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The most important developments from the last seven days.

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News live: missing Australian woman found safe in Nepal flooding

‘My heart goes out to all the Nepalese families who are grieving loved ones,’ Cara Severino says. Follow latest updates live Cabinet never discussed refugee cuts, says Plibersek Tanya Plibersek has said cabinet never discussed cutting Australia’s refugee intake after debate and confusion within Labor came into public view this week. No, I don’t really know where this story came from. We reconfirmed our number as recently as a month ago at the National Conf...

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Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 as race for survivors continues

Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday continued to search for the nearly 3,000 people missing after devastating flooding along the border with China engulfed entire villages earlier this week. At least 682 bodies were recovered in both countries, including 675 in Nepal and seven in China.

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Iran war reaches 6-month mark: Conflict cost $1,100 per US taxpayer

After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are ready for a potentially long confrontation with the US and determined to prevent any unrest at home. It’s a far cry from US President Donald Trump’s initial hopes of toppling the Islamic Republic and his subsequent claims that “regime change” had brought more compromising officials to the fore. In an...

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Situation in Niger 'not stabilised yet' as security forces deploy around airport

A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny marked by gunfire and explosions, authorities said Saturday, in what was seen as a major threat to the country's struggling junta. FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr brings you this analysis.

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Niger's junta says 'regaining control' after clashes in capital

Niger's ​defense ​ministry said the armed forces were ​progressively ‌retaking ⁠control ‌of sites targeted in ⁠an overnight attack on ​the ‌capital Niamey, according to a ‌statement read ​on state television, which resumed broadcasting ​on ​Saturday after ​temporarily going ​offline.

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Several killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza and West Bank

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed five people, local hospital officials said Friday. Two brothers and another relative died in a strike on the family’s home outside Khan Younis, officials at Nasser Hospital said. Two separate Israeli strikes killed one person each in Gaza City, according to health officials at Shifa hospital.

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Nepali army uses helicopters to rescue flood survivors

With roads damaged by the deadly floods, the Nepali army is using helicopters to carry out rescue operations and transport survivors to safety. Meanwhile, skies remain overcast, with more rain expected in the coming hours, raising concerns about further flooding. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah reports.

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US to control one fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves, Trump says

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented US push ​to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the OPEC nation's battered energy industry while delivering a new source of crude to help bring down US fuel prices.

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Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Acting ASG for Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on Syria, 27 August 2026

Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Acting ASG for Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on Syria, 27 August 2026

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Israel army carries out rare West Bank air strike, killing 'three terrorists'

Israel's military said it carried out an air strike in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Friday that killed a ​Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.

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‘Words and promises not enough’ as Syria’s Kurds face uncertain future

Syria’s Kurds are facing an uncertain future after this week’s dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the integration of military and civilian institutions in northeastern Syria into the Syrian state, raising questions over what the changes will mean for their rights, safety and daily lives. RFI spoke to a Kurdish civil society activist in the region.

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Rescuers grapple with a mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods

Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing. But the remote and rugged terrain, as well as the risk of further flooding from upstream lakes formed by piles of debris, make their work as delicate as it is dangerous.

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Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster

A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a landslide triggered devastating floods that tore through kilometres of valley. This is what happened along the Nepal-China border, where rescue teams are still trying to recover survivors 48 hours after the catastrophe. FRANCE 24 breaks down the chain of events and the scientific explanations behind the disaster.

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Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death

Towards the end of World War II, as US troops advanced across the Pacific, Japan resorted to a desperate strategy: kamikaze attacks. Thousands of Japanese pilots, with an average age of just 21, were ordered to crash their explosive-laden planes into enemy ships. More than 3,800 pilots gave up their lives, killing over 7,000 allied naval personnel. Our reporter Mélodie Sforza met one of the last surviving former kamikaze pilots.

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Nepal flood survivors rescued from hydropower tunnel

Nepali soldiers rescued around 100 people trapped inside a flooded hydropower tunnel as the death toll from the Nepal-China floods continued to climb, with more than 1,500 people still missing. Rescue efforts were briefly suspended over fears that an overflowing landslide lake could trigger more flooding, while families across the disaster zone continue searching for loved ones.

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WHO reports more than 3,200 attacks on Ukraine’s healthcare system since full-scale invasion

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 3,205 attacks on healthcare facilities have been carried out, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Ukraine Jarno Habicht reported on Friday following fresh overnight strikes.

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