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Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

Six months after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the war that PresidentDonald Trump has called a “little excursion” has become a deeply unpopular stalemate that threatens to derail his presidency.

August 29, 2026 8:00 am

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Transport disrupted in Indonesia's capital

Transport authorities in Indonesia’s capital suspended or diverted some rail and bus routes on Friday following street protests that local media said had turned into late ​night rioting.

August 28, 2026 6:00 pm

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Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, dies at 34

Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of ​his kingdom announced.

August 28, 2026 4:59 pm

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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