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Algeria rallies in solidarity as wildfires hit northeast 29 Aug 2026 - 09:17 pm
A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Muscat financial sector index hits 18-year high 29 Aug 2026 - 08:21 pm
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Song stuns Nurmagomedov with second-round KO at UFC Fight Night Shanghai 29 Aug 2026 - 07:39 pm
Song Yadong (L) of China competes against Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia during the UFC Fight Night Bantamweight Bout (Main Event) 5 Rounds at the Oriental Sports Center in east China's Shanghai, Aug. 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls For international deterrent measures against occupation, settler crimes 29 Aug 2026 - 06:25 pm
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Ukraine: At least 27 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv 29 Aug 2026 - 06:06 pm
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Nepal estimates USD 4 to 5 billion for flood reconstruction needs 29 Aug 2026 - 03:42 pm
Fire and rescue personnel conduct search and rescue operations 2 kilometers from Gyirong Port days after the August 26 mudslide which destroyed the port, in Gyirong County, in China western Tibet region on August 29, 2026. (Photo by CNS / AFP)
Nepal says post-flood reconstruction could total 'billions of dollars' 29 Aug 2026 - 01:21 pm
This aerial photograph shows the Neelkantha Hindu temple covered heavily under sludge in the aftermath of flash floods at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)
Voting begins in Iceland's neck-and-neck EU referendum 29 Aug 2026 - 01:16 pm
This aerial view taken on August 28, 2026, shows a panoramic view of Reykjavik, Iceland, with Hallgrimskirkja,  (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP)
UN Maritime Agency says 6,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz 29 Aug 2026 - 10:56 am
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India steps up glacier monitoring after Nepal disaster 29 Aug 2026 - 10:37 am
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Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital 29 Aug 2026 - 10:29 am
(FILES) Passengers arrive at the Diori Hamani International airport in Niamey on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Trump signs executive order to begin establishing U.S. Space Academy 29 Aug 2026 - 10:00 am
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Kinshasa urban train back on track after years to beat gridlock 29 Aug 2026 - 09:32 am
This screen grab taken from an AFP Video shows commuters walking on the platform as they leave the train at the central station in Kinshasa, on August 28, 2026. (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP)
Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000 29 Aug 2026 - 09:13 am
Workers use excavators to clear the mud at the Dhunge Bazaar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026 after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. (Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP)
Mexico arrests 8 smugglers of migrants to US 29 Aug 2026 - 09:06 am
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Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership talks 29 Aug 2026 - 09:00 am
A participant waves an Icelandic flag during a rally of supporters of the 'No' campaign against reopening Iceland's European Union accession negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 27, 2026, two days ahead of a national referendum. Icelanders will vote on August 29 on whether the country should resume EU accession negotiations, which were suspended in 2013. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)
Spain seeks European assistance to deal with irregular migrants in Ceuta 29 Aug 2026 - 08:57 am
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Ukrainian president plans to intensify drone attacks deep inside Russia 29 Aug 2026 - 08:50 am
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