California Governor Gavin Newsom’s effort to protect publicly traded utilities from some wildfire liabilities has been blocked by state lawmakers, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:35
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order that paused new US Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots. It is moving quickly to restore the challenged rules in a high-stakes dispute that could affect the November midterms and the contest for control of Congress.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:34
British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, appears to have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE records indicate he may be held in Louisiana, while the circumstances of his apparent detention remain unclear.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:34
Russian platform VK Video interrupted Yabloko’s “Peaceful Stream” fundraising broadcast with party chairman Nikolai Rybakov. The reason remains unknown, and Yabloko continued on YouTube. The donation counter showed nearly 542,000 rubles raised toward a 2 million-ruble goal. The party’s candidate lists have been removed from ballots in four regions, while two more election commissions refused registration.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:31
Russian courts have revoked Yabloko’s lists for legislative elections in the Kaliningrad and Sverdlovsk regions. The Sverdlovsk court sided with LDPR, citing complaints including alleged campaign and copyright violations; Yabloko says its candidates will still run in 18 single-mandate districts. Courts and election officials have previously blocked the party in several other regions, while the Supreme Court removed its federal State Duma list.
An Anthropic researcher showed an early glimpse of self-improving AI. Across 10 benchmarks targeting specific misaligned behaviors, automated systems improved their performance on every test without reducing overall performance.
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TechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 19:30
President Donald Trump began the process of creating a “US space academy,” saying the move would help bolster military and civilian missions in space.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:30
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order launching the creation of the country’s first Space Academy. A presidential commission will help establish it, and Trump said its graduates would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.
During a Friday visit to Johnson Space Center, President Trump signed an executive order creating a commission to develop the first national space academy. The proposed US Space Academy would come under NASA and, officials say, would not be a traditional service academy training military officers.
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he plans to sign an executive order establishing a U.S. Space Academy.
Six months into the war, Washington is intensifying its economic pressure on Iran and considering whether it has one final lever left to use.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-28 19:29
Israel has intensified attacks on Lebanon, while the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) recorded 1,030 projectiles over one week.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-28 19:28
President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered a deportation campaign targeting foreign nationals living irregularly in Colombia, beginning with a pilot in Barranquilla. Opposition politicians and Venezuelan migrant communities denounced the plan, arguing that deporting people solely over unresolved immigration status is populism rather than security policy and could reinforce stereotypes.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:26
Tennessee plans to rename Nashville International Airport after country music icon Dolly Parton, according to a statement from the governor. The announcement follows Parton’s death earlier this week in the country music capital at age 80.
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ReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:25
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev called artificial intelligence a terra incognita and said it would bring many positive and negative surprises in the next few years. He warned that AI is already creating bots that try to breach some companies’ security systems and could lead to an apocalyptic scenario.
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TASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 19:23
Ceuta says it is “on the brink of collapse” as Spain seeks assistance from Frontex and Europol. Residents clashed with police during protests against migrants who remained in the enclave after a mass influx, while Spain’s interior minister urged calm.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:14
Rusal plans to temporarily mothball several Russian raw-materials facilities, including the Pikalyovo alumina refinery, the Severouralsk bauxite mine, and plants in Bogoslovsk and the Urals, Kommersant reports. The sites lose the company $800 million annually, while restoring the division would require $1.8 billion. Rusal is seeking state support and warns of possible layoffs in company towns, including Pikalyovo, where plant closures triggered major unrest in 2009.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:13
Russian stocks ended Friday higher, with the ruble-denominated MOEX Index up 1.03% at 2,114.93 points and the dollar-denominated RTS Index gaining 1.45% to 778.32. The yuan rose 8 kopecks against the ruble to 12.9 rubles. Analysts expect further gradual ruble weakening and see room for the MOEX’s advance unless major negative news emerges.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 19:11
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has designated Montenegro’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences an “undesirable” organization, according to Justice Ministry data identified by Mediazona. Former instructors from Moscow’s Shaninka founded the school in 2023; it received Montenegrin accreditation in 2024. Former Shaninka dean Marina Kalashnikova now leads it.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:07
AI education company Genius Group has proposed a $12.5 million perpetual preferred offering to restart a Bitcoin treasury targeted at $827 million by fiscal 2031. It previously sold its remaining Bitcoin and repaid $8.5 million in debt. Because proceeds would also fund an AI portfolio and dollar reserve, the initial Bitcoin allocation remains unknown, while key offering terms await approval.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 19:05
Western officials believe Vladimir Putin wants to avoid direct military confrontation with Nato despite increasingly hostile threats against the UK and other Ukraine supporters. They expect Moscow to continue hybrid activity, including cyber-attacks, sabotage and possible assassination attempts, while warning that miscalculation could trigger a wider clash.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-28 19:05
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the military to expand long-range drone strikes on Russia, setting a target of at least 1,000 drones a day. The call follows deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine and comes as Zelenskyy addresses CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s Moscow meetings. Kyiv also says it struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Yaroslavl region.
