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Brown predicts Irish unity while UK PM rules out poll
Former British prime minister Gordon Brown said in a Guardian interview that Ireland will unite in the long term through mutual agreement after a long process. He contrasted this with his opposition to Scottish independence, noting…
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Guterres Urges Nuclear Test Ban After Russia’s ICBM Training Launch
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged nuclear-armed states on August 29, 2026, to uphold testing moratoria and bring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty into force. His…
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Israel says it struck Hamas commander inside Gaza hospital compound
Israel’s military struck a structure in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital compound in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on August 29, saying it targeted a Hamas…
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UK team reaches Nepal as flood toll hits 626 and China reports just seven deaths
Flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26 killed over 600 people in Nepal with nearly 2,500 missing,…
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US Delists Syria After 47 Years, Unlocking Aid and Investment as HTS Risks Loom
The United States formally removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on August 24, 2026, also delisting Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham. Syria…
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US claims 55 percent control of 65 billion Venezuelan barrels in 100-year private deal
US President Donald Trump announced a deal with Venezuela’s interim government under Delcy Rodríguez for US access to 65 billion barrels of oil reserves…
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Pakistan coordinates with Saudi and Turkish FMs on R4 talks after Mecca pact, as observers weigh expansion risks
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate calls with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to discuss…
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Bilateral talks dominate as Putin, Xi and Pezeshkian gather for SCO summit in Bishkek
Leaders including Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek on September 1. The meeting marks…
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Drone strikes cut Russian gasoline output to 70% as Belarus steps in with aid
Ukrainian drone strikes hit multiple Russian refineries in August, dropping gasoline output to around 80,000 tons per day against 115,000 tons of domestic demand.…
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Zelenskyy offers security ties while Romania pledges border highways in Chișinău talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Moldovan President Maia Sandu and Romanian President Nicușor Dan in Chișinău on 27 August 2026. The leaders discussed joint…
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King Harald dies at 89 and Haakon ascends as Norway confronts royal scandals
Norway’s King Harald V died on August 28 at age 89 at Oslo University Hospital after treatment for haemolytic anaemia and infection. The Royal…
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Israeli account alone cites Hezbollah drones; others report only Israeli strikes and a civilian death
Hezbollah launched two attack drones at Israeli troops on the Ali al-Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon overnight on 27 August. Israeli forces downed one…
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Car bomb kills Russian lieutenant colonel in St. Petersburg as Ukraine links remain unclaimed
A Russian lieutenant colonel was killed and his wife wounded when an explosive device detonated in their car in St. Petersburg on August 27.…
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