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BODRUM, Turkey (AP) — At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Some 237 people have been rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel. He said a search was underway for another 24 people. Ustel said the ferry faced adverse weather conditions and began taking […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war’s deadliest attack so far this year, rose to 38 with four people still missing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media Sunday. The strike on Friday night on the warehouse — an ammunition storage facility according to Ukrainian officials — sparked massive explosions and fires that swept through dozens of […]

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified, prompting accusations that Hindu funeral traditions are being ignored. In south-central Nepal’s Chitwan district, the scale of the catastrophe was evident in some 250 bodies awaiting identification and the hastily dug trenches for their temporary […]

By Sahana Bajracharya and Gopal Sharma CHITWAN, Nepal, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Nepal’s military airlifted heavy machinery by helicopter on Sunday to an under-construction dam high in the Himalayas as rescuers battled rising waters to reach workers in a tunnel, four days after catastrophic floods trapped them inside. The torrent of ice, rock and debris that swept down a mountain valley on the China-Nepal border on Wednesday killed more than […]

Aug 30 (Reuters) – Google Maps has changed the name of “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” for U.S. users to reflect President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the lake, according to a Google statement. Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, part of an escalating trade feud with Canada that has prompted the two countries to impose reciprocal tariffs […]

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Both defending champions enter the fray as the U.S. Open’s first round continues on Monday, with Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz looking for their third titles. TOP MEN’S MATCH: ROMAN SAFIULLIN V CARLOS ALCARAZ World number three Alcaraz won three of the last four Grand Slams before a wrist injury forced him to miss the French Open and Wimbledon. The Spaniard’s return to competitive […]

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new defence minister pledged a “clear” vision for Kyiv’s partners on how his country plans to fight Russia with more resources, in a bid to bring forward part of a European Union loan to help cover a $27 billion military budget deficit. The Ukrainian government relies heavily on foreign funds to continue its war effort, now in its fifth year, with […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center. Roman blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away that’s home to the Webb Space […]

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Karina strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and could become a major storm this week, forecasters said. The cyclone’s center was at far out sea and was not threatening land. Karina had maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (130 kilometers per hour), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, making it a Category 1 hurricane. A major hurricane is Category […]