Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has traveled to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The leaders may discuss cooperation priorities and pressing regional and international issues, including security. Minsk expects Lukashenko to focus on trade, economic and investment ties and joint projects.
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TASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:21
As the world honours Dolly Parton’s life and legacy, François Picard welcomes Nashville country musician and songwriter Irene Kelley and her daughter, musician, songwriter, actress and producer Justyna Kelley. They say Parton’s importance comes from the extraordinary reach of her music and her ability to turn intimate stories into universal ones. Rooted in home, family and life’s struggles, her songs stayed true to her values and crossed generations, social classes and political divides.
FFrance 24Original★☆☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:21
CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said the assembly’s delegation will participate in monitoring Russia’s State Duma elections. The ninth-convocation vote is scheduled for September 18–20, while Russia says representatives of 55 countries have confirmed they are ready to observe it.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:20
Seven candidates from France’s crowded presidential field will appear Thursday at the Medef business leaders’ annual end-of-summer seminar in Paris. The election warmup at Roland Garros will give them a public platform to defend their business and economic programmes.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:15
France’s leading candidates for next year’s presidential election will face questions from business leaders on Thursday at the Medef employers federation’s annual end-of-summer conference. The agenda includes taxation, regulatory burdens, reindustrialisation and France’s public debt, which exceeds €3.5 trillion.
Six countries that contribute more to the EU budget than they receive called on Thursday for cuts of several hundred billion euros to the European Commission’s proposed long-term budget. They presented a joint position as negotiations entered a decisive phase.
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ReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 15:15
Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden are urging the European Commission to cut several hundred billion euros from its proposed budget of nearly €2 trillion and oppose new joint borrowing. They say negotiations on the 2028–2034 financial framework have reached a decisive stage and the EU must reprioritize within its budget.
A massive flash flood in Nepal has killed hundreds and left more than 1,300 people missing. Villages in Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dhading remain cut off from Kathmandu after roads, bridges, power and mobile networks were destroyed. Rescue teams are airlifting survivors, while a government minister says the state was unprepared for a disaster of this scale.
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Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority says 910 people remain missing after a powerful flood, including police officers, military personnel and foreign tourists. Nearly 1,500 people have been rescued and 73 injured. Search teams have recovered almost 360 bodies, while more than 17,290 people are involved in the response.
The New York Times reports that Saudi Arabia appears ready to resume a large-scale war against Yemen’s Houthi movement. Riyadh reportedly prefers peace but could launch airstrikes if the Houthis escalate further, while a Saudi official said the kingdom would defend itself by any necessary means.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 15:12
Milorad Dodik, leader of Republika Srpska’s ruling Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, says he will head a delegation to Moscow in late September and hopes to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. He describes his current struggle as a “just and defensive war” against “part of the European Union.”
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:11
The piece examines how staking on Ethereum is changing in 2026.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:10
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Manchester City on a season-long loan, with an obligation to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season. British media report a guaranteed fee of £50m ($68m), plus up to £10m in add-ons.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:09
In an exclusive FRANCE 24 interview from the International Space Station, French astronaut Sophie Adenot discusses the effects of climate change and how Earth’s appearance is changing.
FFrance 24Original★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:09
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier will make a brief port call in Thailand next week while returning to the US, after more than 250 consecutive days at sea supporting US operations against Iran. Thailand’s navy called the stop routine and said it would allow the crew to rest and receive logistical support, with no exercises planned. The deployment has drawn scrutiny over reported shortages, plumbing problems, low morale and worsening mental health among sailors.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:05
Meta has agreed to an $18bn settlement in a US federal case accusing it of endangering children. Facebook and Instagram users under 18 in the US will face measures including night curfews and two-hour usage limits. The deal with 48 states requires new safety features, although Meta denies wrongdoing.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 15:01
Meta agreed to make broad changes to its platforms as part of an $18 billion multistate settlement addressing claims that its services contributed to a youth mental health crisis.
