theguardian.comadded August 2026
World news | The Guardianby Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent28 Aug 2026
Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry, with critics describing the move as “predatory” and “unconstitutional”.
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson and agency28 Aug 2026
Heavy rain is expected over the weekend, forecasters have said, with people heading to major music festivals warned of unseasonably strong winds.
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press28 Aug 2026
Tennessee national guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime taskforce in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Associated...
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson28 Aug 2026
A street artist has defended his mural of the snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan in Sheffield after critics suggested the world champion looked like a zombie.
World news | The Guardianby Shrai Popat in Washington28 Aug 2026
Donald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food amid a backlash from the US agricultural sector over his decision to pause US tariffs on foreign beef.
World news | The Guardianby Anna Betts28 Aug 2026
Tropical Storm Dolly is moving quickly across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward Islands and is expected to bring significant rainfall to parts of the Caribbean this weekend, the National...
World news | The Guardianby Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bidur, Sam Jones and agencies28 Aug 2026
The Red Cross has said at least 93,000 people may have been affected by Wednesday’s flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, which have killed more than 540 people, left another 1,900 missing, and...
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe28 Aug 2026
The first recreational alligator hunt in Louisiana in more than half a century is about to commence in the swamps of that state, with up to 5,000 hopeful trappers facing strict rules in order to...
World news | The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor28 Aug 2026
The UK’s leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on imports of Brazilian meat, in light of concerns over the safety of imports.
World news | The Guardianby Anne Davies28 Aug 2026
Finally, we are hearing from one of the central characters, Charles Perrottet, in a saga that has occupied the Independent Commission against Corruption (Icac) for nearly four years.
World news | The Guardianby Deborah Cole in Berlin28 Aug 2026
Austrian police are hunting two men alleged to have stolen a 200-carat platinum necklace encrusted with 673 diamonds that was on loan to a museum in Vienna and once belonged to Egyptian royalty.
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent28 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham has told Labour MPs that he will not cast a vote when the assisted dying bill returns to the Commons next month to avoid influencing the debate.
World news | The Guardianby Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent28 Aug 2026
In the days since an enormous glacier in the Himalayas snapped away from a mountaintop and cascaded into the valley below, the true scale of the devastation caused by the flash floods in Nepal and...
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo28 Aug 2026
An infamous Six Flags Magic Mountain rollercoaster, long favored by intrepid theme park goers, has been closed for more than a month after two people say they experienced brain injuries after...
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe and agency28 Aug 2026
Safety officials say the relocation of a helipad amid Donald Trump’s multi-project White House reconstruction led in part to an incident earlier this month in which a military helicopter carrying...
World news | The Guardianby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris28 Aug 2026
The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella is to give a speech at Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham next week, as he attempts to boost international ties before Marine Le Pen’s bid for...
World news | The Guardianby Melody Schreiber28 Aug 2026
Anti-vaccine activists are trying to track down the families of two people, including at least one newborn, who died after contracting measles in Pennsylvania, as governor Josh Shapiro tangles with...
World news | The Guardianby Rachel Hall28 Aug 2026
Families are rushing to Nepal to search for the 33 British nationals who are still missing, as fears mount over the risk of a second wave of flooding in the region.
World news | The Guardianby Sian Cain28 Aug 2026
Jake Reiner has given his first interview since the killing of his parents, the film-maker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, saying: “I will never understand why this happened.”...
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler28 Aug 2026
Asda has heralded its first quarterly growth in more than two years as the supermarket’s boss said it was attracting more shoppers with lower prices and an improved online service.
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