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Türkiye swept Serbia to advance to the final of the 2026 European Women’s Volleyball Championship.

Türkiye swept Serbia to advance to the final of the 2026 European Women’s Volleyball Championship.

Tesla’s two-seat Cybercab, which lacks a steering wheel and brake pedals, is preparing to carry members of the public in two states while the US federal government investigates whether it meets safety standards. The probe began hours after hundreds of fans rode the driverless vehicles in downtown Austin.

The U.S. military said Saturday that it struck three Iranian oil tankers after missiles targeted navy warships. It warned that, if necessary, it would destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.
The United States says it struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on warships. Military action around the Strait of Hormuz continues to escalate after a pause in the six-month-old conflict.

U.S. Central Command said American forces struck three Iranian crude carriers on Saturday near Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil export hub in the Gulf, after missiles targeted Navy warships.

The US military says it struck three Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles toward two US Navy ships. CENTCOM said two carriers were disabled and a third destroyed, alleging the vessels helped fund the IRGC and its “regional proxies”.

The US military says it struck three Iran-linked oil tankers after Iran launched ballistic missiles towards two US warships. Centcom said one tanker near Kharg Island and another near the Strait of Hormuz were permanently disabled, while a third in the Gulf of Oman was completely destroyed. It said no US troops were harmed.

US Central Command says it struck and disabled three Iranian crude oil tankers, while threatening to destroy Tehran’s oil fleet.

U.S. Central Command says American forces struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday after Iran launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships.
In the US military’s account, its forces hit three Iranian crude carriers after Iran fired ballistic missiles in the direction of two US Navy warships.
The U.S. military says it struck three Iranian oil tankers after missiles targeted U.S. Navy warships.
U.S. Central Command reported that three Iranian vessels carrying crude were hit by American forces on Saturday, following Iran’s launch of ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy ships.
Police searching around extra-high-voltage power lines in Preilack, Germany, found more explosives planted along the electricity infrastructure.

A UN experts’ report presented to the Human Rights Council says the arms embargo must cover all of Sudan and be enforced. It also highlights the responsibility of foreign entities in a conflict that has continued for more than three years.

France is changing its world map policy after deeming the Mercator projection misleading. The foreign ministry will replace it with a map that more accurately represents continental areas, particularly Africa.
Nepalese rescuers pulled a Chinese man and a woman to safety in separate operations on Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods struck the country. Teams continued searching for thousands of people reported missing.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia is taking all necessary measures to restore the rights of Russian-speaking people in Ukraine. He said Kyiv had grossly violated both their linguistic and religious rights.
Alexander Dudchak, a researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries and an expert with the Other Ukraine movement, says Ukraine’s new generation is growing up viewing hostility toward everything Russian as normal. He argues that restrictions on Russian-language use are helping erase historical memory and warns that this population could be reduced to thinking only about war against everything Russian.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to try to revive a stalled effort to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Russian state media. Correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports from Moscow.


President Donald Trump said special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner are visiting Moscow and Kyiv to pursue an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Russian state-affiliated media reported that they landed in Moscow on Saturday before traveling to Kyiv Sunday. Zelenskyy said Ukraine would help keep Russian airspace safe during the visit and called for Russia to halt strikes while the talks take place.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to try to revive a deal ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine said they would pause airstrikes during the visit, and the envoys were expected to meet Vladimir Putin before travelling to Kyiv. Donald Trump said he had suggested a new peace proposal but gave no details.

