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Nigerese army reclaims Agadez airbase after brief mutiny
Niger’s armed forces announced on Tuesday that they had retaken an airbase in the country’s north‑central region after it was seized by a group of mutinous
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Adult Female Orangutan Rescued from Haze‑Driven Fire in West Kalimantan
An adult female orangutan named Sampurna was rescued on 28 August from a haze‑driven fire zone near the town of Ketapang in West Kalimantan, Indonesia’s Bo
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Japan dispatches naval vessel to aid Indonesia's Riau forest fire response
The Japan Maritime Self‑Defense Force’s (JMSDF) supply vessel JS Kunisaki set sail from the naval base at Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Monday, bound for
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China's Xi and wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Kyrgyzstan ahead of SCO summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, renowned folk singer Peng Liyuan, touched down in Bishkek on Thursday, marking the start of a two‑day state visi
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Guinea‑Bissau Holds Referendum on Expanding Presidential Powers Over Parliament
Bissau‑Guineans went to the polls on Sunday to decide on a constitutional referendum that would give the president broader authority to dissolve parliament
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Germany Wins Fourth Men’s Hockey World Cup, Beats Spain 1‑0
Germany clinched its fourth Men’s Hockey World Cup title on Sunday, edging Spain 1‑0 in a tightly contested final at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, In
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Netherlands Tops 2026 World Rowing Championships with Four Golds
The 2026 World Rowing Championships wrapped up on Sunday in Amsterdam, with the Dutch team emerging as the most successful nation, capturing four gold meda
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UKMTO says unidentified projectile hits merchant tanker in Strait of Hormuz
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that on 23 August 2026 a merchant tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile while transiti
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Israel air strike kills three at Gaza hospital, violating cease‑fire
Israel’s military announced on Thursday that an air strike on the Shuhada al‑Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al‑Balah area of the Gaza Strip killed three people,
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Ukrainian drone strike kills three civilians in Russia's Shebekino
A Ukrainian drone strike hit the town of Shebekino in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast on Thursday, killing three civilians and damaging several residential buildi
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Flash flood in Grand Canyon leaves 15 missing, 62 evacuated hikers
A sudden flash flood swept through the inner gorge of Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday afternoon, leaving roughly 15 people unaccounted for and forci
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Rescue pulls survivor from river after new Tarlac bridge collapses, four missing
A rescue team pulled a survivor from the waters of the Camiling River on Thursday evening after a sport‑utility vehicle (SUV) carrying five occupants plung
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27 Killed in Head‑On Bus‑Truck Crash Near Chivhu, Zimbabwe
A head‑on collision between a minibus carrying church members and a heavy goods truck on the Harare‑Masvingo highway outside the town of Chivhu on Saturday
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UCL's AI-assisted brain tumor surgery achieves 98% removal, 30% blood flow cut
University College London (UCL) neurosurgery team performed the United Kingdom’s first AI‑assisted brain operation this month at the National Hospital for
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Russian drone strike on Bucha ammo depot kills 37, evacuates 400
On 28 April, a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle struck a military supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, triggering a chain‑reaction explosion of the
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Iceland votes 62% to reject restarting EU accession talks
Iceland held a nationwide referendum on 18 August 2024, with 62 percent of voters rejecting the restart of accession talks with the European Union. Voter t
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Turkish cargo ship seized by Somali pirates, rescued after $3 million ransom
On 17 August, the cargo ship MV LUTUF, carrying Turkish goods and flying the flag of Cameroon, was seized by pirates in Somali waters. After nearly two wee
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Trenton shooting leaves 2 dead, 9 injured; suspect subdued
On the afternoon of August 31, 2024, a private gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, erupted into gunfire, leaving two people dead and nine injured. Police who
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Cyprus ferry capsizes, 8 dead, 18 missing, 237 rescued
A passenger ferry carrying 259 passengers and eight crew members capsized in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday while en route from Cyprus to Turkey. The
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Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod kills two, injures sixteen
Ukraine launched a missile strike on the Russian western city of Belgorod on the 26th of this month, killing two people and wounding sixteen. The acting go
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Iran fires ballistic missile at U.S. base in Jordan, says retaliation for US airstrike
Iran launched several ballistic missiles at United States military bases in Jordan in the early hours of Wednesday, targeting the Ameinik Air Force Base ne
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SCO 26th summit in Bishkek coincides with independence day celebrations
On August 31, 2026, the 26th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, coinciding with the nati
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Norway Plans Grand Funeral for Late King Harald V on Sept. 9
On August 30, the Norwegian Royal Family officially announced that the nation would mourn the late King Harald V, whose state funeral is scheduled for Sept
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Ferry capsizes near Cyprus, over 100 passengers still missing
A passenger ferry bound for the Turkish coast capsized in the eastern Mediterranean on Thursday afternoon, prompting a large‑scale rescue operation by Cypr