- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow warns UK ‘playing with fire’ over plans to help Kyiv produce missiles The Independent
- Russia threatens strikes on UK military targets, ‘catastrophic consequences’ over Ukraine Fox News
- UK's Burnham to visit Ukraine with plan to support long-range missile production Reuters
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- Former senior Russian official warns "unknown sources" could attack U.K. factories making drones for Ukraine CBS News
Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89 – The New York Times
- Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89 The New York Times
- Some facts about the Norwegian royal transition Reuters
- Norway’s crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father’s death AP News
- Norway’s King Harald dies leaving stormy succession over crown princess’s Epstein links The Guardian
- Norway's King Harald dies aged 89 BBC
Norway’s King Harald dies leaving stormy succession over crown princess’s Epstein links
Crown Prince Haakon’s wife, Mette-Marit, corresponded with late US sex offender between 2011 and 2014, long after he was convicted
King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89, the palace in Oslo has announced, triggering the succession of his son, Haakon, whose wife Mette-Marit’s association with Jeffrey Epstein has sparked fierce recent controversy.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away today. King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday, August 28 at 6.35 am,” the palace said in a statement.
Continue reading...Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat – AP News
- Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat AP News
- Nepal-China flooding latest: Lake formed following landslide has broken its banks CNN
- 'Everything is under mud': At least 389 killed in flash flood disaster in Nepal BBC
- Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded AP News
- 2026 Nepal Debris Avalanche and Flash Flood usgs.gov
Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469
Lake has formed at epicentre of flood, forcing rescue teams to withdraw, Chinese state media report
China has paused rescue work at the epicentre of the catastrophic flooding in Tibet this week amid fears that a lake formed at the site was at risk of bursting, as the overall death toll in Nepal rose to 469 people, with more than 1,300 missing.
A lake formed by immense piles of debris has begun overflowing towards the area where rescue teams were headed, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.
Continue reading...Record drought grips Europe as rivers and crops dry up
Drought and extreme heat are drying up rivers and farmland across Europe.
Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’
Australian government announces 24 expeditioners based at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘prolonged psychological stress’
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A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus.
It comes as the federal government announced it would withdraw researchers from the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island research station due to the “psychosocial risk” of witnessing potential mass seal deaths from H5N1 during the upcoming seal breeding season.
Continue reading...Six months of war between Iran, US leave Arab states facing tough questions
The Iran war is settling into attrition, with no regime collapse and Gulf economies facing growing uncertainty.
Please don’t rearrange our shoes when we turn up, paramedics in Japan urge
It is polite to reposition a guest’s shoes when they arrive, but the emergency services in one city advise just skipping that part
Etiquette, manners and consideration for others are integral pillars of Japanese society but there are times when they might go a step too far, according to one city’s emergency services.
The fire department in the central city of Kanazawa has urged people not to tidy up the shoes that paramedic crews have taken off when entering a house, warning it could hinder their ability to get in or out quickly, particularly when carrying someone on a stretcher.
Continue reading...Identity of high-profile Queensland man drawn into extortion case to remain secret after court ruling
Man – referred to as MM by court – will keep his identity hidden after legal challenge against suppression dismissed
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The identity of a high-profile Queensland man drawn into a Cairns extortion case will remain secret, after the state’s supreme court threw out a legal challenge against a suppression order.
The man – referred to as MM by the court – was drawn into an extortion case earlier this year. He is not a party to the case and is not accused of any offence.
Continue reading...Algeria residents mourn neighbours lost in wildfire aftermath
Residents of Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province are inspecting the aftermath of wildfires.
DRC begins vaccinating front-line healthcare workers against Ebola
Trials for a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain are ongoing as DRC authorities try to control the Ebola outbreak.
Nepal’s mudslide wiped out areas of eastern China, army helps search
China has dispatched hundreds of military personnel to the border town of Gyirong in Tibet, after a deadly mudslide.
Indonesians march on parliament to demand crackdown on corruption
Thousands of Indonesians demand harsher penalties for corruption during protests outside parliament in Jakarta.
Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
Seven people charged with vandalising Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland have been accused of malicious damage “having a terrorist connection”.
The clubhouse at the five-star Trump Turnberry hotel and resort on the west coast of Scotland was graffitied on 8 March last year and the course was dug up and painted with the words “Gaza is not 4 sale”.
Continue reading...‘No precedent’: Lorde and Little Simz to star at world-first festival run on clean power
A zero-emission compact hydrogen power plant will drive the main stage at Clifton Down in Bristol
When Lorde, Little Simz and Wet Leg stride on to stages in Bristol this weekend, they will not only be entertaining tens of thousands of festivalgoers but taking part in what is being billed as a world-first clean power project.
The two stages at Forwards festival on Clifton Down are being driven almost entirely by green power – a combination of hydrogen and mobile batteries charged with sustainable energy.
Continue reading...‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe
Woolston Eyes in Warrington, a dumping ground for canal dredgings, has become best place in UK for black-necked grebe
A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for the rare and beautiful black-necked grebe, hosting 64% of Britain’s breeding population.
Since 2021, Woolston Eyes in Cheshire has been restored, extended and turned into a mosaic of freshwater pools, reedbeds, willow scrub and rough grassland, managed by the RSPB and Woolston Eyes Conservation Group.
Continue reading...South Korea to re-examine 310,000 missing person cases after fake record scandal
Renewed scrutiny comes after police officer accused of falsifying records in order to close the cases of people who were later found dead
South Korean police will re-examine about 310,000 missing persons cases closed over the past three years, prompted by a scandal in which an officer was arrested on suspicion of falsifying records to close files on two people who were later found dead.
The case has drawn national attention, with President Lee Jae Myung ordering an investigation into the police handling of it and telling the force to draw up a reform plan.
Continue reading...Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching an Ebola vaccination campaign to tackle the deadliest outbreak.
US nears deal to secure stake in Venezuelan oil fields, insiders say
Pact with Caracas would bolster US oil supplies for years to come, but may face legal challenges.