(2025-09-03). Afghan commandos airdrop to quake zones where helicopters can't land. scmp.com Afghanistan airdropped commandos on Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble of homes in mountainous eastern areas ravaged by earthquakes this week that have killed 1,400, as it ramped up efforts to deliver food, shelter and medical supplies. | The first earthquake of magnitude 6, one of Afghanistan's worst in recent years, unleashed widespread damage and destruction when it struck the provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar around midnight on Sunday at a shallow depth of 10km (6 miles).
(2025-09-03). Kim Jong Un's team spotted erasing his traces after Putin meeting. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Social media users were surprised after a video circulated online showing the team of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meticulously erasing the leader's traces by clearing the chair and surrounding items. In the clip, a man was spotted cleaning the chair where Kim Jong Un was sitting during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition, another woman was seen removing the glass which the North Korean President drank from.Netizens said Kim's presence includes removing items he touched, sanitizing spaces, and clearing footprints, in line with Pyongyang's strict security and secrecy protoc…
(2025-09-03). Is Another Europe Possible? counterpunch.org 
"The official rhetoric in Europe is that Russia is the enemy, and that in five years' time, the Russians will be ready to march on Europe. Now this is a picture that is above all spread by the Baltic states. The three Baltics countries are very small. They need someone else to fight their wars for them, and this can only be the Germans. They had tried this alliance in the last world war, and it did not end very well for them. They, in fact, wanted German protection so much that they armed several SS regiments fighting Russia under German command and assisted the Nazis in the persecution of the local Jewry. Very m…
(2025-09-03). Trump says he is 'very disappointed' with Putin over Ukraine. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. — Reuters
(2025-09-03). Russia says it is in talks to supply more S-400 missile systems to India. geo.tv 
Russia's S-400 air defence missile system units drive past a guard of honour during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025.—ReutersIndia already operates…
(2025-09-03). Xi declares China 'unstoppable' at nation's largest military parade. geo.tv 
PM Shehbaz Sharif pictured with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Valadimir Putin Russia´s President Vladimir Putin walks with China´s President Xi Jinping ,duringmilitary parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. — AFPRussia's Putin, North…
(2025-09-03). Information support formation passes through Tian'anmen Square. ecns.cn China's information support equipment was unveiled in Wednesday's V-Day military parade. The formation included vehicles of cloud computing, digital intelligence, air-ground networks, and integrated information. They can quickly establish new types of cyber systems to support joint operations. ‚ñ…
(2025-09-02). Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,400 as rescuers search for survivors. scmp.com Rescue teams scoured Afghanistan's mountainous east for survivors on Tuesday, as the death toll from a strong earthquake rose to 1,411, a Taliban government spokesman said. | More than 3,000 people are injured, Zabihullah Mujahid said on social media. | Afghanistan's Taliban authorities had earlier said the death toll was about 900.
(2025-09-02). 'Like a Frog…': Fico shames EU in front of Putin in China, sides with Russia. hindustantimes.com Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China on September 2, breaking with his EU counterparts by engaging directly with Moscow and signaling a widening rift within the European Union over Russia policy. Fico also plans meetings with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Slovakia and is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Modi during his China visit, aligning himself with Asia's major power brokers.
(2025-09-02). Russia, China seal 30-year power of Siberia-2 Gas deal, defying U.S. sanctions. hindustantimes.com Russia and China have signed a landmark 30-year gas deal for the Power of Siberia-2 pipeline, marking a major energy alliance that defies U.S. sanctions and tariffs. The agreement, sealed after Putin and Xi's meeting at the SCO summit, will deliver billions of cubic meters of Russian gas to China annually and signals an intensified pivot away from Western markets. Watch for details…
(2025-09-02). Indian textile industry must dig deep to survive US tariff shock. scmp.com The Indian textile industry is staring down its worst crisis yet, as an additional 25 per cent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on India for buying Russian oil came into effect on August 27, taking the total levy on India's exports to the United States to a staggering 50 per cent. | Trump's astounding tariffs not only threaten the successful 25-year-old trade partnership between the two countries but are also becoming a defining moment for India's textiles, posing an existential threat…
(2025-09-02). Another quake hits Afghanistan, hindering efforts as death toll exceeds 1,400. scmp.com An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, sparking fears of further damage and destruction, almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more. | Tuesday's quake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 10km (6 miles), the same level as the one that struck at midnight on Sunday with a magnitude of 6. That was one of Afghanistan's worst quakes in years, flattening houses in remote villages.
(2025-09-02). EU exposed over 'Ursula Plane hit by Russian GPS jamming' claim; report says… hindustantimes.com Media allegations of GPS jamming affecting EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's flight to Bulgaria have been refuted by flight data, with Flightradar24 confirming there was no GPS blackout or signal loss recorded during the journey. Official claims blaming Russia for jamming are contradicted by constant navigational signal quality tracked throughout the flight, which landed with only a minor delay, not the hour-long hold asserted by some reports. Watch for more…
(2025-09-02). Why huge China-Russia gas pipeline deal could face 'key obstacle'. scmp.com President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin stood shoulder to shoulder at this week's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, fuelling speculation about their countries' "no limits" partnership. But beyond the optics, many analysts focused on energy: specifically, the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline. | Valued at US$13.6 billion, the project was expected to be high on the bilateral agenda and would likely have featured when China, Russia and Mongolia — whose…