Russia intensified attacks across Ukraine, killing civilians and damaging homes and warehouses near Kyiv. In Kherson, a drone strike killed a 61-year-old man and destroyed the city’s remaining thermal plant equipment, prompting warnings of prolonged heating shortages.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he ordered the military to increase long-range drone launches against Russia to 1,000 per day. Ukraine currently averages more than 300, and Zelensky called for greater weapons production to defend against Russian strikes and intensify attacks on Russia, saying the clearly defined target would be met.
Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said Ukraine cannot mobilize fewer than 30,000 people a month and that ending the war soon is “unrealistic.” Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Yaroslavl oil refinery and damaged a Tu-95 bomber at Engels air base. Ukraine’s agriculture minister said Russian strikes have destroyed 90% of the country’s modern storage facilities, while saying there is no threat of hunger.
Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries at least 21 times in August, the highest monthly total since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Bloomberg reported. EA Analytics estimates Russian refining fell to about 3.8 million barrels a day, its lowest level in more than 20 years, while gasoline and diesel output also dropped sharply. Analysts warn production could fall further if attacks continue.
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said the “hot” war and the economic war would end in Russia’s victory. He described the information war as an endless process that would continue indefinitely, like information confrontations throughout human history.
California sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer on Friday over an agreement that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in return for $120 million in federal reimbursement and a commitment to invest in fossil fuel projects.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:05
California has brought a case against the Trump administration and Golden State Wind over an agreement to terminate an offshore wind lease. The state alleges that the arrangement breaches several federal laws.
Nepal has urged Meta and TikTok to take down flood videos generated by artificial intelligence.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:04
Kenyan police fired teargas at traders in Nairobi on Friday as they protested government-imposed import tax increases. The new rules raise the minimum fee for importing a shipping container by nearly 30%.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:02
Kenyan police fired tear gas at small-scale traders protesting an import-duty increase as hundreds of businesses closed in central Nairobi. The new measure raises the minimum customs benchmark for a consolidated 40-foot container from 2.5 million to 3.2 million Kenyan shillings. Traders say the added costs will hurt small businesses, while the revenue authority says it targets under-declared imports.
Kenyan police fired tear gas to break up a protest by small-scale traders opposing an increase in import duties, a Reuters witness said on Friday. Hundreds of businesses in central Nairobi shut their doors during the protest.