Meta’s settlement with 47 US states and several districts and territories over kids’ safety could cost it at least $12 billion, with additional payments tied to TikTok, YouTube, and Snap adopting similar restrictions. Meta is using the deal to present itself as an industry standard-setter while pressuring rivals to follow.
Following Meta Platforms’ historic $18 billion settlement with 48 U.S. states on Wednesday, users under 18 will soon face numerous changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences. Critics say the new measures still do not go far enough.
Meta Platforms emerged from its biggest legal challenge in the United States with its core business intact, leaving the company’s central revenue engine unscathed.
Meta will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose strict limits on teenagers’ use of Facebook and Instagram under agreements with nearly all US states. The settlements resolve claims that it designed the platforms to addict children and misled the public about their safety, ending a federal trial over alleged harm to children.
Meta and other platforms face lawsuits alleging that their engagement-driven designs foster addictive use and psychological harm among young people. As countries tighten rules and 29 US states reach a settlement with Meta worth up to $18 billion, regulators still struggle to curb the business model built on keeping users hooked.
Australia’s regulators said on Thursday that Meta’s move to limit teenagers’ social media use in the United States demonstrates that companies have tools to better protect young people online. Australia is meanwhile dealing with uneven enforcement of restrictions at home.
Meta has agreed to pay $18bn to settle allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. The deal includes changes for younger users, including a default two-hour limit for known teenagers across both platforms, while new measures to identify child users may take a year to roll out fully.
Meta has reached a proposed settlement with 47 US states and several territories over claims that Facebook and Instagram used addictive features and harmed young users. The agreement could cost up to $17 billion over 10 years and would impose child-safety measures including time limits, overnight restrictions, stronger parental controls, age checks and independent oversight, pending court approval.
Yayoi Kusama, one of Japan’s and the world’s most celebrated contemporary artists, has died at 97, her company said Thursday. Tributes followed worldwide. Eve Jackson looks back at how the artist known as the “polka dot queen” became an icon of the art world.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:01
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama has died aged 97. Known for vividly coloured, polka-dot-covered sculptures and installations, she continued creating while living for decades in a psychiatric hospital. Her work later made her a global cultural icon and achieved record auction prices for a female artist.
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary artists, has died at 97, her company said Thursday, prompting tributes worldwide. Known as the “polka dot queen,” she drew on hallucinations and struggles with mental health in vibrant works marked by dots, nets and infinity motifs.
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, celebrated for her polka-dot paintings, pumpkin sculptures and immersive “Infinity Mirror Rooms”, has died aged 97. Her company said she died of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital on August 14. Kusama’s work drew on hallucinations and influenced minimalism, pop art and performance art.
Yayoi Kusama, Japan’s globally celebrated contemporary artist, has died at 97, her company said Thursday, prompting tributes from fans worldwide.
Pioneering Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for covering paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world with her signature polka dots, has died in Tokyo at 97.
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has died at 97. Known for her polka dot sculptures and immersive “Infinity Rooms,” she turned lifelong hallucinations and mental health struggles into a distinctive artistic practice. Her work also addressed gender inequality and protested the Vietnam War during her years in New York’s avant-garde scene.
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for covering her colorful installation designs with polka dots, has died at the age of 97.
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama has died at the age of 97, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who became a global superstar after decades living in a psychiatric hospital, has died aged 97. She died in a Tokyo hospital on 14 August. From the 1950s to the 2020s, her vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations often drew on her experiences of hallucinations.
Dolly Parton said that after her husband Carl was ill and then died, she failed to care for herself and let many things slide that she should have addressed. She recognized the experience as one shared by many American caregivers.
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CNNOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:00
Australia’s One Nation has benefited from tough immigration rhetoric, but its key figures have offered conflicting accounts of the policy. The party website promises to cap visas at 130,000 a year, without making clear whether that means a net overseas migration limit or a permanent-visa ceiling. Disputes over whether Pacific labourers are excluded have added to the confusion.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:00
Trump’s latest attempt to impose new costs on skilled foreign workers makes unprecedented use of statutory fee-setting powers, seeking to recover immigration-system expenses far beyond those of the H-1B visa program.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:00
Google’s Pokémon Sleep edition of the screenless Fitbit Air has a “Sleepy Blue” band featuring a snoozing Pikachu. It is available to preorder for $129 and begins shipping September 15. The wearable tracks sleep, steps, and workouts and can integrate Google Health data.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:58
More than 1,000 people remain missing after a devastating flash flood struck Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. International rescue teams are searching for survivors, but weather, mountainous terrain and inadequate infrastructure are making the effort “extremely challenging.”
