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Russia kills at least 12 in sixth consecutive day of heavy strikes on Kyiv

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.

US Politics

Vance calls Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed 'evil' at rally for rival Mike Rogers

US Vice-President JD Vance described Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a 'very, very evil' person at a campaign rally on Monday, escalating personal attacks in a race already defined by harsh rhetoric. Vance also demanded El-Sayed stop mentioning his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, after the candidate appeared to question whether Vance's late grandfather would accept a Hindu daughter-in-law.

US Politics

US lawmakers call for probe into Trump administration's secret surveillance under obscure customs law

Two Democratic members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Trump administration's use of a little-known customs law to secretly collect records on journalists, non-profit organisations, and unions without court approval, amid growing scrutiny of the Department of Homeland Security's recent exercise of its administrative summons powers.

Geopolitics

Trump says UK failed to support US in Iran war, suggests US would not help over Falklands

Donald 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.

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Al Jazeera Reports Multiple Global Crises: From Palestinian Land Disputes to Pakistan Femicide Emergency

A series of Al Jazeera video reports published on September 1, 2026, highlights a diverse range of pressing global issues, including Israeli military actions against Palestinian olive groves, an Irish minister's call for EU sanctions on settlement trade, UN warnings over climate change overshadowed by China-Taiwan tensions, a surge in femicides in Pakistan, a car-free day in Damascus, and severe monsoon flooding in Islamabad.

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Ceuta crisis: Spain approves aid package as sexual assaults surge in migrant influx

Spain's cabinet has approved a multi-million euro aid package for Ceuta, Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo announced Tuesday, as prosecutors report 23 sexual assaults — nine against children — since the mass migrant influx from Morocco at the end of July. Ceuta's conservative mayor has meanwhile called for demonstrations across mainland Spain to show solidarity with the autonomous city.

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US Politics

Trump moves to scrap roadless rule protecting old-growth forests; Forest Service chief previously lobbied for timber industry

Donald Trump has announced plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a 25-year-old protection for old-growth forests on roughly 45 million acres of national land. The rollback is expected to benefit companies that US Forest Service chief Tom Schultz previously represented as a timber industry lobbyist and executive, according to the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.

Geopolitics

Russian strikes kill 12 in Kyiv, including six railway workers, as rescue operations continue

At 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.

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Australia

Investigations Underway After Reports Former ADF Soldier Killed in Ukraine

Australian authorities are investigating reports that a former Australian Defence Force soldier, known by the nickname 'Mozzie the Aussie', has been killed while serving as a volunteer combat medic in Ukraine. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is making inquiries with Ukrainian officials, and Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel Phil Thompson has publicly paid tribute to the soldier.

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Warning signs detected days before Nepal glacier collapse, international report finds

A rapid hazard assessment by international scientists has found that satellite imagery showed pre-event indications days before a glacier collapse triggered deadly flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border last week, raising questions about whether better preparedness could have prevented hundreds of deaths. The number of missing has risen to more than 3,900, with at least 1,000 confirmed dead, according to Nepali authorities.

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Burnham to Strike Upbeat Tone in First Commons Statement as PM, as Prisons Plan Sparks Concerns

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to deliver an optimistic message to parliament in his first statement to MPs since taking office, following a summer of policy announcements and improved poll ratings. The upbeat approach comes as his justice secretary, Alex Norris, defends a controversial £110m plan to address prison overcrowding by converting spaces such as unused offices and laundries into cells.

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South Korean police officer admits fabricating missing person case closures to avoid work

A South Korean police officer has admitted to fabricating the closure of missing person cases to avoid additional work, according to authorities, as the scandal prompts a presidential vow to reform the force. The officer, known by his surname Bu, was arrested earlier this month after being accused of prematurely closing cases on the holiday island of Jeju and lying to families. Belated searches have since discovered four bodies.

Australia

Australia Unveils World-First ‘Fair and Reasonable’ Test in Major Privacy Overhaul

The Australian government has released draft legislation for a sweeping overhaul of the Privacy Act, introducing a world-first ‘fair and reasonable’ test that could close many loopholes companies use to justify data collection. The Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, now open for public comment, also strengthens consent requirements, expands the definition of personal information, and creates a right to be forgotten for large digital platforms.

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Another million Afghans deported from Pakistan and Iran this year, UN reports

The number of Afghans deported from Pakistan and Iran has reached another million this year, according to the UN Refugee Agency, as the two neighbouring countries intensify crackdowns on undocumented migrants — extending even to registered refugees. This brings the total of those forced to return to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover to six million, in what aid groups describe as the biggest cross-border movement of people anywhere in the world.

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