Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis

31 August 2026 at 17:07

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said there were signs ⁠Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation that triggered the rush of migrants into Ceuta.

Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last month.

Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee

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By: Reuters in Geneva

31 August 2026 at 14:54

Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination

A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other ⁠measures to address the enduring ⁠legacy of racial discrimination.

Guidance published on Monday by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) said the obligations arose from ⁠a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards that existed when the slave trade took place.

Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee

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By: Reuters in Geneva

31 August 2026 at 14:54

Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination

A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other ⁠measures to address the enduring ⁠legacy of racial discrimination.

Guidance published on Monday by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) said the obligations arose from ⁠a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards that existed when the slave trade took place.

Nearly 20 people still missing after ferry capsizes ⁠off northern Cyprus

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By: Reuters in Nicosia

31 August 2026 at 12:49

Divers join search teams scouring deep waters for ⁠any survivors, with eight people so far confirmed to have died

Nearly 20 people are still missing after a ferry capsized ⁠off northern Cyprus, killing at least eight, as divers join search teams scouring deep waters for ⁠any survivors.

The double-hulled ⁠ferry with 267 people onboard took in water and flipped over on Sunday just off the port city ⁠of Kyrenia, leaving survivors clinging to the upturned hull. They were rescued by passing vessels and members of the coastguard.

Nearly 20 people still missing after ferry capsizes ⁠off northern Cyprus

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By: Reuters in Nicosia

31 August 2026 at 12:49

Divers join search teams scouring deep waters for ⁠any survivors, with eight people so far confirmed to have died

Nearly 20 people are still missing after a ferry capsized ⁠off northern Cyprus, killing at least eight, as divers join search teams scouring deep waters for ⁠any survivors.

The double-hulled ⁠ferry with 267 people onboard took in water and flipped over on Sunday just off the port city ⁠of Kyrenia, leaving survivors clinging to the upturned hull. They were rescued by passing vessels and members of the coastguard.

USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts

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By: Reuters

31 August 2026 at 00:10

Trump officials shuttering three projects on foodborne parasite, two defunded by Congress, Politico reports

The Trump administration is shuttering ⁠two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has ⁠sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday.

The two projects were defunded by Congress earlier in the year, while the third is ⁠due to be moved in coming months from Maryland to Iowa as part of a broader USDA reorganization, according to the ⁠report.

Woman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave

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By: Reuters

30 August 2026 at 18:00

Manhunt under way after Italian dies from her injuries in the town of Aarau in the early hours of Sunday

A manhunt is under way in Switzerland after a 22-year-old woman was killed ⁠and five people were injured, ⁠some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern town of Aarau, local police have said.

In the attack in the early hours of Sunday at a techno party at a covered horse-racing track, an Italian woman died from her injuries at the scene, authorities said. All those caught up in the shooting were residents of Switzerland and in their 20s.

AA could face £5bn takeover move by German insurer Allianz, reports claim

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By: Reuters

30 August 2026 at 12:26

Breakdown recovery group’s private equity owners reportedly in talks with various suitors to sell company

The German-based financial services company ⁠Allianz is considering a £5bn takeover swoop for AA, ⁠the breakdown ⁠recovery group, Sky News has reported.

Allianz was ‌one of a small number of parties holding talks with advisers to AA about a deal, Sky News said, adding that ‌the private equity outfit EQT was another bidder.

Iran’s supreme leader urges Gulf rulers to confront ‘real enemy’ in written message

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By: Reuters

30 August 2026 at 11:39

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their “real enemy” and said divisions among Muslims served the interests of their adversaries.

Woman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave

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By: Reuters

30 August 2026 at 18:00

Manhunt under way after Italian dies from her injuries in the town of Aarau in the early hours of Sunday

A manhunt is under way in Switzerland after a 22-year-old woman was killed ⁠and five people were injured, ⁠some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern town of Aarau, local police have said.

In the attack in the early hours of Sunday at a techno party at a covered horse-racing track, an Italian woman died from her injuries at the scene, authorities said. All those caught up in the shooting were residents of Switzerland and in their 20s.

‘Special for Norway’: Leknessund breaks clear to win stage seven of Vuelta

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By: Reuters

28 August 2026 at 19:23

Norway in mourning after death of King Harald
‘It’s only a small thing in the bigger picture’

The Norwegian Andreas Leknessund launched a successful solo attack on ⁠the final climb to the summit finish of Aramón Valdelinares to win stage ⁠seven of the ⁠Vuelta a España, ahead of his Uno-X Mobility teammate and compatriot Tobias Johannessen on a day ⁠when their country mourned the death of King Harald.

Leknessund made his move from ⁠a five-rider breakaway 7.5km from the finish at the end of the ‌149.8km ride from ‌Vall d’Alba, and pulled away to win his first ‌Grand Tour stage on his Vuelta debut.

Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to toss conviction and warns against further appeals

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By: Reuters · Adam Reiss

25 August 2026 at 16:52

A judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to throw out her conviction ‌and 20-year prison sentence for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

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