President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as U.S. envoys try to revive a stalled effort to end Russia’s invasion.
The Kremlin said Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow seeking to revive a stalled effort to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner later on September 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS. Their flight landed in Moscow at 12:52 p.m. local time, and the envoys are expected to travel to Kyiv afterward.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to refrain from striking Kyiv for three days from midnight on Sept. 6, linking the pause to preparations for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s planned visit. The envoys arrived in Moscow for talks with Putin and are expected in Kyiv on Sept. 6. Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had earlier deliberately targeted airports in Kyiv and Boryspil.
Bloomberg News Now covers the day’s leading stories, including the arrival of US envoys in Russia and Trump downplaying the Iran conflict, alongside other global business news.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian strikes on Kyiv suspended for three days from midnight on September 5. He linked the move to consultations being prepared and held there by US negotiators. Ukrainian media had earlier reported a Ukrainian army ceasefire through September 8.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day pause in strikes against Kyiv as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner prepare for talks in Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had struck airports in Kyiv and nearby Boryspil overnight.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday in their capacity as special envoys for Donald Trump. They are expected to examine possible routes to ending a war that has reached its fifth year.
A motorcade carrying US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner left Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev. Vladimir Putin said the two were always welcome in Russia and that Moscow was pleased to work with them. Donald Trump said the mission could help create conditions for resolving the Ukraine conflict.
US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, have arrived in Moscow. Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev met them at Vnukovo Airport, while the Kremlin said it would report on consultations with the US negotiators afterward.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Sept. 5 for talks aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. They are expected to meet Russian officials, including presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, before traveling to Kyiv. Their arrival followed fresh Russian attacks that killed at least seven people and injured 51 in 24 hours.

Russian media reports that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for talks before travelling to Kyiv on Sunday. Donald Trump said the envoys were carrying a proposal to end the war, although previous US-backed efforts have produced no breakthrough.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow in an effort to revive peace talks with Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s special presidential envoy for investment and foreign economic cooperation and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, has arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport. A flight carrying US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner is expected to land there shortly.
A US government aircraft entered Russian airspace from Finland, according to a source in EU air traffic control services. Earlier reports said US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner planned to visit Moscow and Kyiv on September 5-6. The Kremlin said it would report on consultations after they occur.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he is dispatching Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, which has lasted more than four years.
US peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to travel to Kyiv and Moscow with a plan to “end the war”. The announcement followed overnight Russian strikes in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region that local authorities said killed four people.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to travel to Moscow and Kyiv in the coming days, carrying a proposal aimed at ending the war.

US President Donald Trump is sending Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal intended to end the war in Ukraine. The plan could include security guarantees for Ukraine and an initial ceasefire.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are travelling to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend with a proposal that President Donald Trump says could end the Russia-Ukraine war. Washington’s attempts to broker peace have so far produced no results despite Trump’s promises to resolve the conflict.

President Donald Trump said Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff would travel to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal to end the war and revive peace talks. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said they would visit Ukraine on Sunday after talks in Moscow, while Russia has not confirmed the planned meeting. Ukraine said it would halt airstrikes during negotiations, as a Russian drone strike on an SBU headquarters was described by Kyiv as a major escalation.

Donald Trump says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are taking a plan to “end the war” to Russia and Ukraine.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight bound for Newark, New Jersey, was restrained with duct tape on Thursday and later arrested. He allegedly directed racial slurs at staff and fought another man, while witness Michelle Ng-Reyes said he thrashed in his seat as crew and passengers tried to subdue him near the back of first class.

French President Emmanuel Macron gave the closing address at the national conference on disability, held by the government every three years to help shape policy. Disability was a priority of his first five-year term, and officials say measures introduced since 2017 have aimed to improve social inclusion. Official estimates put the number of disabled people aged five and over at between 5.7 and 18.2 million.

Dolly Parton’s sister has condemned AI deepfakes circulating online after the death of the beloved American icon.

A Tata Consultancy Services subsidiary and its partners will invest up to 700 billion rupees ($7.41 billion) to build a 1-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center campus in Telangana, India, the company said on Saturday.
Bloomberg News Now rounds up the day’s top stories, including Donald Trump easing beef-processing rules for ranchers and the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case. The audio report is updated throughout the day and covers global business news in a few minutes.
Turning Point Action activists drew attention at the Iowa State Fair by heckling Democratic politicians. The group is laying the groundwork to influence the 2028 Republican presidential primary.
Andy Holloway, cohost of The Fantasy Footballers, discusses how he stays focused during the busiest stretch of the fantasy football season. He keeps just two browser tabs open, aims for a zero inbox, and credits the podcast he built with friends Jason Moore and Mike Wright as a particularly satisfying accomplishment.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Dream Island is no less impressive than Disneyland, especially considering the conditions in which it was built. The park opened the third phase of its outdoor section during City Day celebrations, adding 200,000 square meters, five themed zones and more than 20 rides, with capacity for up to 45,000 visitors a day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the third phase of Moscow’s Dream Island amusement park by video link. He said the expanded park can now receive up to 45,000 visitors a day, or nearly 1.5 million a month. Dream Island is now Russia’s largest amusement park by themed zones and ranks among the world’s top five by mechanical rides.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation condemned military attacks on Iran and backed its sovereignty at a summit in Bishkek, but offered no defence commitment. BRICS, the SCO and similar partnerships can ease pressure from great powers and expand diplomatic and economic options for middle powers, while providing none of the security guarantees associated with formal military alliances.

