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Sri Lanka is enduring its worst economic crisis in over seven decades, as August saw the country’s annual inflation rate surge to more than 70%.

Five Brits have been freed after being held by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine.

Reuters: New York State Attorney General Letitia James is suing Donald Trump and the Trump Organization for engaging in “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation” in preparing annual financial statements between 2011 and 2021, Reuters reports.

Trump news: NY AG teases ‘major announcement’ as special master demands proof of ‘declassified’ docs

The i says There are Queen tributes and then there are Queen tributes. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s office has defended his behaviour after he was filmed singing Bohemian Rhapsody alongside a musician in London’s Corinthia hotel.

The Guardian says Homes acquired with “dirty money” in the richest parts of London could be seized and turned into affordable housing under plans to crack down on oligarchs using Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Mayfair “to rinse their money”.

The Guardian says A man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next week’s state funeral for the country’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe.

KYIV: Putin announced a partial military mobilisation, as Russian forces battle a Ukrainian counter-offensive that has regained some occupied territory.

The west has condemned Russia’s plans to hold urgent referendums in parts of Ukraine that are under Russian control.

Protests are escalating across Iran with female protesters burning headscarves, following the death of a young woman in custody after she had been detained for breaking hijab rules.