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Indonesian ferry with 243 aboard loses contact in the Java Sea, 103 people rescued
The Virgo Transport 8, sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin with 243 people aboard, lost contact early on Sunday in the Java Sea in bad weather. The ship was found, 103 people evacuated including one who died, and rescuers were still searching for 140 passengers. The second ferry tragedy in Southeast Asia in a matter of days: thirteen countries tell the rescue, the weather and the safety of the archipelago's sea links.
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BRICS in New Delhi: a joint declaration calls for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East
The eleven BRICS members unanimously adopted a declaration on Saturday voicing “deep concern” over the war in the Middle East, calling for “maximum restraint” without naming any country, condemning unilateral tariffs and demanding a reform of global governance. Xi Jinping says the war serves no common interest; Modi speaks to him of peace on the border. Ten countries, members or not, read the text.
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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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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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US destroys five Iranian tankers, Tehran strikes Jordan's Al-Azraq base, and Brent crude climbs back above $100
US Central Command destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on 8 September, calling it a response to two ballistic missile attempts against a Navy warship. Iran struck the Al-Azraq base in Jordan, which says it intercepted 18 of 20 missiles, then claimed attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where one seafarer was killed and another reported missing. Brent crude passed $100 for the first time since July.
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Trump bans imports of Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles a day after Ottawa's tariffs took effect
On Tuesday evening, 8 September, Donald Trump signed executive orders banning imports of Canadian alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles from 29 September, and adding a 50% surcharge on mattresses, cheeses, paper and aluminium from 15 September. Canadian goods are also excluded from federal procurement contracts. Ottawa had just applied its own duties on about $20 billion of US goods. Mark Carney is urging the country to “pivot”.
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Twelve countries move to ban trade with Israeli settlements; Israel orders the British consulate closed
On Tuesday 8 September, twelve countries — the United Kingdom, France, Canada and nine European states — said they intend to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, which British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband linked to “ethnic cleansing”. Two hours later Israel ordered the British consulate in East Jerusalem to close, told diplomats to leave and barred twelve Britons from entry. Washington said it would not follow.
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Washington destroys three Iranian tankers, Tehran says it hit three American ships
US Central Command said on Saturday 5 September that it had struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to ballistic missiles which it says the Revolutionary Guard fired at an aircraft carrier and a destroyer. Tehran calls the strikes a war crime under the United Nations Charter, and says it hit three American ships of its own. The two accounts of that night cannot be reconciled.
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Witkoff and Kushner received for three hours at the Kremlin, expected in Kyiv under a three-day truce
Vladimir Putin received US emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday 5 September for three hours and ten minutes. The two men are expected in Kyiv on Sunday, where Volodymyr Zelensky is to receive them for the first time. The local three-day truce framing the visit suspends strikes on Kyiv and Moscow alone: elsewhere along the front, the bombardments continued.
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Falklands: Milei announces oil sanctions and a naval base, London reasserts sovereignty, Washington leaves doubt hanging
In a national televised address on September 4, Javier Milei announced a package of decrees, a bill and a national security council targeting the Sea Lion offshore oil project, 220 kilometers north of the Falklands, along with a naval base in Tierra del Fuego. He disputes the 3,600 islanders' right to self-determination. The announcement follows remarks by Donald Trump suggesting Washington is reassessing its position; London replied with an "unshakeable commitment".
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The UN drops Mercator for Equal Earth: Africa at its true size, the United States the only vote against
On September 4 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution encouraging member states to move away from the Mercator projection, in use since 1569, in favor of Equal Earth. Togo led the initiative on behalf of the African Union: on Mercator, Greenland appears almost as large as Africa though it is fourteen times smaller. The United States was the only country to vote against.
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