WorldMembers of the public are shown paying their respects to the late King Harald V at the Royal Palace in Oslo.
WorldMembers of the public are shown paying their respects to the late King Harald V at the Royal Palace in Oslo.
PoliticsAfter the death of his father, King Harald V, Haakon VIII has ascended Norway’s throne and is taking the oath in parliament.
WorldA major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, leaving two people dead and one missing. Officials said nearly 80 others were rescued over the weekend, while the bodies of a Texas chiropractor and at least one other person were recovered.
SocietyOutnumbered examines privacy concerns and public-safety benefits linked to Flock license-plate surveillance cameras after reports that law-enforcement officers allegedly abused the technology.
WorldNight footage over Kyiv shows airborne objects erupting in bright flashes across the skyline, accompanied by loud blasts. Local authorities said on Telegram that several people had been killed and injured.
PoliticsThe House of Commons has returned from its summer recess, with proceedings being broadcast live.
EconomyThe program examines why global bond yields are approaching 20-year highs, while Asian stocks and bonds edge lower and oil advances on Iran-related concerns. Goldman Sachs’ Robert Kaplan says the case for a Federal Reserve rate hike is building.
WorldAs the on-again, off-again hostilities between the US and Iran resumed after more than six months, President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that the conflict was draining American firepower. Borrowing costs were also rising.
WorldEU defence ministers are meeting as hybrid-war attacks in Europe escalate. Europe Today examines rising threat levels across the continent linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, alongside a preview of France’s election campaign and interviews with MEPs Terry Reintke and Juan Fernando López Aguilar.
ScienceChilean researchers have developed a therapeutic suit made of copper and zinc to help penguins recover more quickly after surgery. The birds often suffer the wounds when they become trapped in fishing nets.
WorldHeadmaster Rajendra Dawadi said an accountant rushed into his school shouting that the flood was coming. The early warning helped save 900 students and 16 faculty members.
WorldNepal’s flood disaster worsened as video released by the Nepali Army showed rescuers crawling through tunnels at the Langtang Hydropower Project to reach hundreds believed to be trapped. Authorities also buried more unidentified victims.
EconomyShein’s shares fell sharply on their long-awaited Hong Kong debut. The program also examines fierce competition in China’s AI sector and the damage it has done to Z.AI’s first-half revenue.
Culture'Jesse Watters Primetime' quizzes beachgoers on Long Island about basic questions involving American history, math and geography, with some participants struggling to answer.
ScienceGlaciologist Joseph Shea says the catastrophe was a compound event involving a glacier failure and a massive landslide. He places it within the established transformation of the Himalayas under climate change, warning that scientists may increasingly need to detect subtle precursors as high-mountain environments warm.
WorldA mother mourned her 21-year-old son, who died in Nepal’s flash floods and was cremated Monday. In south-central Nepal’s Chitwan district, authorities said they were temporarily burying unidentified bodies in trenches dug in a forested area amid concerns about health risks.
PoliticsEurope Today goes live as EU defence ministers meet amid heightened threats from Russia, while France’s election campaign gathers pace.
PoliticsUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 gathering in Asheville, North Carolina. It was Siluanov’s first in-person attendance at a G20 meeting since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. Separately, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Putin to end the war in Ukraine during a meeting in Kyrgyzstan.
WorldNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a woman carrying multiple knives stabbed two people in Times Square. Police then used a Taser and fired their weapons; Mamdani said one victim and the suspect died.
Politics‘Charlie Kirk Show’ executive producer Andrew Kolvet discusses Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign and divisions within the DSA over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
CultureAugust 31 marks 29 years since Princess Diana died. ABC News’ “Nightline” looks back at her legacy.
WorldIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan. Bloomberg Television examines India’s leverage with Russia, why Modi made the appeal now and what it could mean for bilateral ties.
PoliticsThe United States’ decision to welcome Russia back to a G20 meeting while blocking some journalists from attending dismayed several finance leaders and diverted attention from its effort to center discussions on global economic growth.
WorldNepalese rescue teams, assisted by Chinese and Indian experts, have intensified efforts to reach hundreds of people believed trapped in blocked tunnels at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project after last week’s Himalayan floods. Australian geologist and tunnel expert Arnold Dix says rescuers are focusing on large underground powerhouse areas while searching for missing workers.