Putin to Attend China's Victory Day Parade

"Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the Victory Day parade on Tiananmen Square

on Wednesday, marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II.
The parade will last about 70 minutes and will include a march of 45 military formations, hundreds of units of equipment and an air show with more than 100 aircraft — from fighters and bombers to helicopters and transport planes." Sputnik

M5.9 earthquake hits Chile–Argentina border region

"An earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.9 hit the Chile–Argentina border region at 04:10 UTC. The agency reported a depth of 176 km (109 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth." W

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 79 km north of Tandag, Philippines

"Just 20 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines. The tremor was recorded in the morning at 7:04 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km below the surface." W

Very strong mag. 6.0 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 34 mi southeast of Herbert Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

"A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near Herbert

Island island, USA, in the morning of Wednesday, Sep 3, 2025 at 11.57 am local time (GMT -9). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.

The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." W

Anti-Immigration Protests ERUPT Across Japan

"The Liberal government of the country are now facing a huge backlash over their pro- migration dealsthat they are making with a number of countries by bringing in low skilled workers uh to to obviously fight back against the problem of birth rates and the aging population. And of course, the Japanese people are not having any of this and they are now on the streets of Osaka and everywhere else basically to fight against this. And of course, the Liberal Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba. Ishiba of course has signed a new deal with the Indian government which has resulted in a massive massive backlash... the Japanese government decided to uh start to import low-skilled workers from Nigeria and other places in Africa again to uh fight against the problem with aging population. But he's also signed a deal with India uh over the last couple of days and this will potentially import about 50,000 low-skll workers nd again all this done is without the consent of the Japanese people." Tousi

180 combat engagements in past day

"A total of 180 combat clashes occurred between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders.....Airstrikes targeted areas near the settlements of Bilohiria and Veselianka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Olhivka in the Kherson region.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attacks. The enemy carried out eight airstrikes, dropped 24 guided bombs, and launched 252 artillery attacks, including three from MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian forces stopped 11 assaults near Vovchansk and toward Kutkivka.

In the Kupiansk sector, six enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian troops repelled assaults near Zahryzove and toward Kupiansk and Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched 41 attacks, attempting to breach Ukrainian defenses near Novomykhailivka, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Torske, Serebrianka, and in the direction of Novyi Myr, Shandryholove, Drobysheve, Yampil, Dronivka, and Siversk.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled eight attacks near Hryhorivka and toward Serebrianka and Vyimka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, seven combat engagements occurred as the enemy tried to advance toward Pazeno and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, Russian troops launched 10 attacks near Dyliivka, Shcherbynivka, Katerynivka, and toward Pleshchiivka and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 55 enemy assaults near Shakhove, Zapovidne, Zatyshok, Fedorivka, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Horikhove, and toward Novyi Donbas, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Promin, Sukhyi Yar, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Molodetske, and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy carried out 18 attacks near Yalta, Zelenyi Hai, Tolstoi, Voskresenka, Komyshuvakha, and toward Ivanivka and Novomykhailivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russian forces attempted two breakthroughs toward Novodanylivka and Plavni.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled an enemy attack toward Antonivka." Ukrin