Rising Italian far-right politician Roberto Vannacci told a high-profile business forum on Saturday that the European Union should stop political integration and instead defend its cultural identity. Former Prime Minister Mario Monti responded by warning against what he called Vannacci’s “fascist rhetoric.”
Fewer than one in 10 bodies recovered after Nepal’s deadly floods has been formally identified. As hopes of finding missing relatives fade, families are performing symbolic last rites in Kathmandu using effigies made from sacred kusha grass. Authorities say 1,344 bodies have been recovered, 1,030 temporarily buried and 96 returned after identification.

Russian Supreme Court Chief Justice Igor Krasnov said artificial intelligence should serve as a judge’s tool and assistant, not act as an agent of justice or replace a judge. He said deciding cases, assessing evidence, finding the truth and applying the law require human judgment grounded in law, conscience, independence, fairness and impartiality.
Sergey Lavrov said most people he had spoken with viewed suppressing Nazism as another task of Russia’s special military operation. He said the ideology defeated by their ancestors was spreading across Europe and being revived in concentrated form in Ukraine.
France will vote on April 18 and May 2 next year to choose a president to replace Emmanuel Macron. Recent polls forecast a win for Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally. With more than seven months to go, many potential candidates have entered the race, but it remains unclear whether any can defeat the far right.

Venice Film Festival contender “Primetime” examines the blurred boundary between journalism and entertainment, its creators said on Saturday. They drew inspiration from NBC’s television program “To Catch a Predator.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the newly built Serp i Molot city train station on the Moscow Central Diameter 4 line by video link. The station, whose platform dates to the mid-1930s, is expected to handle more than 100,000 passengers a day by 2030, a 40% increase.
A member of the region’s pro-Russian underground resistance said Odessa port now looks almost deserted after Russian strikes over the summer. He said major shipping companies had left, leaving berths inoperable, and that the strikes targeted dry cargo ships carrying dual-use goods and fuel tanks intended for military purposes.
Fans waved Russian flags during the awards ceremony at the Kinoshita Group Cup international tournament in Tokyo. Vladislav Dikidzhi won the men’s singles event, while Yevgeny Semenenko finished third; a neutral-athlete flag shown alongside Russian and Belarusian competitors was also displayed in the stands.
The Paris space summit could become the worst summit organized by French President Emmanuel Macron, Politico Europe reported, citing organizational problems and US companies’ refusal to attend. A space official called it badly managed, while the report said it was behind schedule, lacked coordination with major European space players and had no clear purpose.
China is opening high-precision positioning data from its national BeiDou reference station network to key industries and market participants for the first time. Officials say regulated data sharing could expand BeiDou’s use in autonomous driving, the low-altitude economy, urban renewal and precision governance. The network has 7,569 stations covering the country.

Paris Saint-Germain have taken only two points from their opening three Ligue 1 matches after a 2-1 home defeat to Monaco, their worst start since 2007-08. Despite trailing the leaders by seven points, coach Luis Enrique says there is no reason for concern and argues the result did not reflect PSG’s performance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced his pre-election wishes during a meeting with the top five members of United Russia’s election list. He called for continued efforts to reinforce Russia’s domestic political stability and statehood under the Constitution, with government bodies formed promptly and social, economic and other issues addressed without delay.
Axios reports that the United States is developing a post-war plan for the Middle East. The proposal is still at an early stage but could outline US policy towards the region for the rest of Donald Trump’s term.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces used Geran drones to strike a facility in Dnepropetrovsk that produced long-range drones for attacks on targets inside Russia. It said strikes by the Varyag Separate Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces hit the plant and sparked a major fire.
LeBron James hinted at a partnership with Polymarket in a new social media video. His free-agency decision previously generated $273 million in prediction-market volume across platforms.

