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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...

 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...

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.

 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...

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...

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...

 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...

WASHINGTON, 5 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): The US State Department has approved a series of potential arms sales worth approximately $6.1 billion to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iraq, including precision-guidance kits, tank engines, fighter jet support and helicopters. The largest proposed deal would see Saudi Arabia acquire more than 10,000 extended-range Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits and related equipment in a package valued at around $5 billion. The deal also includes a similar number of unguided bombs, divided roughly equally between 500-pound and 2,000-pound munitions. The JDAM kits, supplied by Boeing, can convert conventional bombs into precision-guided weapons. The proposed sale comes as Saudi Arabia seeks to replenish its stocks of precision-guided munitions following heavy...

 NEPAL, 05 September, 2026 (Nosheen): Rescue teams in Nepal pulled a Chinese national alive from a tunnel buried under debris on Saturday, 10 days after catastrophic flooding swept through the region and left thousands missing. A joint rescue team comprising Nepal Army personnel and foreign experts rescued the man from around 225 metres inside a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Rasuwa district, according to a military statement. The survivor, identified as Luhaitao, was found alive with his body covered in thick mud. Rescue officials said his health was being assessed while search and rescue operations continued at the site.He was among hundreds of hydropower workers who went missing after a tsunami-like wall of water and mud swept across the China-Nepal border...

 MOSCOW, 5 September, 2026 (Ghufran): US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to discuss a proposed plan aimed at ending more than four years of war between Russia and Ukraine. The two envoys, sent by US President Donald Trump, are expected to hold talks in Moscow before travelling to Kyiv as part of Washington’s latest diplomatic effort to break the deadlock in peace negotiations over Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of attempting to disrupt the visit by carrying out overnight strikes on Kyiv’s two airports and a civilian target in the Dnipro region. According to Ukrainian officials, the attack on the civilian target killed five people. Zelensky said the strikes appeared to be lin...