Court case brought by Zionist federation against journalist Mary Kostakidis ended ‘by consent’

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned delegates at the opening of the 81st UN General Assembly session in New York that the multilateral system is straining under fractured geopolitics. • Guterres offered his full backing to Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh, who serves as the President of the 81st General Assembly session.

• Top global leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, are gathering this weekend for the BRICS summit to address global crises. • Attendees include World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and New Development Bank representative Dilma Rousseff.

• The Russian Embassy in the United States called for the two nations to cooperate within a new geopolitical environment to avoid further confrontation. • The embassy stated that this partnership is necessary to prevent a "globalist elite" from provoking new conflicts between the countries.

• India will host the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026. • The event will test whether the expanded and more diverse group of nations can effectively wield its political influence.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host leaders from BRICS nations, including Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, for a two-day summit in New Delhi starting Saturday. • The meeting focuses on insulating developing economies from the economic impacts of conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia.

• Onda Madrid launched the "De cara al mundo" program to provide international analysis on current global conflicts and diplomatic trends. • The broadcast covers a range of critical topics including the 25th anniversary of 9/11, institutional visits to Ukraine, and the healthcare collapse in Sudan.

• World leaders will gather in New Delhi on September 12 and 13 for the 18th Brics Leaders’ Summit. • The expanded grouping will discuss global governance, trade, investment, technology, and food and energy security.

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Global struggle for control of Bab al-Mandab strait threatens to turn Yemen’s on-off conflict into a forever warViolence erupts in Yemen again: why it matters globally and how it is linked to the US-Iran warNearly 50,000 people have fled a sudden advance by Houthi forces in western Yemen, with entire villages emptied and families trapped near frontline fighting with depleting food supplies, according to aid workers.Civilians in the Middle East’s poorest country have found themselves victims of a global struggle for control over one of the most important shipping routes in the world, which threatens to turn Yemen’s on-off conflict into a forever war. Continue reading...

Officers found one 14-year-old’s ebike was capable of hitting 90km/h. Owners have two weeks to appeal the seizure before the bikes will be crushedDozens of high-powered and illegal ebikes have been seized by police on Sydney’s northern beaches just weeks after the force was granted new powers to destroy dangerous bikes.The operation was part of a coordinated push with the NSW government to ensure people only ride legal ebikes that have not been modified to reach high speeds. Continue reading...

Prosecutors accused musician, born Durk Banks, of putting bounty on fellow rapper in retaliation for friend’s killingChicago rapper Lil Durk has been acquitted of all charges in a murder-for-hire scheme, in which a man was fatally gunned down in 2022.Prosecutors had accused Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, of putting a bounty on Atlanta rapper Tayquian Bowman’s life in retaliation for the 2020 shooting death of Banks’s friend, fellow Chicago rap star King Von. Continue reading...