Good morning, here’s what’s moving the world on Tuesday, September 9, 2025: The Trump administration battles in the Supreme Court over a $5B foreign aid freeze, while a US appeals court weighs a $42M Abu Ghraib torture verdict. Washington and Europe explore new sanctions on Russia, Colombia rescues dozens of captured soldiers, and a WWII bomb discovery halts traffic in Bratislava. In Ukraine, a Russian glide bomb kills 21 civilians, as Red Sea cable damage disrupts internet across continents. Activists push ahead with a Gaza aid mission after a fire on their boat, Israel orders a full evacuation of Gaza City, and the ICC opens its first in-absentia hearing against Joseph Kony. Elsewhere, ISIS-linked rebels massacre villagers in Congo, the US signs a $500M mineral deal with Pakistan, North
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