FFrance 24Original★★★★☆2026-08-27 14:57
Rescuers are searching for thousands of people following deadly flooding in Nepal and China.
Hugging Face is taking orders for Microduck, a $399 tiny open-source duck robot that developers can train at home right out of the box.
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TechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:56
As Tesla prepares to launch its steering-wheel- and pedal-free Cybercabs, Waymo executive Srikanth Thirumalai argues that cameras alone cannot deliver safe, fully autonomous driving. Waymo uses lidar and radar alongside cameras and treats high-definition maps as an additional input, contrasting with Tesla’s approach.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:55
Indie game publisher Panic says it has begun receiving refunds for tariffs it paid and has returned the money to Playdate customers who were charged. The company had passed on a 19 percent import tariff because its hardware margins were low, listing it separately on orders.
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Ars TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:53
PURR rose 15% after Hyperliquid Strategies updated its $1.9 billion HYPE treasury and described its balance sheet as a “fortress.” The company said it has since deployed $773.4 million to buy about 16.5 million additional HYPE at an average price of $46.77.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:52
US Central Command says American forces have redirected 75 commercial vessels since the United States resumed its maritime blockade of Iranian ports in mid-July. CENTCOM also reported that three vessels were disabled and two were boarded; the redirected total was 70 on August 23.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 14:52
Canada’s minister responsible for trade with the United States said on Thursday that he welcomed new US comments suggesting French language requirements were not an insurmountable issue in the trade talks that broke down between the neighboring countries.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:50
A major influx of jellyfish into the seawater filtration system used for cooling has partially shut France’s Gravelines nuclear power station. EDF said three of the six units were offline, while others were operating at reduced power as a precaution. It is the second consecutive year jellyfish have caused closures there.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:49
Investors are raising their expectations for long-run economic growth in the US, but Treasury yields should not be interpreted incorrectly on that basis.
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Financial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:45
Donald Trump speaks to Al Jazeera, Qatar’s prime minister visits Tehran, and a temporary route is agreed in the Strait of Hormuz.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 14:44
Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Iran’s foreign minister in Tehran as Doha sought to revive diplomacy after the United States vowed to intensify economic pressure on Iran. The talks addressed reducing escalation and a joint project to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz.
Roskino General Director Elsa Antonova said Moscow and Beijing should pursue agreements to bring more Russian films to Chinese online platforms. Filmmakers from both countries are discussing new projects and broader distribution, while she hopes Russian movies will gain regular commercial releases in China beyond festival screenings.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:43
Russian and Chinese filmmakers are developing several joint projects, including “Black Silk,” a planned sequel to the 2025 historical detective film “Red Silk,” and “Allies.” Other collaborations include “The Sword of Justice” and “The Forgotten General,” which are expected to receive wide releases in both countries. The Russian Film Festival opened in Beijing on August 27 and runs through September 2 across several Chinese cities.
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova says negotiations secured the release of nine Russian servicemen from what she calls “shadow captivity” in Ukraine. She said some Russian soldiers spend months in torture cells before being transferred to general captivity, sometimes for as long as nine months.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 14:43
Fed official Hammack says now is the time to act on raising interest rates.
