic cooperation and coordinate strategies as the Middle East faces heightened instability.
· 4 sourcesIranian state media has announced numerous US strikes on the country, according to a report from Al Jazeera. No further details about the timing, location, or scale of the strikes were included in the brief report.
The German government has formally accused Russia of orchestrating last month's failed drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, ordering retaliatory measures including the closure of Russia's consulate in Bonn and tighter entry controls for Russian nationals. The announcement has ignited a fresh political firestorm, with both the far-right and far-left attacking the government's tougher stance just days before a key regional vote, exposing a deepening divide in German politics over relations with Moscow.
· 6 sourcesRussia has opened a deadly new phase in its war against Ukraine by deliberately targeting the country's railway network, with six employees killed on Tuesday when a ballistic missile struck a locomotive depot, according to Ukraine's state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia. The attack was part of a massive bombardment of Kyiv and the surrounding region that killed at least 12 people and wounded a dozen, including three children.
American forces resumed strikes against Iran on Tuesday, targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in response to what the US says were recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and US service members. Iran's state media reported four projectiles hit the counties of Chabahar and Konarak, while the IRGC warned the US would regret the strikes.
· 2 sourcesThe United States military has begun striking targets in Iran, according to a statement from US Central Command (CENTCOM) on September 1, 2026, marking a dramatic escalation in the long-running confrontation between Washington and Tehran.
Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, has announced the capture of a senior Hamas commander following a raid by Israeli special forces and an Israel-backed Palestinian militia in Gaza City, while concurrent air strikes reportedly killed at least two children and a woman, according to local medics.
Al Jazeera's September 1 video newsfeed highlights a UK Foreign Secretary’s condemnation of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, an Irish minister’s call for EU trade bans on settlements, ongoing Russian strikes on Kyiv, and Israeli strikes on Mansouri, alongside reports of Palestinian olive trees bulldozed by Israeli forces.
Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least a dozen people in an unprecedented sixth straight day of heavy aerial attacks on Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes, which targeted eight other regions as well, wounded more than a dozen people including three children, just as millions of schoolchildren returned to classes for the new school year.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has rebuked the Trump administration and called on US officials to 'start being serious,' days before Canada is set to retaliate against sweeping US tariffs with its own duties on American goods.
· 2 sourcesDonald Trump has hinted he would not come to the UK's aid in a potential future conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands, citing Britain's failure to support the US during its war with Iran. In an interview with GB News, the US president said the UK 'was not there to help me' and questioned why the then-prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, did not send 'a couple of ships' when asked by Nato.
· 2 sourcesUS President Donald Trump has said the United States' position on the Falkland Islands is among a number of policies under review, following reports that American defence officials have considered opposing UK sovereignty over the territory as a way to pressure Britain to increase its military budget.
· 2 sourcesAt least 12 people have been killed and 20 injured, including two children, in an overnight Russian missile and drone barrage targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian officials say. Six of the dead were railway workers after a depot of the state-owned Ukrzaliznytsia was struck in the capital, while four more died when a residential building was hit in the nearby town of Boryspil.
· 2 sourcesAt least two Palestinian children and a woman have been killed by Israeli fire in western Gaza City, according to Palestinian medics, with unconfirmed reports suggesting an Israel-backed Palestinian militia conducted a raid that triggered Israeli shelling and air strikes. A third child was killed in a separate incident in central Gaza.
· 2 sourcesVice President Vance said Monday that President Trump's posting of an apparent AI-generated video showing Iran's Kharg Island being attacked was intended as a message to Tehran, though he stressed it did not constitute an announcement of military action.
· 2 sourcesPresident Donald Trump has vowed to strike Iran 'hard' after the United States and Iran exchanged strikes late Sunday, with the President saying there will be a response to Iranian attacks on US personnel in Jordan.
· 2 sourcesDevastating floods and landslides sweeping the Himalayas have killed and left hundreds missing across Tibet and Nepal, with the disaster exposing stark disparities in information access: open reporting from Nepal contrasts with tightly controlled state media inside Tibet, where Beijing's longstanding restrictions on foreign journalists and independent organizations remain in place.
The United States and Iran engaged in an exchange of strikes overnight, breaking a monthlong period of calm in the six-month-old conflict, according to reports.
Al Jazeera has published a video report titled 'War on Iran: US bombs Iran', showing what it describes as US airstrikes on Iranian targets. The three-minute-57-second footage, released on August 31, provides visual coverage of the strikes but no further details on targets, casualties or the strategic rationale have been confirmed.
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States is monitoring ‘everything’ Iran does and threatened further military action, days after US and Iranian forces exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in a month.
· 2 sourcesTaiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung appeared at the opening ceremony of the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau on Monday, drawing an immediate warning from China's top Pacific envoy that there would be "consequences" for the move.
· 7 sourcesJapan’s Ministry of Defense on August 31 submitted a record fiscal year 2027 budget request of roughly 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion), but officials have signaled the figure is an opening bid, with the final budget expected to exceed 10 trillion yen for the first time as the government plans a major revision of its national security strategy by the end of 2026.
The United States has launched a new sanctions campaign against Iran, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, even as the country already faces runaway food inflation, closed petrol stations, and a severe depreciation of its currency due to depleted foreign exchange reserves.
· 2 sourcesThe German government has directly accused Russia of orchestrating a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month, prompting a package of diplomatic reprisals including the closure of Russia's consulate in Bonn and the termination of the lease for the Russian House cultural centre in Berlin.
