NIGER'S MILITARY GOVERNMENT SAYS IT HAS SUPPRESSED AN ATTEMPTED COUP IN THE CAPITAL NIAMEY

Niger's ruling military council says it has put down an attempted coup in the capital Niamey, after disgruntled soldiers attacked the presidential palace and a military base in the early hours of the morning.

The state broadcaster said the situation had been brought under control after loyalist troops fought back against the mutineers, who are reported to have come from the south-west of the country.

Niger has been under military rule since a coup in July 2023, when General Abdourahamane Tchiani seized power from the elected president.

Chris Ocamringa reports from Kinshasa.

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Chris Ocamringa in Kinshasa says General Tchiani's own rise to power followed a similar pattern — his presidential guard detained the elected leader in 2023 over allegations of mismanagement and corruption.

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NEPAL FLOOD DEATH TOLL REACHES 626 AS HELICOPTER RESCUES RESUME AND SECOND BARRIER LAKE THREATENS FURTHER CATASTROPHE

Helicopter rescue operations have resumed in Nepal on Saturday after poor weather temporarily halted efforts to reach survivors of catastrophic flash floods and mudslides that have killed at least 626 people in the country alone.

The combined death toll across Nepal and Tibet has risen to more than 630, with nearly three thousand people still missing, including around 90 Americans.

The US Geological Survey says a glacial collapse triggered the disaster, which has been described as one of the worst to hit Nepal in recent years.

Neha Poonia reports from New Delhi.

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Reporter Neha Poonia in New Delhi says the critical 72-hour survival window is rapidly closing for those still trapped.

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Neha Poonia in New Delhi says the flooding has left hospitals overwhelmed and communities desperately short of essential supplies, compounding the humanitarian toll of the disaster.

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SIX THOUSAND SAILORS STRANDED AND NINETEEN KILLED IN PERSIAN GULF SIX MONTHS INTO IRAN WAR, UN MARITIME AGENCY SAYS

The International Maritime Organisation says at least six thousand sailors remain stranded aboard hundreds of ships in the Persian Gulf, with nineteen seafarers killed and more than seventy attacks on international shipping recorded since the Iran war began six months ago.

Washington is escalating its economic pressure on Tehran, announcing new sanctions on Friday under what the White House calls Operation Economic Outcast — targeting entities in the UAE and Hong Kong accused of helping Iran evade financial controls.

Iran's Foreign Ministry has condemned the measures, calling Washington's economic campaign "state terrorism" and warning that countries backing the sanctions risk becoming complicit.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Reporter Jagruti Dave in Washington says some analysts believe the sanctions announced so far have not been as severe as the White House has suggested, though more could follow.

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VENEZUELA PREPARING TO SIGN FORMAL OIL AGREEMENTS WITH US FIRMS NEXT WEEK

Venezuelan officials are preparing to sign formal agreements next week granting new oil exploration and production rights to US companies, according to Reuters.

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Washington had secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves through a new joint venture with 100-year concessions.

Venezuela confirmed the deal covers 17 strategic oil fields, with more than 100 billion dollars in investment and an estimated 209 billion dollars in tax revenue for the Venezuelan state.

Andreina Fermin reports from Caracas.

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Andreina Fermin in Caracas says years of underinvestment have left Venezuela's oil output at a fraction of its potential, and rebuilding the industry will require enormous spending.

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NEPAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS FOR FREEZERS AS FLOOD VICTIMS' BODIES DECOMPOSE FASTER THAN THEY CAN BE IDENTIFIED

Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has asked foreign governments to supply freezers as the bodies of flood victims decompose faster than they can be identified — with officials reporting that only seven of 49 bodies brought to one hospital have so far been matched to names.

The appeal comes on the fourth day of rescue operations along the Nepal-Tibet border, where the combined death toll has reached at least 633 and nearly three thousand people remain missing.

Poor weather and destroyed roads and bridges are severely hampering efforts to reach survivors in the flood-ravaged region.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Bidur.

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Rebecca Bundhun in Bidur says Nepal's government has specified the kinds of international help it most urgently needs, from DNA testing and communications equipment to tunnel rescue expertise and reconstruction funding.

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NEPAL FLOOD DEATH TOLL PASSES 630 AS RESCUERS BATTLE RUGGED TERRAIN AND SECOND LAKE THREAT

More than 630 people are confirmed dead and nearly three thousand remain unaccounted for after a glacier collapse sent a devastating flood through communities along the Nepal-China border on Wednesday.

Among the missing are nationals from more than 30 countries, including around 90 Americans and dozens of Australians and Canadians, many of whom were visiting the popular trekking and pilgrimage region.

Rescue operations resumed on Saturday after a brief halt caused by fears that a newly formed lake at the collapse site could trigger a second flood.

From New Delhi, Neha Poonia reports.

