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‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US

Despite concerns over electricity and water consumption, US president calls on communities to embrace data centres.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI

Anthropic pirated hundreds of lyrics from The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and other artists, lawsuit says.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Damaged Gaza ambulance becomes ‘dream bus’ for children

A damaged ambulance in Gaza has been converted by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society into the ‘Dream Bus’.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank

Israeli settler pogroms destroy greenhouses and crops, but Burin's farmers insist on rebuilding.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Western Balkans truck drivers threaten EU border blockade

Drivers demand an exemption to 90-day limit to stay in Schengen area, saying current rules stop them from working.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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India’s PM Modi urges end to Ukraine war in talks with Russia’s Putin

India’s PM Narendra Modi told Russian President Putin that India supports every effort to end the war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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She is still in the sea, mother describes losing daughter in ferry disaster

Parents recount desperate attempts to save their children after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus on 30 August.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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War on Iran: US bombs Iran

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Nepal FM speaks to Al Jazeera on devastating floods

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Principal who saved 900 students recalls Nepal’s devastating flood

Nepal school principal Rajendra Dawadi recalls the devastating floods that forced him to evacuate over 900 students.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Vance says Trump ‘sending a message’ to Iran with AI-generated video

Video depicting Kharg Island being attacked is later followed by more warnings from President Trump.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Paperwork, lines, hours on hold: There's a 'Time Tax' on Americans who need help most

Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says.

NPR News · 31 Aug 2026
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Photos: Nearly 1,000 dead, thousands missing in Nepal–China border floods

Over 4,000 people remain missing after deadly floods swept through Nepal and Tibet, leaving families in despair.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Iran could face economic collapse in months, US Treasury’s Bessent warns

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on the US's economic pressure campaign at a meeting of G20 finance ministers.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Tunisia protests: Water, power cuts and rising anger

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing internationally for Argentina

He said he wrote his retirement letter after the World Cup final in July, but waited to publish it because his father was facing health issues that eventually claimed his life.

NPR News · 31 Aug 2026
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Over 6,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DRC as death toll nears 3,000

Outbreak in the DRC 'the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic ever recorded,' as country struggles to contain infections.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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India rejects Hague court order to restore Indus waters pact with Pakistan

New Delhi says the Permanent Court of Arbitration has no jurisdiction over its sovereign choice.

Al Jazeera · 31 Aug 2026
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