China Unicom said it activated an emergency base station 1.2 km from the Jilong border crossing at 13:30 on Aug. 30. The new site fills a frontier communications blind spot and is intended to provide stable connectivity for on-site rescue, road clearance, supply transport and frontline personnel. China Unicom enabled full-network emergency mode and 5G cross-network roaming to raise coverage, stability and resilience in the border area. The operator said mobile base stations will remain on standb

The Nigerien Civil Aviation Authority said on the afternoon of Aug. 29 local time that Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport had fully resumed normal flight operations. In the early hours of Aug. 29, multiple locations in Niamey reported intensive gunfire and explosions, including around the airport and the presidential palace. The Nigerien Defense Ministry said late on Aug. 29 that soldiers from Military Base No. 101 had attempted a mutiny earlier that day; the situation has since been brought under control.

Prime Minister Burnham has abandoned two green levies pushed by former PM Starmer, indefinitely shelving plans to bring waste incineration facilities and domestic ports into the UK emissions trading scheme (ETS). The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said the ETS expansion will be suspended indefinitely, and the Department for Transport said plans to charge ports for at‑berth emissions under the ETS are also dropped. Officials cited growing government concern that regulatory costs are adding to consumer prices and worsening household living standards. Officials now plan to levy a carbon emissions tax on shipping firms instead of port‑level ETS charges.