Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of people missing along the Nepal-Tibet border after catastrophic floods and mud tore through several communities. Thirty Canadians are among those reported missing.

CCBC News2026-08-27 19:52

For nearly 40 years, a basketball league at an upper Manhattan park has made the venue known as “Dyckman Square Garden.” The park has drawn millions of online views and celebrities including billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban and NBA star Luka Dončić.

NNBC News2026-08-27 19:48

A day after a catastrophic flash flood struck Nepal’s Himalayan region, rescue workers recovered bodies from thick mud in Nuwakot district while families sought information about missing relatives. Helicopters evacuated rescued children, and search dogs combed debris-filled streets where vehicles and buildings were partly submerged.

GGlobal News2026-08-27 19:47

Rescue efforts are intensifying in Nepal as crews search for hundreds of missing people, including dozens of Americans. More flooding could follow the disastrous flash flood, Fox News reports.

FFox News2026-08-27 19:45

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Speaking beside maps of the Great Lakes, Trump said the change took effect immediately and that his staff had submitted the required paperwork. A White House aide claimed most of the lake’s volume and its deepest parts are in the United States.

CCNN2026-08-27 19:34

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border destroyed homes, flooded roads and swept away bridges. Nepali officials say at least 359 people have died and more than 900 are missing, while attention turns to whether a glacier collapse may have started the disaster.

BBBC News2026-08-27 19:30

President Trump signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.” NBC News examines the order and whether the president actually has the authority to change the body of water’s name internationally.

NNBC News2026-08-27 19:18

An executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump instructs the interior secretary to call Lake Ontario “Lake America,” while the trade war between the United States and Canada continues.

CCBC News2026-08-27 19:18

Ratko Mladic, dubbed the “Butcher of Bosnia,” has died at 84. The report revisits the siege of Sarajevo, ethnic cleansing, the Srebrenica massacre and genocide, NATO intervention, his arrest and war-crimes conviction, while examining his unrepentant death, its meaning for survivors and lessons from international justice.

DDW News2026-08-27 19:07

President Donald Trump says he is renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” in the United States while escalating his trade war with Canada. He signed an executive order Thursday directing the U.S. geographic naming service to update the lake’s name.

TThe Associated Press2026-08-27 19:06

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette launched her election campaign Thursday and called voters to the polls on Oct. 5. It will be the first Quebec election in eight years to produce a government not led by François Legault.

CCBC News2026-08-27 19:05

Emergency crews in Indonesia are intensifying efforts to stop wildfires spreading through forests and peatlands. Tens of thousands of hectares have burned, sending heavy haze over affected areas and raising serious health concerns for millions. The report comes from West Kalimantan.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-27 19:02

President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America and spoke to reporters in the Oval Office.

FFox News2026-08-27 19:00

A new study suggests that human-caused climate change is intensifying El Niño events. The natural climate phenomenon appears every few years and raises global temperatures that are already increasing.

TThe Associated Press2026-08-27 18:57

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” for the United States, saying he had considered the change for a long time. The move comes as trade tensions with Canada intensify, with U.S. tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods and matching Canadian counter-tariffs on $27.6 billion of U.S. goods.

GGlobal News2026-08-27 18:50

Watch the full Aug. 27 episode of NBC’s TODAY Show, which airs on weekdays at 7 a.m. local time.

NNBC News2026-08-27 18:48

Fiscally hawkish EU countries are pressing for a smaller seven-year budget, prompting debate over whether billionaire taxes could fill the resulting gap. Nomura’s George Buckley says taxes would need to rise sharply to make a meaningful difference.

RReuters2026-08-27 18:31

Experts said a lower section of a glacier broke away near Nepal’s border with Tibet on August 26 and crashed onto the valley floor, possibly setting off a deadly flash flood that killed at least 350 people and left scores missing.

RReuters2026-08-27 18:31

The US Geological Survey says a glacier collapse caused flooding with catastrophic effects downstream. The sudden release of water produced a powerful surge through areas below the glacier, resulting in a devastating flood.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-27 18:30

Meta has agreed to an $18 billion settlement resolving claims by 29 US states that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. The company admitted no wrongdoing. New child-safety features, including two-hour daily limits and a night mode, will be introduced on both platforms, while Meta says other technology companies should adopt them too.

BBBC News2026-08-27 18:30

Flash floods and a mudslide have devastated communities along the Nepal-China border, leaving many dead and missing. Blocked roads and difficult conditions are hampering rescue efforts, while satellite images point to a glacier collapse behind the flooding. A glacier-dammed lake near the border is raising fresh concerns.

DDW News2026-08-27 18:30

Tbilisi has begun demolishing the modernist arts complex known as the Rike Tubes. Once regarded as a symbol of the Georgian capital, the site is being torn down 15 years after construction began, prompting outrage over changes to the city’s skyline.

RReuters2026-08-27 18:26

Chinese authorities have restarted rescue operations near the Nepal-Tibet border, according to state media, after rising water in a newly formed lake raised fears it could burst its banks. Nepal Police says the death toll has reached 475, more than 48 hours after flash floods devastated the Himalayan border region.

BBBC News2026-08-27 18:22

For nearly 40 years, a basketball league in upper Manhattan has been known as “Dyckman Square Garden.” The park has drawn millions of online views and celebrities including billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban and NBA star Luka Dončić.

NNBC News2026-08-27 18:20