People inspect damage and debris at a building that Iranian media said was hit by a U.S. strike while a wedding celebration was taking place there, in Kuhestak, southern Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo: Tasnim News Agency via AP)As many as 105 women and children were injured in Tuesday’s US assault on Iran as a sudden escalation of the Middle East war claimed at least 18 lives, including four killed at a wedding, Al Jazeera reported, citing Iran’s Health Ministry. Sixty-one of the wounded were women while 44 were below 18 years of age. Among those killed in the attack were two women and one child, it added.
Iran on Wednesday fired on US allies in the Gulf after overnight American strikes, Iranian State media reported. Sirens were sounded in Kuwait, where air defences intercepted drone and missile attacks during a “blatant Iranian aggression”, the country’s Ministry of Defence said.
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Pleased to call on President @ZelenskyyUa today #ukraine
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) September 3, 2026
Apprised him of discussions with FM @andrii_sybiha on deepening our bilateral cooperation.
Our conversation centered on approaches to end the ongoing conflict.
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Gloria Steinem, a potent and elegant voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms Magazine, died at 92 at her home in New York City, her foundation’s social media pages reported on Thursday.
American writer, lecturer, activist and organiser Gloria led the feminist movement from the late 1960s onwards and died on Wednesday. Her foundation, in an Instagram post, wrote, “Gloria’s greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make others feel seen and heard.”
“Her words, actions, and example gave people permission to be their truest selves. Gloria lived true to her independent spirit, always with curiosity and a great sense of humor,” the foundation added in its post.
Gloria began her career as a journalist and reported on an undercover assignment related to degrading conditions in Hugh Hefner’s Playboy empire in 1963, which, according to an AP report, she later came to regret. About six years after that, Gloria appreciated a meeting with women who spoke out boldly in favour of abortion rights, with changing her career path.
The monstrous flash floods in Nepal have claimed 1,252 lives till Thursday, as the rescue teams continued to recover more bodies from the affected areas, news agency PTI reported.
Thousands are still missing even after over a week of the disaster, the police said.
According to the Nepal Police data, 355 bodies were recovered from Chitawan district, 218 from Nawalparasi East, 208 from Nawalparasi West, including 18 recovered from India and handed over to Nawalparasi West, and 177 from Nuwakot.
An earthquake of magnitude 5 jolted Tibet on Thursday, news agency Reuters reported, citing German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
The quake took place at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.
As many as 105 women and children were injured in Tuesday’s US assault on Iran as a sudden escalation of the Middle East war claimed at least 18 lives, including four killed at a wedding, Al Jazeera reported, citing Iran’s Health Ministry. Sixty-one of the wounded were women while 44 were below 18 years of age. Among those killed in the attack were two women and one child, it added.
Iran on Wednesday fired on US allies in the Gulf after overnight American strikes, Iranian State media reported. Sirens were sounded in Kuwait, where air defences intercepted drone and missile attacks during a “blatant Iranian aggression”, the country’s Ministry of Defence said.
Russian forces struck two Ukrainian cargo vessels in the Black Sea near Odesa, reports cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying.
They also hit port facilities and a warehouse, the ministry said.
Russia and Ukraine are striking each other's export terminals and grain-carrying vessels in an escalation that has posed the biggest risks to Black Sea trade during the four-and-a-half years of the war.
One person was killed while four were injured as Ukraine launched drone attack on Russia's Belgorod region, Reuters reported.
President Donald Trump Wednesday urged Republican lawmakers facing tough reelection campaigns to run on his record in the White House. Voters' not-so-bright views of the economy and the war in Iran have put Republicans in a difficult spot as the midterm election season enters its final stretch, AP reported.
CEO of American Airlines Robert Isom, right, seeks to President Donald Trump, after Trump spoke in the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting with travel executives, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Washington, with from back left, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Travel Association President Jeff Freeman, and MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle. (AP Photo)
Iran has warned the United States that it would respond with force to an Israeli offensive in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials told Reuters.
Delivered last month, the message highlights Iran's continued involvement in the ground fighting in southern Lebanon and its readiness to respond to Israeli attacks there as the war enters its seventh month.
Oil prices fell Thursday after recent gains, with Brent crude trading near $95 a barrel. US futures moved higher. Fresh fighting between the US and Iran sent oil prices sharply higher earlier in the week. However, US President Donald Trump has he doesn’t expect the US bombing campaign to last “much longer”.
The shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz also dropped to six on Wednesday, down from 11 the day before and below the 10-day average of around 13, preliminary data showed on Thursday.
Which vessels entered Hormuz (from Gulf of Oman)
1 very large gas carrier
2 long-range fuel tankers
1 Supramax tanker
1 Panamax tanker.
Which vessel exited Hormuz (from Gulf of Oman)
A laden VLGC exited the strait into the Gulf of Oman.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has signed a funding bill to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 370-48 the day before and by the Senate in August, Reuters reported.
The White House said it signed the bill into law.
The bill will keep federal agencies operating beyond October 1, while the existing funds are due to expire with the start of the new fiscal year.
A day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear that no country should help Iran evade sanctions.
"And if countries decide to do that, then we're going to have to sanction them too," Rubio said.
In an interview on The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio, Rubio was asked about his reaction to the meeting between Modi and Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. Replying, he said many countries across the globe talk to the regime in Tehran.
"Well, I don't think there's a trade deal between India and Iran. Obviously, there are countries... all develop their own foreign policy, and many countries around the world talk to the Iranian regime," he responded to Kilmeade's remark that Modi and Pezeshkian appeared to set up a trade deal. Read more
Iran fired on US allies in the Gulf early on Wednesday after overnight American strikes, including a deadly one on a wedding party, Iranian State media reported. Sirens sounded in Kuwait, where air defences were intercepting missile and drone attacks during a “blatant Iranian aggression” the country's Ministry of Defence said on X.
The sudden escalation of the Iran war recently has renewed concerns over its civilian toll after Iran reported 18 dead in the last US assault, including four killed at a wedding. The Iranian Red Crescent said at least 67 were injured at the ceremony near the coast of the Strait of Hormuz.
Three people, including the suspect, were killed after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, the police said. Three cops were also injured, with two of them sustaining gunshot wounds, the police said at a press conference, AP reported.
Hennepin County Medical Center said all three officers are in stable condition. They were expected to make a full recovery soon, said Interim Police Chief Bill Peterson.
President Donald Trump Wednesday said that the renewed US campaign against Iran would not last "too long" after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July.
Speaking to the media at the Oval Office Trump said that Iran was trying to build a rocket that drops mines and the US had destroyed it, Reuters reported. Iran had also been working to restore its radar and missile systems, which the US targeted with strikes.
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