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Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal

Under the deal, $19 from every barrel of oil sold to the US will flow to Caracas, interim President Rodriguez says.

Al Jazeera · 30 Aug 2026
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US deports relative of Afghans who aided military to Africa

Afghan national granted protection in the US is one of dozens of people deported to war-torn Central African Republic.

Al Jazeera · 30 Aug 2026
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Icelanders vote on whether they want to join the EU

The final vote is expected to be extremely close, with ballot counting continuing through the night.

NPR News · 30 Aug 2026
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Bullet-riddled car on display in Berlin to remember Hind Rajab

A memorial display in Berlin has recreated the scene of the killing of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab.

Al Jazeera · 30 Aug 2026
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Isolated by raging floodwaters, Nepal’s miracle home amid the devastation

Footage shows a house surrounded by raging floodwaters at the Nepal-Tibet border, with people trapped on rooftops.

Al Jazeera · 30 Aug 2026
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Turkiye, Somalia forces free cargo vessel hijacked by pirates

Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.

Al Jazeera · 30 Aug 2026
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Online anti-Muslim backlash collides with different reality in South Africa

Online anti-Muslim rhetoric is growing, but life on the ground tells a more complicated story.

Al Jazeera · 30 Aug 2026
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Iran war live: Tehran stands firm over US sanctions; settlers besiege Qusra

Iran says it will rely equally on diplomacy and defence to protect its interests.

Al Jazeera · 30 Aug 2026
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Israeli settlers attack international news team in occupied West Bank

A news team, working for the US network NBC and a Palestinian woman were injured in an attack by masked Israeli settler

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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Spectacular fireworks over Damascus as ‘Syria Shines Again’

Footage shows fireworks lighting up Damascus as the Syrian capital hosts the Damascus International Fair.

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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Voting closes in Iceland’s knife-edge EU referendum

Iceland's leadership has promised to honour whatever the country's people decide.

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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Ukrainian nuclear power plant without external power for over a week

This is the 27th time since Russia invaded Ukraine that Zaporizhzhia plant has had to rely on emergency diesel supplies.

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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Ontario’s Doug Ford prods Trump with sign rejecting ‘Lake America’ name

The 'Lake Ontario' sign comes in response to the US president's efforts to rename the body of water 'Lake America'.

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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What’s behind the US deal to seize control of Venezuelan oil reserves?

Few details have emerged about deal between Washington and Caracas, criticised as takeover of Venezuela's resources.

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right critic of U.S. immigration, is deported from U.S.

The controversial commentator, who criticized feminism and Islam, was an enthusiastic supporter of President Trump's immigration crackdown. ICE says he was an "illegal alien."

NPR News · 29 Aug 2026
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Anger mounts in Nepal over the government’s response to flash flood

Anger grows in Nepal as flood survivors accuse the government of delays in delivering aid and finding missing relatives.

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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Iceland votes in a tight race on whether to resume talks to join the EU

Iceland’s Prime Minister, Kristrún Frostadóttir, cast her vote on Saturday as the country held a referendum.

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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Norway’s new king pays tribute to his late father as the country mourns

King Haakon VIII says King Harald represented Norway with 'pride and joy', promises to listen to Norwegians as monarch.

Al Jazeera · 29 Aug 2026
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