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CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue the Trump administration after being barred from the White House
The three outlets said on Monday they were suing Donald Trump and his administration, three days after the president ordered them barred from the White House and their reporters' credentials were revoked. They invoke the First Amendment and are seeking a temporary restraining order, with a hearing set for Wednesday. Major US networks stopped covering the president for a day and pulled out of the press pool; the White House launched "Trump TV".
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Ed Sheeran returns to the stage alone and calls the war in Gaza « catastrophic and unjustifiable » after Macklemore's removal
Ed Sheeran played in Philadelphia on Saturday night with no support act, after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for shouting « Free Palestine » on stage. All four opening acts and his band had withdrawn. He admitted to « mistakes », said he was worried that venues might pre-approve concert content, and called the war in Gaza « catastrophic and unjustifiable ».
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The US, Denmark and Greenland reach a deal giving Washington permanent military access to the island, with no transfer of sovereignty
Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal with Denmark and Greenland granting the United States permanent access, basing and overflight rights on the island, allowing it to open new bases and shutting out China and Russia. Copenhagen stresses that it recognises Danish sovereignty; it is due to be signed next week at the UN, then approved by the Danish and Greenlandic parliaments.
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Air raid alert in Riyadh: facing the Houthi offensive, Saudi Arabia seeks support, Pakistan vows to defend it and Washington stays on the sidelines
Riyadh saw its first air raid alert on Saturday since the escalation with the Houthis, who hold Bab al-Mandab and are blockading Saudi tankers. Pakistan, bound to the kingdom by a defence pact, vows to defend it "physically"; China has privately asked Iran to rein in the Houthis, while Donald Trump is limiting himself to intelligence support, according to CBS News.
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Nepal glacier collapse: the missing rise to 6,150 as a study attributes the disaster to warming
Nepal's disaster authority raised the number of people missing in the 26 August floods to 6,150 from 5,179 after district-by-district verification; ten bodies were recovered at two hydropower sites in Rasuwa. A World Weather Attribution study concludes that warming very likely contributed to the Langtang Lirung collapse: August temperatures in the Himalayan region ran about 5°C above normal, 1.5°C of that attributable to climate change.
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Saudi Arabia shuts its East-West pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq
Riyadh temporarily shut the East-West pipeline, its bypass around the Strait of Hormuz, after drone attacks on Friday night. Baghdad admits the drones came from Iraq, dismisses two officials and closes three border crossings with Iran; Donald Trump names Iran as the likely culprit. Twenty countries tell the same night, from crude above $100 to Iraqi militias.
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Fire on the ferry MV June Aster in the Philippines: death toll rises to 35, dozens missing
The death toll from the fire on the ferry MV June Aster, off Coron in Palawan province, has risen to 35, with dozens still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard says. Rescuers were able to board the vessel about 40 hours after the blaze began and found charred bodies. The coast guard says the ship was not overloaded and had passed safety checks, while pointing to the captain's liability.
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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in New Delhi for a BRICS summit overshadowed by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East
Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on 11 September for the 18th BRICS summit, hosted by India on 12 and 13 September; Xi Jinping is making his first visit to India in seven years and is due to meet Narendra Modi on the 12th. The enlarged bloc accounts for nearly half the world's population and about 40% of global GDP, but the war in Ukraine and the conflict around Iran divide its members. India has deployed more than 30,000 security personnel.
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Donald Trump promises $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans keep Congress
On 9 September, Donald Trump promised a $5,000 "dividend" to every American adult if Republicans keep the House and Senate in November's midterm elections, which renew all 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats. With around 270 million adults, the cost would exceed a trillion dollars; media outlets recall two similar promises that went unfulfilled, and legal scholars question the lawfulness of a payment conditioned on an election result.
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Nepal: 1,204 bodies recovered, over 4,200 missing — the race into the tunnels a week after the flood
A week after the Bhote Koshi flood, Nepal counts 1,204 bodies recovered and more than 4,200 missing. Rescuers are racing to reach survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels, 38 Australians remain unaccounted for, and China has reopened the Tibet road into the disaster zone.
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Iran Sets Six Conditions for Reopening Hormuz as the Revolutionary Guards Call the Strait a 'Theatre of War'
On Saturday the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council published six preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz: an end to the war, the lifting of the naval blockade and of sanctions, the withdrawal of US forces, compensation for war damage and the release of frozen assets. On Sunday the Revolutionary Guards hardened the line while Oman negotiated a temporary shipping corridor and Washington spoke of 'some progress'. A fifth of the world's oil is waiting.
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