theguardian.comadded August 2026
World news | The Guardianby Sally Weale Education correspondent29 Aug 2026
The University of Exeter has approved plans for a “formal partnership” with Saudi Arabia to train senior military officers and government officials, despite long-held concerns about the Saudi...
World news | The Guardianby Melissa Davey Medical editor29 Aug 2026
Taking a common cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke for people aged over 70, with a low risk of serious side effects, a world-first clinical trial led by...
World news | The Guardianby Rupert Jones29 Aug 2026
With higher energy bills looming and warnings of worse to come in the new year, many households could save up to £173 a year by switching to a fixed deal.
World news | The Guardianby Petra Stock29 Aug 2026
Millions of Australians could be saving up to $370 a year on energy bills and doing their bit for the climate crisis if Labor followed the UK’s lead in legalising plug-in solar panels, an advocacy...
World news | The Guardianby Robert Booth, UK technology editor29 Aug 2026
With exploding pelvises, enough comic pratfalls for a Buster Keaton show reel and the odd moment of ruthless violence, the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing gripped the world this week with an...
World news | The Guardianby Jillian Ambrose29 Aug 2026
Europe is on course to enter the cooler months with gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years, which has triggered “winter panic” among energy traders, experts have warned.
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker and Charlotte Edwardes29 Aug 2026
The former prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future, in a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian.
World news | The Guardianby Ima Caldwell29 Aug 2026
1. Himalayan Glacier Adventures group Fifteen of the missing Australians were on a pilgrimage with the Himalayan Glacier tour group to Mount Kailash in Tibet, which is a sacred site for Hindus...
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and Reuters29 Aug 2026
A Chinese rescue team has reached the all-but-obliterated Gyirong border crossing complex for the first time and found “nothing but ruins” as Nepal and China continue their arduous rescue...
World news | The Guardianby Petra Stock28 Aug 2026
The Carroll government in Victoria has cancelled controversial plans for a statue of former Labor premier Daniel Andrews.
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies28 Aug 2026
Donald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, saying the US will have “majority” control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves.
World news | The Guardianby Nadeem Badshah28 Aug 2026
A 41-year-old man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at a Christian festival in West Sussex, police said.
World news | The Guardianby Cait Kelly in Kathmandu28 Aug 2026
The number of Australians who were reported missing in the catastrophic Nepal flooding disaster has risen to 41, as one family celebrates after an unaccounted-for woman made contact with them...
World news | The Guardianby Gabrielle Canon28 Aug 2026
As thousands of residents in Spokane, Washington, begin to grapple with a long recovery after a destructive set of blazes that consumed hundreds of homes in the state’s second most populated city...
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo28 Aug 2026
An ill-fated move left a man stranded on a 6in ledge over 10,000ft off the ground for hours in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, before a volunteer rescue team came to his aid.
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff28 Aug 2026
Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right British political commentator, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang and agency28 Aug 2026
At least 90 Americans were still missing on Friday among almost 2,000 people unaccounted for following the catastrophic flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday.
World news | The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent28 Aug 2026
Russia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said.
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Gregory Health editor in Munich28 Aug 2026
Doctors have agreed the world’s first universal definition of a heart attack, paving the way for millions of women to finally receive better treatment after decades of being “deprioritised”.
World news | The Guardianby Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent28 Aug 2026
Salmonella cases in the UK are expected to rise until the common source is identified, something that is notoriously difficult to establish, experts have warned.
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