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Trump envoys wrap 'substantive' Kyiv talks with Zelensky after Moscow meeting with Putin
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv via the Peace Express train on September 6, 2026, a day after more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, for their first-ever visit to Ukraine's capital since the 2022 invasion. Three rounds of negotiations followed, the last including representatives from Britain, France and Germany, covering security guarantees for Ukraine, the future of its military, and a post-war "prosperity plan" for economic recovery. No major breakthrough was announced, but Witkoff said he was "confident that there'll be a good resolution here" and the envoys pushed for a return to trilateral talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump envoys wrap 'substantive' Kyiv talks with Zelensky after Moscow meeting with Putin
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv via the Peace Express train on September 6, 2026, a day after more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, for their first-ever visit to Ukraine's capital since the 2022 invasion. Three rounds of negotiations followed, the last including representatives from Britain, France and Germany, covering security guarantees for Ukraine, the future of its military, and a post-war "prosperity plan" for economic recovery. No major breakthrough was announced, but Witkoff said he was "confident that there'll be a good resolution here" and the envoys pushed for a return to trilateral talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine.
Germany's far-right AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt election in a landslide, first shot at governing a state
Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6, 2026, with preliminary results putting it at 43.8% of the vote, more than double the 17.2% won by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), who had governed the state since 2021. The AfD hailed a "historic" result, but it remains unclear whether it can form a government: the party has never entered a governing coalition in any of Germany's 16 states or federally, as mainstream parties maintain a political "firewall" against it, and the CDU's state premier said he did not intend to cooperate with the AfD. A win would mark the first far-right-led state government in Germany's postwar history.
Read more →Germany's far-right AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt election in a landslide, first shot at governing a state
Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6, 2026, with preliminary results putting it at 43.8% of the vote, more than double the 17.2% won by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), who had governed the state since 2021. The AfD hailed a "historic" result, but it remains unclear whether it can form a government: the party has never entered a governing coalition in any of Germany's 16 states or federally, as mainstream parties maintain a political "firewall" against it, and the CDU's state premier said he did not intend to cooperate with the AfD. A win would mark the first far-right-led state government in Germany's postwar history.
Category 3 Hurricane Lowell bears down on Hawaii with statewide flood watch, dangerous surf
Hurricane Lowell, packing 120 mph sustained winds, was roughly 500 miles south-southwest of Kauai on September 7, 2026, and forecast to pass just west of Niihau and Kauai overnight into Tuesday as a weakening Category 2 or 1 storm. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Kauai, with forecasters warning of extremely dangerous surf on south- and west-facing shores, damaging wind gusts up to 74 mph possible in Kauai County, and a statewide flood watch beginning at noon and running through Tuesday. Lowell briefly reached Category 5 strength on September 5 before weakening, and officials urged residents to finalize storm preparations even as its exact track remained uncertain.
Read more →Category 3 Hurricane Lowell bears down on Hawaii with statewide flood watch, dangerous surf
Hurricane Lowell, packing 120 mph sustained winds, was roughly 500 miles south-southwest of Kauai on September 7, 2026, and forecast to pass just west of Niihau and Kauai overnight into Tuesday as a weakening Category 2 or 1 storm. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Kauai, with forecasters warning of extremely dangerous surf on south- and west-facing shores, damaging wind gusts up to 74 mph possible in Kauai County, and a statewide flood watch beginning at noon and running through Tuesday. Lowell briefly reached Category 5 strength on September 5 before weakening, and officials urged residents to finalize storm preparations even as its exact track remained uncertain.
Iran threatens 'more severe' strikes on US Navy after Washington destroys three oil tankers
Iran's Revolutionary Guard central command warned on September 6, 2026, that any continued US "harassment" of Iranian shipping would trigger retaliatory strikes on American military vessels that are "more severe than before," with a "possibility of their expansion." The threat came hours after US Central Command said it had permanently disabled two Iranian crude oil tankers and destroyed a third, calling them part of a shadow fleet funding the Revolutionary Guard, in response to Iranian ballistic missiles fired a day earlier at a US aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer, both of which evaded the attack with no American casualties.
Read more →Iran threatens 'more severe' strikes on US Navy after Washington destroys three oil tankers
Iran's Revolutionary Guard central command warned on September 6, 2026, that any continued US "harassment" of Iranian shipping would trigger retaliatory strikes on American military vessels that are "more severe than before," with a "possibility of their expansion." The threat came hours after US Central Command said it had permanently disabled two Iranian crude oil tankers and destroyed a third, calling them part of a shadow fleet funding the Revolutionary Guard, in response to Iranian ballistic missiles fired a day earlier at a US aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer, both of which evaded the attack with no American casualties.
Delhi building collapse death toll climbs to six as rescuers clear final rubble
A five-story building housing a boys' hostel in the Satya Niketan neighborhood near Delhi University collapsed on September 6, 2026, initially killing at least one person and trapping dozens under the debris. By September 7, the death toll had risen to six, with at least a dozen people pulled from the rubble alive and roughly 80% of the debris cleared, leaving rescue crews working through the remaining rubble in the building's basement. The densely populated area is known for private student accommodation near the university campus.
Read more →Delhi building collapse death toll climbs to six as rescuers clear final rubble
A five-story building housing a boys' hostel in the Satya Niketan neighborhood near Delhi University collapsed on September 6, 2026, initially killing at least one person and trapping dozens under the debris. By September 7, the death toll had risen to six, with at least a dozen people pulled from the rubble alive and roughly 80% of the debris cleared, leaving rescue crews working through the remaining rubble in the building's basement. The densely populated area is known for private student accommodation near the university campus.