Libre News of The World Express Edition. Thursday the 4th of September 2025

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World: Margaret Atwood fires back at Alberta’s book ban with biting satire 【CBC News†https://www.cbc.ca】; the Kremlin rebuffs Donald Trump’s claim of a secret Putin-Xi-Kim alliance 【Reuters†https://www.reuters.com】; Costa Rica is elevated to high-income status as poverty hits a new low 【The Tico Times†https://www.ticotimes.net】; the U.S. military sinks a suspected drug vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 【Associated Press†https://www.apnews.com】; Brazil formally seeks full membership in the International Energy Agency 【Bloomberg†https://www.bloomberg.com】; Colombia’s Defensoría warns steep budget cuts could cripple human rights safeguards 【El Espectador†https://www.elespectador.com】; Chile’s pudus, the world’s tiniest deer, face extinction threats 【La Tercera†https://www.latercera.com】; Argentina places the daughter of a Nazi official under house arrest amid a looted art probe 【Página/12†https://www.pagina12.com.ar】; China stages a defiant “axis of upheaval” military parade 【The Guardian†https://www.theguardian.com】; Australia faces backlash over a new offshore deportation law 【ABC News†https://www.abc.net.au】; New Zealand lifts its oil and gas exploration ban 【The Guardian†https://www.theguardian.com】; BOJ Governor Ueda and PM Ishiba meet to calm FX tremors 【Nikkei Asia†https://asia.nikkei.com】; Marina Bay Sands dazzles with a billion-dollar revamp 【The Straits Times†https://www.straitstimes.com】; Vietnam’s youth celebrate independence with boba tea in hand 【VN Express†https://e.vnexpress.net】; South African business activity inches upward as cost pressures ease 【Business Day†https://www.businesslive.co.za】; Erdoğan condemns U.S. visa revocations for Palestinian leaders 【Al Jazeera†https://www.aljazeera.com】; Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector growth edges higher 【Arab News†https://www.arabnews.com】; Tehran accuses U.S. missile restrictions of blocking nuclear talks 【Al-Monitor†https://www.al-monitor.com】; Israeli forces advance deeper into Gaza City amid mounting civilian toll 【Haaretz†https://www.haaretz.com】; French energy workers cut output in strike protests 【Le Monde†https://www.lemonde.fr】; Italian stocks rally but still trade at a discount to peers 【Financial Times†https://www.ft.com】; Spain offers to absorb €83 billion in regional debt 【El País†https://elpais.com】; Portugal unveils a €4 billion plan to modernize ports 【Expresso†https://expresso.pt】; Aliyev accuses India of blocking Azerbaijan’s SCO membership 【Eurasianet†https://eurasianet.org】; the UK government balances free speech concerns, bans energy drinks for under-16s, and sets budget day 【BBC News†https://www.bbc.com】; Scotland battles a surge in synthetic nitazenes 【The Scotsman†https://www.scotsman.com】; Ireland’s new Garda Commissioner vows to prioritize victims and tackle the Kinahan cartel 【Irish Times†https://www.irishtimes.com】; Berlusconi-backed MFE pledges editorial freedom in ProSieben takeover 【Handelsblatt†https://www.handelsblatt.com】; Norway’s prime-ministership race heats up before elections 【Aftenposten†https://www.aftenposten.no】; Erlendur Fashion Week unfolds in Reykjavík 【Morgunblaðið†https://www.mbl.is】; archaeologists in Uzbekistan unearth 80,000-year-old arrowheads rewriting humanity’s tech origins 【The Guardian†https://www.theguardian.com】; Kim Jong-un pledges “everything I can” to support Putin 【Reuters†https://www.reuters.com】; NATO signals clearer security guarantees for Ukraine 【Politico Europe†https://www.politico.eu】; and Sri Lanka grants its first-ever telecom infrastructure license 【Daily FT†https://www.ft.lk】. These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!