US, African Union Push Toward Congo-Rwanda Peace; US Agreements With KR, JP, EU at Risk in Court; Israel Issues Gaza City Ultimatum

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President Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court to uphold his proposed sweeping tariffs while threatening to unwind existing trade agreements with key allies Korea, Japan, and the EU if challenged in court. International security concerns mount as the FBI warns of an extensive Chinese hacking campaign targeting Americans, while diplomatic efforts continue with US and African Union representatives meeting on the Congo-Rwanda peace framework. In the Middle East, Israel has issued an ultimatum to Hamas regarding Gaza City as negotiations remain active, and Estonia signals readiness to deploy troops to Ukraine despite defense concerns. Meanwhile, corruption continues to plague Latin American leadership as Peru's former President Toledo receives his second conviction.

Top Stories

• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Sweeping Tariffs - NYT

• US, African Union attend second oversight committee meeting for Congo-Rwanda peace deal - Reuters 

• Israel tells Hamas to surrender or see Gaza City leveled as group says it’s open to deal - Times of Israel

• Trump says US would have to 'unwind' trade deals with Korea, Japan, EU in case of court loss over tariffs - Korea Herald

• FBI Warns Americans of Chinese Hacking Campaign: What To Know - Newsweek

• Estonia 'not worried' sending troops to Ukraine will curb its defence - Ground News 

• Peruvian court hands ex-President Toledo second corruption sentence - Reuters

United States

• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Sweeping Tariffs - NYT

• Federal court blocks Trump's removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members under wartime enemies law - NBC

• Trump says US would have to 'unwind' trade deals with Korea, Japan, EU in case of court loss over tariffs - Korea Herald

• FBI Warns Americans of Chinese Hacking Campaign: What To Know - Newsweek

• The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities - NBC

Africa

• AI in Africa: Experts aim to close the language gap - BBC 

• 3 deported by U.S. held in African prison despite completing sentences, lawyers say - PBS

• The Case for why African, Caribbean Summit Should Address Reparations - HRW

• US, African Union attend second oversight committee meeting for Congo-Rwanda peace deal - Reuters 

• Egypt scraps decades-old rent caps, fuelling eviction fears - Straits Times

Middle East

• Israel tells Hamas to surrender or see Gaza City leveled as group says it’s open to deal - Times of Israel

• Shin Bet, IDF foil Hamas plot to assassinate Ben-Gvir - JPost

• Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen - Reuters

• UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross 'red line' - BBC

• Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, UN agency says - AP 

Indo-Pacific

• FBI Warns Americans of Chinese Hacking Campaign: What To Know - Newsweek

• A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying - AP

• Indonesia fires officer involved in police killing as protests continue - Reuters

• The threat of deflation stalks Asia’s economies - Hindustan Times

• Trump says US would have to 'unwind' trade deals with Korea, Japan, EU in case of court loss over tariffs - Korea Herald

Europe

• Trump says US would have to 'unwind' trade deals with Korea, Japan, EU in case of court loss over tariffs - Korea Herald

• EU Commission launches Mercosur deal ratification amid tensions in France - Euro News

• Estonia 'not worried' sending troops to Ukraine will curb its defence - Ground News 

• ‘Block everything’: What we know about the movement to shut down France on September 10 - France24

• Migrant crisis: How Europe went from Merkel's 'We can do it' ten years ago to pulling up the drawbridge - BBC 

Latin America

• Federal court blocks Trump's removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members under wartime enemies law - NBC 

• The Case for why African, Caribbean Summit Should Address Reparations - HRW

• How Jair Bolsonaro Tried, and Failed, to Stage a Coup in Brazil - NYT

• Maps show Hurricane Lorena's path and forecast in Pacific as it threatens Mexico - CBS

• Peruvian court hands ex-President Toledo second corruption sentence - Reuters

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