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MIDDLE EAST | Updates from regional conflicts:

• Israel's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Israeli government has deliberately restricted food to Palestinian prisoners, causing malnutrition and starvation in inmates. The court ordered authorities to increase the amount and improve the quality of food served to deprived Palestinian detainees. [more]
• At least five people were killed, and 12 others were wounded, today in a shooting at a bus stop in Jerusalem. The Hamas militant group called the violence a “natural response" to what it says are Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, but did not claim responsibility for the attack. [more]

UKRAINE | Today is day 1,292 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here is your update:

• Russia carried out its largest air attack of its more-than-three-year-old invasion of Ukraine over the weekend, launching 805 attack drones and 13 missiles at targets across the north, south, and east of the country. Reports note that at least four people were killed in the airstrikes and that among the targets hit was Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv. [more]

U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | Local authorities say one person was killed, and five others were wounded, early Sunday when a yet-unidentified man opened fire at a bar near the city of Cleveland, Texas. No details on a suspect or possible motive for the shooting have yet been released. [more]

U.S. MILITARIZATION | President Donald Trump emphasized his plans to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago in a weekend social media post that featured a parody image from the film “Apocalypse Now” and said, “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” [more]

U.S. TARIFFS | The United Nations' Universal Postal Union says global postal traffic to the United States has fallen by 81% following the August 29 Trump administration suspension of the de minimis tariff exemption that allowed low-value packages to enter the U.S. duty-free. Reports note that suspension of the exemption prompted at least 88 international postal operators to suspend some or all service to the United States. [more]

U.S. IMMIGRATION | At least 475 people – mostly South Korean nationals – were detained by U.S. immigration authorities on Friday at a Hyundai manufacturing site in Georgia. Reports cite U.S. authorities as saying some of the detained workers had illegally entered the U.S., while others had entered the country legally but had expired visas or had entered on a visa waiver that prohibited them from working. [more]

FLORIDA | State health officials said yesterday that Florida's recently announced plan to end vaccination mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and will cover only vaccinations for hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib influenza and pneumococcal diseases while keeping mandates for vaccination against measles, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, mumps, and tetanus in place. [more]

U.K. | Authorities in London say about 900 people were arrested yesterday for demonstrating against a government ban on the group Palestinian Action, which was declared a terrorist organization earlier this year. [more]

MORE U.K. | Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport Union began a series of strikes over pay and work hours issues yesterday that is expected to disrupt travel on the London Underground subway system through Thursday. [more]

NEPAL | Tens of thousands of people are reported to have taken part in protests today in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu over the government's recent decision to block access to most major social media platforms for not registering for and submitting to regulatory oversight. Local media reports that at least 14 protesters were killed in clashes with police when officers opened fire on a crowd outside the country's parliament building. [more]

VENEZUELA | Amidst ongoing political and military pressure from the United States, Venezuela pledged yesterday to increase its military troop presence in several of its coastal states to fight drug trafficking. [more]

CHINA | An estimated 60,000 people were evacuated, schools were closed, and flights were disrupted in southern China's Guangdong province today amidst the landfall of Tropical Storm Tapah. [more]

PAKISTAN | More than 25,000 people were evacuated from Pakistan's eastern Punjab province overnight amidst rising floodwaters and continuing monsoon rains. [more]

TURKEY | Authorities in Istanbul, Turkey, have temporarily banned public gatherings in several of the city's districts and restricted access to several social media platforms ahead of planned rallies today to protest the court-ordered appointment of a trustee chairman to oversee the local branch of the opposition Republican People's Party. [more]

JAPAN | Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced last night that he intends to resign. Reports note that he will remain in office until a successor is chosen by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and approved by Japan's parliament. [more]

AI | Artificial intelligence company Anthropic agreed on Friday to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. by authors who claimed the company illegally used pirated copies of books to train its AI models. Under the proposed settlement, authors or publishers would receive about $3,000 for each of an estimated 500,000 works covered by the agreement. [more]

TENNIS | Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner yesterday to win the men's championship at the U.S. Open and claim the world No. 1 ranking. In Saturday's women's final, No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat Amanda Anisimova to win her second-straight U.S. Open title. [more]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | Following weekend games, Ohio State retains its No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll, followed by Penn State, LSU, Oregon, and Miami. Reports note that this week's Top 25 contains a record-setting 11 teams from the Southeastern Conference. [more]

ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga were among the top winners at last night's MTV Video Music Awards. Grande won the awards for video of the year and best pop video, while Gaga won for artist of the year and best collaboration. [full list of winners] [more]

WEEKEND MOVIES | "The Conjuring: Last Rites" topped the North American box office over the weekend with an estimated $83 million in receipts, followed by "Hamilton" and "Weapons." [more]

R.I.P. | Rick Davies, co-founder, vocalist, and keyboardist of the British rock band Supertramp, died Saturday at the age of 81. [more]

TODAY IN HISTORY | On this date in 1504, Michelangelo's David – considered one of the defining sculptural works of the Renaissance – was unveiled to the public in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. [more history]