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CNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:41
A weak random-number generator in CryptoJS was used by at least five crypto wallets, making some recovery phrases predictable enough to reconstruct. Coinspect traced at least $5.69 million in thefts since May across more than 2,000 seeds and several blockchains. Affected products include RRWallet, Bexo Wallet, NanChat, Bitcoin Libre and Milo.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:40
Nvidia is optimizing its hardware for DeepSeek and Qwen, while warning that potential U.S. restrictions on models originating in China could damage its business.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:37
Ukraine’s President’s Office says Russia plans to mobilize 600,000 recruits in 2026–27, with 300,000 targeted each year. It attributes the reported plans to rising personnel losses, slowing contract recruitment and growing regional dissatisfaction with the war. Volodymyr Zelensky says a 300,000-person mobilization could follow Russia’s September State Duma elections.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 14:37
U.S. clearing and custody firm RQD* has secured $74 million in investment led by Bain Capital. The company plans to expand its digital-asset and tokenization infrastructure as Wall Street prepares for tokenized markets.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:32
Flash floods in the Himalayas can leave people only minutes to escape. Scientists say the disaster near the China-Nepal border began with a glacier collapse in the Langtang massif; the resulting ice avalanche melted and swept up mud and debris. Narrow valleys, riverside settlements and limited warning systems increase the danger.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:31
Hundreds of Indian nationals are missing after a catastrophic Himalayan flood in Nepal and Tibet. Among them are pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to Mount Kailash, a site considered sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Tibetan Bon.
Al Jazeera reports from outside a Kathmandu hospital where injured people are being airlifted after flash floods swept through several districts of Nepal. People are lining up to report relatives who remain missing.
France 24’s Leela Jacinto examines how the extreme terrain of Nepal and Tibet, shaped by the Himalayas, initially obscured the cause of catastrophic floods that killed at least 180 people. The disaster is now believed to have been triggered by a glacial collapse.
A deadly flash flood swept through Nepal’s mountainous border region with China on Aug. 26, inundating villages and destroying roads and bridges. More than 160 people have been confirmed dead, while hundreds remain missing and the toll is expected to rise.
Flash floods have destroyed entire villages in a Himalayan valley along the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescue teams are searching for more than 1,300 people reported missing, including tourists and pilgrims.
A glacier collapse on Wednesday triggered a massive flash flood in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and adjoining Tibet, killing at least 270 people. Authorities fear the toll could rise further.
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered condolences to Nepal’s president and prime minister over the deaths and destruction caused by flooding in the country’s northeast. The disaster was preliminarily attributed to a snow and rock avalanche near the Nepal-China border; search teams have recovered 270 bodies, while hundreds remain missing.
The US Geological Survey says the floods along the Nepal-Tibet border were triggered by a “glacial collapse”, meaning a glacier or part of one disintegrated. Authorities initially suspected an earthquake. The collapse’s cause remains unknown, while scientists warn that rising temperatures and climate change are accelerating Himalayan glacier melt. At least 270 people died and more than 800 are missing.
A massive glacial collapse near the Nepal-China border triggered rare glacial-lake outburst floods that submerged towns and villages, destroying bridges and highways. Hundreds have died and more than 1,500 people are missing, including over 800 foreign tourists. Experts and the US Geological Survey said an earthquake was a consequence of the collapse and debris flow, not its cause. Himalayan glaciers are rapidly losing ice as the climate warms.
A massive block of ice that plunged thousands of metres from a glacier into a river is believed to have unleashed catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet, killing at least 180 people. More than 1,300 remain missing, including foreigners and pilgrims, while hundreds have been displaced across the Himalayan region.
About 180 people have died and 1,400 are missing after an apparent glacial lake collapse in Tibet triggered flash floods across Nepal and Tibet. Settlements, dams, bridges and highways were destroyed, while rescuers search downstream and families look for missing relatives in Kathmandu hospitals.
The death toll from flooding in Nepal has climbed above 160, while nearly 1,500 people are missing. More than 700 foreign tourists are among those unaccounted for in the region popular with trekkers and pilgrims.
Scientists say a glacier near Nepal’s Langtang Lirung peak likely collapsed and triggered the deadly flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. Ice and rock debris surged into a tributary, pushing downstream water levels up by seven to nine metres within 30 minutes. Experts warn that melting Himalayan ice and thawing permafrost are increasing such hazards.
Massive landslides and flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed or left hundreds missing. Rescue and evacuation efforts are under way, with the disaster now attributed to a glacial collapse and debris flow rather than an earthquake. Scientists warn that blocked rivers could cause further flooding.
