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Four EU countries push Brussels to reopen the frozen Russian assets debate
Meduza 27 Aug 2026

Four EU countries push Brussels to reopen the frozen Russian assets debate

Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland have urged the European Union to reopen talks on using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine, according to the Financial Times. The pu…

Burnham’s expected UK ban on Israeli settlement goods draws broad support
Al Jazeera 27 Aug 2026

Burnham’s expected UK ban on Israeli settlement goods draws broad support

A Labour lawmaker tells Al Jazeera sanctions would uphold British morals and legal obligations. London, United Kingdom – UK Prime Minister and Labour leader Andy Burnham is expect…

War on Iran: Diplomacy intensifies
Al Jazeera 27 Aug 2026

War on Iran: Diplomacy intensifies

Trump talks to Al Jazeera, Qatar’s Prime Minister visits Tehran and a temporary route is agreed in the Strait of Hormuz.

Head of Russian intelligence service on meeting with CIA director: ‘We discussed issues that fall within the purview of the intelligence services’
Meduza 27 Aug 2026

Head of Russian intelligence service on meeting with CIA director: ‘We discussed issues that fall within the purview of the intelligence services’

Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said he met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during Ratcliffe’s August 25 visit to Moscow, and that the two discus…

Iran war divide widens as Ghalibaf and hardliner clash over next moves
The National 27 Aug 2026

Iran war divide widens as Ghalibaf and hardliner clash over next moves

A public clash between hardline Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and a prominent ultraconservative figure has exposed growing divisions within Iran's regime over how th…

Fidan says SDF declaration positive, action must follow
Hürriyet 27 Aug 2026

Fidan says SDF declaration positive, action must follow

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has welcomed a declaration by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to dissolve, while saying Türkiye would verify whether the move is implemented on the…

Kuwait and Pakistan sign military and defence deal
The National 27 Aug 2026

Kuwait and Pakistan sign military and defence deal

Kuwait and Pakistan on Thursday signed a defence and military co-operation deal in the latest move to reshape regional alliances in the shadow of the Iran war. The agreement was a…

Is Iran war diplomacy ramping up, as Qatar, Oman, Pakistan officials visit?
Al Jazeera 27 Aug 2026

Is Iran war diplomacy ramping up, as Qatar, Oman, Pakistan officials visit?

There are signs both sides could be ready to de-escalate, at least militarily, analysts say. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is visiting …

Avengers: Endgame re-release is "required viewing" to understand Avengers: Doomsday
Digital Spy 27 Aug 2026

Avengers: Endgame re-release is "required viewing" to understand Avengers: Doomsday

Ahead of the release of Avengers: Doomsday this Christmas, 2019's Avengers: Endgame is getting a re-release in cinemas with four minutes of previously unseen footage.It doesn't se…

Yayoi Kusama, queen of polka dots who created a psychedelic, feminist and surrealist universe, dies at 97
Le Monde 27 Aug 2026

Yayoi Kusama, queen of polka dots who created a psychedelic, feminist and surrealist universe, dies at 97

The Japanese visual artist's famous polka dots are just one part of her body of work, as she continually reinvented herself over seven decades, from Japan to the US.

Is China Really a Champion of the Global South?
Project Syndicate 27 Aug 2026

Is China Really a Champion of the Global South?

Adekeye Adebajo sees a status-quo superpower that is primarily concerned with the protection of its own interests abroad.

China’s Super-Dam Is Becoming an Upstream Water Bomb
Project Syndicate 27 Aug 2026

China’s Super-Dam Is Becoming an Upstream Water Bomb

Brahma Chellaney urges greater transparency and international oversight for a project that could affect two billion people.