MEMO | September 3, 2026
Organisers of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced on Wednesday plans for a new maritime mission seeking to reach the Gaza Strip in October.
According to the organisers, participating vessels will make stops in Spain, Portugal and Italy before continuing toward Gaza.
The coalition said the mission was intended to challenge Israel’s restrictions on maritime access to Gaza and build international pressure for changes in Israeli policy toward the enclave.
Previous coalition voyages have included the Handala II, which sailed through Scandinavia in June and July and stopped at ports in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Another vessel, the Kite, departed Bristol in the United Kingdom and made stops in Ireland, Germany and France as part of the coalition’s campaigning activities.
Organisers said they planned to work with local groups at each port to press governments to take measures against Israel, including ending arms and energy supplies, reducing diplomatic and military cooperation and imposing sanctions.
The coalition said the European stops were also intended to mobilize public support ahead of its planned attempt to reach Gaza in October 2026.
“The Freedom Flotilla is setting sail again because our governments continue to fail in their duties,” said Zohar Chamberlain-Regev, a member of the coalition’s steering committee.
“At every port, we will carry the demand for Palestinians to be granted the freedom to live in dignity,” she added.
MEMO | September 3, 2026
The Israeli army raided several areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on Wednesday, while Israeli settlers destroyed water pipes supplying a Palestinian community in Tubas governorate.
The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that an Israeli army force raided the town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, and the town of Anata, north-east of the city. No injuries or arrests were reported.
An Israeli army force also raided the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank and patrolled several of its streets and neighbourhoods, according to local sources cited by Anadolu.
In the northern West Bank’s Tubas governorate, Israeli settlers attacked water pipes supplying residents of the northern Yarza community, north-east of Tubas city, cutting off the water supply, the sources said.
The sources said the settlers had attacked the water lines supplying the community several times in recent weeks.
The West Bank has seen daily Israeli army raids, including house searches and arrests of Palestinians, alongside attacks by Israeli settlers.
MEMO | September 3, 2026
Israel has forcibly displaced residents of Khirbet al-Taban in the southern occupied West Bank, making it the 66th Palestinian village to be completely emptied of its residents since October 2023, Israeli rights group B’Tselem said Wednesday.
The group said in a statement that Israeli forces raided the village, south of Hebron, Wednesday morning and demolished the homes of all its residents within hours.
Khirbet al-Taban is home to 12 families totaling about 70 people, including 28 children, it said.
“The forces did not leave a single home standing,” B’Tselem said.
Israeli forces also demolished sheep pens, water tanks and storage facilities and destroyed caves in the area, according to the group. … Full article
Press TV – September 3, 2026
Prominent Palestinian physician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been in Israeli custody since 2024, has disclosed distressing information regarding the conditions of his confinement and the mistreatment he purportedly endured in Israeli jails.
Dr. Abu Safiya reported that he has experienced multiple instances of intense beatings on various parts of his body, including sensitive parts, noting that the severe assaults were inflicted by hands, feet, and batons.
He stated that the assaults are consistently carried out as a means of punishment right after meetings with his attorneys, amid severe detention conditions.
The abducted physician also stated that he was intentionally denied sleep due to persistent noise and the use of loudspeakers throughout the night.
Dr. Abu Safiya reported that he has been subjected to continuous threats and warnings that discourage him from discussing the treatment he endures in detention with his lawyer. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | September 3, 2026
Repressive Israeli forces serving under the prison administration raided three rooms in Ganot Prison on August 30, in Section 4 of the facility, and assaulted detainees abducted from the Gaza Strip, leaving several injured by rubber bullets, according to the Prisoners’ Media Office (ASRA).
Palestinian detainees from Gaza at the facility are repeatedly subjected to beatings, repression, humiliation, and abuse. According to the office, the Janot Prison administration imposes collective punishment on detainees, including denying them access to showers, prayer, and food if a sound is heard inside their cells.
Occupation prison guards, it was revealed, threaten detainees with execution and hanging, telling them repeatedly that they “will never see the light of day.” … Full article
MEMO | September 3, 2026
The Israeli army killed three Palestinians and wounded others in separate attacks on Gaza Strip on Thursday despite an ongoing ceasefire, a medical source told Anadolu Agency.
One Palestinian was killed and two others were injured in a drone strike targeting a group of civilians in central Gaza City, according to a medical source.
A medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital told Anadolu that the body of the deceased victim arrived at the facility heavily disfigured.
The strike on Al-Thawra Street also injured two other Palestinians, according to preliminary medical reports.
An Anadolu correspondent on the ground confirmed that the Israeli drone targeted a gathering of civilians.
In an earlier attack, a medical source said Israeli gunfire killed one Palestinian and wounded others in Beit Lahia.
A second Palestinian was later killed when Israeli forces opened fire on tents housing displaced Palestinians and homes in the area, the source added.
In a statement, the Israeli army acknowledged killing a Palestinian in northern Gaza, claiming that its forces had spotted an “armed individual who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the forces in a way that posed an immediate threat.”
It was not immediately clear whether the Palestinian killed in the army’s account was one of the two people whose deaths were reported by the medical source in Beit Lahia.
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, a medical source at Nasser Hospital said a Palestinian was wounded by Israeli army gunfire inside a camp for displaced people in the Hamad residential area, north of the city. … Full article
By Ramona Wadi | MEMO | September 3, 2026
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the military would not withdraw from the territory it occupied in Gaza, Defence Minister Israel Katz asserted that the plan for forced displacement was merely frozen.
Speaking at a conference hosted by Ynet and Yedioth Ahronot themed “Decision Time: Democracy and Society”, Katz spoke of forced transfer under the euphemism of emigration as the only solution for Gaza. However, he said, the plan required US support which is currently not forthcoming. According to Katz, Arab countries pressured the US to halt the forced transfer plan in return for agreeing with disarming Hamas. Egypt, Katz said, is refusing to cooperate in the plan.
