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Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Killed Four and Wounded 20 in the South; Israel Says It Hit Hezbollah After Two Drones Were Launched at Its Troops
Lebanon's health ministry reported four dead in dawn strikes on Nabatieh and nearby towns on September 6, 2026, hours after the Israeli military said Hezbollah sent two explosive drones toward its soldiers inside Lebanon.
U.S. Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Meet Putin in Moscow, Then Travel to Kyiv for First Time
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held hours of talks with Vladimir Putin on Sept. 5, then flew to Kyiv on Sept. 6 as Moscow and Kyiv paused strikes on each other's capitals; no agreement on territory was announced.
Polls Close in Saxony-Anhalt State Election, With AfD Leading Final Pre-Vote Surveys at About 41 Percent
Voting ended at 6 p.m. local time Sunday in the eastern German state, where the Alternative for Germany led every published pre-election poll and where forming a government still requires a majority in the state parliament.
IAEA Says It Has Not Verified Iran's Enriched Uranium Stockpile Since June 2025 Strikes
In a quarterly report dated September 1, 2026, the UN nuclear agency said it still has no access to Iran's four declared enrichment plants and cannot confirm the size or location of a stockpile last measured at 440.9 kilograms of 60% uranium.
Sudan's Army Secures Kordofan Export Road as RSF-Led Forces Take Geisan and Kurmuk; IOM Counts More Than 200,000 Newly Displaced in Kordofan
The Sudanese army holds a rebuilt supply corridor to El Obeid while RSF and SPLM-N forces seize two Blue Nile border towns, as the U.N. migration agency reports mass new displacement and U.S. truce talks stall over troop withdrawals.
Netanyahu Rejects Board of Peace's 15-Point Gaza Plan; Israeli Strikes Continue and Army Orders West Bank Home Demolished
Israel says it will not pull back until Hamas is fully disarmed, while Hamas says it accepted the U.S.-brokered plan but will not hand over weapons unless Israel withdraws and halts attacks.
Taiwan Cuts Mobile Data Speeds to About 1% for 30 Minutes in 14 Cities and Counties During Han Kuang Drills
The throttling, scheduled in two 30-minute windows on August 10 and August 13, is part of civil-defense exercises folded into Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military drills, which run August 5 to 14.
Israeli Strikes Continue in Gaza as Gaza Health Ministry Puts Post-Ceasefire Death Toll Above 1,200
Palestinian health officials say 1,214 people have been killed since the October 2025 truce began, as mediators announce a Hamas disarmament roadmap that Israel has not accepted.
Poland's Tusk Says Country Must Be Ready for Possible Russian Confrontation by 2027 After Missile Lands on Polish Soil
A Russian cruise missile crashed in eastern Poland on July 30, 2026, prompting NATO jets to scramble and reviving a warning Tusk has repeated for more than a year.
Trump-Netanyahu Talks Widen to Turkey Arms Sales, Saudi Nuclear Deal and a New U.S.-Israel Aid Pact
Follow-up accounts of the July 28 Oval Office meeting show the agenda reaching beyond the Iran war to F-35 sales to Turkey, the newly signed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement, and talks on replacing the U.S. military aid deal that expires in 2028.
Israeli Strike Reported to Kill Family in Gaza City as Post-Ceasefire Death Toll Passes 1,100, Health Officials Say
Medics say an airstrike hit a home in the Sabra district of Gaza City on July 21, 2026; the incident is one of many disputed exchanges along the truce line nine months into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Trump Endorses Bipartisan Russia Sanctions Bill as Senate Weighs Floor Vote Following Graham's Death
President Trump has signaled support for legislation authorizing steep tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, gas and uranium, days after the bill's chief sponsor, Sen. Lindsey Graham, died unexpectedly.