Politics

Unprecedented: the US deportees forcibly flown to a fourth country

The Guardian

Unprecedented: the US deportees forcibly flown to a fourth country

Six detainees who refused to disembark a US plane in Liberia are now in detention in Equatorial Guinea In late August, around 20 people were put on a flight in the US, shackled at the wrists, waist and ankles, and sent to Liberia as part…

The Guardian

Democrats worry rising socialism turning off Hispanic voters

Democrats worry rising socialism turning off Hispanic voters

Democrats have been trying to regain lost ground with Hispanic voters since the bruising 2024 election. But as they attempt to win back voters who migrated to the GOP, Democrats are also gripping with the rise of democratic socialism…

Gen Z wants to do good — and thinks the government should too

Gen Z wants to do good — and thinks the government should too

Gen Zers in Nepal are at the forefront of rescue, relief and reconstruction efforts after devastating floods and landslides on Aug. 26 left thousands dead or missing. One 10-person team had started distributing relief materials but decided…

New fears of oil supply disruption as US-Iran hostilities resume

France 24

New fears of oil supply disruption as US-Iran hostilities resume

Renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran have brought back fears of oil supply disruption. Prices are on track for their steepest weekly gain since mid-July, up 7.6%, as the US-Iran war enters its seventh month. Twenty-five…

France 24

Landslide partially blocks Chaulani River in Darchula

Landslide partially blocks Chaulani River in Darchula

Baitadi, September 4 A landslide has occurred in the Bhattar area of Apihimal Rural Municipality-2 in Darchula, affecting the flow of the Chaulani River, Chief District Officer Bartaraj Poudel said. Poudel said authorities were preparing…

Chinese foundation brings 27 tons of relief supplies for Rasuwa flood victims

Chinese foundation brings 27 tons of relief supplies for Rasuwa flood victims

Kathmandu, September 4 The China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) has arrived in Kathmandu with 27 tons of relief supplies for people affected by the devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on August 26. The first phase…

Oil use and emissions fell in China as Iran war curbed imports. Will it be a lasting change?

Euronews

Oil use and emissions fell in China as Iran war curbed imports. Will it be a lasting change?

This is the first time that reductions in oil consumption – rather than coal – have been responsible for a drop in China's CO2 emissions.

Euronews

TASS

Putin to hold talks with Vietnamese president on September 9

The leaders are to discuss the state and prospects for the further development of the Russia-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership

TASS

Nigel Farage to Speak at Reform UK Conference Amid Scrutiny Over Party Finances

The New York Times

Nigel Farage to Speak at Reform UK Conference Amid Scrutiny Over Party Finances

Advisers to the Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage were captured on film apparently arranging contributions from a man posing as a foreign donor.

The New York Times

Israel takes its war on Palestine into the AI age

Al Jazeera

Israel takes its war on Palestine into the AI age

The Hanover affair exposes a new front in Israel’s long-running effort to shape how Palestinians are understood.

Al Jazeera

US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait

Times of Israel

US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait

Despite Kushner's insistence to the contrary, Israeli buy-in is needed for Board of Peace to meaningfully advance the plan, and that's not coming before Oct. 27 vote at the earliest The post US wanted Hamas to start disarming before…

Times of Israel

Rasuwa Flood: 180 people from Madhes still missing, 2 confirmed dead

Rasuwa Flood: 180 people from Madhes still missing, 2 confirmed dead

Janakpurdham, September 4 As days pass since the devastating flood, despair is growing among families of people who remain unaccounted for. Meanwhile, more people have been reported missing by relatives in various districts of Madhes…