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‘Swept away’: Nepal families search for relatives after devastating floods

About 180 people have been killed and 1,400 are missing, with numbers expected to rise significantly.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Lightning bolt strikes Mecca’s clock tower

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Yayoi Kusama, Japan’s ‘queen of polka dots’, dies at 97

Kusama turned her hallucinations into works that ranged from polka dot paintings to 'Infinity Mirror Rooms'.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Ben Shapiro’s anti-Muslim film is nothing new

Shapiro’s film recycles decades-old anti-Muslim tropes to portray critics of Israel’s genocide in Gaza as extremists.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Israel is not heading for civil war

Israel’s bitter political divisions obscure a broad consensus on Jewish supremacy, occupation and military force.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and China after deadly Himalayan flood

At least 165 people have been confirmed dead and officials expect the toll to rise.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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NFL champions Seattle Seahawks sold to Khosla Group for record $9.6 billion

The price tag is an NFL record for a franchise sale and the second-highest valuation in North American sports history.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Why Meta's settlement could be an 'inflection point' for reining in Big Tech

2026 has already brought a wave of setbacks for social media giants as pressure grows on Big Tech from regulators and lawmakers around the world.

NPR News · 27 Aug 2026
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FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival

U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer, by blocking a protein that fuels tumor growth in the vast

NPR News · 27 Aug 2026
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OpenAI says it detected malign activity months before Hugging Face attack

ChatGPT creator says AI agents collaborated and delegated work in hacking, calling themselves a 'collective'.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks

The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war.

NPR News · 27 Aug 2026
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Palestinian children return to school under threat of Israel demolition

As new school year begins, children in West Bank's Masafer Yatta face threat that their schools may not remain standing.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Sunken ship sparks fight on Israel’s right over militia’s violent legacy

Altalena wreck fuels Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir rivalry, with each claiming to be heir of Irgun militia.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Czech pair Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik win US Open mixed doubles

Duo secure first Grand Slam trophy as a team after defeating Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli of Italy.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Nepal-Tibet floods live: Over 160 dead; 1,400 missing; rescue continues

Rescue teams are rushing to find hundreds of people still missing after flash floods near Nepal's border with China.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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France’s Guendouzi attacked by Lyon fans at Champions League match

Players and staff clashed after Turkish football club Fenerbahce beat Olympique Lyon 2-1 to reach the Champions League.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Wildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island turn the air toxic

Locals on Indonesia’s Borneo Island are struggling to breathe as the smoke from wildfires is turning the air toxic.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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Nepal-Tibet floods: What happened, what caused them and who is missing?

At least 160 killed after a Himalayan glacier collapse triggered catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border.

Al Jazeera · 27 Aug 2026
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