Russian MP Leonid Slutsky described the sanctions against Russia, which Trump is compelled to impose, as meaningless and useless, blaming Europe for escalating the Ukrainian conflict.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee warns that the West Bank is facing an imminent economic collapse that could lead to violent escalation, with the financial crisis threatening regional security.

Brigade 444 Qital of the Libyan Army thwarted a suicide car bomb attack targeting its camp in Bani Walid, northwest Libya, with no casualties or damage reported. Investigations are ongoing to identify the attacker and organizers amid warnings of escalating security tensions in Tripoli.

The Lebanese Cabinet session on September 5 is set to review the army's plan to confine weapons to the state amid tensions between the Presidency, Hezbollah, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri over implementation methods.

US President Donald Trump announced a military strike against a Venezuelan drug gang in the Caribbean Sea that killed 11 members without injuring US forces. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the operation as a lethal strike against a drug-terrorist organization.

Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party plan to topple Prime Minister François Bayrou in a no-confidence vote scheduled for September 8 amid a growing political crisis in France calling for parliamentary elections and President Emmanuel Macron's resignation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the unprecedented level of Russia-China relations during his meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing, ahead of a massive military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed has directed that the "Dubai Marathon" become an annual event lasting three months across Dubai's shopping malls, following the first edition's success which set a world record with 1,392 participants.

The UAE participated in the official opening ceremony of several cultural and heritage sites rebuilt in Mosul, Iraq, funded by the UAE in partnership with UNESCO and the European Union as part of the "Reviving the Spirit of Mosul" initiative.

Seoul intelligence estimates reveal that North Korea lost about 2,000 soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in the Ukraine war, an increase from the April estimate of at least 600 casualties.