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US Senate moves forward with military nominations despite abortion protest

General CQ Brown has been confirmed as chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, despite a months-long Senate blockade.

Al Jazeera

Gen. C.Q. Brown confirmed as top military officer despite Tuberville's roadblock

Gen. Brown has had a four-decade military career, serving as a combat pilot and chief of the Air Force. He was confirmed as chairman of the joint chiefs by a Senate vote of 83-11.

WEKU

Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

The Senate is poised to confirm a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over Pentagon abortion policy

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US seeks transparent handling of Trudeau’s allegations against India

This comes amid growing tensions between India, and Canada after Justin Trudeau on Monday accused the Indian government of being behind the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Read further in Dynamite News

Dynamite News

South Korea expresses 'concern and regret' over military cooperation talks between Kim and Putin

South Korea has expressed “deep concern and regret” over a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin that was apparently focused on expanding military cooperation as the two isolated, nuclear-armed leaders vowed to support each other in their escalating confrontations with the United States

The Independent UK

What are depleted uranium munitions and why is US sending them to Ukraine?

Washington defends transfer of depleted uranium munitions amid criticism from Moscow and concerns over their effects.

Al Jazeera

Would North Korean weapons tilt the war Russia’s way?

The sale of North Korean weapons to Russia is likely to be high on the agenda when the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, travels to Moscow later this month to meet Vladimir Putin.

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Ukraine war: two good reasons the world should worry about Russia’s arms purchases from North Korea

US national security council official John Kirby noted on August 30 that arms transfer negotiations between North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing” as the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, seeks to feed his war machine.

The Conversation

Vice President Kamala Harris to face doubts and dysfunction at Southeast Asia summit

Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Indonesia this week for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit

The Independent UK

Ukrainian counteroffensive has made ‘notable’ progress in south over past three days, US says

White House spokesman John Kirby also said reports quoting anonymous US officials criticising Ukrainian effort were ‘not helpful’

The Guardian - AU

Drone attacks inside Putin’s Russia will only increase, says senior Ukraine official

‘This is the stage of the war when hostilities are gradually being transferred to the territory of the Russian Federation,’ says adviser to President Zelensky

The Independent UK

Wagner Group’s second-in-command buried quietly near Moscow

Dmitry Utkin, cofounder and military commander of the Wagner Group, was buried Thursday in a quiet ceremony at a military cemetery near Moscow after dying in a plane crash that also killed his boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The ceremony came as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met his Russian counterpart Sergei…

France 24

Western powers condemn coup in Gabon, curfew remains in effect

A group of senior military officers in Gabon seized power in the early hours of Wednesday, shortly after the country's election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term. The United States, the UK, France and others condemned what appeared to be the eighth military coup in west…

France 24

US warns N Korea against selling weapons to Russia for Ukraine war

White House says Pyongyang should ‘cease its arms negotiations’ with Moscow amid escalating tensions with Washington.

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The Independent UK

Putin and Kim Jong-un are deepening their relationship, White House says

The White House said Mr Putin and Mr Kim have exchanged letters in recent weeks

The Independent UK

White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

The White House says it has new intelligence that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Russia looks to North Korea for additional munitions for the Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

‘New milestone’: Leaders of US, Japan and South Korea to meet at Camp David

Amid Japan-South Korea detente, summit presents chance to shore up trilateral alliance to counter China and North Korea.

Al Jazeera

Biden’s ‘ticking time bomb’ remark referred to China’s economy: White House

US President told political fundraiser that China was ‘in trouble’ due to internal economic and social tensions.

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The Independent UK

How many casualties has Russia suffered in Ukraine?

Reliable figures difficult to substantiate amid the fog of war

Al Jazeera

US says no framework agreed yet for Israel-Saudi normalisation deal

White House says ‘still a lot’ to discuss as questions swirl around potential deal to normalise Israel-Saudi relations.

The Independent UK

How many casualties has Russia suffered in Ukraine?

Reliable figures difficult to substantiate amid the fog of war

The Independent UK

How many casualties has Russia suffered in Ukraine?

Reliable figures difficult to substantiate amid the fog of war

The Independent UK

White House says top Russian official pitched North Korea on increasing sale of munitions to Moscow

The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has made a pitch to North Korean officials to increase the sale of munitions to Moscow

Al Jazeera

Biden praises Italy’s Meloni on Ukraine, downplays ‘far-right’ concerns

White House downplays differences over China and LGBTQ rights as the two sides pledge to cooperate on Ukraine.

Salon

Has Trump unleashed a new civil war?

This struggle isn't violent, so far — but if states break away from federal control, the United States is finished

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