Headlines for September 5, 2023

Biden Administration to Supply Ukraine with Depleted Uranium Munitions, Russia and Ukraine Trade Drone Attacks; Zelensky Sacks Defense Minister Amid Graft Probe, Putin Rules Out Renewal of Black Sea Grain Deal, U.N. Predicts Conflict in Sudan Will Produce 1.8 Million New Refugees by Year’s End, Coup Leader Brice Oligui Nguema Sworn In as Interim President of Gabon, Massive Protests in Niger Demand Withdrawal of French Troops, Chinese Leader Xi Jinping to Skip G20 Summit in India, U.N.-Backed Report Finds Accelerating Spread of Harmful Invasive Species, First Africa Climate Summit Opens in Kenya, Torrential Rains Bring Floods to Spain and Greece; U.S. Swelters in Record September Heat Wave, Minnesota Prisoners Locked Down After Protesting Sweltering Temperatures, Following Climate Protests, Torrential Rain Strands Thousands at Burning Man Festival, Florida Judge Strikes Down Racist GOP-Gerrymandered Congressional Maps, Alabama GOP Defies Supreme Court Order to Redraw Congressional Maps Targeting Black Voters