(2025-09-11). Israel should be banned from sport: Spanish minister. jagonews24.com Spanish Sports Minister Pilar Alegria has said Israeli teams should be banned from sport in the same way that Russian sides broadly were in 2022 after the country invaded Ukraine, highlighting a "double standard"…
(2025-09-11). As aid runs thin, Afghanistan's quakes spell 'intergenerational' crisis. scmp.com Earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan this month destroyed homes and livestock, the only assets owned by most families, leaving survivors with almost nothing to rebuild as aid runs thin. | At least 2,200 people were killed and more than half a million affected when a powerful earthquake struck the region on the night of August 31 followed by a series of strong aftershocks. The quakes have left tens of thousands of people homeless, with some fearing further landslides.
(2025-09-11). For EU and China, Beijing parade was a missed chance to build bridges. scmp.com The recent military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of victory against the Japanese invasion was a stunning display of precision and power. Rows of soldiers moved with robotic synchrony and new weapons systems — hypersonic missiles, stealth aircraft and autonomous drones — rolled past Tiananmen Square, signalling China's arrival as a military peer to the United States. | The presence of leaders from across the Global South, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean…
(2025-09-11). European powers escalate war threats against Russia after drones shot down over Poland. wsws.org No sooner had it been reported that NATO had shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace, the European powers began a furious agitation for escalation of war.
(2025-09-11). Tsurkov freed in 'secret Hezbollah-Israel prisoner exchange'. newarab.com 
Israeli-Russian researcher Iraqi and…
(2025-09-11). Elizabeth Tsurkov freed after 903 days in Iraq militia captivity. newarab.com 
Russian-Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov It is not clear whether
(2025-09-10). Poland downs Russian drones, a first for Nato member during Ukraine war. scmp.com Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of aircraft from its Nato allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine. | Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament it was "the closest we have been to open conflict since World War II" though he also said he had "no reason to believe we're on the brink of war".
(2025-09-10). Expert: SCO summit in Tianjin drew scrutiny from West. eng.belta.by The West's reaction to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) | summit in Tianjin can be described as "military-political jealousy", | Igor Korotchenko, Russian journalist and military expert, | editor-in-chief of the Russian National Defense Magazine, said.
(2025-09-10). Syria leader to visit Moscow next month: Russian deputy PM. newarab.com 
"We place great importance on the coming visit to Moscow of the Syrian president in October to participate in the Russian-Arab summit," Novak said, adding that the trip would "strengthen bilateral cooperation". | "We are here with a large delegation… to open a new page in our relations," he ad…