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The threat of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border, where a devastating flood struck earlier this week, has eased, Chinese authorities said on Saturday (August 29, 2026), as it appears to have shrunk. Satellite images from Thursday (August 27, 2026) to Saturday (August 29, 2026) morning suggest that water…
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A drone photo shows a suburb in Niamey, Niger. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard overnight into Saturday (August 29, 2026) morning in Niger’s capital of Niamey, including near the main airport and in an area housing the Presidential palace, according to an Associated Press witness and local media. Sustained…
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This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A collision between a minibus taxi carrying church members and a haulage truck killed 27 people on Friday (August 28, 2026) in Zimbabwe, a police spokesperson said, in the latest road disaster to hit the southern African country. Paul Nyathi, the police…
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Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Saturday (August 29, 2026) visited the country’s largest defence industrial complex to see its production and export capabilities. Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) in Wah is located about 41 km west of…
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The death toll in the Nepal flash floods continues to rise, as search efforts continue for over 2,400 missing people, three days after the disaster struck. Inside Kathmandu’s National Trauma Centre, the atmosphere is heavy with confusion, raw hope, and growing dread. Exhausted families clustered around hospital pillars, desperately searching lists of rescued survivors for…
King Harald V of Norway and his wife Sonja leave the Notre Dame cathedral after attending at the funeral of the Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg. File | Photo Credit: AP Norwegians gathered on Saturday (August 29, 2026) to say goodbye to King Harald in front of the royal palace, where he lies…
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Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz,” in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the United States, with the supreme leader calling on the government to address the…
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Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal in a meeting with Ms. Paula Estévez Weinstein, Vice-Minister of International Economic Relations of Chile, on August 27. | Photo Credit: X/@DoC_GoI Argentina has committed to reduce barriers to facilitate the entry of the Indian pharmaceutical sector into the South American nation, the Commerce Ministry said on Saturday (August 29, 2026)….
Voters in Iceland are heading to the polls Saturday (August 29, 2026) to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations on becoming a member of the European Union, and they are doing so in the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to control nearby Greenland. The yes-or-no referendum question is simple enough for…
First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains is internationally acclaimed for its spectacular granite cliffs, glaciers, waterfalls, sequoia trees and wildlife. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump’s administration is considering giving a section of the renowned Yosemite National Park to a private developer, a lawyer for the company…
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