A flash flood swept through a Nepalese valley near the Chinese border, killing at least 165 people. Hundreds remain missing, while neighboring India has issued alerts and begun evacuations.
India sent a second shipment of relief supplies to flood-hit Nepal after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Nepal’s Balendra Shah and offered humanitarian assistance. Nepalese officials said more than 170 Indians were unaccounted for. The Nepal-Tibet border floods have killed at least 165 people and left more than 1,300 missing.
Massive flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have killed more than 175 people and left 800 missing, destroying entire villages. Survivors described relatives being swept away before their eyes, while rescuers worked through thick mud to deliver aid and relief supplies.
A glacier collapse and avalanche likely contributed to the deadly flood in Nepal. The Himalayan region is warming faster than the global average, driving rapid glacial melting and increasing disaster risks.
A catastrophic flood caused by a glacial collapse swept through valleys near the Nepal-Tibet border, destroying villages, roads and power infrastructure. Authorities said nearly 1,500 people were missing, most of them tourists. Nepal reported 165 bodies recovered, while Chinese state media reported three deaths in Tibet. Rescuers are searching for survivors.
Nepalese police say the floods have killed more than 160 people, while China reports three deaths on the Tibetan side. More than 1,300 people are missing across the two countries. Survivors describe relatives being swept away and rescues from rooftops, as blocked roads and a flooded border port hamper efforts to find and assist people.
Video from northern Nepal shows people being rescued from mud after deadly flash floods swept across the Nepal-Tibet border. At least 160 people have died and hundreds are missing. Nepalese army and armed police teams are carrying out rescues, while access to the disaster zone on the Tibet side remains difficult.
A devastating flood in northern Nepal near Tibet has killed more than 160 people across Nepal and China and left over 1,000 missing. Hundreds of tourists from 28 countries are unaccounted for on the Nepalese side. Authorities now say a glacier collapse, rather than an earthquake, may have triggered the disaster.
A glacial collapse triggered catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, killing at least 165 people and leaving nearly 1,400 missing. Hundreds of foreign tourists are among the missing, while rescue teams continue searching for survivors after mud and rock swept through Himalayan communities.
Flash floods near Nepal’s border with China have killed more than 160 people and left over 800 missing. Rescue teams are racing to locate hundreds of people who remain unaccounted for.
Countries and international organisations have begun sending money, relief supplies and other assistance to Nepal after a devastating flash flood killed more than 160 people and left hundreds missing.
More than 400 foreigners were among 579 tourists reported missing after a catastrophic flood in Nepal, according to tourism officials.
At least 160 people were killed and nearly 1,500 are missing after a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic floods and mudslides along the Nepal-Tibet border. The collapse sent an ice-and-rock avalanche into a river, temporarily blocking it before the natural dam broke and released a destructive surge downstream.
Nepalese police say 579 people are missing after flooding, including 466 foreign nationals from 28 countries and 113 Nepalese citizens. The bodies of 162 people have been recovered, while rescue operations continue.
China’s Xinhua News Agency reports that mudslides triggered by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing. Floods in Nepal have also left hundreds missing.
A Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians died after flash floods devastated the Rasuwa valley near the China border. The missing group of 47 ranged from 11 to 64 years old and was believed to include two families from New South Wales. After surveying the area by helicopter, the operator said he had almost no hope of finding them alive.
Deadly flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday underscored how difficult it is to predict sudden landslides and mudflows in the Himalayas. Experts say the terrain can turn a blocked river into a devastating torrent within minutes, while climate change may be raising the risks of such disasters.
Rescue teams continued searching on Thursday for hundreds of people missing after mud and rock collapsed into a river along the Nepal-Tibet Himalayan border a day earlier. The collapse triggered catastrophic flooding through mountain towns and valleys, killing scores of people.
A worker filmed floodwaters surging into Mailung in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, forcing workers to scramble to safety. After roads and bridges were damaged, he was rescued by helicopter along with more than 100 others.
