6. Ukraine claims retaking town, eyes gains in south
- Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the south-eastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to push further south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces.
- The Ukrainian military said last week that its forces had raised the national flag in the strategic settlement, but were still carrying out mopping-up operations.
- Ukrainian forces believe they have broken through the most difficult line of Russian defences in the south and that they will now start advancing more quickly, a commander who led troops into Robotyne said last week
7. Syrian airport closed after Israeli strikes
- Israeli air strikes on Aleppo airport in northern Syria caused the grounding of flights on Monday, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, citing a military source.
- During more than 12 years of civil war in Syria, Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes on its territory, primarily targeting Iran-backed forces and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters as well as Syrian army positions
8. Iran warns Iraq to disarm Kurdish rebels
- Iran on Monday warned Iraq that it would take action if Baghdad does not honour its commitment by mid-September to disarm Iranian Kurdish rebel groups on its territory.
- `According to a deal reached between the Iranian and Iraqi governments, the Iraqi government has pledged to disarm armed terrorist groups in Iraq by September 19, Iran`s foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told a news conference.
- `The September 19 deadline will under no circumstances be extended,` Kanani said
9. UK air traffic glitch causes flight delays across Europe
- Britain`s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) was hit by a technical problem for several hours on Monday, causing widespread disruption to flights using UK airspace that airlines and airports said would continue for some time despite the issue being fixed.
- NATS had earlier had to restrict the flow of aircraft after the issue affected its system`s ability to automatically process flight plans, withairlines and airports warning of delays and cancellations
10. US raises concerns over China curbs on American businesses
- US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discussed concerns about restrictions on American businesses including Intel and Micron with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Monday in a meeting where the two countries also agreed to launch an export control enforcement information dialogue.
- The pair also discussed China`s restrictions on gallium and germanium exports in wide-ranging and candid talks that lasted more than two hours, followed by a two-hour lunch, according to brief com-ments from Raimondo and the Commerce Department
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