According to Katz, although no sources were reported, 80 per cent of Palestinians in Gaza want to emigrate but Hamas and the international community are placing obstacles in their way. “There are no countries in the world willing to take them in,” he said. “What is delaying this is that the countries willing to take them in want US support.” … continue
MEMO | September 3, 2026
The debt of Americans should be exploited to force them to fight in wars against Israel’s enemies, a Jerusalem Post commentator has argued, proposing that indebted young Americans be offered full debt forgiveness in exchange for military service.
Writing in the Israeli newspaper, security analyst AJ Jaff said a “federally administered debt-forgiveness enlistment program” that discharges Americans’ student loan, credit card and other debts after 24 or 36 months of service “would produce voluntary enlistment at scale”.
Jaff, described by the paper as “a senior strategic security strategist and analyst with 20 years of experience across corporate security, military, and geopolitical intelligence”, wrote that “the war with Iran will not be won through airstrikes” and that a ground invasion would require between 750,000 and 1.5 million American troops, against a current active US Army of 452,000.
The article proposed debt relief as the way to fill that gap. “The economics of the indebted American 20- and 30-something make this the most efficient conversion mechanism available,” said Jaff while explaining that “states generate the soldiers they need through the incentives that work on the population they have”. … continue
The Cradle | September 3, 2026
Iran has warned the US that an Israeli escalation of operations aimed at capturing the strategic Ali al-Taher Hill in south Lebanon will be met with a “forceful response” from the Islamic Republic, sources told Reuters on 3 September.
The message was delivered to Washington last month, according to the report.
“Tehran threatened that any full-fledged Israeli offensive on the ridge would be met with a large-scale Iranian attack,” the report went on to say. […]
The hill is a highly strategic location overlooking the city of Nabatieh. Occupation forces have, for months, been bombing and shelling it while attempting to advance toward the site.
According to sources cited by Al Mayadeen on 2 September, Hezbollah targeted and “destroyed” an Israeli military vehicle advancing toward the hill early on Wednesday. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | September 3, 2026
The IRGC has accused the United States of a long-standing “dark record” of attacks on wedding gatherings, demanding that US leaders answer to the international public for repeated aggression against civilians, IRIB reported. […]
- July 1, 2002: More than 100 people were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Kakrak village, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
- September 18, 2003: More than five people were killed or wounded in the bombardment of a wedding in Fallujah, Iraq.
- May 19, 2004: 42 people were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Bakar al-Dhib village, Anbar Province, Iraq.
- October 8, 2004: 13 people, including the groom, were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Fallujah, Iraq.
- July 6, 2008: 47 people, including the bride, were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Deh Bala, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
- November 2008: 37 people, including 23 children, were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Waj Baghatu, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
- June 2012: 18 people, including nine children, were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Logar Province, Afghanistan.
- September 28, 2015: 131 women and children were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Wahijah, Taiz, Yemen, by the US-backed coalition.
- September 1, 2026: 70 people were killed or wounded in the bombardment of a wedding in Kuhestak, Sirik, Hormozgan Province, Iran.
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Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on US military facilities across the region after the latest bombardment
RT | September 3, 2026
US President Donald Trump has congratulated Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the latest American strikes on Iran, despite one of the attacks hitting a wedding and killing several civilians.
Iranian authorities said two women and two children aged four and 16 were killed when a US munition hit a home hosting a wedding in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, on Tuesday. At least 67 others were wounded, many of them women and children. … Full article
The Cradle | September 3, 2026
Nearly half of US citizens believe the wars waged by Washington in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond after the 11 September 2001 attacks have been “worth it,” a YouGov poll published on 2 August shows.
The poll was commissioned ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks, which the US government used as a pretext to launch the so-called “War on Terror” that led to the deaths of nearly 5 million people.
Respondents were asked if fighting “against the threat of terrorism through military operations abroad” and introducing “increased security and surveillance inside of the United States … have been worth the cost.”
Forty-eight percent responded yes, while another 27 percent said they weren’t sure. The remaining 25 percent said no. … continue
Press TV – September 3, 2026
An Iraqi resistance group has vowed to launch strikes on the positions and military facilities of American troops in Iraq should the forces fail to honor the September 30 deadline, when the US-led coalition is scheduled to end its military mission in the country and complete the withdrawal of its soldiers.
“We are closely monitoring circumstances in the lead-up to September 30, and are prepared to wage a decisive battle against the occupation forces if they renege on their commitment to withdraw completely from the Iraqi soil and airspace,” Secretary General of the Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Sheikh Akram al-Ka’abi, said in a statement on Wednesday. … continue
The Cradle | September 3, 2026
Europe is heading into winter with dangerously low natural gas reserves, Bloomberg reported on 3 September, amid high prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran and rising competition for supply in the global market.
According to the European Commission’s most recent update, gas storage levels in the EU are at 65 percent.
To meet its lowest storage target of 75 percent, Europe will need to purchase 100 terawatt-hours of gas before the end of the year, Bloomberg calculations show.
Such purchases would cost more than $8 billion at current prices, making stockpiling uneconomical.
Governments and utilities across Europe have delayed natural gas purchases in hopes that additional supply becomes available and prices fall in time to refill before winter.
Gas prices have doubled since February due to the US-Israeli war on Iran as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut, disrupting exports of gas from Qatar, a major international supplier. … continue
RT | September 3, 2026
The central bank of the Netherlands has become the latest country to move gold holdings out of the United States, announcing on Wednesday that it had transferred 86 tons of bullion to London. The bank described the move as “crisis preparedness” during a time of “increasing geopolitical unrest.”
The transfer was carried out between March and August. The bulk of the gold was moved from New York, with the rest coming from Canada. Only about 27 tons were physically transported across the Atlantic, while the remainder was accomplished through sales in the Americas and repurchases in London. Prior to the transfer, the Dutch central bank (DNB) had held 313 tons in North America. … continue
RT | September 3, 2026
Western media are using unverified claims that Beijing censored footage of the deadly Nepal-Tibet floods to promote “false narratives” about China, Hong Kong-based author Nori Vitachi has told RT.
Speaking on Thursday, Vitachi said Western outlets frequently cite Tibetan advocacy groups without adequately disclosing their funding and location, while shaping reporting that portrays Beijing in an overwhelmingly negative light.
“The Western media pick up these groups and they deliberately hide the funding,” he said, arguing that readers consequently get a “very distorted view.”
