• Exclusive: US coaches Polish forces in a drone-focused drill based on lessons from Ukraine | 2026-08-30
  Members of the Polish special forces are taking part in an exercise that simulates moving through enemy lines and launching a drone strike on a key enemy location
• Exclusive: US coaches Polish forces in a drone-focused drill based on lessons from Ukraine | 2026-08-30
  Members of the Polish special forces are taking part in an exercise that simulates moving through enemy lines and launching a drone strike on a key enemy location.
• Kyiv and George Washington | 2026-08-30
  Ukraine follows a strategy similar to the great American leader’s.
• Ukraine defence chief pledges 'clear' war plan to win early loan release | 2026-08-30
  Ukraine's new defence minister pledged a "clear" vision for Kyiv's partners on how his country plans to fight Russia with more resources, in a bid ​to bring forward part of a European Union loan to help cover a $27 ‌billion military budget deficit.
• How will U.S.-Iran conflict reshape the world? | 2026-08-30
  - Since its beginning in February and a fragile two-week ceasefire in April, the U.S.-Iran conflict has increasingly become focused on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s capacity to disrupt Gulf shipping.
• Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot rises to 38 | 2026-08-30
  Russia's Defence Ministry announces plans to launch 'massive strikes' against Ukraine's infrastructure before winter.
• Putin Turns Again to China’s Xi as Russia’s Clout Crumbles | 2026-08-30
  The shifting power status of the two leaders will be front and center on Monday, when they are set to meet in Kyrgyzstan.
• German Finance Minister to Press G20 on Iran War, Trade Fights | 2026-08-30
  German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil plans to advocate for ending economically damaging conflicts, including tariff disputes and the wars in Iran and Ukraine, during talks with Group of 20 peers in the US.
• US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil | 2026-08-30
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses finance leaders from the G20 major economies to shrink global trade imbalances, boost ​growth and sever business ties to Iran, while trying to calm worries about rising U.S. debt and bond yields.
• Icelanders reject EU-accession talks, broadcaster RUV reports | 2026-08-30
  REYKJAVIK: Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday (Aug 30), rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with those who said Iceland's fishing
• Iceland rejects restarting EU accession talks in referendum | 2026-08-30
  Icelanders voted to reject reopening EU membership talks, local media reported Sunday, dealing a blow to the government's push to join the bloc and handing a win to those who argued the country's prized fishing waters were too important to risk. The results will disappoint Brussels, which had hoped to welcome the Nordic country as a new member.
• North Korea names new defense minister, KCNA says | 2026-08-30
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ​overhauled his senior military ‌leadership, appointing Kim Song-gi as defense minister and restoring ​veteran strategist Pak ​Jong-chon as vice chairman of ⁠the Central Military ​Commission, state media outlet ​KCNA reported on Sunday.
• Death toll rises to 38 from Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year | 2026-08-30
  The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war’s deadliest attack so far this year, rose to 38 with four people still missing.
• Death toll rises to 38 from Russia's deadliest attack on Ukraine this year | 2026-08-30
  The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war’s deadliest attack so far this year, rose to 38 with four people still missing
• Putin, Xi set for Central Asia summit as Russia, China seek to counter Western influence | 2026-08-30
  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for a two-day summit, joined by the leaders of Iran and India. The gathering comes as several members face war, sanctions and trade tensions with the West, underlining the bloc’s growing geopolitical weight.
• Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire | 2026-08-30
  Reform UK denies donor and crypto-billionaire’s global interests in arms and military could present a conflict of interest over its defence spending policyAs he struggles with questions about the millions he has received from the billionaire Christopher Harborne, Nigel Farage has made no secret of his enthusiastic support for the industry that made part of his benefactor’s fortune – cryptocurrency. The Reform UK leader even urged the governor of the Bank of England to drop a crypto policy that may be costly for Harborne.But another element of Harborne’s business interests could prove still more consequential if it shapes Farage’s positions. There appears to be no precedent for a major UK donor who is so entwined with the military. Continue reading...
• Russia steps up ’gray zone’ attacks across Europe as NATO tensions rise | 2026-08-30
  Investing.com -- Russia has intensified suspected sabotage, drone incursions and cyberattacks across Europe as Moscow seeks to pressure NATO countries supporting Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported.
• Russia steps up ’gray zone’ attacks across Europe as NATO tensions rise | 2026-08-30
  - Russia has intensified suspected sabotage, drone incursions and cyberattacks across Europe as Moscow seeks to pressure NATO countries supporting Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported.
• Oneok to Buy Natural Gas Assets With $9 Billion Apollo Stake | 2026-08-30
  Oneok Inc. said it has agreed on a $9 billion investment by Apollo Global Management Inc. and affiliates to buy Brazos Midstream Holdings LLC’s natural gas operations in West Texas and pay down debt.
• US strikes launchers on Iran's Larak Island in first known attack in weeks | 2026-08-30
  Iran says the attack killed some civilians and is the first known US strike on Iran since late July.

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