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US ambassador meets Palestinian Americans amid rising settler violence in West Bank
6Sep By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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US ambassador meets Palestinian Americans amid rising settler violence in West Bank

 TURMUS AYYA, West Bank, 06 September, 2026 (Nosheen) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met Palestinian Americans in the occupied West Bank town of Turmus Ayya on Saturday, including relatives of U.S. citizens killed by Israeli settlers, amid growing settler violence and international calls for stronger U.S. pressure on Israel. The visit came as settler attacks in the West Bank have drawn increasing international condemnation, including from U.S. allies, while Israeli authorities have faced criticism over the limited prosecution of perpetrators. Huckabee described the meeting as constructive and said it was in the Israeli government’s interest to take action against those involved in “criminal behaviour and terrorism.” He referred to the perpetrators as a “tiny group” of a...
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At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port
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At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port

 GYIRONG, China, 06 September, 2026 (Ghufran) – About 20 Chinese rescue workers in bright orange operated excavators, shovels and ground-penetrating radar detectors on Sunday in an effort to find hundreds of people missing since a tsunami-like mudslide destroyed China’s main border crossing with Nepal. The Gyirong border crossing separating China’s Tibet and Nepal became a grim symbol of the devastation that followed the collapse of a glacier on the Nepal side of the border on August 26. Reuters and other news agencies visited the land port, which sits in a narrow river gorge, in the first trip organized for foreign media by China’s foreign ministry. There was no trace of the five-storey Chinese customs building that had stood at the border before the disaster, while the only stru...
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Israeli forces expelled Palestinians from West Bank camps, violating international law: UN report
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Israeli forces expelled Palestinians from West Bank camps, violating international law: UN report

UNITED NATIONS, 06 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja) – Israeli security forces “forcibly” displaced the entire population of three Palestine refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February last year and continue to prevent their return, in violation of international law, according to a new report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR. The report said military, police and other forces deployed during Israel’s Operation Iron Wall offensive killed civilians, destroyed hundreds of homes, damaged roads and other infrastructure, cut off water and electricity, and blocked humanitarian access to the Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarem refugee camps. Israeli forces went door to door ordering residents to leave. Some displaced Palestinians told OHCHR that Israeli officers said there would be no...
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Sydney sweats in spring hot spell, faces ‘extreme’ bushfire risk
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Sydney sweats in spring hot spell, faces ‘extreme’ bushfire risk

SYDNEY, 06 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja) – Sydney is experiencing an unseasonably hot spring spell, with temperatures in the New South Wales capital expected to reach 33 degrees Celsius, nearly 13 degrees above average, according to Australia's weather forecaster. At Sydney Airport, the temperature had already reached 28.6 degrees Celsius at 11:30 a.m. local time, more than seven degrees above the September mean maximum temperature, forecaster data showed. The forecaster warned that fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly winds developing during the morning, combined with dry and unusually warm conditions, would result in elevated fire dangers across the Greater Sydney Region. State fire authorities issued a total fire ban for Sydney and rated the fire risk as “extreme”, the second-highest...
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Ghalibaf warns US of strong response to threats against Iran
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Ghalibaf warns US of strong response to threats against Iran

 TEHRAN, 06 September, 2026 (Nosheen) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf has warned the United States that any hostile action against Iran would trigger an immediate, severe and painful response. Ghalibaf said the era of limited and measured retaliation was over, warning Washington that it must understand there would be a price for any move that harmed Iran’s interests or security. The Iranian parliament speaker said any action targeting Iran’s interests or national security would be met with a strong response. Earlier, it was reported that American forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships. No American personnel were harmed, the US Central Command said. Meanwhile, Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad Sadeghia...
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Israeli military says it strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones
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Israeli military says it strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones

BEIRUT, 06 September, 2026 (Ghufran) – The Israeli military said it was striking southern Lebanon early on Sunday in retaliation for Hezbollah firing two drones at Israeli soldiers stationed in an area that Israel has declared a security zone. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation warning to people near a building in the town of Arab Salim in southern Lebanon, saying the site was being used by Hezbollah and would be targeted. On Friday, the Israeli military said it had struck weapons storage facilities in southern Lebanon that were intended for use by Hezbollah. Since March 2, Israeli strikes have killed more than 4,300 people in Lebanon.
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Moscow: Russia says trilateral Putin-Trump-Xi meeting remains possible
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Moscow: Russia says trilateral Putin-Trump-Xi meeting remains possible

 MOSCOW, 06 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja) – Russia has not ruled out the possibility of a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, the United States and China, state news agency TASS reported on Sunday. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow remains open to a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. However, Ryabkov stressed that Russia wants greater clarity on the agenda and expected outcome of such a meeting before beginning preparations. “The main question boils down to how the substance of the meeting will be formulated, and what we can expect as a result,” Ryabkov said, according to TASS. The possibility of a trilateral meeting was raised earlier this month by Kremlin aide Yur...
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US Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln Departs Thailand After Five-Day Visit
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US Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln Departs Thailand After Five-Day Visit

BANGKOK, 6 September, 2026(Kamran Raja): The United States aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln departed Thailand on Sunday after a five-day port visit, bringing to an end a brief respite during an extended deployment that included military operations in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy said. “We would like to thank the people of Thailand for their incredible hospitality,” U.S. Navy Captain Dan Keeler, commanding officer of the Abraham Lincoln, said in a statement. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which carries around 5,000 personnel, arrived in Thailand early Wednesday along with other U.S. naval vessels. The visit took place in Pattaya, a resort city located around 150 kilometres southeast of Bangkok. Naval deployments generally last between six and nine months, but they can be extend...
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Major Flare-Up in Yemen Leaves Nearly 130 Dead
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Major Flare-Up in Yemen Leaves Nearly 130 Dead

SANAA, 5 September, 2026 (Nosheen) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a major offensive against government forces, triggering some of the country’s deadliest clashes in years and leaving nearly 130 people dead. The fighting erupted on Thursday after the Houthis launched ground assaults alongside rocket and drone attacks near coastal areas in an effort to strengthen their control over the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. According to military and medical sources, the death toll rose to 129, including 66 government-affiliated fighters and at least 62 Houthi militants. The Houthis have seized elevated positions overlooking government-held areas near the Red Sea and Taiz, raising concerns that they could use the strategic locations to target shipping. The offensive also aims to cut off the govern...
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Indonesia Conducts Water Bombing Operation to Contain Wildfires Near Nusantara
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Indonesia Conducts Water Bombing Operation to Contain Wildfires Near Nusantara

 JAKARTA, 5 September, 2026 (Ghufraan) – Indonesian authorities on Saturday launched a water bombing operation to contain wildfires spreading near Nusantara, the country’s future capital city on the island of Borneo, an official said. The operation was initiated after fires intensified in buffer areas surrounding Nusantara since mid-August. Authorities are using aerial water bombing to support firefighters battling the blazes on the ground and to prevent the fires from spreading toward the city’s main development area.Nusantara Authority Environment and Natural Resources Deputy Myrna Asnawati Safitri said the aerial operation serves not only to extinguish active fires but also to accelerate the cooling of areas already treated by ground firefighting teams. “The function of water b...
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