People seeking work with a criminal record face added hurdles. Employment discrimination and release conditions, such as meeting with parole officers, compound the usual difficulties of job hunting.
Influencers disrupted Naomi Osaka’s US Open match against Anastasia Zakharova when their noise in a luxury suite prompted the umpire to pause play and demand quiet. Other creators asked staff to take flash photos during the match. The USTA approved nearly 100 creators this year, and the incidents have highlighted the risks brands face when relying on influencers to promote exclusive events.

Equity grants were once largely reserved for C-suite executives, early startup employees and software engineers. They are now reaching a broader range of workers.
Zcash rose above $1,000 on Sept. 4, lifting Grayscale’s recently launched ZCSH spot ETF to $414.7 million in assets. A sharp rally, roughly $40 million in liquidated ZEC shorts and surging derivatives activity fueled the move, while Grayscale argued artificial intelligence could strengthen the case for Zcash’s privacy features.

Hundreds of masked demonstrators blocked traffic at England's Dover port on Saturday during an anti-migrant protest, disrupting ferry services between France and the UK for several hours. Police said normal traffic later resumed, while the government condemned the disruption. The protesters chanted “stop the boats,” a slogan targeting migrants crossing the English Channel.


Dozens of masked, black-clad “stop the boats” protesters blocked roads around England’s Port of Dover, briefly halting ferry traffic between Britain and France. The UK government said the action went beyond peaceful protest, and access was later restored after police engaged with demonstrators.

Masked protesters blocked major roads around England’s Port of Dover on Saturday, disrupting traffic at the main ferry hub for crossings to France. Groups of men dressed in black chanted “Stop the Boats” during the protest.
Online video shows protesters gathering in the Kent town of Dover and chanting, with many wearing balaclavas, hoods or hats. The demonstration has caused delays to ferry services.
Police and port authorities said protests by groups of masked men on roads around Dover, England’s main ferry hub for crossings to France, disrupted traffic on Saturday.
As Germany prepares for three state elections, social media claims that postal voting is insecure are circulating again. DW Fact Check says isolated fraud cases, errors and administrative problems do not show that the system is broadly unreliable or that postal ballots have been manipulated on a scale capable of changing an election result.

German BSW foreign policy expert Sevim Dagdelen said Russia is not Germany’s enemy, arguing that the enemy is inside the German government. She accused the government and defense companies of driving arms buildup and war, and called for Chancellor Merz, Vice Chancellor Klingbeil and Defense Minister Pistorius to leave, saying the government threatens Germany’s security.
Reports of dwindling US weapons stocks have prompted an unusually broad Pentagon search for leakers. About 50 Joint Staff military and civilian officials reportedly took polygraph tests in August, while the Justice Department and FBI are involved in an investigation into suspected disclosures of classified information. Trump has called the reporting “treasonous statements” and vowed to pursue those behind the leaks.


About 50 Joint Staff officers were subjected to polygraph tests in an investigation into unauthorised leaks about falling US weapons reserves during the Iran conflict, The New York Times reports. The Pentagon says it treats national security leaks seriously, while the inquiry has intensified distrust inside the department.
Good Morning America features a viral TikTok video of Monty, an 11-month-old puppy, mischievously trying to grab bacon in the kitchen.

Spain’s Interior Ministry has extended checks on travellers arriving from Italy by another 15 days, through 22 September. The move mirrors Rome’s response after the migration crisis in Ceuta.
The latest Eurostat figures point to a gradual year-on-year decline in beer production across the EU. Germany ranked first in 2025, with Spain close behind.
More than 60 people, including civilians, were killed as Houthi forces advanced in an offensive against Yemen’s Saudi-backed government troops on the western coast. Twenty-six government soldiers and 31 Houthi fighters died in the fighting, while a missile hit a bus in Taiz, killing six civilians and injuring seven.

