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WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo

August 28, 2026 5:42 am

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EU states urge Brussels to unlock Russian assets for Ukraine aid

EU countries, including Sweden, the ​Netherlands, Spain and ‌Poland, are urging Brussels to revive ​efforts to use ​immobilised Russian sovereign assets ⁠to fund ​Ukraine, the Financial Times ​reported on Thursday.

August 27, 2026 4:28 pm

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How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood

Nepali labourer Bibek Kumal was digging a toilet ​pit outside a newly built house on Wednesday when a wall of water, mud and rock came roaring down, ‌sweeping him and everything near him away.

August 27, 2026 3:42 pm

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Israel may expel UK from Gaza support centre, FT reports

Israel is considering expelling British, ​and possibly other ‌European officials, from the U.S.-led coordination ​centre for post-war ​Gaza, the Financial Times ⁠reported on ​Thursday.

August 27, 2026 2:00 pm

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Chinese regulators review oral Wegovy marketing application

China’s ​drug ‌regulator has accepted ​Novo ​Nordisk’s, opens new tab marketing ⁠application ​for the ​oral version of ​its ​weight-loss drug Wegovy, ‌the ⁠Danish drugmaker said ​in ​a ⁠statement on ​Thursday.

August 27, 2026 12:00 pm

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Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction

Meta Platforms, opens new tab will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under an agreement with nearly all U.S. states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to addict children.

August 27, 2026 11:10 am

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Russia declares Romanian diplomat persona non grata

Russia’s ​Foreign Ministry ‌said on Thursday ​it ​had declared a ⁠diplomat ​at ​Romania’s embassy in Moscow ​persona ​non grata.

August 27, 2026 10:06 am

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Former Malaysian PM charged with failure to declare assets

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged on Thursday with ​failure to declare assets, the third former premier prosecuted in ‌recent years over alleged graft-related offences.

August 27, 2026 9:00 am

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Trump imposes 50 percent tariffs on Canadian imports after talks fail

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was “time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore”, just days after trade talks between the neighbouring countries broke down.

August 27, 2026 8:00 am

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Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments

President Donald Trump’s administration has ​issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during ‌an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader’s second term in the White House.

August 26, 2026 6:00 pm

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U.S. Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat against Barron Trump

The U.S. Secret Service is aware of a video broadcast by Iranian ​state television discussing a potential plot to ‌assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest son, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

August 26, 2026 4:25 pm

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Iran and Oman discuss temporary Hormuz corridor

Iran said it had restarted talks ​with neighbor Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz as it faces heightened economic pressure from U.S. ‌President Donald Trump in the wider conflict.

August 26, 2026 2:07 pm