🇺🇸⚡️- The Wall Street Journal reports that US President Trump has begun preparations to rename the Department of Defense back to its former name, the 'Department of War.'

🇺🇸⚡️- Elon Musk is suing a former Chinese engineer Xuechen Li for stealing xAI code and taking them to OpenAI. Li admitted previously that he had committed the theft and "attempted to cover his tracks".

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis march in Sana'a, Ansarullah-controlled Yemen, late at night demanding revenge for the Israeli assassinated government figures.

🇷🇺🇨🇳⚡- Russian President Putin arrives in Tianjin, China, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2025 Summit.

🇨🇳🇮🇳⚡- China's Xi met India's Modi on the sidelines of the SCO2025 Summit in Tianjin, China.

🇮🇩🇨🇳⚡- BREAKING: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto cancels his trip to Tianjin, China, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2025 Summit after violent protests have taken over the country over the past few days.

🇨🇳⚡- Leaders of Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Pakistan have all arrived in Tianjin, China, to attend the SCO2025 Summit.

🇱🇾🇺🇳⚡- UN Mission in Libya UNSMIL expressed alarm over the ongoing buildup of forces and heavy weaponry near Tripoli, western Libya.

"We strongly urge the authorities to prevent clashes due to the potential harm to the civilian population in the country's most densely populated city," - UNSMIL, after the GNU's 444th Brigade announced full mobilization, and as opposition Rada Forces in Tripoli are placed on high alert.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Saudi outlet al-Arabiya claims Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike yesterday.

Note, Israel has not yet confirmed Abu Obeida's death, but believes he was hit and sustained serious injuries in an airstrike yesterday.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Gaza's Ministry of Health reports that the death toll from starvation and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip has risen to 339, which includes 124 children.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has indirectly confirmed the death of Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida.

Netanyahu began today's security cabinet meeting by saying "Hamas will not make any statements regarding Abu Obeida, apparently as there is no one left to speak."

🇾🇪🇮🇱 - Updated complete list of confirmed assassinations from Israeli attacks against Sana'a, Ansarullah-controlled Yemen, on August 28th:

- Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi, Prime Minister.
- Mohammed Al-Madani – Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Local Administrations.
- Hashem Sharaf Al-Din – Minister of Information.
- Mohammed Al-Mawlid – Minister of Youth and Sports.
- Jamal Amer – Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- Hassan Al-Saadi – Minister of Education.
- Samir Bajala – Minister of Social Affairs.
- Mujahid Abdullah – Minister of Justice.
- Ali Saif – Minister of Electricity.
- Mohammed Qaheem – Minister of Transport and Public Works.
- Muin Al-Mahqari – Minister of Economy.
- Ali Al-Yafi – Minister of Culture.
- Abdulmajid Al-Murtada – Deputy Minister of Interior.
- Fares Al-Dahiyani – Director of Intelligence at the Council of Ministers.
- Hussein Daif Allah – Deputy Head of the Intelligence Apparatus.
- Mohammed Al-Kibsi – Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister.

Israel has wiped out almost the entire Houthi government, with just four ministers left alive.

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- "This is just the beginning of the strike against senior officials in Sana’a, Yemen. We will reach them all," - Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, during the security cabinet meeting today.

🇵🇸🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- "These are days of great achievements, but they are also days full of challenges," - Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, commenting on the attacks against Houthi officials and the possible assassination of Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida during his security cabinet meeting.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- The IDF have announced the death of Abu Obeida, Hamas military spokesman.

🇨🇳🇷🇺🇦🇲⚡- Russian President Putin met Armenia's Prime Minister Pashinyan on the sidelines of SCO2025 in Tianjin, China.

🇨🇳🇷🇺🇮🇳⚡- Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2025 summit, Tianjin, China.

🇨🇳⚡- Family photo from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2025 in Tianjin, China.

Iran's Pezeshkian is notably absent, allegedly for arriving late to the summit. Indonesia's Subianto cancelled his trip due to ongoing unrest across Indonesia.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "We will also reach senior Hamas officials abroad," - Eyal Zamir, Israeli Chief of Staff.

🇾🇪🇺🇳⚡- BREAKING: Ansarullah have stormed the UN office in Sana'a, Ansarullah-controlled Yemen.

Reports of UN officials being taken hostage.

🇺🇦🇮🇱⚡- Ukraine cancels the annual Hasidic Jewish pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine, next month. Kiev has officially cited 'security concerns', even though the event has been held in the three previous years of war.

A Ukrainian official told i24 "that Kiev is frustrated by Israel’s lack of support in the face of Russia’s threats."