Argentina
threatens to sanction Falklands oil projects as row sharpens
Argentina has threatened to impose sanctions on oil exploration
projects in waters around the Falkland Islands — a new economic
escalation following President Milei’s calls for Hong Kong-style
sovereignty talks. The UK’s Labour defence committee chair called for
urgent increases in defence spending in response, while Trump’s
continued ambiguity about whether the US would back the UK in any
confrontation has emboldened Buenos Aires.
NATO
planners warn Europe cannot sustain a war of attrition with Russia
Defence officials working with NATO told a security conference that
Europe currently lacks the public war-readiness to sustain a prolonged
conflict with Russia, and fear Putin may already be winning the hybrid
war via the rise of pro-Kremlin far-right parties across the continent.
Separately, Ukraine is running critically short of its best air-defence
missiles for hunting Russia’s jet drones — MiG-29s are now forced to
fire Soviet-era R-73 missiles from the 1970s as a stopgap, a sign of
deepening ammunition constraints. (See also Ukraine.)
AfD
votes for first far-right German state government since WWII
Saxony-Anhalt holds state elections today with the Alternative für
Deutschland running as the leading party. A win would make AfD the first
far-right party to head a German state government since the Second World
War. The party’s top candidate Ulrich Siegmund campaigned on migration
and security in Magdeburg, as counter-demonstrations drew large crowds
calling for an open society. The vote lands as NATO planners warn that
pro-Kremlin far-right gains are part of the hybrid war Putin may already
be winning (see above).
Netanyahu
calls Qatar a hostile state and boasts Israel bombed it
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared Qatar a “hostile state” and
boasted that Israel had bombed the country — a significant rupture with
the Gulf state that has served as the indispensable mediator in Gaza
ceasefire negotiations. Netanyahu dismissed accusations of improper ties
to Qatar as “one big bluff” and claimed Qatari funds flowing into Gaza
were used for humanitarian aid, not Hamas operations. The remarks risk
collapsing the only active diplomatic channel for a Gaza deal.
US
ambassador calls violent West Bank settlers ‘terrorists’
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee used the word “terrorists” to
describe violent Israeli settlers, following weeks of settler attacks,
sieges of Palestinian villages, and armed raids in the West Bank. An Al
Jazeera reporter challenged him at a press event on why US policy has
not changed in response. The rhetorical shift — however hedged — is
notable from an ambassador representing an administration that has
generally sided with Israeli settlers.
Broken
feet, ripped-out hair, and now a death sentence: the twin sisters jailed
over Iran’s protests
Taraneh and Romina Rahimi were taken from their beds by masked IRGC
agents while still in high school, four years ago. After months of
torture — broken feet, hair ripped out — Taraneh was told guards would
rape her sister unless she signed a confession. Both now face execution.
Their case spotlights the ongoing lethal crackdown on participants in
Iran’s 2022 protest movement as trials move toward sentencing.
Anak
Krakatau erupts, stranding 20,000+ passengers at Jakarta’s main
airport
Volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport near Jakarta to suspend flights after ash was
detected throughout the airspace, stranding over 20,000 passengers. The
eruption, which sent lava flows visible from the Banten coast, is
ongoing.
COSCO
ships found to be collecting intelligence for Beijing using concealed
equipment
US officials say Chinese state shipping company COSCO has installed
concealed equipment aboard its vessels to gather intelligence for
Beijing, according to a US News exclusive. The disclosure adds to
growing Western concern about China’s use of commercial maritime
infrastructure for espionage, and is likely to intensify scrutiny of
COSCO’s extensive presence in Western ports.
US Central Command imagery of a
strike on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, 5 September. Photo:
US Central Command
Vladimir Putin during a press
conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 1 September. Photo: Getty Images
Spectrum lifting off from Andøya
Spaceport, Norway. Photo: Isar Aerospace / Wingmen Media
Taraneh Rahimi, arrested at 19
during Iran’s 2022 protests, with her horse. Photo: family/The
Guardian
Anak Krakatau spewing lava, seen
from Pasauran village in Banten province, 5 September. Photo:
Reuters/Rikardo
The ASC 890, a Saab 340-based
airborne early warning and control aircraft, now in Ukrainian combat
service. Photo: Militarnyi
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