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UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T08:00:09+00:00

Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regimeThe UK Foreign Office has been asked to intervene to secure the release of a British-Egyptian woman who it is claimed has been arrested in Cairo because of her sister’s political activism.Eman el-Shazly, a 45-year-old based in Birmingham, was arrested on 16 August while visiting Egypt. Her lawyers say she has been detained in an attempt to silence her sister Mona, a relentless and harsh critic of the Egyptian government on her UK-based YouTube channel. Continue reading...

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Ukraine’s drone attacks have left Russia desperately scrambling for oil imports

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T08:00:08+00:00

The once world-leading producer of crude oil has plunged into an energy crisis as Kyiv targets its refineriesA sanctioned shadow fleet tanker carries oil from Nato member Turkey to a Russian Baltic port. A deal is signed for Russian oil to be processed in Kazakhstan. Fuel cargoes arrive from India via Egypt. The Kremlin pressures allies to sell it badly needed fuel.The data points may be diverse, but they point to a single inescapable conclusion. Continue reading...

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Ревматологи назвали найпоширенішу помилку під час тренувань: саме вона руйнує суглоби

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-27T07:59:00+00:00

Суглоби можуть витримувати значні навантаження, але є кілька нюансів, які обов’язково потрібно враховувати, попередили ревматологи.

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : au moins 180 morts et plus de 1 300 disparus

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T07:50:44+00:00

Les sauveteurs poursuivent leurs efforts jeudi pour tenter de retrouver des rescapés du puissant mur d’eau et de boue qui a submergé la région à la frontière du Népal et de la Chine. Quatre Français sont portés disparus, selon le bureau népalais du tourisme.

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : les sauveteurs à la recherche de survivants, le bilan est d’au moins 180 morts et 1 300 disparus

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T07:50:44+00:00

Selon des bilans encore très provisoires, le puissant mur d’eau et de boue qui a submergé la région, emportant de nombreuses habitations et leurs occupants, a coûté la vie à 177 personnes du côté népalais et à trois autres dans le territoire chinois du Tibet, voisin. Quatre Français sont portés disparus, selon le bureau du tourisme népalais.

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : la catastrophe a fait au moins 270 morts, les sauveteurs cherchent plus de 1 000 survivants

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T07:50:44+00:00

Les experts soupçonnent qu’un effondrement glaciaire dans l’Himalaya a provoqué une avalanche de pierre et de glace qui a tout enseveli sur son passage, mercredi, à la frontière entre le Népal et le Tibet. Quatre Français sont officiellement portés disparus, selon le bureau du tourisme népalais.

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : la catastrophe a fait au moins 270 morts, les sauveteurs cherchent plus de 1 000 disparus

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T07:50:44+00:00

Les experts soupçonnent qu’un effondrement glaciaire dans l’Himalaya a provoqué une avalanche de pierres et de glace qui a tout enseveli sur son passage, mercredi, à la frontière entre le Népal et le Tibet. Quatre Français sont officiellement portés disparus, selon le bureau du tourisme népalais.

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EN DIRECT, inondations au Népal et au Tibet : l’immense crue a fait au moins 270 morts et plus de 1 000 disparus, le Quai d’Orsay « sans nouvelles de plusieurs Français »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-27T07:50:44+00:00

Les experts soupçonnent qu’un effondrement glaciaire dans l’Himalaya a provoqué une avalanche de roche et de glace qui a tout enseveli sur son passage, mercredi, à la frontière entre le Népal et le Tibet.

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‘If you harm my project, I’ll harm you’: former NSW official tells Icac about fugitive developer’s call

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T07:50:23+00:00

Former building commissioner David Chandler told inquiry of clashes with ‘loud and overbearing’ developer Jean NassifGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA fugitive Sydney developer allegedly warned the then-New South Wales building commissioner that he would “harm” him if he got in the way of his projects which were being inspected for defects, the corruption watchdog has heard.Giving evidence to the Independent Commission against Corruption on Thursday, David Chandler described an interaction he had with Toplace developments’ Jean Nassif. Continue reading...

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Ben Shapiro’s anti-Muslim film is nothing new

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-27T07:43:39+00:00

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

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What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-27T07:43:04+00:00

Hundreds have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

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Pauline Hanson adds to confusion over One Nation’s immigration policy – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-27T07:36:40+00:00

This blog is now closedNepal flash flood disaster – live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says Dfat officials are ready to provide consular assistance to Australians in Nepal, after the devastating flooding in the country.A local tourism official said they believed 34 Australians were missing in the area, among hundreds of foreign nationals. Australian officials were not confirming numbers at this stage, and were working to check on the welfare of people they know were in the affected region.Australians in the affected area

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Apple sets September 9 date for next iPhone launch event

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-27T07:28:04+00:00

The launch would also ‌mark new CEO John Ternus’s ​first major event - Ternus is set to ⁠take the helm at ⁠Apple on September 1

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Israel is not heading for civil war

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-27T07:24:59+00:00

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

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