A former Mexican trade negotiator says the breakdown of talks between Ottawa and Washington could prompt U.S. negotiators to pursue an “aggressive” win in their ongoing bilateral discussions with Mexico.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-28 19:02
Argentina’s rapidly growing beef exports to the United States could face tougher competition after Washington moved to expand tariff-free access for suppliers, potentially giving neighboring cattle powerhouse Brazil a greater presence, according to a Friday report.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:01
Fourteen Russian men’s and women’s singles players will compete at the 2026 US Open, held in New York from August 30 to September 13. The lineup includes Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Mirra Andreeva, with all Russian players taking part under neutral status.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 18:59
Ukraine’s 2027 budget deficit could surpass the IMF’s current projection of 17.8% of GDP if the conflict continues, potentially requiring additional EU aid, Bloomberg reported. Kyiv’s talks with the IMF have encountered politically sensitive demands, and a failure could cost Ukraine $5 billion in international assistance this year.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-28 18:56
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks pushed traders to raise the estimated chance of a September rate hike from about 35% to 60%. Bitcoin briefly fell below $77,000, while nearly $488 million in crypto derivatives positions were liquidated over 24 hours, affecting almost 98,000 traders and hitting long positions hardest.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:50
Spain has asked Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, to help process migrants in the North African enclave of Ceuta, nearly a month after tens of thousands crossed the border from Morocco.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-28 18:50
Tensions have escalated in Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta, where locals blocked Red Cross aid deliveries and some set fire to migrant camps on a beach. The incidents followed the arrest of 12 migrants accused of throwing stones at a military vehicle. The government and opposition parties have blamed each other for worsening the crisis and social division.
Spain’s left-wing government urged calm in the North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday after protests over security escalated into clashes between local residents and police. The unrest came a month after a mass migrant influx from Morocco triggered a Europe-wide alert.
Students who graduated in Houthi-controlled areas fear losing access to scholarships and overseas study after Yemen’s Aden-based government suspended authentication of some certificates. Officials cite missing records, while competing authorities operate separate education systems with different calendars, curricula and exams.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:50
Elena Morgunova, the wife of performance artist Pavel Krisevich, was detained in Skopin, Ryazan region, and sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest for allegedly disobeying police orders by refusing to unlock her phone. She had briefly returned from France and was traveling with her mother when police stopped their bus.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:49
A Moscow court sentenced Oleg Gazmanov’s former manager Dmitry Tsarenko to seven years in a penal colony for fraud. Investigators said he routed concert proceeds through his own sole proprietorship instead of Gazmanov’s company. The case involved 17 fraud counts and estimated damages of 15.3 million rubles. Tsarenko denied guilt and had previously been convicted of fraud.
MMeduzaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 18:47
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities charged businessman and former regional lawmaker Vasyl Astion on Aug. 28 over alleged participation in a criminal organization accused of corporate raiding, property fraud and money laundering. Investigators say the group targeted two companies worth Hr 248 million and moved Hr 150 million to fund bail in a separate corruption case.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:46
December 2026 wheat futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose to $7.79 per bushel, their first such level since February 15, 2023. By 5:30 p.m. Moscow time, the gain had narrowed to 2.07%, with the price at $7.76. Futures are up 22% since early August 2026.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 18:43
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Russia has refined its drones to be the world’s best amid the military conflict with Ukraine. He attributed the progress to wartime developments and said Russia would continue striving to lead the field.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:42
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said every country, including Russia, had underestimated the military potential of artificial intelligence and new methods of warfare. He noted that Russia had done little work on drones before the special military operation, while warfare has since shifted beyond traditional weapons.
Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty sale is back, offering daily deals at 50% off from brands including Cecred, Supergoop and Farmacy.
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NBC NewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-28 18:41
Donald Trump lost another attempt to move his challenge to a New York criminal fraud conviction to federal court. The judge said payments to an adult film star were not an official act protected by presidential immunity.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:40
A federal judge has again rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to move his New York state criminal hush money case to federal court. The transfer could have made it easier for him to overturn his conviction.
Donald Trump has lost his attempt to transfer the New York hush money case to federal court.
