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Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s security services HQ is a ‘major escalation’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister – as it happened
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story herein Magdeburg, Saxony-AnhaltPolls have suggested that the election on Sunday could yield Germany’s first-ever state government led by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), shattering a postwar taboo and leaving minorities’ fate in the hands of a party that has promised to launch deportations “from day one”. Continue reading...
Trump threatens to halt trade with some countries unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates – US politics live
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
Trump appears to be picking up interest rate fight again with new Fed chief after long-running feud with previous incumbent Sign up for US Breaking News emailsPresident Trump threatened in a social media post on Friday to stop trade with some countries unless the US Federal Reserve moves to cut interest rates.Trump cited August’s strong jobs report as sufficient justification to lower rates, and warned that, if the central bank didn’t go along, he’d halt trade between the US and any nations with which it maintains a trade deficit. Continue reading...
Judge set to declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
Defense lawyer has asked for an hour to request emergency stay after jury deadlocked for third timeLindsay Clancy murder trial: live updatesThe judge in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, plans to declare a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations.Jurors in Plymouth state court spent more than 38 hours in deliberations over the charges against the 36-year-old mom, which came on the heels of a weeks-long trial that directed national attention to maternal mental health issues that can occur postpartum. Continue reading...
Russia strikes Ukraine intelligence HQ in ‘major escalation’
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has told SBU to deliver ‘appropriate, tangible response’ to Kyiv strikeThe head office of Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency has been hit in a Russian drone attack, sending plumes of black smoke rising into the air in the heart of Kyiv.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he had instructed the SBU to deliver an “appropriate, tangible response” to the strike, while the foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, described it as a “major escalation”. Continue reading...
Opinion: Opinion | Why India's Gen Z Is Done With Traditional Politics
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
Another social media campaign, another youth outreach cell, another celebrity endorsement dressed up as engagement - none of this cuts it anymore.