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India and Uzbekistan deepen ties, eye $5bn trade and long-term uranium supplies

The two governments also broadened cooperation on critical minerals, defence, digital payments and transport. A new foreign minister-level mechanism will oversee implementation, alongside expanded education and regional links.

British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station

A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenheim, Bavaria.

Israeli soldiers participate in Sydney Marathon despite protests

Protesters waved Palestinian flags and criticised the Australian government for issuing visas to 40 Israeli soldiers.

What’s behind Netanyahu’s condemnation of this weekend’s settler pogroms?

Israel's rhetorical outrage masks a calculated, well-funded campaign to permanently erase Palestinian statehood.

Educated? Skilled? Ambitious? Traffickers are looking for you

Young jobseekers are being recruited into scam compounds. Urgent action is needed to disrupt these trafficking schemes.

Latest news bulletin | August 30th, 2026 – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 30th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Pioneering Care After Crisis: It All Starts with the People

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] When the devastating fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on 26 November, the response from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) did not begin with a strategy memo. “In fact, since the very beginning, it was not a strategy,” says Professor Cherry TAM,  Associate Professor from the Department of Social and Behaviour...

Social Transformation in the Sands

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] On the southeastern rim of the Tengger Desert, where dunes can rise 30 metres high and advance significant metres a year, a private afforestation effort is attempting something larger than tree planting. At Malan Lake in Alxa, Inner Mongolia, founder Mr YUEN Shu Wah is testing whether desert restoration can succeed by rede...

CLASSy World: Reimagining Blended Learning in the Metaverse

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As universities worldwide explore how technology can reshape teaching and learning, the CLASSy World Project is preparing to launch a bold experiment in immersive education.  Launched in July 2026, CLASSy World is a metaverse initiative designed to enhance blended and team-based learning across disciplines. Rather than rep...

Data to Direction: How Vietnam is Reinventing the Strategic State

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] For more than a decade, Vietnam has built one of Southeast Asia’s most data-driven public administrations. Ministries track performance indicators. Provinces report standardised metrics. The central government aggregates information from different localities.  But, according to Professor Bert GEORGE, Professor at the Depar...

FROM PATIENTS TO CITIZENS: RETHINKING SCHIZOPHRENIA CARE IN HONG KONG

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In Hong Kong, around 40,000 people live with schizophrenia. Many move through a system designed to stabilise symptoms—reduce hallucinations, manage medication, shorten hospital stays. But once the symptoms are controlled, a more difficult question lingers: what kind of life are people returning to? For Professor Sylvia KWO...

HOW CULTURAL INNOVATION IS SHAPING BETTER GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] When policymakers talk about sustainable development and better governance, the conversation usually centres on regulation, compliance and economic reform. Rarely does it begin with a runway. Yet in late 2025, Fashion to Reconnect: A Tale of Two Style Capitals showed how cultural innovation—through fashion—can become a pow...

HOW CHINA’S 12345 HOTLINE IS REWIRING CITIZEN SERVICES

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In cities around the world, the mechanics of local government often grind slowly: a pothole reported but not repaired, a noise complaint logged but unanswered, a maze of departments passing responsibility from one counter to another. Yet across China, a simple five-digit number—12345—is reshaping how governments respond to...

Rohingya crisis: Aid falls and hope fades

UNHCR's Bangladesh representative, Ivo Freisen, warns that dwindling aid is driving hope down among Rohingya refugees.

Theme park performer Bernice Yuen crowned Miss Hong Kong

Theme park performer Bernice Yuen Sze-hang outshone 11 other contenders to be crowned Miss Hong Kong 2026 on Sunday night. The 26-year-old, one of the heavy favourites, dazzled both judges and audiences to claim the tiara in the beauty pageant final at TVB City in Tseung Kwan O. “We went through two or three hours [during the final], rushing through many things. Until the very end, when they annou...

British woman fatally stabbed at railway station in southern Germany; one arrested

Trump says US will refill its petroleum reserves using Venezuelan oil

President Donald Trump says in a post that the 'topping out' process will ‌begin shortly.

Relief and sorrow in Iceland after EU membership talks referendum fails

The result of the referendum has also been hailed by right-wing figures from across the UK and France.

Transcript: Rep. John James on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 30, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026.

A Florida wife grew suspicious of her husband’s phone call; deputies found him in...

In a swift response, Nassau County deputies saved a resident from losing fourteen thousand dollars to a group of scammers who were pushing him to buy gift cards under a tight two-hour deadline. This event signals an alarming increase in reported fraud cases locally. Authorities remind the public that no reputable entity should ever request immediate payments via gift cards or cryptocurrency. Alway...

Nepal-Tibet deaths from flash flooding rise amid race to free workers in tunnel

Total of confirmed 797 dead and more than 3,000 missing amid threat of fresh inundationNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospitalRescuers in Nepal and Tibet have battled through leg-sucking mud amid the threat of fresh flooding to search for thousands of people still missing after a deadly wall of water swept thro...

1 dead and 5 wounded in a rave shooting in Switzerland

A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five wounded, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for potentially more than one suspect.

Transcript: Sen. Richard Blumenthal on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 30, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026.

French LGBTQ rights leader hospitalised after ‘despicable homophobic attack’ in Paris

Pierre Picave, a French police officer and head of an LGBTQ rights association, was hospitalised after a nighttime attack in the Marais district in central Paris, prosecutors said Sunday. Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire denounced the "despicable homophobic attack".The suspected attacker has been taken into custody. 

French LGBTQ activist hospitalised after ‘despicable homophobic attack’ in Paris

Pierre Picave, a French police officer and head of an LGBTQ rights association, was hospitalised after a nighttime attack in the Marais district in central Paris, prosecutors said Sunday. Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire denounced the "despicable homophobic attack".The suspected attacker has been taken into custody.