· 4 sourcesTurkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan held the first meeting of the Mecca defence pact on August 31, 2026, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, according to reports from Al Jazeera.
Iran has attacked an American remotely-operated naval vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported Sunday, marking the latest escalation after U.S. strikes on an Iranian island killed two people. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for the attack on the U.S. ship, according to Iranian state-run outlet Press TV. The development comes as the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters, and as Iran confirmed two casualties from U.S. strikes on Larak Island late Sunday.
· 4 sourcesThe Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has warned G20 members that advanced “frontier” artificial intelligence models pose a growing threat to global financial stability, citing their increasing autonomy, problem-solving abilities and potential to spread cyber-disruption across jurisdictions.
· 2 sourcesWashington has imposed steep tariffs on imported drones and expanded restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems, citing national security concerns, as Chinese manufacturers maintain a commanding lead in global humanoid robot production. The drone tariffs take effect in September, with additional component tariffs following in 2027.
· 2 sourcesIran has struck US military bases in Jordan and reportedly targeted an air base in the UAE with drones, retaliating after US forces bombed two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The exchange marks the first known direct US-Iran strikes since late July, raising fears of a broader conflict in the region.
· 8 sourcesThe US military struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, its first direct attack on Iranian forces since late July, according to a US official. Iran's Revolutionary Guard responded by threatening retaliation, warning the strike 'would result in punishment of the aggressor.'
· 9 sourcesThe United States has struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first US military action against Iran in over a month. A US official said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strategic waterway. The IRGC confirmed the attack, reporting casualties among fighters and civilians and vowing to 'punish the aggressor'.
· 2 sourcesDonald Trump has confirmed that oil from a recent deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the US strategic petroleum reserve, but analysts caution the agreement remains an idea rather than a reality, with questions over whether a future Venezuelan government would honour it.
· 7 sourcesRussia has stated that its forces played a role in putting down an attempted coup in Niger on Saturday, after hours of gunfire and explosions in the capital Niamey. The Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday that Nigerien forces repelled the attack “with the assistance of servicemen of the African Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defence” and that the situation is now under the control of the legitimate authorities led by President Gen Abdourahmane Tiani.
· 2 sourcesBritain has abandoned a key defence spending target, according to reports, with a former minister who quit Keir Starmer's government over the issue now acknowledging the country simply cannot find the money, exposing Britain and its allies to heightened risks in dangerous times.
· 3 sourcesRecent incidents of settler violence in the West Bank have drawn international condemnation, with the latest assault prompting rare criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. The ferocity of Saturday's attack has heightened tensions in the region.
· 4 sourcesAl Jazeera reported on 29 August 2026 that a Russian strike on a munitions depot near Kyiv triggered deadly blasts. The report, distributed as a headline with no accompanying details in the available source, gave no casualty figures, exact location or timeline.
Six months after the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Iran, the Islamic Republic’s leadership remains in place and Washington has not achieved its stated objectives, according to a new assessment. The conflict is increasingly viewed as a failure of US strategy, with damaging implications for American interests that are still unfolding.
· 3 sourcesThe death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse near Kyiv has risen to at least 38, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow announced plans for 'massive strikes' against Ukraine's infrastructure before winter. The attack, one of the deadliest to hit Ukraine this year, damaged dozens of residential buildings and was followed by a fresh drone and missile barrage on Kyiv that killed at least 12 more people.
· 7 sourcesA surge in piracy near Somalia has seen at least 13 ships attacked since the start of the year, including two cargo vessels seized in the Gulf of Aden within four days last week, as the US-Iran war and Houthi blockades in the Red Sea region divert international naval forces away from counter-piracy operations.
US President Donald Trump has announced a deal granting the United States majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven oil reserves, calling it "the biggest oil deal in world history." Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez confirmed the agreement in a televised national address, saying it would target production of 1.5 million barrels per day from 17 strategic oilfields over 25 years and generate billions in revenue for her country.
· 5 sourcesBoard of Peace envoy Nicolay Mladenov has warned that the ceasefire in Gaza is at risk of collapse, saying a return to war would be 'devastating' and that Gaza could be 'gone for good' if hostilities resume.
· 2 sourcesHolly Ratchford, the former manager of a San Diego apartment complex who once hosted two of the 9/11 hijackers, has spoken publicly for the first time about Omar al-Bayoumi — the man who introduced them to her and who now stands at the centre of a $1 trillion lawsuit brought by thousands of victims' families and survivors against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
· 2 sourcesPresident Donald Trump has announced a new agreement with Venezuela that grants the United States majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of the country's proven oil reserves, in what he called 'the biggest oil deal in world history.' The announcement comes six months after the start of the Iran war sent global energy prices soaring, and as the Trump administration faces domestic pressure to tame petrol costs. Few specifics have been released, and analysts have expressed scepticism about whether the deal can overcome the long-standing obstacles that have deterred investment in Venezuela's oil industry.
· 10 sourcesThe Trump administration is planning to cut off military aid to the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq, ending a long-standing security partnership that was critical in defeating the Islamic State group, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Senior Western officials say Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to avoid a direct military confrontation with NATO, even as his government escalates hostile rhetoric aimed at the UK and other allies over their support for Ukraine, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
· 2 sourcesCIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow this week to hold talks with Russian intelligence officials, a visit that has generated sharply conflicting reports about its purpose amid escalating tensions over the war in Ukraine.
India’s deployment of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on its naval platforms is prompting fresh analysis of its implications for South Asian stability, as the weapon system’s reach and precision add a new dimension to maritime security in the region.