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Trump downplays war with Iran, in which 18 US service members have been killed so far, as ‘small potatoes’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T02:15:18+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for US Breaking News emailsPresident Trump threatened in a social media post on Friday to stop trade with some countries unless the US Federal Reserve moves to cut interest rates.Trump cited August’s strong jobs report as sufficient justification to lower rates, and warned that, if the central bank didn’t go along, he’d halt trade between the US and any nations with which it maintains a trade deficit. Continue reading...

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Sydney set to hit 33C in warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T02:00:54+00:00

A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer heat is due to arrive early across much of eastern Australia with potentially record early September temperatures predicted for Brisbane and Sydney, while snow was expected in southern New South Wales.Maximum temperatures in Sydney during the first days of September were on track to match the city’s midsummer average of 26.4C, warmer than any other start to spring since the city’s Observatory Hill station opened in 185

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Sydney set to hit 33C in potentially warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T02:00:54+00:00

A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer heat is due to arrive early across much of eastern Australia with potentially record early September temperatures predicted for Brisbane and Sydney, while snow was expected in southern New South Wales.Maximum temperatures in Sydney during the first days of September were on track to match the city’s midsummer average of 26.4C, warmer than any other start to spring since the city’s Observatory Hill station opened in 185

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Sydney reaches 33C in potentially warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T02:00:54+00:00

A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer heat is due to arrive early across much of eastern Australia with potentially record early September temperatures predicted for Brisbane and Sydney, while snow was expected in southern New South Wales.Maximum temperatures in Sydney during the first days of September were on track to match the city’s midsummer average of 26.4C, warmer than any other start to spring since the city’s Observatory Hill station opened in 185

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Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T01:57:34+00:00

Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outletA federal judge has declined to stop the Pentagon from firing journalists who say they were illegally punished for speaking out about the need for the Stars and Stripes publication to maintain its editorial independence.The ruling by US district judge Trevor McFadden allows the Pentagon to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over the historically independent military news outlet. Continue reading...

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Asylum seekers caught in US immigration crackdown

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-05T01:27:31+00:00

Dree Collopy argues it could make people who lawfully enter the US more vulnerable to arrest and deportation.

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Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T00:50:41+00:00

Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species listDonald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act and to contemplate whether the agency could make it easier to authorize killing them.The order gives interior secretary Doug Burgum three months to determine whether gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves have recovered enough for the federal government to de-list them. Continue reading...

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Anthropic IPO timeline shifts toward mid-October

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-05T00:39:10+00:00

The revised timeline comes as Anthropic works to finalise a major credit facility and prepares analysts for meetings ahead of the offering

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NFRA forms nine-member panel on audit quality, assurance and technology

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-05T00:27:22+00:00

The panel brings together experts from professional, regulatory, technology and industry backgrounds to advise the audit oversight authority on emerging challenges

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Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T00:00:21+00:00

The Israeli army had helped plan the delivery of food aid on 1 April 2024, but things went wrong from the beginning and ended in seven deaths• Exclusive: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrikeOn the evening of 1 April 2024, a team of aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) stood on Gaza’s Mediterranean shore overseeing the unloading of a barge full of desperately needed food on a makeshift jetty made of sand and rubble.The Gaza war had been raging for six months and Israel’s closure of land crossings had left the whole territory facing the threat of famine. W

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‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T00:00:20+00:00

Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military tactic• Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workersSeven aid workers killed in an airstrike in Gaza were marked as targets under an Israeli military practice of establishing guilt by association, a Guardian investigation shows.A top Israeli military prosecutor announced last month that he would not pursue criminal proceedings for the April 2024 incident in which drones fired missiles at three clearly marked World Central Kitchen (WC

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Donald Trump affirme que ses émissaires se rendent à Moscou et à Kiev avec un plan « visant à mettre fin à la guerre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-04T23:25:08+00:00

Un drone russe a frappé, vendredi après-midi, le siège du service de sécurité d’Ukraine, dans le centre de Kiev. Une « escalade majeure », selon la diplomatie ukrainienne. Volodymyr Zelensky a annoncé la préparation d’une riposte.

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US judge extends block on Trump order to restrict mail-in voting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-04T23:01:05+00:00

Indira Talwani’s ruling presents major setback for president as first states begin to send out mail ballots for midtermsA federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the US Postal Service implementing Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration as the first states begin sending out mail ballots.The preliminary injunction from US district court judge Indira Talwani replaces a temporary order she granted blocking the USPS plan. Continue reading...

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Valditara: “Più fondi per aule vivibili ma sul rinvio decidono le Regioni”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-04T23:00:00+00:00

Parla il ministro dell’Istruzione a pochi giorni dall’inizio della scuola: “Per affrontare il caro-libri estenderemo i contributi anche alle famiglie di medio reddito. E sugli asili abbiamo raggiunto il target Pnrr: 150mila posti disponibili da subito”

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Vannacci sbarca a Cernobbio:“Me ne frego delle accuse”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-04T23:00:00+00:00

Il generale da ieri al Forum Ambrosetti, oggi dialoga con Monti: “Qui come al primolancio. Il professore non può bocciarmi”. De Molli, Teha: “Ascolteremo le sue proposte”

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“Stabilità prima riforma il meglio deve venire”. Meloni celebra il record

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-04T23:00:00+00:00

Un’ora d’intervento dal palco di Bari per celebrare i quattro anni al governo. Dalla premier nessun annuncio in vista dell’ultimo scorcio di legislatura, solo la rivendicazione dei risultati centrati. I due vice collegati da remoto

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Piervincenzi “Il mio Report non farà sconti a nessuno. Io di destra? Non è vero”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-04T23:00:00+00:00

Dopo settimane di polemiche, parla il giornalista che affiancherà Claudia Di Pasquale nella conduzione del programma d’inchiesta di Rai3. “L’intenzione è dare maggior spazio al lavoro degli inviati. Basta personalismi, conta la squadra. Ranucci? Spero recuperi serenità e equilibrio”

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