Politico - President Trump tells reporters “we just have to beat the hell” out of “radical left lunatics,” following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/11/trump-says-we-have-to-beat-the-hell-out-of-radical-left-lunatics-after-kirk-killing-00559170

Folha - Majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices convict former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting a coup d’état and other crimes to try to remain in power. https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2025/09/supreme-federal-court-forms-majority-to-convict-bolsonaro-for-coup-detat-and-four-other-crimes.shtml

BBC - Peter Mandelson sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US after he faced mounting scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/czewp16k6k6t

Had no idea I was the 41st most-followed account on Mastodon. Take that, NASA, and watch your back, ‘taz.’ https://most-followed-mastodon-accounts.stefanhayden.com/

BBC - The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2zy4l8jgeo

In a rare outing in DC to a public restaurant, President Trump dined at Joe’s Seafood this evening with a disruption inside by protesters waving Palestinian flags and small banners, according to radio pool reporter Sagar Meghani.

WaPo - Oliver North weds Fawn Hall. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/09/09/oliver-north-fawn-hall-married/

Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia has freed Princeton doctoral student Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli, who taken hostage in Iraq more than two years ago.

FT - The US has informed countries in Europe that it is stepping back from joint efforts to combat disinformation from countries such as Russia, China and Iran. https://www.ft.com/content/d31b56e3-aca9-4ee7-af5a-abec74830455

The Guardian - A trove of leaked data from Boris Johnson’s private office reveals how the former prime minister has been profiting from contacts and influence he gained in office in a possible breach of ethics and lobbying rules. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/08/revealed-how-boris-johnson-traded-pm-contacts-for-global-business-deals

Amtrak now has a passenger train in service that can match the speed Japan's Shinkansen achieved in 1992. https://www.amtrak.com/nextgen-acela

NYT - President Trump has dismantled the American government’s efforts to combat foreign disinformation. The problem is that Russia has not stopped spreading it. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/business/russia-disinformation-trump.html

(Reuters) - Internet connectivity in multiple countries including India and Pakistan has been affected due to subsea cable outages in the Red Sea. Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet across Asia and the Middle East - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/red-sea-cable-cuts-disrupt-internet-across-asia-middle-east-2025-09-07/

JoongAng Daily - Negotiations for the release of South Korean workers detained in the US state of Georgia have been completed, according to an official in Seoul. https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-09-07/world/world/Release-of-detained-Koreans-in-Georgia-secured/2393271

Japan Times - “I decided to give way to the next generation,” says Japan’s prime minister in announcing his resignation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/japan/politics/japan-pm-ishiba-to-quit/

Kyiv Post - Russia launched its largest overnight strikes on Ukraine, sending 805 drones and 13 missiles across the country early today. The Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv was among the targets hit. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/59604

NHK - Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has decided to resign, apparently to try to contain the confusion within the governing LDP. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250907_11/

LA Times - LAPD discontinues protection for former VP Harris amid criticism that officers were being diverted from crime suppression duties. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-06/lapd-ends-protection-of-ex-vp-kamala-harris-after-criticism-of-diverting-cops-from-crime-suppression

WBBM TV - Chicago leaders slam President Trump’s ‘Chipocalypse’ threat. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-president-donald-trump-threat-troops-chicago-immigration-enforcement/

Nepali Times - Nepal has shut down dozens of social media platforms in a move widely seen as an effort to tax the revenue they generate in the country, and to control content critical of government. https://nepalitimes.com/news/protest-grows-against-nepal-s-social-media-ban