Vitachi singled out organizations supported by the US-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED), accusing them of “weaponizing human rights against China.” He argued that negative coverage of China ultimately serves a broader effort to “manufacture consent for a war on China.”
The comments come as Western outlets including the BBC and Telegraph have accused Beijing of suppressing footage of the catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border. The BBC claimed images of the disaster had spread around the world while being heavily restricted inside China.
However, footage aired by the BBC itself included material obtained from China’s state broadcaster CCTV, showing floodwaters engulfing the border crossing at Gyirong. … Video report
RT | September 3, 2026
Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian research vessel in Svalbard at the request of Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz, amid growing tensions between Moscow and NATO states over access to and control of the Arctic.
The Professor Molchanov was detained on Wednesday while docked in Barentsburg, a Russian settlement on the Norwegian-administered archipelago. The Governor of Svalbard said the move followed an August 31 order by the Nord-Troms and Senja District Court granting Naftogaz the right to seize the ship. The vessel has been barred from leaving Barentsburg until further notice. … continue
NATO is pushing deeper into Asia and looking for new justifications to preserve itself, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
The alliance should have dissolved itself alongside the Warsaw Pact after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but instead kept searching for new missions.
After NATO’s campaign in Afghanistan “ended badly” and its forces fled, the alliance replaced the Soviet threat with an invented “Russian threat,” Lavrov said.
NATO is now seeking to establish its infrastructure in Asia, while the US Congress has considered the concept of an Indo-Pacific treaty organization.
Lavrov warned that such plans would reproduce “NATO ideology” and “NATO mentality” in the Asia-Pacific region.
By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | September 2, 2026
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation closed its 26th heads-of-state summit in Bishkek on September 1 with a joint statement — the Bishkek Declaration — timed to the bloc’s 25th anniversary and signed by the leaders of all ten member states: Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and the host, Kyrgyzstan. It is a long anniversary text, adopted alongside some 28 other outcome documents and amendments to the SCO Charter, and its language on the war in Iran is unambiguous. But the single most consequential fact about the declaration is not what it says. It is whose signature sits on it. Narendra Modi’s India — a Quad member, a US strategic partner, and a country the same declaration implicitly defends against Washington’s tariffs — put its name to a text condemning American and Israeli military action, mourning a dead Iranian supreme leader, and rejecting the sanctions architecture the United States has built. That signature is the story. … continue
RT | September 3, 2026
Western countries are trying to draw India into a confrontation with China by pushing a more military role for the Quad grouping, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok.
Lavrov said India feels “very uncomfortable” in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) grouping, arguing that the US and Japan have sought to add a military component to it.
“They are conducting maritime security exercises and are keen to draw our Indian friends into games against another great friend of ours – the People’s Republic of China,” Lavrov said.
The Quad grouping of India, the US, Japan, and Australia focuses on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Its activities cover areas ranging from trade and critical technologies to maritime security, with the four countries also taking part in the annual Malabar naval exercise. … continue
A New York Times investigation reveals that the US Navy’s problem in West Asia is no longer just about remaining missile stockpiles or the threat of Iranian strikes, but rather its ability to keep about 20 ships and 20,000 sailors and Marines in the region without a nearby and secure supply network.
According to the NYT, Iranian strikes have dismantled the Navy’s regional supply chain, putting pressure on the aircraft carriers, destroyers, and amphibious ships Washington has kept in the region indefinitely since launching its war on Iran.
Two carriers, the USS George HW Bush and the USS George Washington, are currently stationed in the region alongside 12 destroyers carrying about 3,700 personnel, together enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports. An amphibious ready group of three additional warships, carrying 5,000 Marines, rounds out the force to roughly 20 ships and 20,000 sailors and Marines total.
Feeding and fueling that many ships is a demanding task on its own, the NYT reports. The fleet needs more than 420,000 meals and around eight million gallons of fuel every week. A single carrier carries 5,000 crew members who eat up to four times a day, and although the carriers run on nuclear power, the aircraft and helicopters launching from them burn through millions of gallons of fuel weekly. … continue
Al Mayadeen| September 2, 2026
Hezbollah’s Media Relations Office has categorically denied any connection to a security cell reportedly arrested on suspicion of seeking to destabilize Lebanon and Syria, dismissing the accusations as entirely baseless.
In a statement released Wednesday, the office stressed that Hezbollah has no connection whatsoever, direct or indirect, to any such cell or group. It said certain media outlets, which it accused of a pattern of leveling false accusations against the Resistance, had circulated the claims linking Hezbollah to the alleged cell.
The office said attempts by these outlets to implicate Hezbollah in security-related cases, relying on unnamed sources, are part of a disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the group’s image, sowing discord, and undermining security and stability in Lebanon.
It asserted that the reports are part of a broader effort to malign the Resistance through unverified claims attributed to anonymous sources. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – September 3, 2026
RAMALLAH – Two young Palestinians were killed on Wednesday evening by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers during a raid on the village of al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, amid an Israeli military escalation and attacks targeting Palestinian homes.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its crews treated one Palestinian who was shot with live ammunition in the neck and another who was shot in the back during the attack by Israeli settlers and Israeli forces on the village. Both were taken to a hospital.
Amin Abu Alia, head of the al-Mughayyir Village Council, identified the two Palestinians killed as Omar Mohammad Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia, both 19, saying they died from their critical injuries.
Abu Alia said Israeli settlers, accompanied by IOF troops, stormed the center of the village near the Grand Mosque and attacked two homes before stealing sheep from them.
He added that Israeli military snipers positioned themselves on buildings in the center of the village and opened live fire on residents who attempted to confront the settlers as they stole the sheep. … Full article
Press TV – September 2, 2026
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been tasked by a body set up by US President Donald Trump to approach the Palestinian Authority (PA) and propose removing the term “Palestine” from school textbooks, replacing it with the Jewish name “Samaria.”
Jeremy Greenstock, who served as Britain’s ambassador to the UN from 1998 to 2003, said on Wednesday that Blair sought to influence the Palestinian Authority.
