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Singaporeans are advised to defer non-essential travel to Nepal, amid ongoing deadly protests that have claimed at least 19 lives. Its international airport has also been closed and 2 Singapore Airlines flights were cancelled yesterday: https://cna.asia/47Hfhzr

Singapore calls Israel's recent air strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha "a blatant violation of the sovereignty of Qatar". https://cna.asia/47vAEUa

Dozens of containers plunged into the water at the Port of Long Beach in California, forcing one of America’s busiest ports to shut down. Clothes and shoes were reportedly seen floating in the water: https://cna.asia/4niwAv2

Poland scrambled its air defences to shoot down Russian drones that crossed into its airspace for the first time in the Russia-Ukraine war. It closed 4 airports, including Warsaw Chopin, and urged residents in 3 regions to stay indoors: https://cna.asia/4mZpxYu

Apple introduced the iPhone 17 and a thinner iPhone Air, keeping prices flat even as tariffs may cost it over US$1 billion. Preorders start from Sep 12, at 8pm, and prices for the iPhone Air start at S$1,599 in Singapore. Learn more about the new models: https://cna.asia/46vtD4D

Parents will receive S$1,000 in LifeSG credits from today, for each 3rd and subsequent Singaporean child aged between 1 and 6 this year. More details: https://cna.asia/4giPb8a

Explosions were heard in Doha as Israel said it targeted senior Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital, where the group's political bureau is based. https://cna.asia/45UbEEW

A team of Singapore student entrepreneurs has won the 2025 Hult Prize, referred to as the "Nobel Prize" for students, beating out more than 200,000 participants and 7 global finalists. Their winnings: US$1 million in seed funding for their startup. https://cna.asia/4ge9Zh3

Singapore's intellectual property office says it offered fashion brand Aupen assistance when it learned of a potential trademark dispute it may face with retail giant Target in the US. It also said the brand's trademark registered in Singapore is still valid: https://cna.asia/45WSaj4

Google Maps fully working in South Korea? It could happen, after the tech giant said it would obey South Korea's order to blur satellite images on its maps. https://cna.asia/3JUFKja

📚 Free books for you? The National Library is giving out 60,000 pre-loved books this weekend, its biggest-ever edition. Details here: https://cna.asia/4pm86mD

The police are investigating potential irregularities in a PUB construction contract after the Auditor-General flagged concerns in 23 out of 25 items listed on it. https://cna.asia/47vz70k

BREAKING: A 14-year-old incel is the first to be detained under the Internal Security Act after he was self-radicalised by a "salad bar" of far-right, far-left and ISIS ideologies. He was pro-Hitler, wanted to carry out a school shooting, harboured hatred towards females and was interested in “looksmaxxing”: https://cna.asia/46tc2KH

Ex-PM and billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra has been sentenced to a year's jail for conflicts of interest and abuse of power. He was previously in jail for his 8-year sentence only for a few hours before checking into a hospital's VIP wing for 6 months, before being released on parole: https://cna.asia/4nqJYNW

⚠ The National Gallery is closed until further notice after a fire. https://cna.asia/3V7UmOl

A 40-year-old man has been charged with trafficking 43 Kpods containing etomidate – the first case since the drug was listed as a Class C substance. https://cna.asia/468qAOp Meanwhile, over 5,000 officers are now empowered to enforce vaping bans in Singapore. Since Sep 1, 232 people were fined, with 32 of them suspected of using Kpods: https://cna.asia/41K9ftY

Singapore has dropped 5 spots to 7th worldwide in a ranking of economies’ ability to attract and retain talent. See who’s ahead: https://cna.asia/3JUeoJM

🎮 Gamers, is Discord down for you? It is for over 90,000 users in the US. https://cna.asia/4mQDojD

Singapore fashion brand Aupen has told its employees they will be laid off, amid news that the label faces a trademark lawsuit from American retail giant Target. https://cna.asia/45TCSLP

They met at INSEAD, started dating, and then he moved in with her and started working at her company. But then she dumped him, and later he was fired. The ex-boyfriend sued for wrongful termination, and has been awarded S$82,000 in unpaid salary: https://cna.asia/4gdoVf3