A federal judge on Friday rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to transfer his already-decided New York state hush money case to federal court, dealing a setback to the U.S. president’s effort to erase his criminal conviction.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has accepted Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto’s offer to serve as an advisor on defense innovation. Fedorov said he would help Italy adopt modern warfare technologies, while continuing to focus on Ukrainian defense projects and attracting international resources.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:34
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov says he has accepted Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto’s offer to serve as his adviser on defense innovation. Fyodorov thanked Crosetto for his personal support and said he would help Italy develop modern warfare technologies and strengthen its defense sector.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has agreed to advise Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on defense innovation. Fedorov said he would help Italy develop modern warfare technologies and strengthen its defense sector, while continuing projects in Ukraine involving defense capabilities, drones, autonomous systems and air defense.
The Élysée describes Macron’s role in opening the London exhibition as a particularly significant moment initiated to strengthen Franco-British ties. The French president also aims to spotlight the exceptional loan he personally approved in 2025.
EeuronewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 18:32
Some Democrats campaigning in the reddest areas are sending former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris a blunt message: stay out of their races.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:31
Widespread service interruptions have made collecting water in small vessels and cisterns a daily survival routine for hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico. The most vulnerable are bearing the heaviest burden.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:30
Marina Vorobyova of Russia won the women’s under-48kg gold at the 2026 Judo Grand Slam in Lausanne, Switzerland, beating Spain’s Laura Martinez Abelenda in the final. The event runs from August 28 to 30 and features 510 judokas from 77 countries.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 18:29
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that sports-related event contracts are not swaps, contradicting an April decision by the Third Circuit and potentially setting up a Supreme Court battle.
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CNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:29
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Kalshi is not entitled to an injunction preventing Nevada from overseeing its prediction-markets platform, where users can bet on sporting-event outcomes.
Venezuela no longer produces oil at its former scale, but it still holds some of the world’s largest reserves. After the US seized then-President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, Washington restored diplomatic ties and began working with interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s government in Caracas. The relationship remains conditional, with Donald Trump calling Venezuela the “51st state” and saying the US will “rebuild” its underproducing oil industry.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-28 18:25
Dozens of witnesses testified over three weeks in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial about events before and after the killing of her three young children in coastal Massachusetts in 2023. Clancy did not testify, but prosecutors and defense attorneys extensively read from her diaries, offering different interpretations of what they showed.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:24
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial are scheduled to resume deliberations Friday over whether she was responsible for her actions when she killed her three children in 2023.
Open-weight AI companies have become Silicon Valley’s hottest acquisition targets as substantial capital flows into the business of giving models away.
TTechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 18:19
Video released by Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Office shows rescuers pulling people through mud from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa. Officials said 350 people had been rescued, while more than 100 remained trapped, and 533 residents had been moved to safety. Nepal reported at least 538 deaths and up to 1,924 missing; Tibet reported five deaths and 558 missing. The USGS said a glacial collapse likely triggered the disaster.
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Fox NewsOriginal★★★★★2026-08-28 18:19
Authorities warn that a newly formed lake overflowing along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China could cause additional flooding in areas already devastated by a catastrophic flash flood.
New satellite imagery shows the deadly flash flood along Nepal’s Trishuli River destroyed villages, bridges and hydropower stations after a glacier collapse. More than 550 people have died and hundreds remain missing, officials say. A barrier lake formed below the landslide could pose a further flooding risk and is hampering rescue efforts.
Hydrologist and Georgetown University in Qatar visiting professor Raha Hakimdavar explains that Nepal’s steep topography left flood victims with very little time to respond.
India has offered assistance to Nepal as deaths from flash floods continue to increase and hundreds of people remain missing.
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority says 1,924 people are reported missing, including 517 foreign tourists, after devastating floods. A total of 4,451 people have been rescued and 579 deaths confirmed, while 15,431 people are involved in the continuing rescue operation.
A glacier broke apart, triggering an ice-and-rock avalanche. An earthquake followed, and a landslide then unleashed devastating floods through kilometres of valley along the Nepal-China border. Forty-eight hours after the catastrophe, rescue teams are still searching for survivors.