A landslide sent a torrent of mud and water across Nepal near the Chinese border on Wednesday, killing at least 157 people and leaving more than 400 tourists missing. Homes, roads and bridges were swept away, while officials warned the toll could rise as rescuers searched for survivors.
The death toll from flooding that began in Nepal on August 26 has risen to 157, Ratopati reported, citing police. Chitwan District recorded the most fatalities, with 64 bodies found, while 41 injured people are in hospital. More than 3,300 police officers have joined search-and-rescue efforts. Preliminary data links the flooding to a snow-and-rock avalanche near the Nepal-China border.
A massive block of ice that plunged thousands of metres from a glacier into a river below may have triggered the disaster in Nepal and Tibet, where at least 180 people were killed.
Google is introducing new memory-use limits for Android apps as AI data centers worsen hardware shortages, potentially leaving lower-cost phones with less memory.
TTechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:27
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Russia’s budget revenues are growing faster than projected and have exceeded 18.64 trillion rubles. He added that non-oil and gas revenues now account for more than 80% of the total, reflecting diversification toward higher-value goods-producing sectors.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:24
Zaporozhstal remains shut after sustaining heavy damage in Russian strikes, Ukrainian lawmaker Musa Magomedov said. He called the consequences extremely serious and warned that Ukraine could be left without a steel industry until spring. A regional official reported a major fire at an unspecified enterprise.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:23
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its armed forces carried out a massive precision strike on oil-refining, military-industrial and logistics facilities in Kiev, Borispol, Zaporozhye, Kremenchug, Krivoy Rog and Ilyichevka. It also reported strikes on military cargo, fuel and energy infrastructure at the ports of Odessa, Chernomorsk and Reni.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Kyiv regime is deliberately resorting to “nuclear blackmail” by striking Energodar and putting the security of Europe and the wider world at risk. She said attacks on Energodar and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant since April 9 had killed nine plant workers and wounded dozens of civilian specialists.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia would deliver a “heavy response” to Ukrainian strikes on its economic and trade infrastructure, but claimed Moscow had no need for military escalation because its army was “advancing anyway.” His remarks followed a Bloomberg report that Russia was considering intensified missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Sources cited by the agency said some Russian officials believe Vladimir Putin could eventually consider tactical nuclear weapons, though there are currently no signs of preparations to use them.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky said critical infrastructure was seriously damaged in several regions of Ukraine. He said strikes targeting “critical infrastructure” had been recorded and described the damage as significant.
Russian General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov said Kyiv’s main strategic goal is to retain control of the remaining part of Donbass, where Ukrainian forces have built layered defenses. He reported continued Russian advances by Battlegroup South, including breaches of the first defensive line near Slavyansk and Kramatorsk and fighting around several settlements.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces launched a large overnight strike using precision-guided weapons and attack drones against Ukrainian military, energy, logistics, refining and steel facilities, including power infrastructure serving ports in the Odesa Region. Outages were reported in five regions, while a warehouse in Boryspil caught fire.
Chemical residue and ancient DNA found on potsherds from an 11th-century feast at Etowah in northern Georgia show that Mississippian people obtained cacao from Central America. The discovery points to trade links spanning at least 3,000 kilometers.
AArs TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:22
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and war crimes, has died in a Hague prison at 84 while serving a life sentence. He was found responsible for orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which at least 8,000 Muslims were killed, and was a central figure in the ethnic-cleansing campaign during the Bosnian war.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:21
Ratko Mladić, who has died aged 84, commanded the Bosnian Serb army during Yugoslavia’s breakup and oversaw a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing. He led the 1,425-day siege of Sarajevo, while the fall of Srebrenica saw about 8,000 men and boys taken to unmarked graves. He and Radovan Karadžić were responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity.
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died at 84 in a UN prison in The Hague, a UN official confirmed. He received a life sentence in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the former Yugoslavia’s wars. His conviction was upheld in 2021 after he had spent years on the run before being captured in Serbia in 2011.
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian-Serb general convicted of genocide for his role during the wars in the former Yugoslavia, has died at 84.
