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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the world desk.
The World Health Organization has declared Uganda’s Ebola outbreak over after 42 days without a new transmission, while cases continue to rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on August 25 they would dissolve as an independent force and integrate with Syria’s army under an agreement with Damascus.
President Bola Tinubu announced a rescue operation on August 25 after residents reported that about 600 people, including women and children, were abducted in Niger State.
Women aged 30 to 65 in England who have missed cervical screening can order free home HPV testing kits as the NHS seeks to improve participation.
Provisional figures from about half of Europe show at least 35,000 more deaths than expected during four successive heatwaves, with the final toll likely to rise.
Guinea-Bissau has recorded seven confirmed and 46 suspected mpox cases since declaring an outbreak on July 4, with children comprising half of reported patients and no deaths recorded.
Tehran has threatened reprisals against countries that join a new US campaign to isolate Iran economically, while China rejected unilateral sanctions and warned that pressure would not resolve the confrontation.
Coalition leaders gathered in Kyiv on August 24 to discuss Ukraine’s air-defence needs, as Britain outlined support intended to help Ukraine develop a long-range missile.
