00:00World News Headlines, Thursday, September 3, 2026
00:04Here are the top global stories making headlines today.
00:09Asterisk 1. Markets and Economy Asterisk
00:13Shares and bonds rally as investors await Fed signals ahead of Friday's U.S. payrolls report.
00:20Treasury yields eased and gold climbed to $4,409 per Oz.
00:26Rising bond yields worry IMF
00:29IMF's Georgieva warned high yields threaten progress on developing country debt,
00:34with Senegal set as the next $2.2 billion test case under the G20 Common Framework 098 ECA 8 E73
00:42E9.
00:44Asterisk 2. U.S. Middle East Tensions Asterisk
00:48U.S. and Iran Resume Strikes
00:51Pentagon says it hit IRGC targets,
00:55Tehran says it struck U.S. assets in Jordan and Iraq,
00:58first major exchange since July.
01:01Oil edged lower amid uncertainty
01:03Trump proposes renaming Strait of Hormuz to Trump's Strait on Truth Social
01:09amid the ongoing U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.
01:11U.S. issues travel advisory for citizens in UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain due to rising Iran tensions 266709-8E62350 EAD.
01:25Asterisk 3.
01:27Asia Pacific and Defense Asterisk
01:30Pacific leaders seek united response to China's July ballistic missile test in the region,
01:35its first Pacific launch since September 2024.
01:39Australia and U.S. to boost defense ties as China's influence grows.
01:45U.S. force posture in Australia is growing across every domain.
01:49Part of AUKUS, with Virginia-class submarine set for HMAS Sterling from 2027.
01:55China-Russia cooperation, Vice Premier Ding Shuexiang met Putin in Vladivostok,
02:02calling prospects for Far East cooperation broad and promising D6BB844F4837.
02:10Asterisk 4.
02:12Energy Asterisk
02:14Australia's Bitilu shale gas starts first flows.
02:18The remote basin could help Asia with energy security amid Hormuz fears,
02:22with 200-plus TCF recoverable reserves E-137.
02:27Asterisk 5.
02:29Other Notable Headlines
02:31Asterisk
02:31Nepal floods, death toll crosses 1,000,
02:36tilde operator 4,000 missing including 583 foreigners.
02:42India, NEA slams Pakistan over demolition of century-old Hindu temple.
02:47R.E.T.D. Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra appointed first CEO of Ram Temple.
02:53ISRO, all set to launch satellite EOS-050 EAD-6235.
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