Stories from today
2025-08-31
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Guyanese military report that Venezuelan gunfire targeted a patrol boat escorting election materials on the Cuyuní River in the disputed Essequibo region. (AFP via TRT World)
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Disasters and accidents
At least 250 people are killed and 500 others are injured when a Mw 6.0 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. (TRT World)
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International relations
Armenia and Pakistan agree to establish diplomatic relations on the sidelines of the 2025 Tianjin SCO summit. (Dawn)
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Law and crime
United States judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan of the District of Columbia issues an injunction halting the deportation of Guatemalan unaccompanied minors, after advocacy groups filed an emergency appeal against the Trump administration's plan to repatriate them. (Reuters)
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Law and crime
In a press conference followed by leaders of political parties, President Prabowo agrees to revoke the allowance for parliament members and put moratoriums to their foreign trips. (CNA)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz announces that the Israeli military killed Hamas spokesperson Abu Obaida in an airstrike on Gaza City yesterday. (BBC News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least seven people are killed and 71 others are injured in shelling by the Rapid Support Forces in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan. (AFP via Barron's)
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Arts and culture
The original 1920s manuscripts of The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, one of the Czech Republic's most well-known works, are rediscovered by the Czech Museum of Literature [cs]. (NOS) (Radio Prague International)
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International relations
Norway agrees to purchase at least five new British-made anti-submarine Type 26 frigates for the Royal Norwegian Navy in a 10 billion pounds (US$13.5 billion) deal. The ships will be built by a consortium of companies led by BAE Systems. (AP)
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Law and crime
A university student succumbs to his wounds one day after participating in a protest in Yogyakarta, one day prior, after he was allegedly assaulted by police after being separated from other protesters. (Kompas)
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Politics and elections
The Global Sumud Flotilla, the largest civilian-led maritime convoy, departs from four cities in the Mediterranean and heads towards Gaza to attempt to break the Israeli blockade, carrying humanitarian aid and activist Greta Thunberg and actors Mark Ruffalo and Gustaf Skarsgård, among others. (Al Jazeera) (CBS News)
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Politics and elections
Philippine public works secretary Manuel Bonoan resigns over the flood control controversy, while President Bongbong Marcos appoints transportation secretary Vince Dizon as Bonoan's replacement. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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