Populist Czech billionaire Andrej Babiš has won a parliamentary election, marking a political comeback.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speeches at a rare gathering of U.S. military leaders on Tuesday was met with sharp criticism from Democrats, praise from Republicans but a muted response so far from military officials themselves.

Het voorstel van de Franstalige liberalen om zo snel mogelijk militairen in te zetten om de drugscriminaliteit in Brussel aan te pakken, lokt gemengde reacties uit. Jurgen De Landsheer, de korpschef van Brussel Zuid, hoopt dat militairen beveiligingsopdrachten kunnen overnemen van zijn agenten zodat zij zich op politiewerk kunnen focussen. Legervakbond ACMP heeft bedenkingen en wijst op het ontbreken van een juridisch kader.

Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said the move would happen only after Hamas releases all Israeli hostages and no longer manages Palestine.

Andrii Parubii, a Ukrainian politician who previously served as the parliament speaker, was shot dead, Lviv Oblast Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Aug. 30.

IPC says famine is ‘entirely man-made’ and immediate response is needed or avoidable deaths will soar * Israel-Gaza war – latest updates An “entirely man-made” famine is taking place in Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area, UN-backed experts have declared, in an escalation in the devastated territory’s humanitarian crisis. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a globally recognised organisation that classifies the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition, found that three key thresholds for famine had been met. Continue reading...