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Norwegians in mourning after King Harald dies, new monarch takes name King Haakon VIII

Norway's new King Haakon VIII (C) and Norway's Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra pose with members of the Norwegian government during an extraordinary cabinet meeting at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway. - AFP

Spain urges calm after anti-migrant protesters clash with police

Law enforcement personnel watch while protesters hold Spanish flags, as Ceuta residents destroy a migrant camp by the beach, in Ceuta, Spain. - Reuters

India says around 320 Indians still missing after Nepal flood

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Iran war mediators focus on reopening Strait of Hormuz

A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 28, 2026.

Nepal resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500

Rescuers evacuate a person from a tunnel of a hydropower project, in the aftermath of flash floods and a mudslide, in Rasuwa, Nepal

King Harald of Norway, dies at 89

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In Nepal, there was no time to react

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Climate change raises risk of disasters like Nepal floods

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Nepal orders rescuers to safety: 472 bodies recovered

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Oman backs Nepal as flood toll hits 362

Nepal's disaster authority issued a notice on Thursday warning that a ‌lake formed by debris blocking a river ​at the flood site ⁠is rising and at risk of bursting.

Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza

Volunteers carry out conservation work as part of an initiative to protect the historical features of the damaged Abu Salim mosque that was recently hit by an Israeli strike on Thursday. - AFP

After US settlement, EU says Meta must 'protect our kids too'

Meta (formerly Facebook) agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram. - AFP

Hundreds killed, 1,000 missing in Nepal floods

Rescue personnel transport stranded residents using a bulldozer after flash floods in the Devighat area in Nepal's Nuwakot district. - AFP

UK asylum applications drop by more than a fifth

The drop in UK asylum claims was coupled with a decrease in the so-called asylum backlog

Alleged 9/11 mastermind to go on trial in June 2028

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