The UN has backed replacing the dominant Mercator world map with the Equal Earth projection, which presents the relative sizes of continents more accurately. The article compares Mercator, Equal Earth and Peters projections, explaining how each preserves some properties while distorting others because a globe cannot be perfectly flattened.


The UN General Assembly backed a resolution promoting the Equal Earth projection, which more accurately represents the relative size of Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania. The measure passed with 164 votes in favor; the US opposed it and six countries abstained. France said it would stop using the Mercator projection.
The Epsilon-Perseid meteor shower will be visible from September 5 to 21 and is expected to peak on the night of September 9-10, with up to eight meteors per hour. Scientists suspect its parent body is an unknown long-period comet. The meteors can travel at about 64 kilometers per second, among the fastest speeds recorded for meteor showers.
Rivaldo, the 1999 Ballon d’Or winner, says PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov is the Russian footballer closest to winning the award. Safonov became PSG’s first-choice goalkeeper last season and helped the club win the Intercontinental Cup, French championship and Champions League.
Near-constant drone attacks are reshaping everyday life in Kyiv. Commuters are stranded, children are taken underground during the school day, festivals are cancelled and air-defense booms interrupt walks, with conditions expected to worsen.
A Greek two-seat F-4 Phantom jet crashed during an air show at Tanagra airport near Athens.

Tanagra airport near Athens saw the crash of a Greek two-seat F-4 Phantom on Saturday while an air show was in progress, an Air Force official said.
A glacier collapse in Nepal highlights how catastrophic incidents once regarded as outliers are now occurring more regularly, pointing to a new scale of climate-related peril.
Licensed marriage and family therapist Ian Kerner writes that patients tell him dating apps have transformed dating into a competitive marketplace where rejection is quick and easy.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is set to face Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso in the Premier League for the first time. Both teams have won their opening two matches, with Arsenal hosting Chelsea at Emirates Stadium in London.

Speaking at the BRICS Chief Justices Forum, Russian Supreme Court Chairman Igor Krasnov said fighting emerging forms of crime requires a technologically advanced justice system. He warned that rapidly spreading technologies can also make crime more covert and capable of violating thousands of people’s rights at once.
Fitch said in a note published Friday that it had raised Portugal’s debt rating from “A” to “A+” and assigned a “stable” outlook.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says officials and citizens must remain united against escalating US economic pressure, which he claims is intended to provoke division and unrest. He warns that broader fuel-price increases could deepen pressure on households as public discontent and economic strain grow.

Florida has signed a multiyear sponsorship contract with Ripple that will place field logos at The Swamp and generate $5 million annually.
Tens of thousands gathered in Zagreb’s central square on Saturday to protest the government’s failure to start removing more than 30,000 tonnes of waste in central Croatia. Environmentalists say the waste is polluting drinking water in the area.
Bloomberg News Now rounds up the day’s leading stories, including Donald Trump’s description of the Iran conflict as “small potatoes” and the presence of US envoys in Russia. The audio report is updated throughout the day and also covers global business news.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Moscow and Washington have financial issues where their interests converge and which should be discussed. After meeting US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, he stressed that geopolitical differences do not eliminate economic and business matters, and called for cooperation where it serves both sides’ interests.
Mainstream headphones have become capable but predictable, so the writer attended CanJam SoCal 2026 in Irvine, California, to rediscover the excitement of personal audio. The show brought together thousands of enthusiasts and boutique manufacturers, including Campfire Audio, whose Chimera in-ear monitors use nine drivers and four audio technologies.

At least four civilians were killed and nine injured when a Houthi missile struck a crowded road south of Taiz, according to Yemen’s state-run Saba agency. The attack comes amid intense fighting in Taiz and Hodeidah, with nearly 1,800 families displaced in under 48 hours as aid groups struggle with cut communications and depleted supplies.


Yemeni government forces foiled a Houthi infiltration attempt near Taiz city and recaptured strategic positions from the group.
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