Police in Rosenheim, Germany, detained a 27-year-old German man after a 31-year-old British woman was stabbed at the city’s train station early Sunday. She died in hospital from serious injuries. The suspect was due to appear before magistrates as police investigated the circumstances and motive.

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Australia’s government is under pressure to explain why it admitted dozens of Israeli soldiers for the Sydney Marathon despite obligations under international law. Some critics describe the decision as a betrayal, while questions are also being raised over Bassem Youssef’s exclusion.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and a state visit to Kyrgyzstan. Chinese entrepreneurs and local residents say closer ties between the two countries could bring new opportunities and a stronger future.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, dined with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and his wife, Aigul Japarova, in Bishkek on Sunday evening and held warm, friendly discussions. Xi had arrived that afternoon for the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and a state visit to Kyrgyzstan.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan had dinner and warm, friendly discussions with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Aigul Japarova at the presidential residence in Bishkek. Xi arrived in the Kyrgyz capital to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and make a state visit to Kyrgyzstan.

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China Media Group’s multilingual TV program “Classics Quoted by Xi Jinping” has begun airing in Kyrgyzstan and will also be carried by mainstream media in Belarus, India, Russia and Kazakhstan. Drawing on classical quotations used by Xi, the program presents the historical and cultural foundations of his governance philosophy and China’s approaches to global challenges.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping said China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation has entered a “golden period” of rapid development after arriving in Bishkek for the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and a state visit. Xi said he would discuss bilateral ties, cooperation and shared international and regional concerns with President Sadyr Japarov.

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Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and his wife welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at Manas International Airport. Xi arrived in Bishkek to attend the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and make a state visit to Kyrgyzstan.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned recent attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while characterising the violence as the work of a “handful of rioters”. Tensions have risen across the territory, with activists accusing settlers of acting with impunity. Much of the recent violence has occurred in Qusra.

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Trump said a Venezuelan oil “gift” would replenish US reserves. He also claimed Canadian businesses are rapidly relocating to the United States as trade hostilities between the neighbouring countries intensify.

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US President Donald Trump says oil from a recently announced deal with Venezuela will replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with the “topping out” process starting soon. He called the oil a “Gift from Venezuela to the People of the United States” and blamed Joe Biden for leaving the reserve “virtually” empty. The timing and short-term benefit remain unclear. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez said the 25-year agreement would develop its oil industry while preserving ownership and sovereignty over its resources.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is being held in a US prison, posted a smiling photo of himself in a gray tracksuit and addressed a message of love and hope to his grandchildren, children and supporters. Maduro and his wife face alleged drug-trafficking charges in a US federal court and have pleaded not guilty.

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Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, defended her government’s controversial energy agreement with Donald Trump, saying Venezuela would retain ownership and sovereignty over its oil reserves. The deal reportedly gives Washington control of 65bn barrels, prompting outrage among opposition figures and leftwing protesters in Caracas.

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Sen. Ted Cruz renewed his call for free and fair elections in Venezuela to be held rapidly, two days after Trump announced that the U.S. would take over 65 billion barrels of oil.

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US President Donald Trump says the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be replenished with Venezuelan oil. He made the announcement after unveiling what he called an unprecedented US effort to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, adding that the process would begin shortly.

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Kyiv and the surrounding region faced a fourth consecutive day of Russian attacks on Aug. 30, with waves of drones approaching during the day and night. Explosions and air-defense fire were heard across the city. Fires broke out at non-residential buildings in the Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi districts, with no casualties reported so far.

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Russia launched near-continuous drone attacks on Kyiv for a third consecutive night on Aug. 29-30, prompting repeated air-raid alerts and fires across the capital. Officials said drones or falling debris sparked blazes in several districts, while emergency crews continued working to put them out. The attacks followed earlier strikes that killed a 2-year-old girl and, on Aug. 28, killed at least 37 people in Kyiv Oblast.

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A visual look back at the week’s major stories includes devastating flooding across Nepal and Tibet, the death of global icon Dolly Parton, a tornado that ravaged a village in southern France, and China’s Humanoid Robot World Games offering a glimpse of the future.

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Nepal’s military flew heavy machinery by helicopter on Sunday to an under-construction dam high in the Himalayas. Rescuers are fighting rising water to reach workers trapped in a tunnel, four days after catastrophic floods stranded them inside.

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Devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun placing unidentified bodies in temporary graves until they can be identified.

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Niger’s military-led government says it has contained a mutiny that began at a base in Niamey and spread toward the state broadcaster and presidential palace after hours of gunfire and explosions. Dozens of soldiers were reportedly killed or arrested. Russia’s ambassador said the Kremlin-backed Africa Corps was asked to help neutralise the mutineers, while the mutiny’s leadership and Niger’s military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani’s whereabouts remained unclear.

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Dozens of servicemen were arrested after Nigerien authorities suppressed a mutiny in Niamey, the Associated Press reported. State broadcaster RTN showed footage of mostly young detainees. AFP said several mutineers were killed as the presidential guard retook Air Base 101, while authorities have not issued official casualty or arrest figures.

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A ferry carrying more than 260 people capsized Sunday in the Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus’s northern coast, local officials said. Seven people died.

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Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel said 237 people were rescued from a catamaran that sank off the coast, while seven died and 23 remain missing. All those rescued are in satisfactory condition. The vessel, carrying 267 passengers including foreign citizens, took on water and capsized after encountering a storm soon after departure.

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At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off Kyrenia in northern Cyprus. About 237 people were rescued. The Northern Cyprus prime minister said adverse weather caused the vessel to take on water 15 minutes after departure, prompting an intensive search and rescue operation.

