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States party to a weapons convention agreed on a document Saturday that could lead to international rules governing autonomous weapons. The 128 nations are signatories to a framework that regulates or bans weapons deemed indiscriminate or causing excessive injury.Argentina has initiated proceedings to sanction 45 companies and individuals involved in hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in the Falkland Islands, following President Javier Milei's announcement of tougher penalties for such projects. Among those under investigation are Navitas Petroleum and four Israeli institutional entities that hold shares in the company.Houthis struck a crowded road near Taiz with a missile, killing at least four civilians. At least 129 people have been killed since Thursday amid fierce clashes across Taiz and Hodeidah, roughly half of them armed fighters from Yemeni government forces, as the Houthis pressed a broad ground offensive with missiles and drones.The national average price for gasoline is expected to reach $4.03 per gallon on Labor Day, surpassing the previous record of $3.83 set in 2012. Crude oil prices climbed above $90 a barrel this week following renewed military actions involving the US and Iran, which analysts say has stoked concerns about potential supply disruptions.U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Israel has no plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza, following proposals by Israeli ministers. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced a new mission to challenge Israel's blockade, with ships sailing between European ports before an October attempt to reach Gaza.Richard Hughes has stepped down from his role at Liverpool and is set to join Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal in a similar position. Hughes, 47, had been at Liverpool since June 2024 and oversaw a summer transfer spend of about £200m, including the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain.A Chinese worker was pulled alive from a 225-metre tunnel at a hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district ten days after a major flood struck the region. A 64-year-old Nepali woman was also rescued from her buried home in Nuwakot district on Saturday. The flooding has killed over 1,300 people and left at least 5,500 missing.Wildfires have forced a rescue operation in Indonesia, where a mother orangutan and her offspring were pulled from a forest shrinking under the threat of encroaching flames. Authorities made the announcement on Saturday.Kawal Preet Singh, 50, an Indian national unlawfully present in the United States, was charged with distributing methamphetamine from a Round Table Pizza restaurant he operated in Dinuba, California, while armed with illegal firearms. Federal agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine, three firearms, and more than $10,000 in cash during a search on August 18, 2026.Michael Mendl, a German actor who appeared in more than 200 film and television productions, has died at age 82. He had a breakthrough role in the crime series Tatort and appeared in the World War II film Der Untergang and the Netflix series Dark.States party to a weapons convention agreed on a document Saturday that could lead to international rules governing autonomous weapons. The 128 nations are signatories to a framework that regulates or bans weapons deemed indiscriminate or causing excessive injury.Argentina has initiated proceedings to sanction 45 companies and individuals involved in hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in the Falkland Islands, following President Javier Milei's announcement of tougher penalties for such projects. Among those under investigation are Navitas Petroleum and four Israeli institutional entities that hold shares in the company.Houthis struck a crowded road near Taiz with a missile, killing at least four civilians. At least 129 people have been killed since Thursday amid fierce clashes across Taiz and Hodeidah, roughly half of them armed fighters from Yemeni government forces, as the Houthis pressed a broad ground offensive with missiles and drones.The national average price for gasoline is expected to reach $4.03 per gallon on Labor Day, surpassing the previous record of $3.83 set in 2012. Crude oil prices climbed above $90 a barrel this week following renewed military actions involving the US and Iran, which analysts say has stoked concerns about potential supply disruptions.U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Israel has no plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza, following proposals by Israeli ministers. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced a new mission to challenge Israel's blockade, with ships sailing between European ports before an October attempt to reach Gaza.Richard Hughes has stepped down from his role at Liverpool and is set to join Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal in a similar position. Hughes, 47, had been at Liverpool since June 2024 and oversaw a summer transfer spend of about £200m, including the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain.A Chinese worker was pulled alive from a 225-metre tunnel at a hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district ten days after a major flood struck the region. A 64-year-old Nepali woman was also rescued from her buried home in Nuwakot district on Saturday. The flooding has killed over 1,300 people and left at least 5,500 missing.Wildfires have forced a rescue operation in Indonesia, where a mother orangutan and her offspring were pulled from a forest shrinking under the threat of encroaching flames. Authorities made the announcement on Saturday.Kawal Preet Singh, 50, an Indian national unlawfully present in the United States, was charged with distributing methamphetamine from a Round Table Pizza restaurant he operated in Dinuba, California, while armed with illegal firearms. Federal agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine, three firearms, and more than $10,000 in cash during a search on August 18, 2026.Michael Mendl, a German actor who appeared in more than 200 film and television productions, has died at age 82. He had a breakthrough role in the crime series Tatort and appeared in the World War II film Der Untergang and the Netflix series Dark.
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