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Bessent welcomes EU support for cutting off Iran's financial lifeline
The National 31 Aug 2026

Bessent welcomes EU support for cutting off Iran's financial lifeline

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday welcomed the European Union's commitment to placing sanctions on Iran as Washington seeks global support in severing Tehran's financi…

Leaders of China, Russia, India among world leaders meeting at summit to counter U.S. influence
PBS 31 Aug 2026

Leaders of China, Russia, India among world leaders meeting at summit to counter U.S. influence

The leaders of China, Russia and India have gathered with other heads of state at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

Russia is striking Ukraine’s food warehouses. Empty supermarket shelves are becoming more common.
Meduza 31 Aug 2026

Russia is striking Ukraine’s food warehouses. Empty supermarket shelves are becoming more common.

Russian forces have intensified strikes in recent months on distribution centers and warehouses belonging to Ukrainian retail chains. The Economist reported in mid-August that emp…

Galliano pulls his Met Gala exhibition after antisemitism backlash
Le Monde 31 Aug 2026

Galliano pulls his Met Gala exhibition after antisemitism backlash

After fashion designer John Galliano was convicted of racist and antisemitic comments in 2011, he faced criticism from public figures, which, on Monday, led him to cancel an exhib…

Ukraine's farmers struggle to survive amid blocked grain shipments and bombed farms
Le Monde 31 Aug 2026

Ukraine's farmers struggle to survive amid blocked grain shipments and bombed farms

Farmers are trying to stay afloat as their foreign sales face a bottleneck and Russia imposes a blockade on Black Sea ports, even as Ukraine plays a critical role in global food s…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Siluanov met at the G20 to talk about ending the war in Ukraine. Sources say they also talked about doing business again.
Meduza 31 Aug 2026

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Siluanov met at the G20 to talk about ending the war in Ukraine. Sources say they also talked about doing business again.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, according to Fox Business correspondent Edward Lawrence, NBC correspondent Julie Tsirkin, a…

India rejects Hague court order to restore Indus waters pact with Pakistan
Al Jazeera 31 Aug 2026

India rejects Hague court order to restore Indus waters pact with Pakistan

New Delhi says the Permanent Court of Arbitration has no jurisdiction over its sovereign choices following the suspension of the accord over Kashmir security concerns. India has r…

Putin proposes permanent visa-free travel between Russia and China
Meduza 31 Aug 2026

Putin proposes permanent visa-free travel between Russia and China

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to work with China to make their visa-free travel regime permanent. He made the remark at a meeting with Chinese President Xi…

'Symbolic solidarity': Xi, Putin and Modi set to meet Iran's Pezeshkian
The National 31 Aug 2026

'Symbolic solidarity': Xi, Putin and Modi set to meet Iran's Pezeshkian

US President Donald Trump’s intensifying economic campaign against Iran is testing the limits of the security group Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have spent years expanding as a c…

Modi to Putin: ‘We need end of war, not endless war’
Meduza 31 Aug 2026

Modi to Putin: ‘We need end of war, not endless war’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine must end.

India’s PM Modi urges end to Ukraine war in talks with Russia’s Putin
Al Jazeera 31 Aug 2026

India’s PM Modi urges end to Ukraine war in talks with Russia’s Putin

India’s PM Narendra Modi told Russian President Putin that India supports every effort to end the war in Ukraine.

Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month
Hürriyet 31 Aug 2026

Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month

Iran attacked U.S. military targets in the Middle East on Aug. 31 in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month …