The UAE spoke without shouting. A red line lay over the map: no West Bank annexation. It would sever regional ties and shock the room. Netanyahu was caught off guard. Lana Nusseibeh was cited; private warnings followed. A cabinet session stalled, a sign of Abu Dhabi's leverage.

Bayrou bets on a confidence vote over a €44bn 2026 savings plan. The country trembles after dissolutions and a collapsed government. The risk to stability is real. The right drifts toward the 'far right', Sarkozy courting dissolution as business leaders press for tax cuts.

In London, a fire lit the old BBC Television Centre in White City. Firefighters and engines fought the blaze. Smoke rose through the day. People were told to keep away; the end would take time.

Steve Buscemi says his surname has many pronunciations. Now he calls it Boo-Semi. Denzel Washington says his first name is pronounced 'DEN-zel' after his mother corrected him; fans have said it wrong for decades.

The Digest, 9/6/2025 @900AM, CDT

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