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Extensive power cuts hamper life in Sudan
41+ min ago (364+ words) OMDURMAN, Sudan, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Sudanese welder Shannan Mohammed has been building furniture for a family in Omdurman little by little as constant blackouts interrupt his work. Pointing to half-built doors, chairs, and tables in the courtyard of a home, he…...
Norway awaits news on health of 89-year-old King Harald
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (319+ words) OSLO, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Norway on Friday awaited news from the royal palace on the health of King Harald, the 89-year-old monarch who has been hospitalised for more than 10 days and who was said on Thursday to be in a “very…...
King Harald V, Norway’s reform-minded head of state, dies at 89
52+ min ago (1060+ words) By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Norway’s King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne, died on Friday at the age of 89, the…...
Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is ‘negotiating’
58+ min ago (350+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Nepal does not need foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations following the devastating flash flood that swept through several towns, its foreign ministry said on Friday, despite offers of help from several countries with nationals missing in the…...
On islands key to Taiwan’s defense, troops prepare for a Chinese first strike
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (1358+ words) By David Lague and Yimou Lee PENGHU, Taiwan, Aug 28 (Reuters) – In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from their green plastic canisters. After all the ammunition had…...
Japan aims to cap FY27 new bond issuance at 40 trillion yen, PM says in Yomiuri interview
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (310+ words) TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Japan’s government aims to keep new government bond issuance to around 40 trillion yen ($251 billion) for the fiscal 2027 budget, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in an interview with the Yomiuri newspaper. Her comments came as Japan’s budget requests…...
Thailand’s southern insurgency leaves villagers trapped in a cycle of fear
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (737+ words) “I was shocked,” said Ni-arfan, 25, recalling how they led him and another guard behind the Chang Phueak sub-district office, instructed them to sit with their hands behind their backs, and promised no harm would come to them. The masked men…...
Iran’s disfigured supreme leader remains invisible six months into an existential war
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (823+ words) DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Six months after the airstrikes that began the war and propelled a badly wounded Mojtaba Khamenei into the role of Iran’s supreme leader, he remains entirely unseen and unheard by Iranians — a vacuum at the heart of…...
Transport disrupted in Indonesia’s capital after unrest following protest
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (375+ words) JAKARTA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Transport authorities in Indonesia’s capital suspended or diverted some rail and bus routes on Friday following street protests that local media said had turned into late night rioting. Demonstrations by various groups started on Thursday morning near…...
Judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (573+ words) BOSTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing core parts of a new rule it adopted at President Donald Trump’s direction that would tighten mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November congressional elections....