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Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries.

Sept. 5, 2026

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Britain’s EU alignment is complicating efforts to expand last year’s trade deal, as new PM Andy Burnham weighs closer ties with Brussels.

Ratings agency Fitch has upgraded Portugal’s sovereign debt rating from “A” to “A+”, with a “stable outlook”, the company said in a notice published on its website (source in Portuguese), keeping pace with the recent wave of confidence shown by other ratings agencies and investors in the country, according to Portugal’s Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade (AICEP). According to the Portuguese government, “all financial ratings agencies” assign Portugal an “A” rating.

Axios reported that the plan remains in its early stages but that it could set out US policy towards the Middle East for the remainder of Trump’s term.

Niger has blamed France for inciting last week’s failed military mutiny, according ‌to a government statement read on television on Friday. Paris has denied any involvement in the attack.

Security guards at the Chinese Embassy in London appeared to threaten protesters outside of their premises with electroshock weapons.

The United Nations’ climate agency warned this week that El Niño is expected to strengthen further in the coming months, bringing risks of extreme weather into 2027. In Kenya, weather experts said the phenomenon could cause above-normal rains between October and December.

Summary of Article Successful Rescue Operation: On Saturday, September 5, 2026, a Chinese national named Luhaitao was pulled alive from inside a 225-meter (738-foot) hydropower tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 project in Nepal. Follows Previous Survivors: This rescue occurred one day after two Nepali workers were rescued alive on Friday, September 4, from another tunnel at the nearby Upper Trishuli-3A station. Context of the Disaster: The workers were trapped following a catastrophic August 26, 2026 disaster, likely caused by a glacier collapse. The resulting flash flood of ice, rock, and mud destroyed infrastructure and trapped hundreds in tunnels. Casualties & Ongoing Search: The disaster has resulted in more than 1,300 deaths and left over 5,000 people missing across the region. Officials estimate that nearly 900 hydropower workers went missing, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in underground tunnels across various power projects. Search and rescue operations remain active.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces not to strike Kyiv for three days starting at midnight on Sept. 6, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian state media.

Andrew Tate has been indicted by Romanian prosecutors for various crimes, including trafficking minors, money laundering, and sex with a minor, according to reports.

Priyanka Choudhary, an Indian-born Finnish citizen returning from a Hindu pilgrimage in Tibet, was ‌at a border crossing with Nepal when a catastrophic mudslide hit.

Belarusian said to have had tourist visa issued by Italy is investigated over alleged attempt to attack Leipzig airport

Trump sock puppet Warsh, failed to raise interest rates last meeting despite giving a press conference that made every justification to have raised rates. 3 dissenters (4 is record dissents in Fed history) voted to raise rates. With oil and diesel at record highs, and markets anticipating a rate hike… the only rational options are a hike, or the same BS hold while pretending to be serious about inflation.

As much as 40% of land on the planet is turning into a desert and 3.2 billion people already suffer the consequences. UN Convention to Combat Desertification met for another COP conference in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia itself is severely hit by desertification with 77% of its territory affected and Gobi desert spreading. From the beginning the organisers appealed to the delegations of the 197 signatories of the convention to go beyond declarations and find tangible solutions for the programs to make land green.

The body of Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, recognised as the world’s youngest reigning monarch, arrived back in Uganda on Friday following his death in the United States at age 34.

Donald Trump’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are planning to visit Moscow and Kyiv in the coming days to press for a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a US official told CNN Friday.

Britain must tighten military procurement rules to cut an “unhealthy dependency” on Chinese suppliers and stop focusing on choosing the “cheapest option,” experts say.

Reform UK’s top media presenter has worked for a Chinese state propaganda channel within the past year, the Guardian can reveal.

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Thursday unveiled a plan for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza’s Palestinian population, which he and other Israeli ministers refer to as “voluntary migration,” a day after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the removal of Palestinians was the only “real solution” for Gaza. Ben Gvir dubbed his […]

South Africa’s economic hub Johannesburg was born from a gold rush in the 19th century. Today, the illegal mining of gold and other minerals is threatening its infrastructure - damaging the city’s transport and power networks, as well as homes and buildings.

A Moroccan migrant on Wednesday argued he and other migrants had the right to apply for asylum, after crossing the border to the Spanish city of Ceuta, as the enclave marked its September 2 annual official holiday.

BERLIN/FRANKFURT/MEXICO CITY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Volkswagen’s supervisory board on Thursday approved a transformation plan that will include cutting another 50,000 jobs in its attempt to counter painful tariffs, overcapacity and aggressive Chinese ​rivals.

A Tunisian court started hearing on Thursday the final appeal of scores of opposition figures accused of plotting against the state.

China’s carbon dioxide emissions shrank by 1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, driven by a 9% decrease in oil consumption as consumers chose cleaner and cheaper ways to get around, according ​to a Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) analysis for Carbon Brief.

The transfer was carried out partially by buying and selling and partly by physically transferring gold, the Dutch national bank said.

The Global Justice Report attempts to set out a new vision for global progress in the

Investors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to ​what many believe could be the next technological revolution.

Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed the planned withdrawal of around 200 U.S. troops sent to help the West African country tackle its complex security crisis.

It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path.

Madagascar’s former Senate president Richard Ravalomanana was sentenced to 10 years of hard labour on Tuesday after being convicted of complicity in murder over his alleged role in a deadly crackdown on youth-led protests last year.

A coalition of Ugandan and Kenyan activists on Tuesday blamed Kenya for the plight of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye, whose health is deteriorating as he faces treason charges.

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Analysts are urging the European Union to work more closely with LG Energy Solution, SK On and Samsung SDI to reduce reliance on Chinese manufacturers, which hold around 72.6% of the global EV battery market against the three Korean firms’ combined 13.8%, according to a Nikkei Asia report.

Oil giant Chevron is confirming that it will expand its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits.

On Wednesday, Xi Jinping and his Egyptian counterpart, president Abdel Fatah el-Sissi, oversaw the signing of a series of deals, including on technology, economic co operation and the digital economy.

The Ukrainian president warned airlines, insurers and foreign governments that the growing scale of Kyiv’s drone operations would make Russian airspace increasingly unsafe for aircraft.

The EU is setting up a high-level group of political and military leaders from member states, Ukraine and the UK to speed up efforts to close Europe’s defence capability gaps amid rising Russian threats.

Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacks

Donald Trump’s administration is planning to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media in ‌Europe, part of a package of at least $25 million for civil society groups working on conservative causes in the region, according to four people familiar with the funding.

Canadian PM is set to retaliate against tariffs levied by Donald Trump and criticized US officials over insults

Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden are pushing to explore the idea of moving from unanimity to qualified majority in foreign policy.

The study, led by Ryan Thombs of Penn State University and published in PLOS Climate on July 2, drew on publicly available data from the DOD spanning 1975 to 2022, linking reductions in military spending to significant decreases in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.