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Palestine Action Covers BBC Building in Red Paint to Symbolise Complicity in Genocide (www.palestineaction.org)

'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin (www.reuters.com)

Drunk recruits, insubordinate soldiers and convicts are among hundreds of military and civilian offenders pressed into Russian penal units known as "Storm-Z" squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year. Few live to tell their tale.

Iran hijab bill: Women face 10 years in jail for 'inappropriate' dress (www.bbc.co.uk)

MPs back a draft law that seeks harsh punishments against those who are "inappropriately" dressed.

Malaysia plans to ban exports of rare earth minerals (asia.nikkei.com)

Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list of plane in fatal crash, says Russia (www.theguardian.com)

Russian bombers intercepted heading to NATO airspace (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Bank of China starts nationwide move to reduce salary gap among employees, manager levels -sources (www.reuters.com)

Biden to meet with Zelensky during NATO summit (www.cnn.com)

Zelenskyy brings home five Azov battalion commanders from Turkey (www.politico.eu)

Germany’s Stifling of Pro-Palestinian Voices Pits Historical Guilt Against Free Speech (www.nytimes.com)

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A “Big Lie” Ring Leader Becomes Speaker of the House - Democracy Docket (www.democracydocket.com)

Canada apologizes for honoring another veteran from unit that fought with Nazis (forward.com)

The representative of King Charles III in Canada expressed ‘deep regret’ for giving elite awards to Peter Savaryn, the former chancellor of the University of Alberta who served with SS Galichina during World War II.

Russia-China Trade Imbalance Leads To 150,000 Empty Containers Piling Up In Russia (www.marineinsight.com)

U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage (fortune.com)

Kai Cenat: Police plan to charge Twitch streamer after PS5 giveaway mayhem (www.bbc.com)

Police say they plan to charge US YouTuber Kai Cenat after a video games console giveaway event he organised sparked mayhem in New York....

Journalist's death prompts Russian outrage over Ukraine's alleged use of cluster bombs (www.reuters.com)

‘Complete censorship’: Germany’s Palestinian diaspora fights crackdown (www.aljazeera.com)

Thailand's LGBTQ+ community draws tourists from China looking to be themselves (apnews.com)

Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. But the 28-year-old ended up staying a month and a half, soaking up the Thai capital’s thriving LBGTQ+ community.

US Republican senator praises UK Labour’s ‘Reaganesque’ policy (www.politico.eu)

Germany agrees corporate tax cuts to 'stimulate' economy – DW – 08/29/2023 (www.dw.com)

China sends aircraft, vessels toward Taiwan days after US arms sale approval (www.indiatvnews.com)

Apple security updates could be banned by British government (9to5mac.com)

Everyone in the tech industry facepalms almost every time legislators try to pontificate on technology, but the British government appears to be trying to set a new record. After putting iMessage and FaceTime at risk, the government is now suggesting that it might ban some Apple security updates.

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