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Iraq launched investigations into drones that struck Saudi Arabia and closed several border crossings into Iran https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/12/iraq-probes-drone-strikes-on-saudi-arabia-shuts-three-crossings-to-iran
Lebanon struck by Israel https://aje.news/g041so?update=4943474
South Africa says international law can’t be selectively enforced https://aje.news/g041so?update=4943365
Ireland tells US that normalization of war and genocide should not be acceptable https://aje.news/g041so?update=4943094
Venezuela, US again boasted about how easy it was to strike Venezuela and take their oil, says citizens in country very happy with it https://alertas24.com/trump-asegura-desde-irlanda-que-venezuela-esta-muy-feliz-bajo-el-control-petrolero-de-estados-unidos/
Cuba reaffirmed commitment to development and promotion of cooperation among Non-US American nations https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/09/12/cuba-reafirma-compromiso-con-la-cooperacion-entre-paises-del-sur/
Japan Tokyo has a police officer shortage with 3k vacancies https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260909/p2a/00m/0na/047000c
US Anthropic says AI dev should slow down to reduce risks (of someone else getting first place, of course.) https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-boss-warns-ai-industry-must-slow-the-pace-a4267b56?mod=mhp
US Trump admin going out of way to stifle freedom of speech and press https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/us/politics/trump-free-speech.html?edge_reader_page
Germany protests against far right AfD, some demanding banning https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/demos-gegen-rechts-120.html
Pakistan will not be holding talks with insurgents, will continue military campaigns https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-balochistan-rebels-negotiations-206732b68168bd0c42eb0685f036e356
Colombia 17 active forest fires https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/09/12/colombia-registra-17-incendios-forestales-activos/
Romania, record set for the worlds longest table made from recycled materials with money raised from the event going to a children’s psychiatric facility https://apnews.com/article/romania-guinness-world-record-table-pediatric-hospital-f57ec0b098ac42ff15bbb02d9ece0e6d
