Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], September 1 (ANI): India remains in ongoing discussions with key stakeholders to secure a sustainable path forward for the Chabahar Port project amid shifting regulatory regimes and regional conflicts in West Asia, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated.
A two-day conference of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U. S. economic warfare.
Iran’s foreign trade has contracted sharply since the conflict with the United States began, with non-oil exports and imports falling by around a quarter or more, according to customs data released after months of delay.
Trump approval rating remains at record low, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds US President Donald Trump's domestic approval rating remains at the lowest level of his political career amid the war on Iran and rocketing inflation, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday has found. The poll, which surveyed over 1,000 Americans across the country, found that just 33 percent approve of the president, matching previous tallies recorded by Ipsos earlier in August.
With a summit in Bishkek, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is turning 25 at a moment of extraordinary tension that touches directly on many of the increasingly sprawling regional group's members.
Saudi-backed LIV Golf preparing for bankruptcy filing Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 19:39 Settlement offers sent out to players after Saudi Arabia cuts its financial support for the upstart golf tour Supporters gather ahead of the start on the first day of the LIV Golf South Africa tournament at The Club in Johannesburg's Steyn City, on 19 March 2026 (Phill Magakoe/AFP) Off Saudi Arabian -backed LIV Golf is prepping for a bankruptcy filing as soon as next week, as the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund refuses to provide additional funding to the golf challenger. LIV Golf has sent out settlement offers to players who were promised millions in guaranteed payouts, which now stand at just a few cents on the dollar, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Saudi Arabia signaled in the spring that it would withdraw its multibillion-dollar investment in LIV Golf.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the summit in Bishkek, where he delivered a powerful message of peace, asserting that the world must transition from an era of 'endless wars' to the 'end of war.
Trump's vow to escalate on Iran rings hollow amid warnings from top US generals US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “hit [Iran] hard”, despite a report that the US’s top generals are warning that a prolonged large-scale war on Iran is unsustainable for the United States. “There will be a response,” Trump told Fox News on Monday when asked about Iran’s attack on a US military base in Jordan following US strikes on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re going to hit them hard,” he said.
Oil prices jump amid resumption of US-Iran clashes Crude oil prices rose on Monday after the US attacked Iran's Larak Island, prompting Iran to retaliate in the first open fire between the two countries since July. Brent crude prices jumped over 2. 5% on Monday alone, taking prices to $90.
Trump's vow to escalate on Iran rings hollow amid warnings from top US generals Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 18:25 Senior US military officials have warned that a prolonged high level conflict risks draining US military might Motorists ride past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump inside a catering container, installed on a building along a street in downtown Tehran on 31 August 2026 (ATTA KENARE / AFP) Off US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “hit [Iran] hard”, despite a report that the US’s top generals are warning that a prolonged large-scale war on Iran is unsustainable for the United States. “There will be a response,” Trump told Fox News on Monday when asked about Iran’s attack on a US military base in Jordan following US strikes on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re going to hit them hard,” he said.
Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa alongside settlers and Israeli police Israeli security minister Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque complex on Monday, accompanied by Israeli settlers and military police. Video circulated widely on social media appears to show Ben Gvir performing Jewish prayers at the site, which is among the holiest sites in Islam and which Jews are forbidden to enter in line with the historic Status Quo arrangements that have governed the shared use of holy places in Jerusalem since 1949. In the video, Ben Gvir is also shown calling for the construction of a Jewish temple at the site in a speech that evoked the views of the the Temple Mount Faithful, an extremist Orthodox Jewish group that calls for the destruction of the Muslim facilities at the contested prayer complex.
Sudan's RSF and Israel held discreet meetings over last two years: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 17:39 According to an investigation, RSF delegations travelled to Tel Aviv in 2025 and 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October in Jerusalem on 17 August 2026 (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool/AFP) Off Israel has held meetings with senior officials of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and received its delegations in Tel Aviv during the Sudan war, according to an investigation from Africa Intelligence. According to the investigation published on Friday, two RSF delegations travelled to Tel Aviv - one in May 2025, and another in February 2026. Africa Intelligence found that members of the delegations convened with officials within the Africa Division of Israel’s foreign ministry and with Israeli intelligence.
Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with missiles and drones fired at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, and Iran targeting US military bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in response. The US president, Donald Trump, on Monday threatened further action. The US is to trying to prise open Tehran’s grip on shipping going through the strait, which before the war accounted for a fifth of the world’s seaborne energy supply.
ABU DHABI, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemned the Iranian attack on the United Arab Emirates, affirming that this act of aggression constitutes a blatant violation of the UAE's sovereignty, security, and stability, and poses a direct threat to the safety of its citizens and residents.
Greece signs $3. 5bn air defence deal with Israel Greece and Israel signed a $3. 5bn defence deal on Monday that will see Israel build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece underscoring the deepening ties between the two Mediterranean countries.
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The bilateral engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian carries 'very special chemistry' against the backdrop of changing geopolitical dynamics in West Asia, particularly following the recent Mecca Pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, according to former Union Minister of State for External Affairs, M J Akbar.
Is Burnham just Starmer with vibes? The same lobby groups funded both Submitted by Joe Gill on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 10:51 Big business and pro-Israel interests have dominated the Labour Party from Blair to Starmer. The new PM has little time to show he's not just that system's new face Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham talks with staff during a visit to a Sainsbury's supermarket in London on 26 August 2026 (Richard Pohle/AFP) On When he became prime minister this summer, Andy Burnham promised to end 40 years of neoliberalism.
ABU DHABI, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Asian-African Parliamentary Council (AAPC) strongly condemned the Iranian aggression targeting the United Arab Emirates using a drone, which was intercepted by air defence systems over the territorial waters.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek and urged the protection of commercial shipping and insisting that seafarers and civilians must not be harmed amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.
Greece signs $3. 5bn air defence deal with Israel Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 15:07 Deepening defence ties comes amid rising tensions between Israel and Turkey, Greece's historic foe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after a meeting in Jerusalem on 22 December 2025 (Abir Sultan/AFP) Off Greece and Israel signed a $3. 5bn defence deal on Monday that will see Israel build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece underscoring the deepening ties between the two Mediterranean countries.
