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Armed conflicts and attacks
The World Food Programme reports that an airstrike hit two UN food aid trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, over the weekend, destroying emergency supplies. (AFP via Arab News) (Sudan Tribune)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Food_Programme
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilling,_South_Kordofan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kordofan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
- https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/two-un-aid-trucks-destroyed-in-sudan-attack-wfp-3000264
- https://sudantribune.com/article/318242
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Twenty-one insurgents and six Pakistani personnel, including five security forces and a customs official, are killed in separate shootouts across multiple districts in Balochistan, Pakistan. (Dawn)
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Business and economy
The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest". (AFP via France 24) (Seoul Economic Daily)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Nederlandsche_Bank
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_reserve
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopolitics
- https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260902-dutch-shift-86-tonnes-of-gold-from-us-canada-to-uk
- https://en.sedaily.com/international/2026/09/02/dutch-central-bank-shifts-86-tons-of-gold-to-london
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Disasters and accidents
At least 22 people, including ten Jordanians, are killed and 28 others are injured in a bus accident in South Sinai, Egypt. (AFP via France 24)
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Disasters and accidents
An explosion at the Augsburg train station in Swabia, Germany, injures two people. The cause is unknown. (Euronews)
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Law and crime
Digital rights organization SHARE Foundation documents at least 14 Serbian students and opposition activists targeted with Pegasus or NoviSpy spyware in 2026, while Citizen Lab confirms Pegasus infection in at least one case. (Financial Times)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_(politics)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Lab
- https://www.ft.com/content/c9c3a0ef-98d5-4aeb-9d20-e6250d6fcf99?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Politics and elections
Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, the only candidate, is elected by the Riigikogu as President of Estonia. She will be sworn into office on October 12, succeeding Alar Karis. (ERR) (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancellor_of_Justice_(Estonia)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ülle_Madise
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riigikogu
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Estonia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alar_Karis
- https://news.err.ee/1610126071/estonia-elects-new-president
- https://www.reuters.com/world/estonia-elects-human-rights-ombudsman-madise-its-next-president-2026-09-02/