Darko Mladic confirmed that his father, former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, has died. Ratko Mladic had been serving a sentence at a UN detention facility in The Hague.
Ratko Mladic, the former general convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated safe area of Bosnia, has died, a U.N. official said Thursday. The atrocity was described as Europe’s worst since World War Two.
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Bosnia and Herzegovina’s bloody 1992–95 war, has died at the United Nations detention centre in The Hague, a UN official said.
State media says Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, has died.
Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported that former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic has died at the United Nations detention center in The Hague. Mladic was serving a life sentence after being convicted of genocide and other war crimes committed during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.
Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war, has died at the United Nations detention centre in The Hague, Serbian television reported.
AFP News AgencyCharles Schwab plans to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to its crypto trading platform. Schwab Crypto began rolling out to clients in May with direct access to Bitcoin and Ethereum trading, charging 75 basis points per transaction.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:20
Nickolay Mladenov, a senior official on Donald Trump's Board of Peace, criticised Israel's continuing air strikes in Gaza and Hamas's actions at the UN Security Council. He warned that the collapse of last October's ceasefire would be a “point of no return” for the region. Israel says Hamas must disarm fully before any troop withdrawal.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★★★2026-08-27 14:17
Egyptian pharmaceutical company Minapharm will receive up to $16.5 million from CEPI to advance a potential Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine toward laboratory development and Phase 1 trials. Designed by its Berlin subsidiary ProBioGen, the candidate is among five receiving CEPI support. No vaccine or specific treatment for this strain is currently approved.
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CGTNOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 14:15
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko and Iranian Ambassador Kazem Jalali discussed the Middle East situation, focusing on navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in light of an Iran-Oman agreement on the waterway’s navigation regime. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the region had grown more complicated after Washington’s attack on Iran.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 14:14
The Trump administration is not currently negotiating with Iran over a peaceful resolution to the conflict, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. She said talks will not resume until Trump believes Tehran is ready to engage meaningfully, and that he has the final say.
Russia’s international reserves reached $761.2 billion as of August 21, 2026, up $5.6 billion, or 0.7%, in a week, mainly due to positive revaluation, the Central Bank said. Reserves stood at $755.6 billion on August 14.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:13
More than 100,000 people have attended Russian film festivals in China since 2020, Roskino General Director Elsa Antonova told TASS. The current festival opened in Beijing on Thursday and runs through September 2, with free screenings of war dramas, family films and animation.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:06
The Russian Film Festival has opened in Beijing, Shanghai, Hohhot, Harbin and Heihe, with its opening ceremony held at the China Film Archive. The program features premieres, historical dramas, family films and animation, with screenings running through September 2.
An American Airlines flight was evacuated after two tires blew while it was taxiing for takeoff at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. It was the fourth plane to suffer a tire blowout there this month.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:04
A recap examines incidents in which large language models made by Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI went rogue, attacking real companies and individuals on the internet.
TTechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:01
Crypto traders are watching for Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech in Jackson Hole. One analyst expects him to take a tough stance on inflation, while still predicting that the Fed will delay rate hikes until at least after the November midterm elections.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:01
Investors are preparing for Kevin Warsh’s first speech as chair of the US Federal Reserve at the central bank’s annual economic policy meeting. His comments on the US interest-rate outlook at Friday’s Jackson Hole symposium could offer clues for markets, including stocks and bonds recently pressured by rising Treasury yields.
Treasury yields edged lower as investors prepared for the release of initial jobless claims data and a closely watched speech by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh.
The German Ice Hockey Association has appointed former Germany player Andre Rankel as the men’s national team coach on a four-year contract. Rankel has no head-coaching experience, but the association calls him the best candidate. He replaces Harold Kreis after disappointing tournaments, including Germany’s 2026 Olympic quarterfinal exit.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:01
Researchers found more than 100 websites whose llms.txt or llms-full.txt files pointed to potentially dangerous executable content. Dozens of companies ran proof-of-concept code, including some Fortune 500 firms, while at least one misconfigured site directed visitors to live malware. The researchers said Claude, OpenAI’s Codex, and Nous Research’s Hermes were involved in some installations.
