Morning Briefing: Sept. 3, 2025

ISTANBUL

Here is a rundown of all the news you need to start your Wednesday with, including a gathering of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing, Israeli forces killing 95 Palestinians in Gaza Strip, and US President Donald Trump accusing China, North Korea, Russia of conspiring against Washington.

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• China's largest military parade begins in Beijing with world leaders attending

China’s largest-ever military parade began early Wednesday in Beijing, showcasing the country’s growing military might as President Xi Jinping welcomed heads of state, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Ahead of the event, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan greeted world leaders on their arrival at the venue before walking alongside Putin, Kim, and other leaders to the rostrum.

Putin arrived in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Aug. 31 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit before traveling to Beijing, while Kim arrived in the Chinese capital on Tuesday aboard his armored train. This marks Kim’s first participation in a multilateral event since taking power in 2011.

• Israeli forces kill 95 Palestinians in Gaza Strip

Israeli forces killed at least 95 people in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including aid seekers, according to medics and the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Medical sources said the fatalities were confirmed among several hospitals in the enclave, including 35 at Al-Shifa Hospital, four at the Sheikh Radwan Clinic, 10 at Al-Awda Hospital, three at Al-Aqsa Hospital, 31 at Nasser Hospital, and 12 at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, the news agency reported.

A medical source told Anadolu that four people were killed and others injured when Israeli drones struck a group of civilians in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.

Nine people were killed in Israeli strikes that targeted residential buildings in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.

• Trump accuses China, North Korea, Russia of conspiring against US

US President Donald Trump accused the leaders of China, North Korea, and Russia of conspiring against Washington as Beijing hosted China’s largest-ever military parade showcasing its growing military might.

Trump posted the remarks Tuesday on his social media company Truth Social, writing: "The big question to be answered is whether or not President Xi of China will mention the massive amount of support and ‘blood’ that The United States of America gave to China to help it secure its FREEDOM from a very unfriendly foreign invader," referring to the US involvement in World War II.

He noted that many Americans lost their lives in China’s struggle for victory and expressed hope that their bravery and sacrifice would be "rightfully Honored and Remembered."

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that humanity faces a choice between peace and war and urged nations across the world to eliminate the root causes of conflict and prevent the recurrence of historical tragedies.
• Neither Türkiye nor Damascus would tolerate those who seek to stir up turmoil on Syrian soil, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his international debut by attending a multilateral diplomatic gathering Wednesday alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Beijing.
• The US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released more than 33,000 pages of records Tuesday related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that the Department of Justice provided.
• Belgium announced sweeping measures Tuesday targeting Israel over its war in Gaza, including sanctions, an expanded arms embargo, and a ban on importing goods and services produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.
• US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the headquarters of the US Space Command (SPACECOM) will be relocated from the state of Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama.
• The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is "inadmissible and untenable" and threatens the moral foundations of the EU, Slovenia’s premier said Tuesday, calling on the international community to take concrete steps against Israel.
• The British Embassy reopened in Cairo on Tuesday after a 2-day closure over diplomatic tensions between Egypt and the UK.
• Moscow and Washington have planned another round of consultations between the Russian Foreign Ministry and the US State Department, the Kremlin said Tuesday
• A fresh 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
• At least 13 people are dead and 35 injured following an explosion at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan organized by the Balochistan National Party.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

• US court rules Google gets to keep Chrome browser

A US federal court ruled Tuesday that Google is not required to sell its Chrome browser as part of an antitrust lawsuit.

The Washington, DC, district court issued its ruling on the request of the US Department of Justice to force Google to sell Chrome.

“Google will not be required to divest Chrome; nor will the court include a contingent divestiture of the Android operating system in the final judgment,” the decision said. “Plaintiffs overreached in seeking forced divestiture of these key assets, which Google did not use to effect any illegal restraints.”

• India says negotiating trade pact with US

New Delhi on Tuesday said it is negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with the US, which has imposed 50% tariffs on goods from India, including a 25% penalty for its refusal to stop buying oil from Russia.

"We are in dialogue with them (US) for a bilateral trade agreement," Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal told an event in the capital New Delhi.

US President Trump’s 50% tariffs on imports from India took effect late last month, partly as a punishment for importing Russian oil. Trump had earlier imposed a 25% baseline tariff on Indian goods, after New Delhi and Washington failed to reach a trade deal.