Rescue efforts continue after devastating floods in Nepal and China, while authorities have ordered emergency teams to remain on high alert. Satellite imagery indicates that a newly formed upstream lake, which could burst and cause further flooding, emerged in the area where a glacier collapse on Wednesday set off the deadly chain of events.
Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood zone, where hundreds died on Wednesday, an official with the country’s Disaster Management Authority said. The official warned that the flood risk will remain until the lakes are fully drained.
Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream from the flood zone where hundreds died on Wednesday, according to an official from the country’s Disaster Management Authority. The official said the risk will remain until the lakes are fully drained.
After deadly floods struck the Nepal-China border, some survivors fled for their lives while others narrowly escaped disaster. All witnessed the major calamity and its aftermath firsthand.
A lake formed by floods and mudslides along the Nepal-China border burst its banks on Friday, causing more flooding and forcing rescuers to suspend operations.
The death toll from flooding in Nepal and Tibet continues to rise as the situation develops rapidly. The Red Cross says about 93,000 people have been affected. Aid is arriving from several countries, but rescue coordination has been hindered by the remote Himalayan terrain; responders reached the disaster’s epicentre 48 hours after the floods began.
Families of South Korean workers missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal urged authorities on Friday to secure helicopter access for the search, warning that rescuers were losing critical time more than 48 hours after the disaster.
Rescue efforts are continuing in Nepal after devastating floods killed hundreds and left more than 1,400 people missing. The Red Cross has also voiced concern about humanitarian aid, estimating that nearly 100,000 people were affected by the disaster.
More than 90,000 people are estimated to have been directly affected by the Himalayan landslide and urgently need humanitarian assistance, the Red Cross said on Friday. Aid officials also warned that further flooding could occur.
Devastating flash floods along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China have killed at least 472 people and left more than 1,500 missing. More than 3,250 people have been evacuated by helicopter, while rescuers search for survivors and authorities warn that an upstream lake could overflow and cause further flooding.
Journalists at the independent Russian outlet Mediazona have identified 27 military personnel believed to have died when an An-26 crashed in annexed Crimea on March 31. The aircraft carried 29 people. Authorities have not disclosed the full victim list or cause; only Northern Fleet aviation commander Alexander Otroshchenko has been officially named.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:13
Norway has begun a period of national mourning after the death of King Harald V at 89. Crowds gathered outside the Oslo palace, while his son Haakon VIII became king after an extraordinary council of state and adopted the motto “All for Norway”. The armed forces fired a 21-gun salute in tribute.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:13
Norway is mourning King Harald V, its longest-serving monarch, who died at 89 as tributes arrived from across Europe. His death clears the way for Crown Prince Haakon to become king, while the royal family faces renewed scrutiny over Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s reported past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and her son’s rape conviction.
Oslo Mayor Anne Lindboe postponed her Friday wedding after Norway’s King Harald V died that morning. In a tribute, she said it was difficult to imagine Oslo and Norway without him. The king had reigned for 35 years, and no new wedding date has been set.
Norway has a new king: Crown Prince Haakon has taken the throne following the death of his father, King Harald V, and is now King Haakon VIII.
Norway’s King Harald V has died aged 89 after receiving hospital treatment for a rare blood condition and a bacterial infection. The palace in Oslo said he died peacefully at 06:35 local time on Friday at the national hospital.
King Harald’s death has shifted attention to Crown Prince Haakon, who is expected to become Norway’s next monarch after a turbulent year for the royal family. Crown Princess Mette-Marit had a lung transplant in June and has faced scrutiny over reported past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, while her son received a four-year prison sentence for rape.
Norway’s Royal Palace says King Harald V died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on August 28 at age 89. Crown Prince Haakon automatically succeeds him and is expected to reign as King Haakon VIII. Harald had been hospitalised with haemolytic anaemia and faced recurring health problems in recent years.
Crown Prince Haakon became Norway’s king on Friday following the death of his father, Harald. The report outlines several facts about the transfer of the crown.