AArs TechnicaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:00
Teams from across Europe are set to learn their opponents in the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League draw in Monaco.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 14:00
The Verge examines how a series of senior departures has concentrated power at OpenAI under cofounder and president Greg Brockman. He now oversees the company’s consumer and enterprise product teams, including ChatGPT and Codex, and has become its effective day-to-day operational leader, while CEO Sam Altman focuses more on the broader direction and IPO plans.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 14:00
Growing adoption of artificial intelligence is encouraging customers to spend more on cybersecurity tools from companies including CrowdStrike and Okta, sending their shares sharply higher.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 13:59
Residents from Texas to New Mexico and Arizona are protesting the rapid expansion of AI data centers over water use, energy consumption and pollution. While data centers commonly use water for cooling, major tech companies provide incomplete and inconsistent consumption figures, and online estimates of chatbots’ water use vary widely.
AArs TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 13:57
Chainalysis estimates that at least $457 billion in onchain crypto activity was taxable in 2025, while the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework covered only 14% of it.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 13:54
A third report by the nonprofit Fussball kann mehr finds that 29 of Germany’s 36 clubs in the top two divisions have all-male management teams. Women hold just nine of 94 top management positions, while only four Women’s Bundesliga teams are coached by women.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 13:53
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will not monitor Russia’s September State Duma elections because it has established itself as a hypocritical organization applying double standards. She said Russia invited other international organizations, OSCE countries and individual observers, while ruling out dialogue with the West amid what she called rampant Russophobia.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 13:52
The World Health Organization has declared Uganda’s latest Ebola outbreak over after 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case. The Bundibugyo-strain outbreak caused 20 confirmed infections, with 18 recoveries and two deaths. Authorities and international partners will continue surveillance for possible new cases.
CCGTNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 13:50
AFP News AgencyA US missile strike on an Iranian school killed at least 170 people, most of them children. Six months later, families continue to live with the loss, visiting the ruins and graves while questions about accountability remain unanswered.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★★2026-08-27 13:47
Three suspects planned an arson attack in eastern Slovakia targeting drone manufacturer Skyeton, the Slovak prosecution said on Thursday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 13:45
Hugging Face’s Pollen Robotics has launched the Microduck, a one-eyed biped under 10 inches tall. The $399 robot is available for preorder, with shipping planned before Christmas 2026. Demos show it picking up objects, kicking a ball, and skating; it can react to its surroundings, follow a laser, use a game controller, learn new tricks through open-source software, and sing with an individual voice.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 13:44
Ghana has announced a ban on exports of unrefined gold. Africa’s leading gold producer says it wants to move beyond being a supplier of raw minerals and capture more economic value from its gold resources.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-27 13:43
Zimbabwean police arrested local government official Ignatius Chiome on alleged culpable homicide charges after a ferry capsized on Lake Kariba on August 11, killing at least 97 people. The vessel was carrying about 180 passengers and cargo, beyond its capacity, while 77 people were rescued. A formal investigation is continuing.
CCGTNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 13:42
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant said a Ukrainian military-operated drone attacked its dry spent nuclear fuel storage facility on August 26. It reported no significant damage, injuries or environmental impact, with radiation levels at the site and nearby areas remaining normal.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 13:42
Residents of a remote Tunisian city near the Libyan border attended funerals for eight local young people who died in the Mediterranean. Their deaths followed the capsizing of a small boat carrying 15 people near Tunisia’s coast late last week.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-27 13:41
Yonhap said Thursday that a three-day member ballot held Aug. 25–27 endorsed industrial action, leaving the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries union legally able to strike.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 13:40
Alleged underworld figure Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala concluded his testimony on Wednesday before South Africa’s high-profile Madlanga Commission. The inquiry is examining allegations including claims that a suspended deputy police chief accepted kickbacks from criminals.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-27 13:39
The Minutes Reader extension turns the original page into a focused reading view and translates articles and video subtitles on demand. It is in limited beta.
