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Sunday, August 30, 2026 5:16 PM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - Nepal 'intensifying' efforts to free hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnels - Teams are working around the clock to free the trapped workers, with India and China deploying experts to assist in the operation.

3 hours ago

Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."

20 hours ago

Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup -- Soldiers tried to attack a key military base early on Saturday morning, authorities say, but were thwarted.

4 hours ago

Iceland votes against restarting EU membership talks -- Broadcaster RUV reports that 52.8% of voters rejected the government's proposal to resume accession talks.

6 hours ago

Manhunt after shooting at Swiss rave kills woman, 22, and injures five -- Five others in their twenties were injured after shots were fired at a techno event near Zurich.

10 hours ago

'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope -- The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.

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Zambian opposition leader charged with treason -- Mundubile had previously gone into hiding at a United Nations building in Zambia's capital.

11 hours ago

British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station -- A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenheim, Bavaria.

10 hours ago

At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot -- An investigation has begun into the storage of weapons for Ukraine's military near a residential area.

1 day ago

Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK -- The self-styled provocateur had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

1 day ago

Norway's new king remembers 'my dear father' in first speech -- Haakon VIII pays emotional tribute to his late father, Harald V, before outlining how he wishes to reign.

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Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school -- Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.

4 hours ago

They fell in love - then had to check they weren't brother and sister -- A French couple - both conceived by sperm donors - wanted children. But with home DNA tests illegal, how could they be sure they were not related?

21 hours ago

WhatsApp chat used to launder cash for crime and extremism -- The WhatsApp money launderers arranged cash transfers in the UK and around the world with no paper trail.

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Australia usually hosts the world's biggest cuttlefish mating event - not this year -- According to official figures only 1,811 cuttlefish turned up to mate this year, down 97% on last year.

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Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards -- Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.

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Deadly strike on Kyiv warehouse prompts evacuations -- Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv after the deadly strike, which authorities said killed more than 30 people.

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97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior' -- A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.

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BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank -- The BBC's Lucy Williamson reports on settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.

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Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood -- Laura Bicker explains how a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is raising fears of a second flood.

2 days ago

Watch: Stargazers around the world glimpse 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse -- Some parts of the globe had a chance to see the rare event when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up in the night sky.

2 days ago

Eight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus -- A search and rescue operation is under way after a ferry carrying nearly 270 people turns over after leaving port.

2 hours ago

Watch: Hikers airlifted to safety after flash flooding hits Grand Canyon -- More than 20 people may still be missing or unaccounted for, according to the National Park Service (NPS).

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