Rescuers focus on remote Afghan regions after earthquake kills over 1,400
A provincial head of disaster management says authorities cannot predict the number of bodies trapped under the rubble.
Rescuers are trying to reach remote areas in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar region after a devastating earthquake killed at least 1,411 people and wounded 3,124 others, according to Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
On Tuesday, Mujahid wrote in a post on X that 5,412 houses were destroyed due to the earthquake’s intensity.
‘Trump’s private army’: inside the push to recruit 10,000 immigration officers
Tue 2 Sep 2025 13.00 BST
As Ice expands and standards are lowered, advocates and former US officials warn that misconduct may increase
The last time the US dramatically expanded its force of immigration officers, major problems arose.
Some border agents recruited in the 2000s turned out to be cartel members. One kidnapped and raped three women in his custody. Two others were convicted of off-duty murders.
Indonesia: At least 20 missing in protests — rights group
Saim Dušan Inayatullah with AFP, Reuters
Indonesia has been rocked by unrest over enhanced perks for lawmakers. Two student groups said that authorities deployed tear gas on campus.
At least 20 people are missing after demonstrations and unrest in Indonesia, a local rights group said on Tuesday.
The Southeast Asian archipelago has been rocked by widespread protests since last week, when the government enhanced perks for lawmakers.
How China’s XXL military parade puts its military and territorial ambitions on show
Wednesday’s military parade in Beijing celebrating the 80-year anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II seems set to position China as the natural leader of a rival bloc to the Western international order – while at the same time pushing a historical narrative that seeks to justify President Xi Jinping’s territorial claims on Taiwan.
For more than an hour, the tramp of boots and the roar of drones will thunder through the streets of Beijing this Wednesday. On September 3, China is putting on the largest military parade in its history to celebrate 80 years since the Chinese victory over Imperial Japan in 1945.
This XXL show of force will bring together upwards of 10,000 soldiers, more than 100 planes and hundreds of tanks on Beijing’s Avenue of Eternal Peace, as well as new kinds of missiles and military robots, according to Wired
Japan suffers through its hottest summer on record
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Japan just experienced its hottest summer on record.
The record high national average temperature from June to August was 2.36 degrees hotter than average, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Sept. 1, without providing the figure.
It was the third straight record for summer heat, but it also indicated that the rise in temperatures could be speeding up.
We still have much to learn from Alan Kurdi
Editorial: The 10th anniversary of the two-year-old child’s death should be the moment that Britain rediscovers its compassion and remembers the plight of asylum-seekers
Ten years ago, The Independent, after much consideration, decided to put the disturbing photo of the body of Alan Kurdi, aged two, on its front page.
Kurdi was found on a Turkish beach after his family of Syrian Kurds had tried to cross to Greece in an overloaded inflatable boat. His mother and brother also died. We hoped that the striking image would jolt the conscience of the world, and bring home the human consequences of the migrant crisis on the shores of Europe.
Sadly, the crisis continues a decade later. Closer to home, 20 people have died trying to cross the Channel so far this year, making a total of 249 since 2018. Each one of those deaths is a tragedy. Each one is a life of hope and opportunity cut short.
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