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Extensive power cuts hamper life in Sudan

Sudanese welder Shannan Mohammed has been building furniture for a family ​in Omdurman little by little as constant blackouts interrupt his work.

August 28, 2026 2:29 pm

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Lake overflows on Nepal-China border

A lake formed by a landslide on the Nepal-China border started to overflow on Friday, triggering panic and putting at risk areas devastated by a flash flood ​two days ago as rescue efforts were briefly halted.

August 28, 2026 12:07 pm

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Iran war diplomacy turns toward reopening Strait of Hormuz

Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list ‌of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to respect freedom of navigation.

August 28, 2026 10:40 am

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King Harald V, Norway's head of state, dies at 89

Norway’s King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne, died on Friday at the age of 89, the royal palace said, at a time of multiple crises for the Norwegian royal family.

August 28, 2026 8:32 am

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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