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Seven die, many more missing after ferry capsizes off North Cyprus

NICOSIA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - At least seven people died and 23 were missing after a ferry carrying ar...

30th August, 2026

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Iceland rejects EU-accession talks in close-fought referendum

By Johan Ahlander and Tom Little REYKJAVIK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Icelanders voted to stay out of the E...

30th August, 2026

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US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil

By David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...

30th August, 2026

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The battle to build a global defence bank

By Iain Withers, Elisa Martinuzzi and Lefteris Papadimas LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime M...

30th August, 2026

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Europe's central bankers fear more turbulence in testy U.S. relations

By Balazs Koranyi, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Europe'...

30th August, 2026

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Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say

By Pesha Magid QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attac...

29th August, 2026

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War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions

By Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Iranian leaders...

29th August, 2026

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Russia says it has captured three villages in Ukraine's Donetsk and Sumy regions

MOSCOW, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday Russian troops had captured...

29th August, 2026

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German insurer Allianz weighs $6.77 billion takeover of AA roadside rescue giant, Sky News reports

Aug 29 (Reuters) - Germany-based financial services company Allianz is considering a £5 billion ($6....

29th August, 2026

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Lower Saxony premier urges agreement on VW restructuring before board meeting

BERLIN, Aug 29 (Reuters) - One of the main players in a struggle to agree a restructuring plan for V...

29th August, 2026

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OpenAI to cut off AI models for SpaceX-owned Cursor, escalating feud with Musk

By Anusha Shah and Shubham Kalia Aug 28 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Friday that it plans to stop prov...

29th August, 2026

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Exclusive-Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild

By Saurabh Sharma Aug 29 (Reuters) - Nepal may need $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after this w...

29th August, 2026