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FED CHAIR WARSH SIGNALS RATE HIKE POSSIBLE AS JACKSON HOLE SPEECH WARNS INFLATION TRENDS HAVEN'T IMPROVED

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has delivered his most explicit signal yet that a rate hike could be imminent, telling the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday that recent data has not shown underlying inflation trends improving meaningfully.

The Fed held rates steady at three-and-a-half to three-and-three-quarter per cent in July, but three regional presidents dissented, wanting to raise borrowing costs as inflation has remained above the central bank's two per cent target for more than five years.

A Reuters poll found a majority of economists expect no hike before the end of the year, but some major banks now forecast a quarter-point increase when policymakers meet on the sixteenth of September.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Reporter Nick Harper in Washington says while traders have seized on the Fed chair's language, Warsh added a significant caveat — explicitly stating his remarks should not be read as a commitment to act.

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RUSSIA THREATENS TO STRIKE BRITISH MILITARY TARGETS OVER STORM SHADOW MISSILE USE IN UKRAINE

Russia's Foreign Ministry has warned it could strike British military targets both inside and outside Ukraine if Kyiv continues to use British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles against Russian territory.

The threat — described as the strongest of its kind from Moscow to a NATO member — came after Russia accused Ukraine of firing Storm Shadow missiles at a shopping centre in Russian-controlled Donetsk on Wednesday, wounding civilians. Reuters says it could not independently verify the claims.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham condemned what he called Moscow's outrageous threats during a visit to Kyiv, saying Britain's support for Ukraine would not waver.

Dasha Chernyshova reports from Moscow.

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Dasha Chernyshova, our reporter in Moscow, says while the warning is the most direct Russia has issued against Britain, no specific targets have been identified.

She has more.

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Dasha Chernyshova in Moscow says the threat currently appears to be a warning rather than a concrete plan of action, but that further Ukrainian strikes using British weapons could change the calculus quickly.

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RUSSIA THREATENS TO STRIKE BRITISH MILITARY TARGETS AS UK SHARES SECRET MISSILE TECHNOLOGY WITH UKRAINE

CNN is reporting that Britain is sharing secret missile technology with Ukraine, as Russia warns it could strike British military targets both inside and outside Ukraine in response to Kyiv's use of British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles against Russian territory.

The threat, delivered by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday, has been described as the strongest of its kind from Moscow to a NATO member state.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has rejected the warning, reaffirming London's commitment to Ukraine's defence.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Olly Barratt, our reporter in London, says British officials are preparing for a range of unconventional threats from Russia, from cyber attacks to strikes on critical infrastructure.

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WHITE HOUSE CONFIRMS NO IRAN TALKS AS CENTCOM CLEARS STRAIT OF HORMUZ MINES AT WAR'S SIX-MONTH MARK

The United States Central Command has announced that all sea mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, warning it will attack any Iranian vessels that attempt to lay new ones, as the US-Iran war reaches its six-month mark on Friday with no negotiations under way.

Outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday that there are no talks with Tehran, while President Trump has said he is in no hurry to resume diplomacy.

The president has continued to taunt Iran on social media, posting the Strait of Hormuz among a list of US territories and sharing an AI-generated image of himself holding a machine gun.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Reporter Nick Harper in Washington says the war has far exceeded President Trump's original prediction it would last only weeks, with his approval ratings on the conflict dropping significantly.

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Nick Harper, our reporter in Washington, says the American public is making clear it wants the conflict brought to an end — but the president says he is content to wait.

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NEPAL FLOOD DEATH TOLL REACHES 547 AS NEARLY 1,000 REMAIN MISSING AND NEWLY FORMED LAKE THREATENS FRESH DELUGE

The death toll from Nepal's catastrophic flash flood has risen to at least 547, with nearly a thousand people still missing and a newly formed lake now threatening a fresh deluge in the disaster zone.

The flood, triggered by a glacial collapse that sent a wall of ice and rock into the Lhende Khola River, destroyed buildings and infrastructure at the Gyirong border crossing between Nepal and China's Tibet region.

More than five hundred foreign nationals remain unaccounted for, including dozens of Americans, Australians and Indians.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Kathmandu.

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Rebecca Bundhun in Kathmandu says Nepal's government wants to retain full control of the rescue operation, even though several countries have offered to send search and rescue teams.

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Rebecca Bundhun in Kathmandu says rescue teams face severe logistical challenges, including a shortage of helicopters and poor visibility, even as several countries have offered to send help.

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NEPAL FLOOD DEATH TOLL REACHES 469 AS BARRIER LAKE THREATENS FURTHER DEVASTATION NEAR CHINA BORDER

Nepal's police have issued an alert warning communities near the Chinese border to move to safety, amid fears that a barrier lake formed by flash flooding could burst and trigger a second wave of devastation.

More than 640 foreigners from 32 countries are among those still unaccounted for, including 90 Americans and at least 39 Australians.

At hospitals in Kathmandu, families have been gathering to search for missing relatives.

Rebecca Bundhun has more from Kathmandu.

