The Trump administration faces scrutiny over Epstein file releases and immigration policies, while making moves on Space Command HQ and seeing RFK Jr. appointees challenge scientific expertise.

• US House committee releases batch of Epstein records as White House fights release of all files – live — The Guardian -
• US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files — The Guardian -
• Rubio Flies to Mexico for Security Talks Amid Trump Pressure Campaign — New York Times World -

• RFK Jr critic Paul Offit removed from FDA vaccine advisory committee — The Guardian -
• US conducts ‘kinetic strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, killing 11, Trump says — The Guardian -
• Trump announces Space Command HQ will switch to Alabama from Colorado — The Guardian -
• Maduro Says War With Venezuela Would Stain Trump’s Hands with Blood — New York Times World -
• Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps — The Guardian -
• Hundreds of staff at California national parks to unionize amid Trump turmoil — The Guardian -
• Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’ — The Guardian -
• Lawyers say men deported by US to Eswatini are being imprisoned illegally — The Guardian -
• Pentagon sending up to 600 military lawyers to serve as immigration judges — The Guardian -
• Trump addresses online health rumours in Oval Office — BBC World -
• Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess — The Guardian -
• Trump's use of National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal, judge rules — BBC World -
• Trump illegally deployed national guard during LA Ice protests, judge rules — The Guardian -
• Democratic congressman Jerry Nadler will not seek re-election in midterms — The Guardian -
• Amy Coney Barrett defends US abortion ruling in memoir: ‘respected choice’ — The Guardian -
• Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice — The Guardian -

Russia and China strengthen ties as Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing for a military parade, signaling a challenge to Western influence, while Ukraine focuses on weapons buildup and China drills in Taiwan's economic zone.

• Xi’s Parade Will Send a Message: China Won’t Be Bullied Again — New York Times World -
• Putin’s Propaganda War — New York Times World -
• Trump rejects that China posing challenge to US on world stage — BBC World -

• These Leaders Once Snubbed Putin. Now They’re Glad-Handing Him. — New York Times World -
• North Korea's Kim arrives in Beijing with daughter to attend massive military parade — BBC World -
• What do we know about Kim Jong Un's daughter - and potential successor? — BBC World -
• Putin hails ties with China as Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing on eve of parade — The Guardian -
• Modi’s warm meeting with Xi shows impact of Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’ — The Guardian -
• Putin claims he never opposed EU membership for Ukraine but draws line at Nato – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Italy considers hiding state flight paths after jamming of von der Leyen plane — The Guardian -
• China drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone — The Guardian -
• Kim Jong-un arrives for Beijing military parade on special armoured train — The Guardian -
• Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee — New York Times World -
• Putin and Xi Invoke Wartime Unity as They Hail Ties in Beijing — New York Times World -
• Kim Jong-un Heads to Beijing by Train — New York Times World -
• Russia's Putin hails 'unprecedented' ties with China at talks in Beijing — BBC World -
• Xi’s Parade to Showcase China’s Military Might and Circle of Autocrats — New York Times World -
• Beijing tightens control ahead of Xi's big moment on world stage — BBC World -
• Trump says India offered to remove tariffs on US goods — BBC World -
• Xi, Putin and Modi Try to Signal Unity at China Summit — New York Times World -
• A North Korean defector on why Kim Jong Un has sent troops to Ukraine – podcast — The Guardian -

The Gaza conflict continues with Israel's offensive and Belgium recognizing a Palestinian state, while Afghanistan grapples with a deadly earthquake and the UK faces Afghan resettlement challenges due to data leaks.

• After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In — New York Times World -
• More than 7,300 Afghans to be resettled in UK after MoD data leak, says National Audit Office — The Guardian -
• Under New Law, Greece Can Imprison Rejected Asylum Seekers — New York Times World -

• Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists — New York Times World -
• Netanyahu Faces High-Level Opposition to His Stance on Gaza Truce — New York Times World -
• Afghan quake victims buried on mountain top as aftershocks continue — BBC World -
• Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty ahead of Gaza City offensive — BBC World -
• Afghanistan death toll passes 1,400 as second earthquake strikes — The Guardian -
• Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN and sanction Israel – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Five children in Gaza among those killed by Israeli strike while fetching water — The Guardian -
• What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan — New York Times World -
• Palestine Action: five arrested in England before protest against group’s ban — The Guardian -
• Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel — New York Times World -
• Met police accused of targeting pro-Palestine protesters for stop and search — The Guardian -
• Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and Greta Thunberg aid flotilla — The Guardian -
• An Earthquake Killed Hundreds in Afghanistan — New York Times World -

Labour introduces new asylum policies and a ban on energy drinks for under-16s, while the economy faces bond market sell-offs and the Green party elects a new leader.

