18th BRICS Summit: Leaders Focus on Security and Trade Goals
In the room: New Delhi Declaration; Putin criticises sanctions & NATO expansion; Iran-UAE talks; Xi proposes innovation plans; no BRICS currency
CIA Releases Pre-9/11 Briefs on Bin Ladin Threat
Newly released CIA presidential briefs provide intelligence insight into Bin Ladin’s activities and al-Qa’ida’s pre-9/11 plotting.
U.S. Satellites Practice Combat Movement in Live-Fly
Apollo Maneuvers 2026: US Space Command conducted live-fly satellite combat movement in LEO, MEO and GEO orbit with Olympic Defender nations.
US Hits 8 Iranian Tankers; Iran Strikes Bases in Jordan
CENTCOM struck eight IRGC oil tankers over five days as Iran struck US bases in Jordan with its largest ballistic-missile salvo since April
Australia Drafts Online Duty of Care; Critics Warn of Censorship
Australia's online safety law would fine platforms $109.2m and let a minister decide what's "harmful" online, critics call it stealth censorship.
Crowd Disrupts Migrant Transfer After Portsmouth Landing
Hundreds gathered to stop illegal migrants being moved on, echoing the Dover blockade days earlier, as a whistleblower alleges mass asylum fraud.
AfD Wins German State Election in Historic Result
Beyond the AfD's ~44% win in Saxony-Anhalt: the voters behind the surge, the economy fuelling it, and why every rival refuses to govern with it.
US Peace Envoys Meet Putin, Head to Kyiv Next
Summary: U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on 5 September 2026. The meeting, attended by senior Russian officials, was followed by a temporary pause in air strikes on Kyiv, which Putin said he ordered after a request through
Ukraine's Rival Spy Agencies Clash in Kyiv Shootout
The SBU alleges an FSB plot; the GUR calls it an abduction of commander Kaplunov. Three were wounded and Zelenskyy vowed accountability.
Germany, NATO Blame Russia for Leipzig Airport Drone Attack
Berlin blames Russia for the Leipzig Airport drone attack; Moscow calls it fabricated. NATO backs Berlin as Zelenskyy warns on Russian airspace.
US Launches Fresh Strikes on IRGC Targets in Iran
The operation follows a Larak Island strike on mine-rocket launchers, Iranian missiles at Jordan bases and two tankers hit off Oman.
Labor Escalates Rhetoric Against One Nation, Hanson Responds
Labor leaders called One Nation dangerous, divisive and far-right in Brisbane. Hanson warned this rhetoric is how political violence is incited.