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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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Peter Cullen: Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor dies

27 August, 2026

His Optimus Prime voice was inspired by his older brother, a decorated US Marine and Vietnam War veteran, who suggested he should play the character as “a real hero, don’t be a Hollywood hero”.”He said, ‘Don’t go yelling and screaming. He’s strong enough to be gentle.'”And that resonated with me, and I could hear his

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Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84

27 August, 2026

Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a UN prison at The Hague aged 84. News of his death was confirmed by a UN official.Mladić was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the former Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1995. After the

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Norway’s royal family gathers at King Harald’s bedside as his condition worsens

27 August, 2026

King Harald V of Norway is in an “extremely serious” condition in hospital, the country’s royal household has said.His wife, Queen Sonja, and his son, Crown Prince Haakon, have cancelled all royal engagements and they have gathered at his bedside at Oslo University Hospital with other members of the royal family.The 89-year-old has been in

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Key moments from Lindsay Clancy’s five-week trial over children’s killings

27 August, 2026

More than 10 expert witnesses testified for both the defence and the prosecution, including some who clashed with lawyers over Clancy’s mental health. Over the course of her treatment, Clancy was put on over a dozen medications, and sought help from a suicide hotline and the emergency room. Clancy’s team tried to convince jurors she

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At least 12 dead as wildfires sweep through northern Algeria

27 August, 2026

At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured as wildfires burn through large swathes of northern Algeria.Civil protection authorities said dozens of blazes swept through several provinces along the country’s northern coastline.At least 54 people had suffered burn injuries, with at least six of them being treated in intensive care, Interior Minister Said

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At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern France

27 August, 2026

At least one person has been killed and 10 people injured after a car crashed into a group of people near a train station in northern France, police say.A male suspect was later arrested after authorities launched a major emergency response in Caen, in the Normandy region.Local prefect David Claviere said seven of those injured

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Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU – and it could be decided on fish

27 August, 2026

Although outside the EU, Iceland is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) along with Norway and Liechtenstein, so it is part of the single market and the Schengen border-free zone.Reykjavik opened EU accession talks two years after the devastating 2008 global financial crisis, but abandoned them in 2013.Fishing was the biggest obstacle then, and

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Nigeria’s growing kidnapping crisis: ‘If you started running, they shot you’

27 August, 2026

“If you ran into a room, they set the room on fire,” says Fatima, describing a recent attack on her village in Zamfara, north-western Nigeria. “If you came out and started running, they shot you.”The gunmen, who struck at 02:00, split into groups to surround residents: one at the village entrance, one in the centre

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Parrot eggs hatch in South Africa after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at OR Tambo airport

27 August, 2026

Fifty eggs suspected to be those of endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa’s main airport in Johannesburg last Thursday – and some of them have now hatched.A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle them in a “homemade incubator bag” carried as hand luggage, according to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries

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Two German airport workers die of malaria after ‘mosquito arrives on plane’

27 August, 2026

Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes. It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany’s busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials, triggering an outbreak which was first detected in July. A spokesperson for airport

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