He stated that if the PA wished to be recognized by the so-called Board of Peace as a legitimate partner capable of negotiating a resolution with Israel to conclude the genocidal war in Gaza, the term “Palestine” should be removed from educational materials.
Greenstock said in an extensive interview on the David Hearst Podcast that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the request. … continue
IMEMC | September 2, 2026
Israeli occupation forces demolished an inhabited Palestinian home on Wednesday morning in the town of Nahalin, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Na’im Fannoun, head of the Nahalin Municipality, said Israeli soldiers invaded the town in the early morning, accompanied by military vehicles and bulldozers.
They then proceeded to the Wadi Salem area, where they demolished the home of Palestinian resident Mo’taz Hasan Najajra.
Fannoun stated that the approximately 200-square-meter home had been inhabited for more than 15 years. … Full article
By Kathryn Shihadah | If Americans Knew | September 2, 2026
… Israel has hundreds of pieces of heavy engineering machinery, and is spending a fortune demolishing what is left in the roughly 70% of Gaza under its control. Ha’aretz reports that a single piece of equipment may be rented for $1,500 a day; the operator may collect $400 a day. Nearly $1 million a day is spent on fuel.
But while part of Gaza is being demolished with massive quantities of equipment, at unprecedented speed and cost, the rest is moving slowly with primitive tools. Only a handful of excavators in Gaza are working at all – the rest were targeted by Israel, or in some cases simply wore out – Israel has blocked the entrance of spare parts. Fuel costs are prohibitive anyway.
Palestinians work long hours with shovels, wheelbarrows, and their hands to dig out the remains of their loved ones, or clear debris from what is left of the roads or their homes as legions of bulldozers demolish neighborhoods nearby. … Read full article
IMEMC | September 2, 2026
For the 328th consecutive day, Israeli forces continued violating the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing two Palestinians, including a child, while a woman succumbed to serious wounds sustained a day earlier.
Medical sources said an Israeli airstrike killed 16-year-old Ahmad Ismael in the Al-Hoja area of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers fatally shot Hazem Hatem Marshoud, a Palestinian from the Shuja’iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, at the Halawa displacement camp east of Jabalia.
Israeli forces also fired artillery and tank shells, along with barrages of live ammunition, at areas east and west of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.
In related news, medical sources said that 51-year-old Amna Al-Hissi succumbed on Wednesday to serious wounds sustained a day earlier. She was the mother of Israa Al-Hissy, who was killed in the same bombing.
The killings occurred as Israel’s blockade continued to restrict the entry of food, fuel, medicine, and other essential supplies. … Full article
By Robert Inlakesh | Palestine Chronicle | August 30, 2026
Gaza’s resistance factions recently agreed to a US-backed disarmament roadmap. Despite having consistently demanded this step be taken over the course of nearly three years, as a prerequisite to ending its invasion, Israel flatly rejected the proposal. In order to properly understand this renewed disarmament campaign, it is essential to consider the historic context that makes true disarmament impossible.
“If Hamas just gave up its weapons…” and “Hamas cannot control Gaza after their attacks on Israel…” have been popular arguments featured in the English-language media, not only since the beginning of the Gaza genocide, but for decades now. On July 6, Hamas declared that it had agreed to hand over control of Gaza’s civil administration to a technocratic governing committee and by July 30 the movement had pledged to implement a disarmament plan. Both of these agreements, reached through the US’s Board of Peace (BoP), provoked nothing more than pledges of further violence from the Israeli authorities.
The reason for this is that Israel will accept only a disarmament process that leaves the Palestinian people completely defenseless and at the full mercy of their occupying army. Therefore, the Hamas movement and its armed allies, such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), have stressed that a disarmament plan must be sequential, not a surrender agreement as the Israelis are demanding. … continue
Press TV – September 2, 2026
A senior Badr Organization official has rejected calls for disarming Iraqi armed factions under a US-backed government plan, stressing that resistance groups will not relinquish their weapons as long as American forces remain on Iraqi soil.
Salam Hussein, a leader of the Badr Organization, warned on Wednesday that surrendering weapons in light of the continued deployment of American troops entails a grave risk.
He stressed that the issue of Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups and their weapons is a national sovereign decision, not a decision dictated by US President Donald Trump and others.
“Expulsion of occupation forces and an end to their presence on Iraqi soil are essential prerequisites for Iraqi factions to disarm,” the senior Badr Organization official pointed out.
Hussein stated that the continued deployment of US military forces and potential anti-Iraq threats underscore that handing over weapons constitutes a substantial risk, especially as the incumbent US administration does not honor its commitments and blatantly violates international treaties and agreements. … Full article
Press TV – September 2, 2026
Iran’s Army has launched dozens of explosive-drone strikes against US radar systems and troop positions at the Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the UAE, as well as the Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain.
In a statement on Wednesday, Iran’s Army announced the attacks were carried out as part of the 30th phase of Operation Thunder.
Dozens of Army-operated explosive drones struck radar systems and locations where US forces were stationed at the Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the UAE, according to the statement.
The statement added that radar facilities and gathering points for US forces at Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base were again hit in heavy attacks carried out by Arash explosive drones.
The Army described Al Dhafra as one of the main US operational centers in the region, saying the base is used for air operations, intelligence, surveillance and logistical support. … Full article
MEMO | September 2, 2026
A Spanish police intelligence report alleges that Moroccan security forces helped plan and direct the mass crossing of migrants into Ceuta in late July, Spanish media reported Wednesday.
The report, concerning the arrival of more than 70,000 migrants, challenges the Spanish government’s public account of the border crisis.
The police report said Moroccan gendarmes, some in uniform and others in plain clothes, guided migrants toward the Spanish enclave in successive waves aimed at overwhelming border controls, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE reported Wednesday.
The document, submitted to Spain’s National Court, describes the July 30-31 crossings, when around 72,000 people entered the Spanish enclave in North Africa, as a planned operation rather than a spontaneous movement driven by smugglers or social media calls.
The report also said police issued an alert on July 29 warning of an “extreme risk” of coordinated attempts to enter Ceuta and Melilla the following day by swimming or crossing border fences.
