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President Donald Trump waves after arriving off Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
28 Aug, 2026 0

Trump says US will take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States has entered into an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves. Trump, in a…
Rescuers use an earthmover to carry a victim of the flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday. - AP photo
27 Aug, 2026 0

Nepal’s catastrophic floods kill more than 350, with over 1,300 missing

DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) – Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a catastrophic and deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high…
People walk past damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal on Thursday. - AP photo
27 Aug, 2026 0

People from more than 30 countries missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

AP – People from more than 30 countries are missing after catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal killed at least 353 people and left more than 1,300 missing as of Thursday. …
Olivia Konar holds a banner with names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and US Courthouse on Tuesday, August 18, in Oakland, California. Her sister Coco Konar died in 2022 whe
27 Aug, 2026 0

Meta reaches $17b settlement landmark trial over teen social media addiction

OAKLAND (AP): Meta agreed yesterday to pay US$17 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over…
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27 Aug, 2026 0

King Charles to visit The Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda

LONDON (AP): King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit three countries in and around the Caribbean when he travels to the region for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which begins…
A woman, who lost her baby in a hospital fire, reacts at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday.
27 Aug, 2026 0

Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns

ISLAMABAD (AP): A fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner killed 14 newborns in a hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital yesterday, officials said. One baby of the 15 who were in the nursery at…
Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district yesterday.
27 Aug, 2026 0

At least 98 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods

UDIN DHUNGA (AP): Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China yesterday killed at least 98 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers, and others missing after sweeping through…
Police officers patrol the area near the Saint-Helene orphanage in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
27 Aug, 2026 0

Haitians demand answers from police after gangs kill 47, kidnap more than 50

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police faced mounting criticism Thursday over why authorities failed to prevent a recent gang attack in which 47 people were killed and more than 50…
Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday. - AP photo
26 Aug, 2026 0

At least 22 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal

UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) – Massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday killed at least 22 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing after sweeping through communities and bringing…