News - U.S.-Iran Fighting Resumes, Trump Claims U.S. Stake in Venezuela's Oil, Israel Moves Toward Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza

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The AP Labor Day barbecue seeks more bouncy castle security personnel. In this week’s news: a grim climate update (3:27); the Trump administration is trying to avoid Iran escalation until the midterms pass (6:22); the Iran war appears to resume (6:40); settler violence escalates in the West Bank (12:07); a leaked Pentagon document shows that generals object to extended deployments in Iran (13:44); Israel's defense minister backs Gaza ethnic cleansing (17:20); Libya's rival governments sign an election agreement (21:26); Somali piracy is on the rise (23:01); Russia uses more advanced drones to pummel Ukraine (24:24); German authorities accuse Russia of an attempted drone attack (25:48); Trump threatens a Falklands policy reversal (27:47); Iceland voters reject EU accession talks (29:39); the US takes ownership of Venezuela’s oil (31:15); and Operation Southern Spear turns one (36:53).

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