• ‘No place in children’s hands’: under-16s in England to be banned from buying energy drinks — The Guardian -
• Angela Rayner could face additional stamp duty bill over Hove flat, tax experts warn — The Guardian -
• What are Labour’s new asylum policies? And what are the political risks? — The Guardian -

• UK hit by fresh sell-off in government bond markets as pound weakens — The Guardian -
• Yvette Cooper risks ‘Windrush-type’ scandal by rushing asylum response, says Amber Rudd — The Guardian -
• Keir Starmer to release new peerage list in attempt to bolster Lords influence — The Guardian -
• English water firms spend £16.6m on legal fees over environmental breaches — The Guardian -
• NHS nurse’s tribunal over trans doctor’s use of changing room hears final evidence — The Guardian -
• Man of the people Zack Polanski hauls play-safe Greens into the spotlight | John Crace — The Guardian -
• Asylum seekers could be housed in ‘modular buildings on industrial sites’ when hotels close, No 10 says – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Rising bond yields leave Reeves with no choice but to plan a ‘muddle-through’ budget — The Guardian -
• ‘Crisis on top of crisis’: Scotland faces threat from dangerous form of opioids, experts warn — The Guardian -
• Pressure rises on Reeves as government borrowing costs hit 27-year high — The Guardian -
• Green party’s new leader Zack Polanski rules out any Starmer pact and attacks ‘charlatan’ Farage — The Guardian -
• Man and dog taken down from King’s Cross clock tower after Iran protest — The Guardian -
• Greens take step into unknown with election of Zack Polanski as leader — The Guardian -
• EDF extends lifespan of two UK nuclear plants, securing 1,000 jobs for longer — The Guardian -
• Tuesday briefing: It’s a new school year, but the same old problems persist for Britain’s schools — The Guardian -
• Quarter of schools in England lack a physics teacher, analysis finds — The Guardian -
• Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants — The Guardian -
• Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse — The Guardian -

Jair Bolsonaro faces trial for an alleged coup plot, while the US sees multiple shootings over Labor Day weekend and a historic DNA conviction of an identical twin, alongside controversies over freedom of speech and neo-Nazi activities in Australia.

• Gérard Depardieu Is Ordered to Stand Trial Over Rape Accusations — New York Times World -
• Eight killed and 50 wounded in dozens of Chicago shootings over Labor Day weekend — The Guardian -
• Jair Bolsonaro, Charged With Plotting a Coup, Is Not at His Trial — New York Times World -

• British teen on Georgia drug charges could be freed for ‘many zeros’ sum — The Guardian -
• University of Kentucky athlete charged after dead infant found hidden in closet — The Guardian -
• Argentina couple under house arrest amid search for painting stolen by Nazis — The Guardian -
• Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell charged with violent disorder over alleged attack on Indigenous protest site — The Guardian -
• Texas man charged after 11-year-old boy shot dead while playing doorbell prank — The Guardian -
• Identical twin convicted based on DNA differences in first US case of its kind — The Guardian -
• Gérard Depardieu to face trial over rape and sexual assault allegations — BBC World -
• Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested over posts on transgender issues — The Guardian -
• Ghana chief justice sacked over allegations of misuse of public funds — BBC World -
• How Jair Bolsonaro Tried, and Failed, to Stage a Coup in Brazil — New York Times World -
• Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy — The Guardian -
• Labor MP questions Albanese on claim ‘good people’ went to anti-immigration rallies — The Guardian -
• What to Know About Jair Bolsonaro’s Coup Plot Trial — New York Times World -
• Thorpe labels alleged Camp Sovereignty attack ‘a hate crime’ – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Bob Katter distances himself from neo-Nazi group associated with megaphone at anti-immigration protest — The Guardian -
• Australian man arrested over A$250,000 Lego and toy heist — BBC World -
• How neo-Nazis used the shield of ‘ordinary mums and dads’ anti-immigration rallies to sell white supremacy — The Guardian -
• Body seen in secret mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader — BBC World -
• Body seen in secret mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader — BBC World -

Deadly landslides in Sudan and a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan highlight humanitarian crises, while deforestation impacts Amazonian rainfall and scientists criticize the Trump administration's climate report.

