Conflicts and extreme weather pushing global food prices higher, warns UN
UN food price index rises to four-year high, illustrating impact of war and weather.
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- Al Jazeera
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US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition
By Nilo Tabrizy, Edward Carron, Idrees Ali and George Sargent
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- Al-Monitor
‘Things happen’: How Vance’s comment on Iran wedding strike fits US pattern
From My Lai to civilian killings in Afghanistan, Iraq, the US has often denied role before later quietly acknowledging.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Stephen Quillen
Netanyahu partners renew calls for removal of Gazans as Israeli election nears
JERUSALEM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Two Israeli ministers floated proposals this week for the mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, resurfacing an idea voiced repeatedly by right-wing politicians over the past three years as they seek to rally supporters ahead of an election.
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- Al-Monitor
US envoys headed to Russia and Ukraine to relaunch mediation
The return of Washington’s negotiators raises hope of progress towards a settlement to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Al Jazeera Staff
As the China-US AI race reaches Cairo, Egypt faces a strategic decision
Egypt walks a tightrope as China and the US vie for dominance in AI data centre development.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Yasmeen Eltahan
Germany’s far right AfD eyes election breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt
The nationalist party that promises to strip back asylum rights is poised to secure more than 40 percent of the votes in the state.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Karim Natour
South Korea mulls ‘contributions’ in Strait of Hormuz
Seoul has been heavily affected by the closure of the strategic waterway, and come under heavy US pressure for participation against Iran.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Al Jazeera Staff
Iran war: Why US midterms could be a pivotal moment
Rising prices and opposition to war may pressure Trump to de-escalate until after the midterms, analysts say.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Caolán Magee
Argentina's Milei steps up Falklands sovereignty claims with oil sanctions
By Nicolás Misculin and Sarah Young
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- Al-Monitor
Exclusive-US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday byU.S. Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, adevelopment that follows reports that commercially available location data had been used to targetAmerican forces in the Middle East.
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- Al-Monitor
Red Cross says transferred four people released by Israel to Lebanon
The Red Cross on Friday said it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after a first person was freed.
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- Al-Monitor
Argentina’s Milei threatens sanctions as he refocuses on Falklands
Argentina’s president accused of political machinations as he eyes shifting US stance on Las Malvinas.
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- Al Jazeera
Israel says it has cleared Hezbollah fighters from tunnels under key Lebanon ridge
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Israel's military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday, though the Iran-backed group did not immediately comment.
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- Al-Monitor
Why has the Philippine peso plunged to a record low?
The Southeast Asian country’s currency has plummeted amid the fallout of the Iran war and economic challenges at home.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Erin Hale, John Power
Exclusive-Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say
Sept 2 (Reuters) - Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part of its border with China,installing seismicsensors, cameras and a satellite link, two Nepali government sources told Reuters,a week after a glacial flood killed more than 1,000.
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- Al-Monitor
In Yemen, dates provide lifeline for farmers with few economic options
Hindered by poor infrastructure and climate challenges, farmers in Yemen cling to traditional methods to harvest dates.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Saeed Al Batati
The US is gobbling up Venezuelan oil, but will it lower fuel prices?
Analysts say Venezuelan crude is hard to extract and refine, and likely can’t replace oil supplies stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.
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- Al Jazeera
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- Priyanka Shankar