Sky News found Gaza’s airdrops are dangerous and nearly useless: parachutes failed in half the drops they analysed, killing and injuring civilians, while the aid delivered covers just 7% of the food shortfall.

Trump’s envoy Witkoff may have badly misunderstood Putin in pre-talks for an Alaska “peace summit” on Ukraine.

Russia still demands full control of five Ukrainian regions before stopping its offensive and is offering only limited ceasefires such as no strikes on power plants.

The US instead proposed freezing the war along current lines in exchange for lifting most sanctions, which Moscow rejected.

Witkoff apparently misread a Russian demand for Ukraine to withdraw as a Russian offer to withdraw, causing confusion.

Source: BILD

Only 31% of Germans believe their country has a special responsibility toward Israel because of its Nazi past and the Holocaust, while 62% do not.

Source: Reuters, citing ARD-DeutschlandTREND survey

66% of Germans want their government to put more pressure on Israel, up from 57% in April 2024.

Source: Reuters, citing ARD-DeutschlandTREND survey

47% of Germans think their government is doing too little for Palestinians, while 39% disagree.

Source: Reuters, citing ARD-DeutschlandTREND survey

Ukrainian drone strikes a workshop in Tatarstan where Russia's UAVs are assembled.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki will visit the White House on September 3, 2025, for talks with Trump.

Trump’s envoy Witkoff is meeting Saturday in Ibiza with Qatar’s prime minister to discuss a joint plan to end the Gaza war.

Source: Axios

Israel’s security cabinet has approved a phased plan to seize Gaza City, the Strip’s most populous and politically central hub, as part of a broader push for full control.

Goals: disarm Hamas, dismantle military infrastructure, impose Israeli security control, and recover hostages.

The offensive risks massive civilian displacement and long-term occupation.

Senior Israeli official to Axios:

The offensive plan on Gaza will not be implemented immediately, allowing time to reach a diplomatic solution.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced:

As the Term President of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Türkiye is calling for an urgent meeting.

The agenda will include:

Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza,
The urgent humanitarian situation in Gaza,
Ceasefire efforts.

The meeting is expected to be held this week.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

Over the past 3–4 years, Türkiye–Egypt relations have reached their highest point in recent history.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

Türkiye has sent about 102,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza so far.

Trump ordered more federal law enforcement in D.C. over “out of control” crime, while his administration is also cutting the city’s federal security grant by $20M (44%), the largest drop of any city.

Source: Fox News

The UK will host Western security officials on Saturday for talks ahead of the upcoming Putin-Trump summit.

Source: AFP

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

Netanyahu will be drowned in the blood of the people he condemned to starvation, murdered, and had snipers target with daily quotas just for pleasure.

Zelensky:

The Russians still do not want to stop the killings, they still invest in the war and they still impose the idea of “exchange” Ukrainian territory for Ukrainian territory with consequences that guarantee nothing but more convenient positions for the Russians to resume the war.