The findings have put the government under pressure over its previous account of the crisis. On Tuesday, Migration Minister Elma Saiz said Tuesday there were no indications of Moroccan involvement in the mass crossings. … Full article
MEMO | September 2, 2026
Germany approved nearly €800 million ($930 million) worth of military equipment exports to Israel in the first half of this year amid its ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, local media reported Wednesday.
The Economy and Energy Ministry disclosed the figure in its response to a parliamentary inquiry by the opposition Left Party, according to German news magazine Der Spiegel.
Export licenses issued between January and June exceeded four times the total value approved for Israel throughout 2025, the report said. … Full article
MEMO | September 2, 2026
Israel announced on Tuesday evening that the Navy submarine Drakon is en route from Germany to the country, marking the conclusion of the joint planning and construction phase between the two nations and the start of its voyage to the country.
In a joint statement, the Israeli military and Defence Ministry said the submarine was the sixth to be delivered to Israel. They said the Israeli navy commander, senior Defence Ministry officials, Israel’s ambassador to Berlin and the German navy commander attended a ceremony marking the start of the submarine’s voyage from the German shipbuilder TKMS’s shipyard in the German city of Kiel.
The statement said the Drakon was the third and final submarine in the Dolphin-class (AIP) series under a deal concluded by the Defence Ministry for the navy. It said the submarine “includes advanced and modern technologies that place Israel at the forefront of global military technology and strengthen the navy’s operational flexibility for many years to come”. … Full article
Sputnik – 02.09.2026
The German government’s escalation of tensions with Russia is unreasonable and potentially dangerous, Alexander King, co-chairman of the Berlin branch of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), told Sputnik after Berlin announced plans to close Russia’s consulate general in Bonn and terminate an agreement related to the Russian House in Berlin.
“Yes, the federal government is fueling escalation. This is unreasonable and, in the worst case, even dangerous,” King said.
The dispute follows a drone incident at Leipzig Airport, after which Germany blamed Russia without providing public evidence.
Moscow called the accusations a provocation, while Russian President Vladimir Putin said Berlin lacked proof and linked the claims to Germany’s domestic political situation.
Remix News | September 2, 2026
Dire economic news continues to roll in as Germany faces deepening deindustrialization and an economic downturn under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Reports today say Volkswagen’s management board is proposing to wind down production at four major German plants and shift much of that work abroad.
Just days before, Merz warned that investors would shun an AfD-governed federal state in the future.
“I cannot imagine international investors showing up for a groundbreaking ceremony with an AfD state premier to establish new plants or set up new businesses in Saxony-Anhalt,” said Merz during an ARD summer interview on Aug. 30.
He added that if a right-wing populist party won an absolute majority in the coming election, international investors would think twice about whether to invest in Saxony-Anhalt.
However, VW’s management board has now recommended closing four German production sites. The AfD has seized on the reports.
“In four VW plants, the group board is turning off the lights. The energy transition and electric planned economy are pulling the plug on the German automotive industry. With an AfD government, the economic turnaround will return to reason,” wrote AfD co-chair Alice Weidel.
The plan was unanimously adopted by the VW management board and will be presented to the Supervisory Board on Sept. 3. While not an immediate shutdown, it would end production in the early 2030s in Emden, Zwickau, Hanover, and Neckarsulm, with production transferred to Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
Germany’s anemic growth is almost entirely debt-fueled and focused on public sector and defense. Its once world-class industrial base is meanwhile rapidly eroding, with Normura reporting that investors are increasingly receptive to right-wing victories, as ZeroHedge reported.
The AfD is using Merz’s economic record to argue that investors would welcome an AfD victory in the state.
AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund told Welt TV that “exactly the opposite” would happen and that an AfD government would instead encourage firms to launch projects in Saxony-Anhalt.
Conservative-governed states abroad would see “a competitive advantage if we finally have long-term planning security again, if we have no climate targets, no quota targets,” argued Siegmund.
“[Merz’s] current economic policy speaks for itself here. We are currently experiencing deindustrialization in this country. Businesses are closing, businesses are leaving this country. That means reality speaks a clear language here,” he said. … Full article
A Cuban official said that there are no ongoing negotiations with the US. President Donald Trump has threatened to conduct a regime change in Havana after the US concludes its war against Iran.
“The channel for dialogue is at a complete standstill,” Lianys Torres Rivera, Cuba’s Ambassador to the US, said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday. The two sides are unable to even settle on a basic agenda, she added. “There are no negotiations.”
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has stepped up economic warfare on Cuba and threatened the government in Havana. The tightening of the US embargo on Cuba has resulted in repeated blackouts, but has not resulted in an uprising against the government.
Last month, Washington announced a new round of sanctions against Havana and deployed additional intelligence assets to Cuba. A source told Politico that the White House had recently sent additional spies and intelligence assets to Cuba. The outlet notes, “Such intelligence moves could portend actions ranging from a US military operation in Cuba to stepped up efforts to turn Cuban officials or ordinary citizens against the regime.”
Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio is a long-time advocate of replacing the government in Havana with one chosen by Washington. One source told the outlet Cuba is a “huge priority of Rubio’s.”
Trump has posted images on Truth Social naming himself and Rubio as the leaders of Cuba.
RT | September 2, 2026
Belgium has rejected an attempt by Sweden, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands to resurrect the EU’s plan to seize frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine.
“This is non-negotiable,” Defense Minister Theo Francken told VRT on the weekend. “That door is closed.”
Kiev’s Western backers froze around $300 billion in Russian central bank assets following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, around $240 billion of which is held at Belgium-based Euroclear. The EU has already redirected profits generated by the funds to Kiev but has stopped short of confiscating the underlying assets.
Ukraine has warned of a €30 billion hole in its defense budget, despite receiving the first tranche of a €90 billion loan from Brussels.
Sweden, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands urged the European Commission last week to once again explore ways of using the frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, while spreading the legal and financial risks among EU member states.
Belgium, which would bear much of the fallout because Euroclear holds the bulk of the assets, opposes confiscation. Francken said Prime Minister Bart De Wever will not change course and warned other EU members, particularly the Baltic states, against repeatedly putting Belgium “in a corner.” … continue
RT | September 1, 2026
Russia has rejected German claims that it was behind a suspected drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport in early August, dismissing the allegations as a “far-fetched” pretext to further strain bilateral relations.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday that Berlin had failed to provide any evidence to substantiate its claims.