Crown Prince Haakon became Norway’s king on Friday after his father, Harald, died. Here are some facts about the 53-year-old new monarch.
Mette-Marit met Norway’s then Crown Prince Haakon at the Quart music festival in her hometown of Kristiansand in 1999. She was 25, unmarried, a single mother and a commoner at the time.
Haakon takes the throne as two major scandals batter his family. He struggled for years to accept the status that ultimately made him Norway’s new king.
Norway’s Royal House announced that King Harald died peacefully Friday at Oslo University Hospital at age 89. Harald had served as head of state since 1991. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, will succeed him and take the name King Haakon VIII.
Norway’s royal palace said on Friday that King Harald had died at the age of 89. A reformer, he spent more than three decades on the throne emerging from the shadow of his widely loved father.
Norway awaited an update from the royal palace on Friday about King Harald’s health. The 89-year-old monarch had been hospitalized for more than 10 days and was described by the palace on Thursday as being in very serious condition.
Norway’s King Harald V has died at 89. He went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland, and later turned down several European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart. His son has become King Haakon VIII.
Norway’s King Harald, described as a reformer, died on Friday at 89, the royal palace said. During more than three decades on the throne, he emerged from the shadow of his widely loved, outgoing father as the Norwegian royal family faced multiple crises.
Norway’s palace announced on Friday that King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, had died at 89. His son automatically succeeded him as King Haakon VIII.
Norway’s Royal House says King Harald V has died in an Oslo hospital at the age of 89. He was hospitalized on August 17 with an infection and complications from hemolytic anemia; his condition was declared “very serious” on August 27. His 53-year-old son, Haakon, will inherit the throne.
Norway’s King Harald, described as a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his widely loved father during more than three decades on the throne, has died at 89, the royal palace said on Friday.
Norway’s palace says King Harald V died peacefully at age 89 on 28 August at Oslo University Hospital, triggering the succession of his son, Crown Prince Haakon. Haakon’s wife, Mette-Marit, has faced fierce controversy over correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein from 2011 to 2014, years after his conviction, adding to a turbulent period for the royal family.
Norway’s King Harald has died at the age of 89, the royal court said. He had been treated for hemolytic anemia at Oslo University Hospital since mid-August after his condition worsened. Prince Haakon will succeed him.
Norway's King Harald V has died peacefully in Oslo at the age of 89, after 35 years on the throne. He was widely remembered as a popular, reforming monarch who modernised the royal family, married a commoner and served as a unifying figure; his son Haakon will succeed him.
Norway’s royal palace said Friday that King Harald V had died at the age of 89.
Gazprom said net profit attributable to shareholders fell 12.1% year on year to 863.9 billion rubles in the first half of 2026. Revenue rose 6.3% to 5.3 trillion rubles, while EBITDA increased 28% to 1.977 trillion rubles.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:10
Poland expects its general government deficit to hold at 7.1% of GDP in 2027, matching the level currently planned for this year. Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said record deliveries of military equipment are fueling the deficit, while growth is forecast at 3%.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:10
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic by blacklisting the AI company and labeling it a national-security supply-chain risk. Judge Rita Lin said the action violated the First Amendment after Anthropic refused to remove limits on using its technology for lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance of Americans.
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Ars TechnicaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:07
Canada posted a sharply lower budget deficit of C$370 million ($266.57 million) during the first three months of fiscal 2026/27, the finance ministry said. Government spending grew slightly faster than revenues over the period.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:05
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has sued Elena Vasilyeva, who owns 45% of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal. A court froze the couple’s shares over a disputed 2022 transfer and barred them from disposing of the stake. The action follows the 2025 seizure of the remaining 55%, later transferred to Roskhim, linked to Arkady Rotenberg’s family.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:02
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warns that US interest rates could increase if inflation remains above 2%.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:01
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said at Jackson Hole that the central bank would have more work to do if it could not confirm underlying inflation was returning to its 2 percent target quickly enough. He said financial conditions did not appear restrictive enough, leaving open the possibility of rate hikes, while stressing he offered no timeline or forward guidance.
Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh said summer inflation readings had improved less than expected but had not meaningfully changed the picture. He said the Fed must be confident underlying inflation is moving back to its 2% target quickly enough, otherwise it has “work to do”, suggesting rates could rise while stressing this was not forward guidance.
Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated his focus on returning inflation to the central bank’s 2% target. A rally fueled by artificial intelligence stocks in the previous session also faded.
One of Canada Goose Holdings’ few remaining bullish analysts has turned bearish, warning that unusually warm weather, weakness in Europe and fallout from US-Canada trade negotiations could hurt the outerwear maker during the crucial holiday season.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 18:00
Iceland’s residents will vote Saturday on whether to restart negotiations over joining the European Union, which have been frozen for a long time.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:00
BioNTech said it will end a mid-stage trial of its experimental mRNA cancer vaccine after an independent committee concluded the treatment was unlikely to extend the lives of colorectal cancer patients. The company’s U.S.-listed shares fell 7.5% on Friday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 17:50
A visual look at which Dolly Parton songs fans are playing most, featured as one of the biggest stories of the week.
RReutersOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-28 17:50
Russian young athletes finished the 2026 World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, first in the overall medal table with six gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Mexico placed second and China third. The event ran from August 21 to 28.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 17:49
A rare Israeli air strike in Jenin in the occupied West Bank killed three Palestinians, according to the Israeli military, which said one was a Hamas operative. Israel’s prime minister and defence minister praised the operation, while Hamas condemned it and urged international action to stop what it called Israeli “crimes”.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-28 17:47
Israel's military said it carried out an air strike Friday in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, killing a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative and two accomplices. The use of deadly Israeli air power there is rare.
Israel’s military said an airstrike in the West Bank on Friday killed a Palestinian it identified as a Hamas militant operative and two accomplices. The strike marked a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.
Ripple has recommended removing more than 10,000 lines of dormant XChainBridge code from the XRP Ledger while Lending Protocol V1.1 undergoes a pure-AI security review through Sherlock’s Audit Engine. The efforts aim to reduce maintenance and security burdens as XRPL prepares for native lending.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 17:45
Boeing and negotiators for its largest white-collar union plan to meet Monday to restart contract discussions that had stalled, a spokesman for the Society of Professional Engineering Employees Association said.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 17:45
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a major speech at the Eastern Economic Forum’s plenary session in Vladivostok on September 3, aide Yury Ushakov said. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, Myanmar’s First Vice-President Nyo Saw and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang will attend alongside him.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 17:37
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said the presidents and senior officials from Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar and China will speak alongside Vladimir Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum plenary session on September 3. The forum is scheduled for September 1-4 in Vladivostok.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the 11th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok from September 1 to 3, presidential aide Yury Ushakov said. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the guest of honor, with business delegations from India, China and ASEAN countries expected to join related dialogues.
Seven people have been charged over damage to Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland in March 2025. Prosecutors allege the offence was aggravated by a connection to Palestine Action, which the UK has designated a “terrorist” organisation.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 17:36
Greenland will establish a truth commission to examine a forced contraception scheme targeting Inuit women. From the 1960s to 1990, more than 4,000 Greenlandic women were made to wear contraceptive coils, mostly without their consent.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 17:36
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose to a record $729.33 billion in the week ending August 21, central bank data showed. The increase was supported by continued capital inflows following regulatory measures aimed at strengthening the country’s balance of payments.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 17:35
A US judge has temporarily rejected a request to block President Donald Trump’s second executive order restricting birthright citizenship. Judge Deborah Boardman told immigrant families and advocacy groups to revise their lawsuit to address the August 6 order directly, after which she will reconsider the restraining order.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 17:32
A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately stop President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing a new executive order restricting who can qualify for birthright citizenship. Trump issued the order after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his earlier effort.
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