Turkey denies role in alleged plot to kill Israeli minister Ben Gvir According to a report by Ynet, one of the suspects had moved to Turkey several years ago, where he came into contact with Hamas members. “During the war in Gaza, he allegedly devised the plan to assassinate Ben Gvir using armed drones,” the report said. The suspects reportedly received around $2,000 from contacts in Turkey to purchase drones and other equipment. Police told Ynet the group bought two DJI drones, attached explosives, and conducted a successful test drop. The reports suggested that the plot was coordinated with Hamas leadership based in Turkey. However, Turkish officials have consistently maintained that Ankara hosts only the political leadership of Hamas and does not provide military support to the group.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-denies-role-alleged-plot-kill-israeli-minister-ben-gvir Iraq’s al-Sadr urges action on water crisis The Ministry of Water Resources confirmed in July that reserves have collapsed due to shrinking inflows from upstream countries and the worsening effects of climate change, making 2025 one of the driest years since 1933 and prompting provinces to issue health alerts and launch campaigns against waterborne diseases. Iraq ranks among the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, struggling with declining rainfall and dam projects in Turkiye and Iran that have cut flows in the Tigris and Euphrates, while the United Nations lists Iraq among the five countries most exposed to climate change.
https://shafaq.com/en/Iraq/Iraq-s-al-Sadr-urges-action-on-water-crisisMali takes Algeria to ICJ over downed military droneMali accuses Algeria of maintaining "proximity to terrorist groups", particularly in the border region. In January 2024, Mali's junta scrapped a 2015 peace deal with separatist groups brokered by Algeria and which had long been considered essential for stabilising the country. Since 2012, Mali has been gripped by violence from jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as well as local criminal gangs.
https://www.newarab.com/news/mali-takes-algeria-icj-over-downed-military-droneLand quarrels in rebel-occupied Congo threaten Trump peace dealUnited Nations refugee agency survey results from February and March, seen by Reuters, identified 200 families in Goma, eastern Congo's biggest city, who said they were unable to return to their farmland, in many cases because others were living and working on it. The figure represents about 10% of those surveyed. The survey did not specify who had taken over the land.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/land-quarrels-rebel-occupied-congo-threaten-trump-peace-deal-2025-09-05/Argentine Senate overrides Milei's veto against Emergency Disability LawIn addition to the veto override, the Senate also approved a bill to reform and limit the use of Emergency Decrees (DNUs). This bill, which passed with 56 votes in favor, 8 against, and 2 abstentions, requires DNUs to address a single issue and gives a 90-day deadline for their ratification by both houses of Congress. A rejection from either one would be enough to nullify the decree. This bill now moves to the Lower House for consideration.
https://en.mercopress.com/2025/09/05/argentine-senate-overrides-milei-s-veto-against-emergency-disability-lawLula Da Silva warns of a possible amnesty for BolsonaroThe bill, sponsored by right-wing sectors, seeks to alleviate or annul the sentences of hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters who participated in the assault on Congress, the Supreme Court, and the government headquarters in Brasilia, the country’s capital. This coup movement occurred after Bolsonaro’s electoral defeat in 2022, when his supporters attempted to overturn the election results.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/lula-da-silva-warns-of-a-possible-amnesty-for-bolsonaro/https://archive.ph/lmSorTrump sends 10 stealth fighter planes to Puerto Rico amid war on Caribbean drug cartelsThe deployment of strike aircraft to Puerto Rico, first reported by Reuters, citing two sources briefed on the matter, is a sharp escalation of the US president’s crackdown on what he sees as a Venezuelan-led drug trafficking menace in the region. The planes will arrive in the US territory next week and will be part of a sustained military campaign in the Latin American region that began with Tuesday’s air strike, the news agency said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/05/trump-fighter-planes-puerto-rico-venezuela-drug-cartelColombia’s Senate elects new Constitutional Court magistrate amid corruption concernsLa Silla Vacia reported in July that during his tenure as ombudsman, Camargo appointed relatives of nine out of the 22 Supreme Court Justices, and gave contracts and positions to five Senators. The Supreme Court, in turn, put Camargo on its Constitutional Court shortlist. In an attempt to prevent the election of the former ombudsman, the government lobbied for the election of one of his competitors, Maria Balanta, which failed miserably.
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-senate-elects-new-constitutional-court-magistrate-amid-corruption-allegations/Cotton farmers in India protest tariff withdrawal and betrayal by ModiThe protesting farmers also sent a joint letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressing for their demands which includes increase in the minimum support price of cotton of Rs. 10,075 per quintal (around 114 US dollars), loan waivers to all cotton farmers, and a minimum of Rs. 2.5 million (28,311 US dollars) compensation for the families of the farmers who died by suicide. The protesters reminded the prime minister of his declaration on both August 7 and August 15 to protect the interests of Indian farmers at any cost and demanded that he live up to that promise.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/05/cotton-farmers-in-india-protest-tariff-withdrawal-and-betrayal-by-modi/US Navy Seals killed North Korean civilians in botched 2019 mission, report saysThe plan was designed to fix a “blind spot” in US intelligence that would allow the US to intercept the North Korean leader’s communications, potentially giving Trump an advantage ahead of the summit between the two leaders in 2019. But it unraveled when the detachment of Navy Seals came across North Korean civilians who appeared to be diving for shellfish, the Times reported. The American forces opened fire, killing all those on the small fishing vessel, the report said, without specifying the number of casualties.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/05/commando-team-north-korea-civilians-2019-missionLeftist Groups Across Russia Stage Protests Against Telegram, WhatsApp Call Blocking The first protest was held on Sunday in the southwestern city of Voronezh, where an estimated 80 people gathered after the local Organization of Voronezh Marxists successfully obtained a permit. Demonstrators also voiced their opposition to Max, a state-backed messaging app promoted as a domestic alternative to WhatsApp and Telegram. The Russian Communist Party (of Internationalists), another Marxist group, announced plans for similar protests this coming Sunday in the Siberian and Far East cities of Novosibirsk, Omsk and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. To date, only the authorities in Omsk have granted them permission. The group is still awaiting authorization from Moscow officials for a demonstration planned for Sept. 13.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/03/leftist-groups-across-russia-stage-protests-against-telegram-whatsapp-call-blocking-a90415https://archive.ph/BCfHy'The Tory party is dead' says Nadine Dorries as she defects to ReformThe 68-year-old is the highest-profile Conservative to join Reform, following defections by former party chairman Sir Jake Berry, former Wales secretary David Jones and Dame Andrea Jenkyns. Writing in the Daily Mail, Ms Dorries said: “The time for action is now and I believe that the only politician who has the answers, the knowledge and the will to deliver is Nigel Farage.”
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