MINUTES
About Minutes
MINUTES
About Minutes Content Preferences Settings
Nepal’s flood recovery could cost up to $5bn, nearly a tenth of GDPWorld

As the scale of Nepal’s floods emerges, attention is shifting to who will fund the damage. At least 12 hydropower facilities across two river basins were damaged, cutting more than 10 percent of the country’s generation capacity and affecting domestic electricity supplies as well as about $200m in annual export earnings.

AAl Jazeera English
Putin meets US envoys at Kremlin for new Ukraine peace talksWorld

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Kremlin as Russia and Ukraine intensified aerial attacks. Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the talks were underway.

TThe Associated Press
Russia-Ukraine pause strikes as US envoys push for peace dealWorld

Russia says it will pause strikes on Kyiv for three days after 10 days of attacks on the capital and surrounding region. Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not target Moscow through Monday. The Kremlin ties the 72-hour pause to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s weekend visit to Moscow with a new peace proposal, before their expected first trip to Kyiv. Donald Trump says there is a good chance of ending the conflict.

AAl Jazeera English
Vancouver police officer Kalwinder Dosanjh charged over theft of more than $3MSociety

Vancouver police have disclosed new details of a secret investigation lasting more than two years. Chief says 26-year force veteran Kalwinder Dosanjh was arrested Thursday and charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust after victims reported losses exceeding $3 million.

GGlobal News
Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnelWorld

A Chinese national was found alive and pulled from a tunnel in Nepal ten days after a wall of ice, rock and mud swept through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people.

RReuters
Witkoff: Putin’s Messenger?Politics

How much did Steve Witkoff know about Russia when he was first sent to meet President Putin in February last year?

FFrance 24 English
Nepal’s Syapru Besi left in ruins as flood search enters ninth dayWorld

Nine days after devastating flash floods hit Nepal’s Rasuwa district, the destruction around Syapru Besi is stark, with a waterline 50 metres above the river’s normal level. Renewed heavy rain is slowing rescue work, but teams continue searching, including near a tunnel in Rabici where the road and a hydropower station once stood.

AAl Jazeera English
Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for potential Ukraine-Russia peace talksWorld

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for talks that could address peace between Ukraine and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv before the visit, while a Putin spokesperson said there had been “no talk of new ideas” for ending the conflict.

AABC News
CSIS: War has cost Washington $40B as of JulyWorld

The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that the US war effort had cost Washington $40 billion by July, while broader economic costs could reach $1 trillion. Matthew Bryza, a former deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia, discussed what the spending achieved and whether the funds could have been used more effectively.

TTRT World
US has provided Israel more than $350B in aidWorld

The United States has spent billions on the war and military aid to Israel, prompting questions about the spending’s economic impact and the priorities behind it. Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, discusses where the money is going and what it means for Americans.

TTRT World
US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers, CENTCOM saysWorld

CENTCOM says U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for Iran firing missiles at an American aircraft carrier and destroyer.

AABC News
Why is Argentina reigniting the Falklands dispute?World

The long-dormant dispute between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands has resurfaced. Buenos Aires strongly opposed a joint British-Israeli oil exploration project off the islands’ north coast, and President Javier Milei has threatened sanctions against companies operating there. Donald Trump’s suggestion that Washington might reconsider its position has strengthened Argentina’s push to reclaim the islands.

AAl Jazeera English
Good Morning America Full Broadcast — Saturday, September 5, 2026Other

ABC’s broadcast covers holiday-weekend travel, with the FAA expecting more than 280,000 flights; the mistrial declared in the nationally watched Lindsay Clancy case; the jobs report; and Serena and Venus Williams taking the court at the US Open. It also features an inspiring mother-son duo and a September savings special.

AABC News
Far-right AfD leads polls ahead of crucial Saxony-Anhalt state electionPolitics

Campaigning ends ahead of a crucial Saxony-Anhalt election that could give Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany a mandate to govern for the first time. The party leads the polls despite its state branch being designated anti-constitutional and far-right extremist. Rival parties reject cooperation, while nearly a third of voters remain undecided.

DDW News
“Star Trek” celebrates 60 yearsCulture

“Star Trek” premiered 60 years ago. Although the original series ran for only three seasons, it spawned decades of spin-off shows and films and built an exceptionally devoted fan base.

CCBS News
US beef prices hit record highs as Trump turns to importsEconomy

US beef prices have reached record levels, adding pressure on families already struggling with inflation. Ground beef costs four times more than it did 25 years ago, while steak prices are up 10 percent this year. Fewer ranchers, smaller herds and a supply chain vulnerable to drought or disease have contributed, with cattle numbers at a 75-year low.

AAl Jazeera English
Iran loses BILLIONS as US sanctions STRANGLE regimeWorld

Retired Air Force Brigadier Gen. John Teichert analyzes U.S. military strikes against Iranian oil tankers and President Donald Trump’s economic blockade strategies on “Saturday in America.”

FFox News
Saturday Sessions: Improvement Movement performs “On the Bus”Culture

Atlanta band Improvement Movement performs “On the Bus” in the Saturday Sessions. The group says its third album, “Your Perfect Real Life,” will fill listeners’ ears with as much good feeling as they can reasonably take.

CCBS News
Older items