The US military reportedly killed 27 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia,at least seven were killed in a blast near a mosque in Kabul,and the Pentagon ordered a review of its overseas social media campaigns after fake account allegationsand said there needs to be more oversight into alleged abuse in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

Following further Ukrainian gains in the northeastern Kharkiv region, Moscow on Tuesday backed referenda in the occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhizhia on joining the Russian Federation.Despite international condemnation, voting began on Friday.This comes as Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization of Russia's military, which will reportedly see roughly 300k reservists called up.This decision saw protests break out across Russia, with Putin on Saturday signing an amendment to toughen the punishment for voluntary surrender and refusal to fight by up to 10 years in prison.Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine has dominated the annual UN General Assembly - held in New York - with nations joining to further condemn Russia's actions.

An Al Jazeera leak revealed that Labour Party officials have allegedly been undermining UK democracy,Kazakh's leader called for a snap presidential election,a former Khmer Rouge leader lost his genocide conviction appeal,and a man in Japan set himself ablaze over former leader Shinzo Abe's state funeral.Meanwhile, China said it's seeking a peaceful "reunification" with Taiwanas US Pres. Biden reaffirmed that the US would defend the island if Beijing attacks,the Taliban and the US agreed on a prisoner swap,and Biden denounced Russia during a UN address.In other news, a joint investigation said Palestinian journalist Abu Aklehs killing was "deliberate,"and protests spread in Iran following the death of a woman in custody of the "morality police,"as Elon Musk's Starlink sought an exemption from sanctions to provide the nation with satellite internet service.Elsewhere, the EU proposed suspending billions in funding to Hungary,and the UN said all warring sides are committing atrocities in Ethiopia,as it denounced the exclusion of Afghan girls from school,and requested an "urgent report" on allegations of sexual abuse by aid workers in South Sudan.

An appeals court lifted a hold on the classified records retrieved from Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence,while Trump's lawyers opposed sharing the "declassification" details of the documents,NY's attorney general sued the Trump family and business,Virginia Thomas agreed to interview with the Jan. 6 Committee,and the trial for a Trump ally accused of UAE lobbying began.Meanwhile, a report said social media still boosts election fraud claims,MyPillow CEO Lindell sued the FBI,a criminal probe into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his decision to send migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Mass. was opened,and a jury ruled against conservative group Project Veritas in a lawsuit.Elsewhere, US arrests along the Mexico border were reported to have exceeded 2M in the 2022 fiscal year.

A judge temporarily blocked an Indiana abortion ban,while Yeshiva University in New York suspended its clubs after a SCOTUS ruling on LGBTQ+ student organizations.Elsewhere, Palestinian schools held strikes over a plan to introduce an Israeli curriculum,more than 200 NGOs called for international action to end hunger,and over 70 migrants died off the Syrian coast.

A former US officer involved in George Floyd's death was sentenced to three years,a judge overturned the conviction in the Adnan Syed murder case, 47 individuals were charged for stealing $250M in COVID relief funds,and a North Dakota man was accused of murdering a conservative.

World leaders pledged billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria,a health panel said US adults need routine anxiety screening,and Biden said the pandemic is "over..

The US Fed announced its fifth rate hike since March,the Bank of England raised interest rates to 2.25%,and the pound sank as markets reacted to the UK's mini-budget.Meanwhile, Japan intervened in the foreign exchange to curb the yen's slide,inflation in Sri Lanka was reported to have jumped to 70.2% in August,and Pakistan's bonds dropped amid default fears.

Landslides in El Salvador killed at least seven,Mexico's pacific coast was rocked by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake,and hurricane Fiona knocked out power in Puerto Rico before moving on to wreak havoc in Canada.Meanwhile, Britain lifted its ban on gas fracking, the world's first database for tracking fossil fuels was launched,the UN chief called for an energy windfall tax on polluters,and Micronesia criticized Japan's plan to release radioactive Fukushima water.

A COVID quarantine bus in China suffered a deadly crash.

The FTC ruled that Amazon's Bezos and Jassy must testify in a probe..