Seoul weighs ‘contributions’ to Hormuz security

New Zealand approves use of MDMA to treat trauma

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal

UK’s commitment to the Falklands ‘absolute and unshakeable’

Far-right AfD eyes win in east German state vote

Iran hits US targets as Washington says probing wedding strike

Israel ready to remove Gaza population if US gives approval: Minister

Israel has plans ready to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip but is waiting for the United States to figure out where to take them, the defense minister has said.

Syria begins SDF heavy weapons handover

The Syrian army has begun taking possession of heavy weapons belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under an agreement to integrate the group’s forces into the Syrian military, after the SDF announced that it would cease to exist as an independent force, the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Sept. 3.

Trump weighs ending Iran war as Pentagon seeks 2027 deployments: Report

The Trump administration on Sept. 3 found itself pulled in two directions as it reassesses both the timeline and strategy of its six-month-old conflict with Iran, even as fresh clashes erupt across the Gulf.

Russia to close German cultural centers

Russia will shutter German cultural centers across the country, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sept. 3.

Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists

Desperate families of missing foreigners were clinging to hope as they combed hospitals and morgues in search of clues, a week after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal’s Himalayan border region.

US urges partners to ‘stop business as usual’ with Nicaragua

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged international partners on Sept. 2 to “stop business as usual” with Nicaragua after its legislature voted to ban opposition parties from elections, further cementing the autocratic rule of Daniel Ortega and his wife, co-president Rosario Murillo.

No ‘solid proof’ Morocco planned Ceuta migrant rush

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sept. 3 insisted there was no “solid proof” Morocco orchestrated July’s migrant rush into Ceuta, after a police report highlighted multiple failings by Moroccan security forces.

Iran attacks US targets despite Trump threats

Iran attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait on Sept. 3, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war.

El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns

El Nino could be the strongest since records began four decades ago, the United Nations’ climate agency warned on Sept. 3, with the U.N. chief warning the world is in the “danger zone of extreme weather.”

UN report says Syria was building nuclear reactor

A Syrian site held infrastructure “consistent with a nuclear reactor,” the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report on Sept. 1, adding that the country under ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad “failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities.”

Israel’s far-right hardens anti-Palestinian rhetoric ahead of election

Israeli far-right politicians have intensified their provocative rhetoric targeting Palestinians ahead of the country’s Oct. 27 elections, sharpening an already divisive campaign.

Syrian gov’t sends more forces to Hasakah after SDF dissolution

More than 100 members of the security forces and 20 military vehicles affiliated with the Syrian government entered the center of northeastern Hasakah late on Sept. 1, as Damascus continues efforts to integrate security and military structures under an agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).