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Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 7:56pm
Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.

Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 7:56pm
Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.

How 'Book Queen' Dolly Parton inspired millions of children with gift of reading

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 7:35pm
Families across the globe share how free books from Parton's Imagination Library helped their children.

Landlady to 9/11 hijackers reveals their links to alleged Saudi spy

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 7:32pm
A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.

Landlady to 9/11 hijackers reveals their links to alleged Saudi spy

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 7:32pm
A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.

US and Venezuela reach 'historic' oil deal, Trump says

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 7:25pm
The agreement would grant the US majority control of over 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump said.

What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 7:15pm
Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will change now?

Canada poaches dozens of top US researchers for its universities

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 6:47pm
Lured by millions of new research funding from the Carney government, 48 US researchers in fields like climate and medicine will soon be moving north.

Footage of Tibet floods isn't being shown in China - and we know little about victims there

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 5:05pm
Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 4:29pm
Kai Wegner says the German capital and city-state would not cave in to a ransom demand for data stolen in a cyber-attack.

Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 4:29pm
Kai Wegner says the German capital and city-state would not cave in to a ransom demand for data stolen in a cyber-attack.

97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 4:17pm
A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.

Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 2:57pm
Experts examined the use of forced contraception on the Inuit community during the 1960s and 70s.

Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 2:57pm
Experts examined the use of forced contraception on the Inuit community during the 1960s and 70s.

US plans to cut off military aid to key Middle East ally, BBC told

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 2:45pm
Iraqi Kurdistan fears the Trump administration's plan will make the region more vulnerable to further attacks from Iran.

Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 2:45pm
The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past.

Russia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato, Western officials say

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 2:05pm
But they say Moscow will likely continue its "hybrid activity" against Nato members, short of direct military action.

Russia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato, Western officials say

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 2:05pm
But they say Moscow will likely continue its "hybrid activity" against Nato members, short of direct military action.

Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 1:13pm
Mourners gather outside the palace as royals, politicians and citizens remember a beloved king, whose son has adopted the family motto "all for norway".

Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 12:36pm
Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.

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