Her remarks came after German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced new measures against Russia, which they linked to the August 4 incident.
The measures include closing the Russian Consulate General in Bonn from September 18 and terminating the lease of the Russian House in Berlin. Germany will also tighten border controls for Russian nationals, draw up a new list of individuals for EU sanctions, and increase pressure on what Berlin calls Russia’s “shadow fleet.”
According to Dobrindt, the measures were agreed after the German government concluded that Russia was “the perpetrator” behind the early-August incident, in which an explosive-laden drone was found lying between Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes on the apron at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Germany has “failed to present any even remotely convincing or serious evidence” of Russian involvement, Zakharova said on Telegram on Tuesday. “There is none and there cannot be any,” she added.
Zakharova argued that German authorities had long sought to target both the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin, and had now come up with an “absolutely trumped-up and far-fetched” pretext to further damage bilateral relations. … Full article
RT | September 1, 2026
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has issued what he called a “warning” to every single airline using Russian airspace, stating that any aircraft flying through it would be threatened by Ukrainian drones. President Vladimir Putin called the statement a “declaration of state terrorism.”
The Ukrainian military has been ramping up long-range drone and missile attacks against civilian and infrastructure targets deep inside Russia. The strikes have repeatedly disrupted the work of Russian civilian airports, particularly around Moscow.
On Tuesday, Zelensky claimed that Kiev would be “closing” Russian airspace by virtually darkening the skies with drones. “Today, we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, and everyone who still uses Russia’s key airports: Russian airspace is becoming completely unsafe,” he stated in a video address published on Telegram.
“Safe days in Russia’s skies are over,” he claimed, adding that his threat was addressed to “the airlines currently flying to airports primarily in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other key destinations in Russia.”
Threats to close Russian airspace amount to a “declaration of state terrorism,” Putin said at a press conference on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. According to the Russian president, such actions make any of Kiev’s claims about seeking peace talks with Moscow null and void. “One does not hold negotiations with terrorists,” the president said. … Full article
RT | September 1, 2026
The US killed multiple civilians in southern Iran using new “precision” missiles with a wide damage radius, conflict monitoring group Airwars has found. Tehran has repeatedly accused Washington of war crimes since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran which has killed up to 3,000 civilians.
In an investigation published on Monday, the London-based watchdog examined three February 28 strikes in the city of Lamerd that killed at least 21 civilians, including seven children. It concluded that the weapons used were likely Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), which made their combat debut during the opening phase of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The PrSM is designed to explode above the ground, spraying tens of thousands of dense tungsten pellets in all directions rather than relying primarily on the blast itself. … continue
RT | September 1, 2026
At least five people have been martyred and 68 others wounded after shrapnel from a United States’ attack hits a residential building holding a wedding reception in a city in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
The casualties occurred in the city of Kouhestak in the province’s Sirik County, which was targeted during the attack.
Hormozgan’s Red Crescent Society described the aggression as “a US missile strike that sent shrapnel into a residential home in Kouhestak, where a wedding celebration was taking place.”
Head of Public Relations and Information Center at Iran’s Ministry of Health, Hossein Kermanpour confirmed the casualties, citing sources at Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. “A child is among those killed,” he wrote in a post on X.
Earlier reports had put the death toll from the aggression at two. … Full article
Press TV – September 1, 2026
Iran’s armed forces have vowed to deliver “crushing and devastating” blows to the United States following a new wave of American airstrikes targeting military positions in the southern provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan and Hormozgan.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces issued the warning on Tuesday, declaring that the terrorist US Army will face severe consequences for its latest acts of aggression.
“In response to the aerial aggression by the US Army against points in Sistan and Baluchestan and Hormozgan, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will inflict crushing and devastating blows upon the vile and evil American enemy,” the military command stated in an official release.
The statement emphasized that the more Washington insists on its “malicious behavior” in the region, the heavier the losses it will be forced to bear.
“We have repeatedly declared and [shown in action] that under no circumstances will we compromise the rights of the heroic Iranian nation, and we will impose heavy costs on the American enemy,” the command added.
Separately, IRGC Spokesperson Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi warned that “severe punishment awaits the aggressors” and that America will deeply regret launching the new attacks.
The reactions follow a fresh series of US acts of aggression, which hit the counties of Chabahar and Konarak in Sistan and Baluchestan, among other areas. … Full article
MEMO | September 1, 2026
The mayor of the Belgian city of Leuven, Mohamed Ridouani, has refused to allow Belgian football club Union Saint-Gilloise to host Israeli side Hapoel Beer Sheva at the city’s Den Dreef Stadium in a UEFA Europa League match scheduled for Oct. 22, Anadolu reports.
Ridouani cited public safety and security concerns for his decision, saying the match could not be held in Leuven even behind closed doors, Belgian daily Le Soir reported on Tuesday.
“Union is welcome here, but in this specific case, it’s an Israeli team, and I’m consistent on that point,” Ridouani said during a municipal council meeting.
He recalled that he had previously refused to allow Belgium’s women’s national team to play Israel in Leuven. … Full article
Al Mayadeen| September 1, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance sought to ease tensions with pro-“Israel” Republicans during a closed-door meeting in Las Vegas, addressing concerns over his approach to the US-“Israel” relationship and receiving several standing ovations from attendees.
Vance spoke Monday at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s leadership summit, where he acknowledged growing skepticism among younger Americans toward the relationship between Washington and the Israeli regime, Politico reported.
“There is a growing suspicion among, I would call it, under-40s of the US-Israel relationship,” Vance said during a moderated conversation with former Senator Norm Coleman, who chairs the RJC board.
“I think my view is, what we have to do is articulate why this is in the best interest of the United States of America, and actually get out there and talk about the ways in which it is in the best interest of the United States of America.”
Vance argues for a new case for US-Israeli relationship
Rather than relying on traditional Republican rhetoric surrounding the US-“Israel” alliance, Vance argued that the party needs to present a case based on what he described as concrete shared interests, according to Politico.
