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Putin and Xi host summit in Kyrgyzstan with Iran and India leaders
Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are meeting in Kyrgyzstan for two days, along with the leaders of Iran and India.
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has run on backup generators for over a week
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest in Europe and held by Russian forces since 2022, has had no outside electricity for more than a week and is relying on emergency diesel generators, the UN's nuclear watchdog says.
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Daily recap — Aug 29, 2026: Deadly Kyiv strike, Belgian veto on frozen assets, and US deals from Venezuela to China
A Russian strike on a weapons storage site near Kyiv killed at least 37 people, one of the deadliest single attacks of the war this year.
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Ukraine, US, Australia face weapons production gaps as allies rush fixes
Ukraine's new defense minister faces shortages of shells, stalled weapons contracts, and units lacking armored vehicles to move wounded soldiers.
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Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot near Kyiv kills 37
A Russian strike hit a Ukrainian military warehouse near Kyiv overnight, killing at least 37 people, in one of the deadliest single attacks on Ukraine this year.
Belgium blocks EU plan to use frozen Russian money for Ukraine
The EU wanted to use Russia's frozen central-bank money to help pay for Ukraine, but Belgium has refused to agree, according to euractiv.com.
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Chinese chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over 'military company' label
ChangXin Memory Technologies, a major Chinese maker of memory chips, is suing the US Department of Defense in an American court over being placed on a Pentagon list of alleged Chinese military companies.
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US and Venezuela strike deal giving Washington a fifth of its oil reserves
The US and Venezuela have agreed that Washington will take control of a fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves, the largest in the world, President Trump said after talks with acting president Delcy Rodríguez.
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Daily recap — Aug 28, 2026: Iran drafts terms to reopen Hormuz, Himalayan flood toll tops 500, Europe leadership shift
Six months into the confrontation with Iran, Washington and Tehran are discussing terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil-shipping route, while Donald Trump also threatens Chinese banks over Iranian oil money ahead of a summit with China's leader.
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Six months into Iran war, oil prices never spiked as feared
Six months after the war with Iran began, oil prices never hit the $100 mark many expected — markets absorbed the shock and moved on.
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Nepal Flood Death Toll Passes 500 as Troops Rescue 100 From Flooded Tunnel
A flash flood on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in China, has killed more than 500 people since it struck on Wednesday, set off by a glacier collapse.
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Taiwan Reinforces Penghu Islands as Forward Defense Against China
Taiwan is strengthening defenses on Penghu, a small group of islands roughly halfway across the strait separating it from mainland China.