Sunday, August 31, 2025
Six In The Morning Sunday 31 August 2025
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed 18 around Gaza City, local officials say
Sun 31 Aug 2025 12.14 BST
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared to discuss plans to seize the city.
Residents of Sheikh Radwan, one of the largest neighbourhoods of Gaza City, told reporters the area had been under Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes throughout Saturday, overnight and on Sunday morning, forcing many families to flee.
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Indonesia: President calls protests 'treason and terrorism'
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday criticized ongoing protests over social inequality and economic conditions in the country, though he also appeared to offer some concessions called for in the initial protests.
"The rights to peaceful assembly should be respected and protected," he said in a speech at the presidential palace in the capital Jakarta. "But we cannot deny that there are signs of actions outside the law, even against the law, even leaning toward treason and terrorism."
Brain implants that read minds: a medical miracle raises new ethical questions
It's a power associated with fictional superheroes, not the stuff of real life. But the capacity to read minds via direct neural interfaces, called brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years. A recent Stanford University study has made it possible to directly decode inner speech, or what a person thinks they are saying, without gestures or sound.
BCIs work by connecting a person's nervous system to implanted electrodes capable of interpreting brain activity, allowing them to perform actions – such as using a computer or moving a prosthetic hand – using only their thoughts. The technology could offer people with disabilities a renewed sense of autonomy.
How a children’s chocolate drink became a symbol of French colonialism
In 1909, French journalist-turned-entrepreneur Pierre-Francois Lardet returned from a trip to Nicaragua determined to recreate a beverage he had tasted there.
Five years later, in August 1914, Banania was born.
China and India pledge to be 'partners not rivals'
The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute.
China's President Xi Jinping and Indian PM Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) in the port city of Tianjin. It is Modi's first time in China in seven years.
Xi told Modi that China and India should be partners, not rivals, while Modi said there was now an "atmosphere of peace and stability" between them.
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Six In The Morning Saturday 30 August 2025
Fire kills three people in Indonesia after protesters torch council buildings
Cities in Indonesia rocked by protests after motorcycle taxi driver run over by police tactical vehicle
Sat 30 Aug 2025 14.15 BST
Protesters have torched parliamentary buildings in three further Indonesian provinces, a day after at least three people were killed by a fire started by demonstrators at a council building in the city of Makassar.
Protests erupted across Indonesia after footage spread showing a motorcycle taxi driver being run over and killed by a police vehicle on Thursday night during earlier demonstrations over low wages for workers and perks for lawmakers.
Leading political figure shot dead in Ukraine
A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protest movements in 2004 and 2014 was shot dead on Saturday in western Ukraine, officials said.
Andriy Parubiy, 54, who also previously served as secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, was killed in the city of Lviv.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned it as a "horrific murder" and said "all necessary forces and means" would be used in the investigation.
Prosecutors have opened a murder probe and said police were still searching for the shooter but have not mentioned possible motives at this stage.
Japan to deploy long-range missiles as part of China strategy
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 30, 2025 at 15:44 JST
The Defense Ministry announced plans to deploy long-range stand-off missiles to a military base in southern Japan toward the close of the fiscal year as part of its counterstrike capability.
The missiles are said to be capable of striking enemy forces from outside the range of their radar systems and missiles. They can be launched from land-based sites and vehicles as well as ships and destroyers
‘Our story’: A day in the life of a handwritten newspaper in Bangladesh
Hasan and his team of reporters juggle day jobs as labourers and seamstresses to report on their remote coastal community.
An ordinary day for Andharmanik, a small community newspaper, begins in a crowded fish market.
Walking down the steps from the road to the fish landing point in Mohipur, a town in the district of Patuakhali bordering the Bay of Bengal, the smell of salt and fish hangs heavy in the air. Next to the main landing platform, colourful fishing boats, painted in faded reds, blues and greens, are moored.
US comedian says he was told to remove mentions of Palestine and Israel for Singapore show
Officials say Sammy Obeid’s permit was rejected due a late application submission and ‘at no time were multiple edits requested’
US comedian Sammy Obeid has accused Singapore’s media regulator of censorship after his forthcoming show was cancelled, but officials say his permit was rejected due a late application submission.
Obeid, who was set to perform at Singapore’s Victoria Theatre on 31 August, said in a statement on his Instagram that his script was “rejected twice” by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and that he was ultimately told a permit would not be issued.
He alleged that Singaporean officials had asked him to submit his “script” for approval, and despite not wanting to, he did.
Man, 61, arrested in alpine hunt for suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman
Asked whether man, 61, was associated with Freeman, a Victoria Police spokesperson said that line of inquiry would form part of interview by detectives
Sat 30 Aug 2025 11.10 BST
A 61-year-old man has been arrested and interviewed by detectives investigating the whereabouts of a man accused of killing two police officers.
The hunt for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman is in its fifth day with hundreds of police continuing to scour Victoria’s high country wilderness amid strong winds and chilly conditions.
Freeman, 56, who has fled to the bush, is alleged to have killed two police officers and injured a third on Tuesday in Porepunkah, north-east of Melbourne.
Friday, August 29, 2025
Six In The Morning Friday 29 August 2025
Israel says remains of 2 hostages found as it presses ahead with Gaza City offensive
Gaza City is now a dangerous combat zone, Israel says, adding that it is in the “initial stages” of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. Israel also said it had recovered the body of a hostage and the remains of another, and vowed its military offensive would return more.
Israel’s military said it suspended midday pauses to fighting, which had allowed food and aid supplies to enter from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Gaza’s largest city. The shift comes weeks after Israel first announced plans to widen its offensive in Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering and enduring famine.