Republicans should “talk about the concrete alignment of interest and to hook a relationship on that, rather than something that may have made a lot of sense rhetorically 30 or 40 years ago, but just doesn’t have … the same purchase as it did 30 or 40 years ago because the country is different and because young people are looking at this in a different way,” he said.
His comments come as Vance faces skepticism from parts of the pro-“Israel” Republican donor network. His position has drawn criticism over his relatively dovish approach to the war on Iran and his criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. … Full article
Israel’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied Palestinian territories has stripped thousands of families of their livelihoods, worsening the food crisis
The Cradle | September 1, 2026
Severe funding shortages have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to cut the number of Palestinians receiving food assistance in the occupied West Bank in half, the agency announced on 1 September, at a time when food needs have more than doubled since 2023.
The agency had been sending vital food aid to 400,000 of the most vulnerable people in the occupied territory, a figure that drops to 200,000 this month.
An estimated 900,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are already food insecure, as escalating settler violence and forced displacement under Israeli military guard cuts families off from their land, and pushes families deeper into crisis.
WFP’s most recent quarterly assessment recorded a steep income drop in 76 percent of West Bank households. Food and fuel now cost more in the occupied territory than almost anywhere in West Asia, forcing families to sell their possessions and cut back on meals to make ends meet.
The same assessment found 12 percent of Palestinians consuming too little food, while a third of families cannot afford a nutritious diet as the economy deteriorates. … Full article
RT | September 1, 2026
Christian schools in Jerusalem have been forced to indefinitely delay the start of the new academic year after Israeli authorities failed to renew entry permits for more than 70 teachers and staff living in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians holding West Bank IDs generally require Israeli-issued permits to cross checkpoints into East Jerusalem. But Israeli authorities failed to renew entry permits for more than 70 teachers and staff “suddenly and without prior notice,” the General Secretariat for Christian Educational Institutions in Jerusalem said in a press statement shared with the media on Monday.
“Accordingly… it has been decided to suspend school attendance in the schools of the city of Jerusalem beginning Tuesday morning, 1 September 2026, until the necessary permits for teachers and staff are reissued and renewed,” the Secretariat said.
The schools said they were committed to protecting their students’ right to education, but the situation “makes it impossible to ensure a safe and stable start” to the academic year. … Full article
MEMO | September 1, 2026
Israeli occupiers attempted to set fire to a mosque in the northern West Bank early Tuesday, in the latest attack in the occupied territory, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Local sources told Wafa that the occupiers tried to break into the Nur al-Din Zengi Mosque in the town of Bazariya, northwest of Nablus.
After failing to force open the mosque’s doors, they set fire to a room near the mosque and sprayed racist slogans at the site.
The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs condemned the attack, describing the targeting of mosques and places of worship as a “dangerous and systematic escalation” aimed at provoking Muslims. … Full article
Al Mayadeen| September 1, 2026
Israeli occupation forces abducted a wounded Internal Security officer during a raid on Gaza City’s al-Katiba area on Tuesday, Gaza’s Ministry of Interior and National Security said, in an operation that killed at least four Palestinians and wounded eight others.
The ministry identified the abducted officer as Moein Mohammed al-Arabeed, who was wounded in clashes with the invading force. His wife was martyred in the raid, and several of his children were wounded. The ministry said al-Arabeed had simply been carrying out his regular duties, maintaining security and civil peace in the Gaza Strip, when he was abducted.
The raid unfolded near the American Hospital in al-Katiba, west of Gaza City, when an Israeli special forces unit infiltrating the area in civilian vehicles was surrounded by the Resistance. Heavy clashes followed, and Israeli warplanes launched an intense bombing campaign to cover the unit’s withdrawal, with dozens of aircraft carrying out at least 12 attacks, according to Israeli media.
Local sources said Israeli occupation forces also bombed two civilian vehicles whose occupants were trying to flee the area. Al-Shifa Hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya said four people, including three children and a woman, were martyred and eight wounded in what he called an “extraordinary incident,” adding that the toll was preliminary and could rise. Al-Haris, a platform affiliated with the Resistance’s security services in Gaza, said its forces had thwarted a major Israeli operation aimed at a senior resistance commander. … Full article
Al Mayadeen| September 1, 2026
The Israeli occupation continued its attacks across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, targeting multiple towns via airstrikes, artillery shelling, and ground operations.
Israeli drone attack hit the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while Israeli warplanes separately raided the outskirts of Dabsha Heights, near Dawhet Kfar Rumman. Israeli artillery separately shelled Houla and al-Mansouri, and also targeted the outskirts of Aita al-Jabal and the area between the towns of Baraachit and Beit Yahoun, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon.
On the ground, the IOF carried out demolitions of civilian homes with explosives in the towns of Rsheif and Houla, and opened machine-gun fire during a sweeping raid on the outskirts of Aita al-Jabal. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that heavy Israeli military vehicles advanced into al-Mansouri’s fourth district, where several homes were demolished. … Full article
A US-brokered experiment in southern Lebanon has stalled at its first test
Israel has turned a supposedly phased withdrawal from southern Lebanon into another instrument for prolonging its occupation. As its military raids, demolitions, and restrictions on residents intensify, the US-sponsored “pilot zones” scheme increasingly appears to give Tel Aviv fresh grounds for postponing withdrawal rather than restoring Lebanese control over occupied territory.
Israeli officials have informed Washington that the pilot program has failed, blaming the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) for allegedly failing to dismantle military structures linked to Hezbollah. According to Israeli reporting, officials in Tel Aviv are dissatisfied with the army’s performance and are therefore in no hurry to approve additional zones. […]
For the residents still unable to return, the cost of this delay is measured in destroyed homes and another month of displacement. The pilot zones were presented as a means of restoring Lebanese authority. If every deployment brings another Israeli condition, Beirut risks negotiating indefinitely over land whose return should never have depended on the occupier’s approval. – Full article
Al Mayadeen | August 31, 2026
… Addressing “Israel,” Fidan said, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a perpetrator of genocide, has become a common enemy of humanity, the international community and global security.” He called on the international system to confront the threat posed by Netanyahu. … Full article
The Eurasian bloc condemned the US war on Iran as Washington widens secondary sanctions on Tehran’s trading partners
The Cradle | September 1, 2026
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) adopted the Bishkek Declaration on 1 September, marking the organization’s 25th anniversary and setting out a joint position on West Asia, global security, and economic cooperation.
