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Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US

30 August, 2026

Trump said the decree was effective immediately as he signed the order to rename it Lake America. While he has broad discretion over how the US recognises landmarks, other countries are not required to follow. Canadian officials have dismissed Trump’s move.On Saturday, Trump also posted several AI-generated videos on social media, with one showing him

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Norway’s Haakon remembers ‘my dear father’ in first speech as king

30 August, 2026

He assumes his new role at a difficult time, as the royal family has faced health challenges and scandals this year.Mette-Marit came under scrutiny when it was revealed that she had had a three-year friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, for which she publicly apologised.She later received a lung transplant, after suffering

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Lenín Moreno: Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption

30 August, 2026

A former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes.Lenín Moreno insisted he had not taken money from a Chinese firm which secured a contract to build a hydroelectric plant in the Latin American nation.The 73-year-old will serve his sentence under house arrest due to

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Why Australia’s giant cuttlefish mating season has gone silent

30 August, 2026

Every winter, a sliver of the South Australian coast hosts the world’s largest mating event for giant cuttlefish.Some years, hundreds of thousands of the unique marine species endemic to Australia gather along the Cuttlefish Coast for the annual mating season, bringing their colourful, shape-shifting figures to the shallow waters and attracting thousands of keen divers.But

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Deadly strike on Kyiv warehouse prompts evacuations

29 August, 2026

Nearly 400 people have been evacuated after a Russian strike on a warehouse near Kyiv killed at least 37 people, Ukrainian authorities have said.Videos showing the moment of a huge explosion and the plumes of smoke that followed have been shared online.The strike hit a depot storing weapons for Ukraine’s military near a residential area.An

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Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets

29 August, 2026

A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay more than $172,000 (£127,000) for using inside information to bet on US President Donald Trump’s speeches.Gabriel Perez was found to have made trades on what the president would say during addresses between December 2025 and February 2026 on Kalshi – a prediction markets platform

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At least 27 dead and hundreds evacuated after strikes near Kyiv

29 August, 2026

Twenty-seven people have been killed and almost 400 evacuated after a Russian strike hit a warehouse near Kyiv, triggering a fire and a series of explosions.Regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said a further 42 people, including four children, were injured after the Russian drone strike in the Bucha district.An investigation has been launched into whether ammunition

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Dutch institute issues warning over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

29 August, 2026

A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute has issued a “red alert” to users about potentially lethal ecstasy pills in the shape of US President Donald Trump’s head.The Utrecht-based Trimbos Institute said several of the pills had been handed in at testing centres in August and were found to contain a “very high” amount

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Forget hot coffee – Gen Z like their drinks ice cold and fruity

29 August, 2026

Elaine Ling splits her time between New York and California, but wherever she is and needs a coffee, she doesn’t visit a Starbucks.She only goes there for her cold drinks. Her “real coffee” comes from local cafes.”I don’t really like to go to Starbucks for coffee. I think their coffee is like too sweet,” Ling,

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Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards

29 August, 2026

The security sources say six international warships are now in the seas close to the Lutuf – two from Turkey and one each from Spain, Denmark, the US and India, something the BBC has not been able to independently verify.”There is military equipment on the [hijacked] ship meant for Turkey’s operations in Somalia,” the Somali

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US and Venezuela reach ‘historic’ oil deal, Trump says

29 August, 2026

The US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, President Donald Trump announced.”This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans,” Trump posted on social media.Venezuela’s interim President, Delcy Rodriguez,

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Tibet-Nepal floods: Shocking footage isn’t being shown in China – and we know little about victims there

29 August, 2026

The dramatic footage was almost impossible to miss. A torrent of water tearing through Gyirong Port, one of the main border crossings between Nepal and Tibet, sweeping away all in its path as hundreds of people fled for their lives.The scenes, captured by CCTV cameras, quickly spread on social media and onto screens around the

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Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE

29 August, 2026

British right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is awaiting deportation.Yiannopoulos, 41, a former editor of Breitbart News and onetime employee of rapper Kanye West, appears to be held in Louisiana, according to ICE’s inmate registry. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said he “was issued a

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Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne

29 August, 2026

At noon, the Norwegian Armed Forces honoured Harald with a funeral salute of 21 shots from Akershus Fortress in central Oslo.Later on Friday, a procession left the chapel at Rikshospitalet, where Harald died, and headed to the palace.Norway has declared a period of national mourning until the day of his funeral, which has not yet

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What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

28 August, 2026

As rescue operations continued on Friday, the office of Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said “additional” personnel were on the ground to speed up recovery efforts.It added that a 1,200-strong team has been deployed “along the riverbanks from Rasuwa to Chitwan” and “to all possible locations along the affected areas”.Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired an

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Rwanda genocide: Dutch court sentences man to life over massacre

28 August, 2026

A court in the Netherlands has sentenced a Dutch-Rwandan man to life for his involvement in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.The 66-year-old, named only as Eugene N, was accused, among other things, of throwing a hand grenade into a crowd of Tutsis who were seeking shelter in a stadium. He was convicted of war crimes

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GTA 6 extended look: What we know after Netflix preview

28 August, 2026

Praise for GTA 6’s graphics was more or less universal, with characters displaying photorealistic faces and lifelike movements.Fans were also impressed by the detailed locations on show, which included the interiors of apartments, rooftop bars and sleazy underground clubs.The preview also showcased the various environments of Leonida, the fictional, Florida-inspired US state where GTA 6

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Watch: Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel

28 August, 2026

The Nepali army has been working to rescue survivors who had been trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project in Rasuwa.Footage shared by the country’s prime minister office shows soliders carrying survivors and crawling across thick slates of mud to reach others.An update issued by officials on Thursday indicated more than 100 people were

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Norway’s King Harald dies aged 89

28 August, 2026

When Crown Prince Haakon married Mette-Marit in 2001, the king and queen welcomed her four-year-old son from a previous relationship. Marius Borg Høiby was treated as one of the family, but the royal house later stressed he was never a royal.The king’s daughter Princess Märtha Louise initially married a Norwegian writer before controversially remarrying in

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Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say

28 August, 2026

It is still unclear what caused the glacier to collapse on Wednesday.Searle said that Langtang Lirung, like the rest of the Himalayas, has been slowly rising due to long-term tectonic movement, where one plate has been pushing another plate up. “It’s like putting a jack under the car, and then jacking it up.””As the mountain

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Two killed in ‘domestic violence incident’ at school near Berlin

28 August, 2026

Two people have been killed in a “domestic violence incident” at a school in the town of Gosen-Neu Zittau near the German capital Berlin, local police have said.Brandenburg state police said they arrested a 19-year-old German man, who is “considered a prime suspect”. They said it was not a “mass shooting”, without specifying what weapon

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Lindsay Clancy trial in hands of jury after closing arguments conclude

28 August, 2026

Attorneys for both sides made closing arguments on Thursday before the jury began deliberating.Kevin Reddington, Clancy’s lawyer, repeated the defence’s argument that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis when she killed the children with exercise bands at their home and then attempted to end her own life by jumping out of a window. Clancy was paralysed

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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

28 August, 2026

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The move comes after trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week, and the US imposed new 50% tariffs on $20bn (C$28bn) worth of Canadian goods. Canada will implement “dollar for dollar” counter tariffs next

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Ratko Mladić: BBC correspondent on meeting dangerous fanatic early in Bosnian war

28 August, 2026

Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić, dubbed the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his actions during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, has died in prison.BBC special correspondent Allan Little was there throughout the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, and met Mladić in the early months of the Bosnian war.At night, you could watch the fires of

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