August 31: Russian Drone Waves Hit Kyiv and Trump Seeks Transgender Troop Dismissals

In Ukraine Russian drone attacks are further disrupting daily life in Kyiv, with faster jet-powered drones hitting warehouses and logistics sites. Residents are dealing with repeated air-raid sirens, shop closures, and uncertainty around school schedules as the attacks reshape routines across the capital. At the Supreme Court President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to permit the immediate dismissal of 29 active-duty transgender service members. Separately, the nation’s top general says the military has no plans to deploy troops to polling places for the November elections, responding to concerns about potential military involvement in voting. At the Pentagon The Defense Department has added OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Starshield AI’s Grok for Government to a platform for unclassified military work. Pentagon officials say the tools will be used to improve productivity, retain institutional knowledge, and support collaboration. They are not for classified material. In Jerusalem Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound with settlers, a visit critics say violates the longstanding status quo governing the highly sensitive holy site. The compound is central to Muslim worship and is also revered by Jews as the Temple Mount, making official visits there a frequent source of tension. In Nepal A school principal, Rajendra Dawadi, evacuated at least 900 students before flash floods swept away their school last week. His decision to move the children ahead of the flooding is credited with saving their lives. In North Carolina Police have charged the parents of a toddler now in a vegetative state after severe injuries required part of the child’s skull to be removed. The parents, including Vasantha Pasunuri, face attempted murder and child-abuse charges. In Los Angeles Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, entered a new not-guilty plea in the case involving the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Prosecutors allege he killed, sexually abused, and dismembered her. His private defense lawyers withdrew at the same hearing, and he is now represented by the Los Angeles County public defender’s office.