The 10-member Eurasian bloc used the anniversary text to press for a “representative, democratic, and equitable multipolar world order,” rejecting bloc-based and confrontational approaches to international affairs.
Member states opposed unilateral coercive measures, such as banking restrictions, asset freezes, and secondary sanctions on third-country firms, that contradict the UN Charter and World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. They also condemned the unlimited buildup of global missile defense systems, calling attempts to secure one state at the expense of others unacceptable.
The declaration reiterated the bloc’s condemnation of the unprovoked US-Israeli attacks on Iranian territory, which have stretched on for 6 months and caused significant economic damage and disruption to global energy and shipping markets.
Member states called the attacks a violation of international law and the UN Charter that created “serious risks to international peace, security and stability.” … continue
Press TV – August 31, 2026
The European Union has surrendered its sovereignty, laws, values and ethics to American coercion and turned itself into an accessory to Washington’s lawless economic war against Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said.
In a statement posted on his official X account on Monday night, Baghaei pointed to the EU’s own Blocking Statute, which prohibits European operators from complying with extraterritorial laws of third countries and treats such measures as contrary to international law.
“How, then, can the Union now support the most predatory and unlawful unilateral coercive measures against Iran?” he asked. … continue
By Samuel Geddes | Al Mayadeen | September 1, 2026
Trump’s desperate bid to crush Iran’s economy without military escalation places the US’ sanctions regime against Iran, Russia, China and all its other adversaries at existential risk.
So far, 2026 has been the most sobering year in living memory for the American self-image. Having at long last achieved the war against Tehran that has been sought since 1979, the Washington establishment is confronted not with the Islamic Republic’s collapse but its solidification.
Far from regaining its unquestioned dominion over the Persian Gulf region, it must now accept perpetual management by Tehran of the most critical waterway on Earth, or else face a global economic calamity. Instead of weakening Iranian leverage, the US-Israeli aggression has magnified it exponentially, needlessly handing it a level of global power and influence undreamt of in the more than five centuries of the Western world’s dominance.
As the administration flails ahead of the midterms and the imminent exhaustion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which cushioned the true magnitude of the energy shock, it is soon to witness yet another previously unchallenged instrument of its power vaporize alongside its dwindling munitions stocks. That instrument is its economic sanctions policy. … continue
Al Mayadeen| September 1, 2026
Claims suggesting Iran is heading toward an economic collapse are unfounded, said the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, on Tuesday, stressing that the country’s economic system continues to operate robustly despite new sanctions imposed by its adversaries every week.
Hemmati said Iran’s collection of its foreign-currency receivables remains ongoing and that its resources continue to flow, alongside domestic reserves. He added that Iran has financial resources whose details cannot be disclosed, noting that the Central Bank is fully prepared to inject $2 billion in foreign currency into the market.
In a message addressed to US President Donald Trump, Hemmati said, “I say to Trump: Iran has enough foreign-currency reserves”. … continue
RT | August 31, 2026
Residents of the Kiev suburb of Milaya have accused Ukrainian officials of placing an ammunition depot dangerously close to civilian homes, according to interviews published by The Guardian on Monday.
The military storage site was hit last week during a Russian barrage. The Russian Defense Ministry said the attack targeted a warehouse complex storing components for Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones used in strikes on logistics and e-commerce facilities in Russia.
Secondary explosions continued for hours after the strike, scattering stored military ordnance around homes just hundreds of meters from the depot, local residents told the British newspaper.
“Those who set up the depot here are to blame. There are people here, this is a village. You can’t keep something like that here,” Vera, 65, reportedly said. … Full article
RT | September 1, 2026
India’s federal anti-terror agency will interrogate a Ukrainian and an American who were arrested in March for allegedly entering the country’s restricted areas without permits, and crossing over into neighboring Myanmar to provide training to armed groups.
A Delhi court on Monday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to interrogate Ukrainian Viktor Kaminskyi and American Matthew VanDyke on September 2 and 3.
Both men are currently in Delhi’s Tihar jail. The two, along with five other Ukrainians – Petro Hurba, Taras Slyviak, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Marian Stefankiv, and Maksim Honcharuk – were arrested from three different cities while trying to fly out of the country. … continue
By James Bovard | Mises Wire | August 31, 2026
The Trump administration’s crusade to crush campus criticism took another wallop on Friday in a California courtroom. Federal judge Noël Wise ruled that the Trump administration’s “ideological-deportation policy” brazenly violated the US Constitution.
The Stanford Daily—one of the best-known college student newspapers in the nation—sued the Trump administration for changing its “immigration policy and pattern of enforcement, namely by arresting, detaining, and deporting students with F-1 visas when those students use their freedom of speech to express opinions that the government does not like.” It asserted that the Trump administration’s “actions have specifically impacted Stanford Daily by decreasing the quantity and diversity of opinion pieces The Stanford Daily is able to publish on the conflict between Israel and Palestine.” Foreign students who had written on the issue requested that their previous articles be deleted, and other foreign students were no longer willing to comment on hot issues. … continue
RT | September 1, 2026
The European Union has placed ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under the strictest tier of its online regulations, giving the US-based services four months to comply with rules denounced by Washington and leading tech figures as censorship.
The European Commission on Monday designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), while Reddit and Roblox were classified as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). All three reported at least 45 million average monthly users in the EU, crossing the threshold for heightened oversight.
They now have until the end of December to comply with additional requirements, including assessing and mitigating “systemic risks” linked to illegal content, minors, users’ physical and mental well-being, fundamental rights, elections and public security. Violations of the DSA can carry fines of up to 6% of a company’s annual global turnover.
Brussels argues the law makes powerful platforms safer and more accountable. Critics, however, say its broad demands to police harmful content and mitigate vaguely defined societal risks pressure companies to suppress lawful speech to avoid punishment. … Full article
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