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September 3: Finland’s Civil Defence Drill and Minneapolis Apartment Shooting
In Europe
Finland is staging what it calls Europe’s largest civil-defence exercise since World War II, as officials warn of suspected Russian sabotage and disruption across the continent. The drill reflects a wider shift from treating civil resilience as a contingency plan to treating it as basic national infrastructure.
In Munich, German police have arrested two people after a small fire at a construction site that investigators believe may have been an attempted attack on a defence company.
In Pakistan
Punjab province has authorized terrorism trials in which an unnamed official can require judges, prosecutors and witnesses to remain anonymous. The measure has no expiry date, and it raises obvious questions about whether defendants can meaningfully test the evidence against them.
In the United States
A Chinese man died within hours of entering ICE custody in Saipan. The agency has not said whether he received the medical screening that it says detainees should receive within 12 hours of intake.
In downtown Minneapolis, a gunman killed two people and wounded three police officers inside the Shoreline Plaza apartment tower before dying. The shooting shut down a busy part of the city during rush hour.
In the Indo-Pacific
The United States and Australia have agreed to accelerate defence cooperation and expand the U.S. military presence in Australia, citing China’s rapid military buildup.
In music
Grammy-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died at 70. Across four decades, her low, distinctive voice and genre-blending work reshaped the boundaries between jazz, blues and folk.
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