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A catamaran ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, killing at least six people. More than 172 people were rescued, with some taken to hospital. The vessel was travelling from Kyrenia to Taşucu in Turkey when it began taking on water about 7.5km offshore.

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Authorities say at least seven people have died after a catamaran ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew overturned off northern Cyprus. Turkey’s ambassador to Nicosia said 172 people were rescued, some requiring hospital treatment, while 89 remain missing.

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At least six people died and 172 were rescued after a catamaran carrying 267 people was involved in an accident off the coast of Northern Cyprus, according to TRT Haber, citing Prime Minister Unal Ustel. Search-and-rescue operations are continuing.

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A 22-year-old woman was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a rave in Aarau, northern Switzerland. The attacker or attackers remained unidentified, with the motive unclear, while police cordoned off the area and mounted a large search operation, assisted by neighboring German police.

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A shooting at a rave in Aarau, Switzerland, killed one person and injured five others. Police have launched a large-scale operation and are asking witnesses with photos or videos of the incident to contact investigators.

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Police say a manhunt is underway after a deadly shooting in northern Switzerland. Local media reported that the incident occurred at a rave event.

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At least one person was killed and five injured in a shooting at the annual Aarauer Rave in Aarau, northern Switzerland. Police said the perpetrators were unidentified, with their motives and the exact circumstances still unknown, as a large-scale search continued.

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Swiss police said a shooting left one person dead and five others injured. A manhunt was underway early Sunday.

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Gunfire erupted early Sunday at a rave attended by about 3,500 people in Aarau, Switzerland. At least one person was killed and five were injured, some seriously, while police launched a major operation.

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NASA successfully launched its newest space telescope from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. It reached orbit about 10 minutes after liftoff and is beginning a mission to investigate some of the universe’s biggest unsolved mysteries. Named for astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, scientists have hailed it as a “discovery machine.”

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NASA has sent the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into space. It is expected to survey hundreds of millions of stars and billions of galaxies.

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NASA launched its new flagship astronomical observatory into space from Florida on Sunday. The mission will investigate some of the biggest unanswered questions in astrophysics and cosmology.

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A massive observatory that scientists have dubbed a “discovery machine” is preparing to launch toward the cosmos. Its mission could mark a major shift in humanity’s understanding of the universe.

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NASA is preparing to send the Roman Space Telescope into space on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, starting a multi-year effort to map the cosmos. With a much wider view than Hubble, Roman will look for exoplanets and supernovae while investigating dark matter and dark energy.

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The mudslide began with a high-altitude ice collapse in Nepal and reached Gyirong Port in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region in about seven minutes, leaving little time for an effective warning. The focus should be on rescuing those affected rather than spreading rumors or assigning blame.

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Rescuers in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region are advancing by inflatable boat, crossing mountains on foot and using drones for aerial searches and supply drops as they look for people still out of contact.

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The Nepal mudslide caused heavy casualties on both sides and left many people missing. Fan Xuanmei, a geohazard expert from Chengdu University of Technology, says the disaster began with a very large ice-rock avalanche and explains the factors behind the mudslide’s extraordinary energy.

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A massive mudslide originating in Nepal struck a port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on August 26. A map shows the disaster’s deadly 20-kilometer path, which was covered in seven minutes, while a reporter explains the areas affected from the scene.

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Search and rescue teams reached the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday and began manual searches. Despite freezing temperatures, low oxygen and the threat of secondary disasters, they are checking key areas around the clock for people still missing.

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Google Maps has renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, according to a company statement. The change reflects an executive order by President Donald Trump to rename the lake.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a massive “Lake Ontario” sign after Donald Trump ordered US federal agencies to call the body of water “Lake America” amid a Canada-US trade war. Ford said Trump could call it whatever he wanted, but the world would continue using its original name.

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Five days after a devastating flash flood in Nepal, rescuers are intensifying the search for survivors. The official death toll has risen to 750, while 2,500 people remain missing in a race against time.

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Nepal’s scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and rivers, has begun mass burials for hundreds of unidentified victims. Their bodies were swept away by the torrent that devastated the Himalayan region days ago, while families continue searching for missing relatives.

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Nepali authorities warned that heavy rain could bring further flooding as rescue operations intensified. About 100 Americans are among those reported missing, while China has provided more information about the disaster’s scale in Tibet.

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Nepalese authorities said Sunday that the provisional death toll from the devastating floods had climbed above 730, while nearly 2,500 people remained missing. The husband of a 22-year-old woman is among those unaccounted for; she visited a medical centre hoping to learn whether he was among the bodies recovered recently.

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A Palestinian mother was overcome with anguish as she held her son’s body. The boy was killed in an Israeli strike on Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.

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Icelandic voters chose to remain outside the European Union in Sunday’s referendum, rejecting the government’s effort to reopen membership talks. They backed the argument that the country’s fishing waters were too important to put at risk.

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Icelanders voted 52.8% to 47.2% against reopening negotiations to join the European Union, despite threats from Trump over Greenland.

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Euractiv said Iceland’s rejection of EU accession dealt a major setback to Brussels’ hopes of expanding northward. Supporters promised swift negotiations and argued that joining the eurozone would bring record-low inflation, while opponents persuaded more voters that membership would erode Iceland’s sovereignty and restrict fishing.

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Iceland voted 52.8% to 47.2% against resuming accession negotiations with the European Union, effectively closing the door on EU membership. The referendum offers four key takeaways.

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Icelandic voters rejected a proposal to restart European Union accession talks in a closely contested referendum, prompting reactions from people in the country.

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Iceland has voted against resuming talks on EU membership. The result is also likely to push the EU question out of Icelandic politics until at least 2028.

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