Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar: 'I hope Iran will not make the mistake of attacking us'
France 24

Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar: 'I hope Iran will not make the mistake of attacking us'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar addressed the resumption in fighting between the US and Iran, and warned that any Iranian attack on Israel would trigger a "severe" response. He also accused Tehran of continuing to pursue "nuclear weapons aspirations", claiming that Israel "will not allow" Iran to achieve them. 

Judge questions Lindsay Clancy jury after woman is accused of filming them

Judge questions Lindsay Clancy jury after woman is accused of filming them

The Guardian

Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have resumed for a fifth daySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailJury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed for a fifth day on Wednesday after the judge questioned jurors one by one following the arrest of a woman accused of filming them as they left the courthouse the previous day.A former labor and delivery nurs...

Videos and debris raise questions over alleged US strike on Iranian wedding

Videos and debris raise questions over alleged US strike on Iranian wedding

France 24

On the evening of September 1, a barrage of US missile and drone attacks on a town in southern Iran allegedly struck a wedding ceremony, killing at least five people, including a four-year-old boy. FRANCE 24 geolocated a direct hit to the civilian building where local residents say the wedding was being held. The building was more than 135 meters from the apparent target, a communications tower.

California condo owners were suddenly handed a $26,000 HOA bill each

California condo owners were suddenly handed a $26,000 HOA bill each

Times of India

Residents of Vilamoura are grappling with an unanticipated $26,000 emergency roof assessment mandated by their HOA, causing considerable distress, especially among the retirees living on fixed incomes. Many homeowners argue that the board has neglected crucial repairs for far too long and are now taking legal action, as well as initiating recall measures against the board. To cover legal expenses ...

Burnham beware, the bond markets will demand proper answers in the budget | Nils Pratley

Burnham beware, the bond markets will demand proper answers in the budget | Nils Pratley

The Guardian

Fair to say the current sell-off is international, but the PM has said little yet to make investors rethink the UK’s statusIt’s too soon to say the bond markets have turned on Andy Burnham. Tuesday’s spike in gilt yields, taking the UK’s 30-year borrowing costs to their highest level since 1998, was part of an international sell-off of government debt.The main contributors are well-known. The Iran...

China's Xi tells Middle East to be ‘masters of their own destiny’ amid Iran war

China's Xi tells Middle East to be ‘masters of their own destiny’ amid Iran war

Times of India

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Middle Eastern nations to resist external interference. He called for reshaping the region's security order during talks with Egypt's President Sisi. Both leaders agreed to deepen security and economic cooperation between their nations. China seeks to expand its influence and safeguard vital shipping routes. Egypt is diversifying its international partnership...

Leipzig airport attack fallout exposes Germany’s deepening divide over Russia

Leipzig airport attack fallout exposes Germany’s deepening divide over Russia

The Guardian

The government’s tougher stance towards the Kremlin is drawing attacks from both the far right and far left Even before the German government laid the blame this week on Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport, the topic of German ties to Moscow was high on the political agenda.But the timing of the unsurprising yet explosive Leipzig announcement – days before a key regional vote –...

Leipzig airport attack fallout lays bare Germany’s polarisation on Russia

Leipzig airport attack fallout lays bare Germany’s polarisation on Russia

The Guardian

The government’s increasingly hostile stance towards the Kremlin has drawn criticism from the far right – and the far leftEven before the German government laid the blame this week on Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport, the topic of German ties to Moscow was high on the political agenda.But the timing of the unsurprising yet explosive Leipzig announcement – days before a key r...

Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting

Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting

The Guardian

Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declinedReform UK has banned at least three journalists from its annual conference who have reported critically on the party and Nigel Farage.The Guardian’s City editor, Anna Isaac, the investigative reporter Peter Geoghegan and the broadcaster and biographer Michael Crick were told this week that their credentials to c...

Princess Diana's godson Prince Philippos and Princess Nina welcome first child via surrogate

Princess Diana's godson Prince Philippos and Princess Nina welcome first child via surrogate

Times of India

Princess Diana’s godson, Prince Philippos of Greece, and Princess Nina have welcomed their first child, a son named Kimon Thomas Konstantinos. Born via surrogate in the United States on July 27, the baby’s arrival was announced weeks later. His middle names honour Nina’s father Thomas Flohr and Philippos’ late father, Constantine II, Greece’s last king.

The $1 Trump coin: legal tender, depending on what you mean by legal

The $1 Trump coin: legal tender, depending on what you mean by legal

The Guardian

Various laws and 250 years of tradition prevent the likeness of living people from appearing on currency. Donald Trump and Scott Bessent don’t want you to worry about thatThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayTwo hallmarks of Donald Trump’s second-term: the president’s enthusiasm for putting his name and face on things, and his ...

Iran war: Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’

Iran war: Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’

SCMP

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait” despite the fact that the crucial waterway remains contested amid the war with Iran. “Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be ‘hotter’ than ever before!” Trump said on social media. It is the latest geographic...

Democratic party infighting engulfs center-right over House rules vote

Democratic party infighting engulfs center-right over House rules vote

The Guardian

While leaders focused on Hasan Piker, two of the party’s more conservative members salvaged a GOP measure that was poised to failHouse Democratic leaders have spent the past few weeks waging a bitter campaign against their own left flank over a leftwing streamer. On Tuesday, it was the party’s center-right who blindsided them.Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, announced late on Tuesday th...