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Iceland votes against restarting EU membership talks
Broadcaster RUV reports that 52.8% of voters rejected the government's proposal to resume accession talks.
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Israel signs $3.5 billion air defence deal with Greece
By Steven Scheer and Lefteris PapadimasJERUSALEM/ATHENS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) defence deal on Monday under which Israel will build a multi-layered…
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Once a village, now barren land – BBC in valley devastated by floods
The BBC reports from Sano Barkhu, a village overlooking the town of Syfrubesi, which was destroyed by the Nepal flooding.
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Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis
MADRID, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain's migration policy that triggered last…
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Bootleg ‘Spider-Man’ swings into Russian cinemas despite Hollywood boycott
While screening the movie “violates both Russian and international law,” everyone, including Russian authorities, “turns a blind eye to it,” one film critic told NBC News.
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China’s visa-free boom is rewriting inbound tourism
On August 20, China’s National Immigration Administration expanded the 240-hour visa-free transit policy to two more countries — Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam — bringing the number of eligible nationalities to 57.…
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US sanctions on Iran are right but wrongly sequenced
The US-Israeli war against Iran passed its six-month mark this week, and on August 24, the bill for two decades of hosting American power came due. The US Treasury opened…
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Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on an island i
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Indonesia’s commodity exchange bid won’t work without global trust
Indonesia’s ambition to evolve into a global price-setter for commodities was formally unveiled by President Prabowo Subianto on August 4, 2026, during his State of the Nation Address before the…
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US hosts G20 finance talks with growth, Iran pressure on agenda
Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies open talks Monday at a US-hosted gathering, as the Trump administration seeks consensus on lifting global growth while ramping up economic…