Thai court dismisses prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Daughter of former PM Thaksin accused of failing to protect country’s interests over leaked phone call with Cambodia’s leader
Fri 29 Aug 2025 13.29 BST
Thailand’s constitutional court has dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated ethical rules during a phone call with Cambodia’s senate president, Hun Sen.
The ruling, which threatens to usher in a fresh period of instability in the country, means she immediately loses her job, which she had held for about a year. The 39-year-old had already been suspended from her duties on 1 July after a recording was leaked of the phone conversation, in which they discussed a simmering border dispute between the neighbouring countries.
Israeli military targets DW team in West Bank
The team – Senior International Correspondent Fanny Facsar, a DW cameraman and a local colleague – was in Ramallah to document risks faced by media professionals in the occupied West Bank when Israeli soldiers aimed their weapons at them during filming. All three wore protective gear clearly marked "PRESS." Nevertheless, the soldiers fired tear gas, hitting the group, but no one was injured. The same day, an Israeli operation in Ramallah left dozens of people injured.
DW has published footage of the attack on DW News (from 2:30 min).
UN experts decry 'enforced disappearances' of Gazans at food aid sites
UN rights experts voiced alarm Thursday at reports of “enforced disappearances” of starving Palestinians seeking food at distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), urging Israel to end the “heinous crime”.
The seven independent experts said in a joint statement they had received reports that a number of individuals, including one child, had been “forcibly disappeared” after going to aid distribution sites in Rafah, southern Gaza.
Ukraine blows up two key Russian bridges using Moscow’s own mines and $600 drones
By
, Ivana Kottasová
Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces.
The Ukrainian military said the two bridges near the border with Ukraine’s Kharkiv region were being used by the Russian military to resupply their troops.
Because of their strategic importance, the bridges were mined – so that the Russian military had the option of blowing them up in case of a sudden Ukrainian advance.
‘Cut in secret’: Gambia anti-FGM activists fear babies targeted despite ban
On a rainy morning in early August, a newborn girl suffering severe vaginal wounds was rushed to Banjul’s Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital. By the time she was attended to, the doctors could do nothing – the baby had bled to death.
The Gambian authorities have since confirmed that the one-month-old died from injuries linked to female genital mutilation (FGM), a banned practice in the small West African country.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Six In The Morning Thursday 28 August 2025
UK summons Russian ambassador after British Council struck in Kyiv missile attack
At least 18 people, including four children, were killed in aerial bombardment of Ukrainian capital overnight
Britain's foreign office has summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK after a large-scale Russian attack in Kyiv overnight that killed at least 18 people and damaged the British Council building.
The British Council said its offices in the capital were “severely damaged” in the missile and drone attack overnight that left four children dead.
It is the first major attack by Moscow on Kyiv since Vladimir Putin met with US president Donald Trump in Alaska, though the Russian leader has since stalled any efforts to kickstart peace talks.
Israeli assault ‘turning Gaza City into ash’, starvation deaths rise
- Gaza’s Ministry of Health has recorded four deaths “due to famine and malnutrition” over the past 24 hours, including two children, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths in the enclave to 317, including 121 children.
- At least 24 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza overnight and this morning, including a woman and her child in central Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp, medical sources told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
- No buildings remain standing in the southern part of the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City as the Israeli ground operation launched earlier this month demolished more than 1,500 homes, according to Gaza’s civil defence.
- All members of the United Nations Security Council, except the United States, jointly backed the IPC’s declaration that famine in Gaza is a “man-made crisis” on Wednesday, despite Israel and the US attacking the findings.
UN chief repeats appeal for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, says ‘no more excuses’
Concluding his remarks, Guterres says “there is no military solution” to the bloodshed in Gaza and repeats his call for “an immediate and permanent ceasefire, unfettered humanitarian access across Gaza, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages”.
Second woman accuses ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct
Exclusive: New accuser tells the Guardian she was subjected to a ‘constant onslaught’ of advances by Khan. He denies any wrongdoing
Thu 28 Aug 2025 11.00 BST
A second woman has come forward to an inquiry investigating sexual abuse allegations against Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC), the Guardian has learned.
The woman has alleged that while working for the prominent British lawyer earlier in his career, he behaved inappropriately, subjecting her to unwanted sexual advances, abused his authority over her, and repeatedly sought to pressure her into sexual activity.
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai's trial ends
The newspaper mogul could face life in prison for allegedly colluding with foreign forces and sedition under Beijing's national security law. Lai's case is a high-profile example of China's clampdown on civil liberties.
On Thursday, a Hong Kong court heard the closing arguments in the landmark national security trial of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai.
Lai, who was arrested in 2020, was charged with "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces" and "seditious publication."
He was detained under the Beijing-imposed national security law, one year after massive pro-democracy and anti-government protests swept Hong Kong.
Europeans trigger process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme
Britain, France and Germany launched a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme on Thursday. The trio said in a statement they had decided to act before they lose the ability in mid-October to restore sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear accord with world powers. Iran vowed to respond to "unjustified and illegal" sanctions.
Britain, France and Germany launched a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme on Thursday, a step likely to stoke tensions two months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran, according to a letter sent by E3 to the UN Security Council seen by Reuters.
The trio, known as the E3, said in a statement they had decided to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism before they lose the ability in mid-October to restore sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.
Hibakusha’s son shares mother’s long-secret story from Nagasaki
By JUNYA SAKAMOTO/ Staff Writer
August 28, 2025 at 15:32 JST
Even a half-century later, Kinya Hiratomi vividly remembers his mother’s angry face, her sorrowful eyes and her strong grip on his arm.
About 50 years ago, as dusk fell and they were passing through Nagasaki Peace Park, they overheard a family of tourists speaking loudly enough for those around to hear.
“You would not want to marry a woman from Nagasaki,” one said, apparently alluding to the atomic bombing of the city.