Kenyan Police Use Tear Gas at Nairobi Protest Over Import Duty Increase
Police used tear gas during a Nairobi protest by traders who said a sharp rise in import duties would damage small businesses.
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Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89; Haakon succeeds him
King Harald V died at Oslo University Hospital on August 28, 2026, after more than three decades as Norway’s monarch. His son has succeeded him as King Haakon VIII.
DR Congo starts Ebola vaccinations for front-line health workers
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun vaccinating front-line health workers as authorities respond to an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain.
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines targeting XFG variant
The US regulator cleared updated shots from Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax-Sanofi for older adults and certain higher-risk younger people, while insurance coverage questions remain.
Two Frankfurt airport workers die in rare malaria cluster
German health officials are investigating six malaria infections linked to work at Frankfurt airport after two workers died; authorities say the risk to the wider public is low.
Aid race intensifies after Nepal-Tibet floods kill at least 359
Relief efforts accelerated on August 27 after catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 359 people, left more than 1,300 missing and raised fears that a newly formed lake could burst.
Ratko Mladic, convicted over Srebrenica genocide, dies at 84
Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic has died aged 84 in a United Nations prison hospital in the Netherlands, according to confirmation reported from the UN tribunal in The Hague.
Trial for four alleged 9/11 conspirators set for June 2028
A June 2028 trial date has been set for four men accused of involvement in the September 11 attacks, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.