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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the world desk.
Madrid’s regional government is under pressure to explain its purchase of a €6.3 million residential penthouse for purported use as temporary offices, as a judge examines five complaints and the property is put up for sale.
Rescue operations resumed along the Nepal–Tibet border on August 29 as the reported flood death toll surpassed 600 and almost 2,500 people remained unaccounted for.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to two additional health zones, bringing the number of affected areas to 60, according to newly reported figures.
Nepal’s disaster authority raised the number of people missing after the Nepal-Tibet flash floods to 1,924 on August 28, while 584 deaths were confirmed in Nepal and five in Tibet.
US President Donald Trump signed an order on August 28, 2026, creating a Space Academy intended to prepare graduates for roles in the Space Force, NASA and civilian aviation.
Police used tear gas during a Nairobi protest by traders who said a sharp rise in import duties would damage small businesses.
A Dutch court sentenced a Rwandan man identified as Eugene N. to life imprisonment for his role in a stadium massacre in which 3,000 Tutsis were killed.
At least 49 people were killed and 33 wounded when gunmen attacked a village and seasonal cattle camp in northwestern South Sudan on August 28, 2026.
