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Russia to view deployed German long-range systems as legitimate targets — embassy

A representative of the Russian embassy in Berlin said that this would be the case if these systems were aimed at Russia

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ecuador’s ex-president and Chinese ambassador seek to avoid jail over belt and road dam

Former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador to Quito asked the country’s highest court on T...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
UN says Israel must withdraw from occupied West Bank

UN says Israel must withdraw from occupied West Bank The United Nations Human Rights Office for Palestine said Israel mu...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
China seeks answers after citizen dies in ICE custody on Saipan

Lianyong Wei, 51, died on 23 August at a hospital in Saipan after he was found unresponsive at the local detention facil...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Vance: US investigating strike on Iran wedding 'very fully'

Vance: US investigating strike on Iran wedding 'very fully' Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 20:18 Th...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco”

Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias “Mayito Flaco” is one of the sons of Mexica...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Norway Seizes Russian Ship, Testing Moscow in the High Arctic

Empowered by an international court order, Norway captured the vessel as part of a global effort to seize Russian assets...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
JD Vance mum on whether US to end war with Iran by November elections

The US vice president also said that only US actions can save the world from an energy crisis

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Zelensky says US negotiators are expected to visit Kiev in coming days

The preliminary date of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit has been agreed upon, Vladimir Zelensky says

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Farage’s Bid for Reset Set Back by Reform UK Donations Sting

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s hopes of using a keynote speech at his party’s annual convention to arrest a slide in op...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
'50% savvy political tactics, 50% extraordinarily good luck' - the formula to Meloni's success?

Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government on Friday becomes the longest-lasting in Italy's postwar history -- a notable rec...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
A Gold Rush in Venezuela?

The curious case of a job posting and how global firms are tentatively exploring Trump's call to pursue mining opportuni...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Automakers urge Congress to permanently ban Chinese connected vehicles in U.S.

Major automakers in the U.S. are urging Congress to ban the domestic sale, import and manufacturing of Chinese connected...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Two people arrested by German police over alleged arson attack on defence firm

Germany is investigating a suspected arson attack outside a defence firm in Munich, days after two sabotage attempts on ...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Putin cannot defeat NATO but he could divide and discredit the alliance

If Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to attack NATO, his goal will be to divide and discredit the alliance rather...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Mobilization of women is matter of time, says Ukrainian MP

Ukraine’s former Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov on August 20 called for the mobilization of women

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
How growing Israeli-Turkish tensions led to a strike on a Syrian air base

Could the growing regional rivalry between Turkey and Israel lead to a military clash? A recent Israeli strike on an air...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Arrest of Jhonsson Pulpo Unlikely to Slow Peru’s Extortion Crisis

Arrest of Jhonsson Pulpo Unlikely to Slow Peru’s Extortion Crisis Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres, alias "Jhonsson Pulpo," the...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Oman rejects deal with Iran on joint fee collection for Hormuz passage — media

A senior regional official told The New York Post that in order to avoid potential quarrels with US President Donald Tru...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Carney claps back at Lutnick, says Canada will resume trade talks 'when the Americans are ready'

Canada has retaliated against President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs with "dollar for dollar" duties on U.S. goods, which ...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Pacific Islands Forum winds up by condemning China nuclear test

Leaders in the Pacific have registered their concern over a nuclear-capable missile test conducted by China in July, cal...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russia calls on OPCW to act professionally on issue of Syrian chemical dossier

Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya says the issue of the Syrian chemical dossier "presents an extremely ...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump avoids backing UK over Falklands, saying Britain 'not there to help' in Iran

Donald Trump failed to commit to helping the UK in a potential Falkland Islands conflict - saying it was "not there to h...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
The Influence Operation That Ran on Borrowed Reputations

A Russia-linked operation used ChatGPT to build a credible-looking research institute, complete with papers, an index, a...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Vance acknowledges that US has not won any military conflicts in several decades

The US vice president added that he agrees with with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth "that we needed to have a culture shift...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Iran war is not a war, US VP Vance says

US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he would not categorize the Iran war as a war, despite continuing clashes with ...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russia is trying to bully Europe into abandoning Ukraine

Russia is escalating its campaign of so-called “grey zone” aggression against Europe as Putin attempts to intimidate EU ...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
US won’t negotiate with Iran until Tehran stops ‘shooting at ships’ — JD Vance

The US vice president added that major combat operations against Iran "haven't been ongoing in a very long time"

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Dutch Central Bank Cuts Gold Reserves in U.S., Citing ‘Geopolitical Unrest’

The Netherlands moved some 90 tons of gold out of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, the second European nation this ...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Estonian defence minister resigns after €70m Ukraine munitions scam by Indian company: report

Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur has resigned following a scandal in which he authorised the payment of €70 millio...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
The Fallout of Russia’s Failed Drone Attack on Germany

European nations join Berlin in punishing Moscow for an alleged unsuccessful attack on Leipzig airport.

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Bookshelf: The Xi before Xi

With slightly over a year to go to before the next national congress of China’s Communist Party, held every five years, ...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
JD Vance laments ‘ridiculous atrophy’ in Europe’s military capabilities

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright previously stated in an interview with CNBC that on September 1, oil shipments through ...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Vance Says Iran Conflict Isn’t a ‘War,’ Risking Voter Anger

US Vice President JD Vance downplayed the scope of the conflict in Iran, saying he would not describe it as “a war” give...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump wants Europe to retroactively pay U.S. for past Ukraine aid

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would ask European nations to pay back the United States for military ai...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Saudi Arabia taps China’s MiniMax for Arabic AI model

The development signals that the kingdom continues deepening AI ties with China while simultaneously pursuing major US t...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump hints US may not back UK over Falkland Islands, citing lack of Iran support

The US recognises Britain's administration of the Falkland Islands but remains neutral over the competing sovereignty cl...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village

Troops escort settlers into al-Mughayyir and raze village outside Hebron as ethnic cleansing of West Bank continuesIsrae...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Large group of Serbian opposition, activist figures targeted with spyware

At least 14 Serbians have been targeted with advanced spyware since December, with victims including a member of Parliam...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
'Highly likely' Russia will escalate attacks on EU, Lithuanian minister says

While commending Berlin for attributing the attempted Leipzig drone attack to Russia, Lithuania's foreign affairs minist...

No location · Sep 03, 2026 · Wedgetail

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