• Cue the Sun: This Lab Recreates Hot, Sweaty Days to Test Humans — New York Times World -
• Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report — New York Times World -
• There are just 150 of these creamy-flowered shrubs left in the world – and a Victorian fire break could destroy dozens — The Guardian -

• Poor Amazon Rains Linked to Brazil Deforestation — New York Times World -
• Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket — New York Times World -
• First War, Then Floods Drive Pakistani Families From Their Homes — New York Times World -
• Landslide Kills Hundreds in Sudan — New York Times World -
• Trump team’s contentious climate report ‘makes a mockery of science’, experts say — The Guardian -
• Sudan landslide kills at least 1,000 people, rebel group says — The Guardian -
• Hundreds killed in Sudan landslide, UN says — BBC World -

Google avoids forced Chrome sale, gold prices hit record highs amid global uncertainty, and Kraft Heinz plans to split, while Jaguar Land Rover experiences a cyber incident and China addresses its electric car frenzy.

• Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules — The Guardian -
• Trump fortune balloons by billions after family firm’s crypto token starts trading — The Guardian -
• Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing and retail ‘severely disrupted’ by cyber incident — The Guardian -

• Mining magnate Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo charity makes undisclosed donation to the Australia Institute — The Guardian -
• Australian politicians reveal their housing portfolios, with some owning as many as six homes — The Guardian -
• Gold price hits record high as investors seek safety — BBC World -
• Why China Is Trying to Tame Its Electric Car Frenzy — New York Times World -
• Kraft Heinz to split a decade after merger in bid to revive growth — The Guardian -
• Sainsbury’s tests facial recognition technology in effort to tackle shoplifting — The Guardian -
• Whisky maker Suntory’s CEO resigns amid investigation into suspected illegal supplements — The Guardian -
• Rising inequality is turning US into an autocratic state, billionaire warns — The Guardian -
• Gold price hits record high as investors seek safe haven — The Guardian -
• A Move to the U.S. to Avoid Tariffs? There Are Trade-Offs. — New York Times World -

Alberta backs off a school library book ban following Margaret Atwood's critique, while Sweden's cultural canon sparks outcry and a new Vogue editor is appointed, amidst other quirky stories like a house with a ball pit.

• Alberta Backs Off on School Library Book Ban — New York Times World -
• After Name Mix-Up, Online Rage Is Directed at Wrong C.E.O. in U.S. Open Hat Scandal — New York Times World -
• Watch: Timelapse shows Northern Lights display over North Sea — BBC World -

• California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK — New York Times World -
• 'I'm here to entertain' - Alcaraz books semi-final spot — BBC World -
• What you need to know about Covid vaccines in the US this fall — The Guardian -
• Outcry as Swedish ‘cultural canon’ snubs Abba and anything since 1975 — The Guardian -
• Margaret Atwood releases short story critiquing book bans in Canada — The Guardian -
• Meet Bus Aunty, the nurse turning London’s doubledeckers into a TikTok sensation — The Guardian -
• Chloe Malle to become top editor at American Vogue — BBC World -
• Bath’s Holburne museum to unveil ‘art chamber’ of Renaissance masterpieces — The Guardian -
• Vogue names Chloe Malle as new head of US edition — The Guardian -
• ‘It was a present to myself’: Southport house for sale with ball pit off bedroom — The Guardian -
• Archaeologists in Peru discover 3D mural that could date back 4,000 years — The Guardian -
• A World Reshaped by A.I. Needs Museums More Than Ever — New York Times World -
• A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris — New York Times World -
• Massive disparity in availability of allotments across UK, analysis reveals — The Guardian -
• Joe Bugner, 75, British Boxing Champ Who Slugged It Out With Ali, Dies — New York Times World -
• Dances With Wolves star Graham Greene dies aged 73 — BBC World -
• Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani injured in car accident — BBC World -
• Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture — New York Times World -