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UEFA PREPARING CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST FIFA'S INFANTINO OVER FAILED WORLD CUP SELL-OFF PLAN

European football's governing body UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts, accusing him of financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell a stake in the FIFA World Cup's commercial rights.

The scheme, which would have seen a new company called FIFA Forward Enterprise sell a twenty per cent stake to private investors for four-point-two billion dollars, was abandoned at the start of August after fierce opposition from football leaders worldwide.

UEFA has now filed court documents in the United States seeking evidence from firms it says were involved in the deal.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Reporter Jagruti Dave in Washington says UEFA has filed discovery applications in three US courts to gather evidence, targeting firms and individuals it says were central to the proposed deal.

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Jagruti Dave, reporting from Washington, says that while UEFA has dropped its boycott threat, it is still calling on Infantino to step down — though the FIFA president has signalled he intends to seek another term.

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NEPAL-TIBET FLOOD DEATH TOLL PASSES 390 AS BARRIER LAKE THREATENS FURTHER CATASTROPHE

The death toll from the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to at least 392, with nearly 1,500 people still missing — more than 700 of them foreign nationals from two dozen countries.

The disaster was triggered on Wednesday when a glacier collapsed into a mountain river on the Nepal-Tibet border, sending a wall of ice, mud and water through villages and along river valleys.

Rescue teams are now in a race against time to reach survivors, but destroyed infrastructure and poor weather are severely hampering the effort.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Kathmandu.

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Rebecca Bundhun, reporting from Kathmandu, says scientists believe the glacial collapse has created dangerous blockages that could trigger further flooding — adding to the challenges already facing rescue teams.

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TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER RENAMING LAKE ONTARIO 'LAKE AMERICA' AS CANADA REJECTS THE MOVE

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America," deepening the rift with Canada that has already triggered retaliatory tariffs worth billions of dollars.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has rejected the name change, saying Canadians will continue to use the lake's original name, which derives from an indigenous Wendat word more than four hundred years old.

The move comes as US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick repeated Washington's position that Ottawa walked away from what would have been the best trade deal in the world.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Jagruti Dave, our reporter in Washington, says the executive order has limited practical effect beyond US federal maps, and other countries are unlikely to adopt the new name.

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TRUMP SIGNS ORDER RENAMING LAKE ONTARIO AS 'LAKE AMERICA' AMID ESCALATING US-CANADA TRADE WAR

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America," the second time he has renamed an international body of water since taking office.

The move comes amid a deepening trade war with Canada, with fifty per cent tariffs on some Canadian imports already in force and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing retaliatory measures on billions of dollars of American goods.

Canada's Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has said Ottawa will always call it Lake Ontario.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Trial set for alleged 9/11 mastermind

A US military judge has set a trial date for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

He has been in US detention since 2003, spending most of that time at Guantanamo Bay.

Mohammed, along with three other co-conspirators, will face a military tribunal in June 2028.

 
Nick Harper reports from Washington. 

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NVIDIA SHARES SURGE 8% AFTER BLOWOUT EARNINGS AS WALL STREET RALLIES ON AI BOOM

Nvidia shares have jumped eight per cent on Wall Street after the chipmaker reported second-quarter revenue of more than 96 billion dollars — more than doubling its sales from a year ago and beating analyst expectations.

The results have lifted the broader market, with the Nasdaq up more than one per cent and the S&P 500 also gaining ground on Thursday.

Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang said artificial intelligence had reached what he called its inflection point.

Mitch Mccann reports from New York.

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Mitch Mccann in New York says one Wall Street analyst believes Nvidia could reach a trillion dollars in annual sales within the next few years.

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Mitch Mccann in New York says the latest weekly unemployment claims figure of 203,000 was below expectations — and he explains what that could mean for the Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates.

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QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER MEETS IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN TEHRAN AS TRUMP SAYS HE IS IN 'NO RUSH' TO END WAR

Qatar's Prime Minister has held talks with Iran's Foreign Minister in Tehran on Thursday, as part of efforts to de-escalate the war between the United States and Iran.

Outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has told Fox News that all options remain on the table for the United States — including the use of force, with carrier strike groups deployed to the region, and economic measures.

Nick Harper reports from Washington on what those options look like in practice.

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NEPAL FLOOD DEATH TOLL PASSES 350 AS NIGHTFALL HAMPERS RESCUE OPERATIONS AND SECONDARY DAM-BURST THREAT LOOMS

The death toll from catastrophic flash flooding in Nepal has risen to more than 350, with over 800 people still missing, including more than 500 foreign nationals from 32 countries.

The disaster was triggered when a magnitude 4.4 earthquake caused a glacial collapse near the Tibet border, sending a wall of water through the Trishuli and Narayani river systems.

More than 1,500 armed police personnel have been deployed for search and rescue, but nightfall is now making operations even harder.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Kathmandu.

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Rebecca Bundhun, reporting from Kathmandu, says entire communities were destroyed by the floodwaters and the damage to roads and bridges is severely hindering the relief effort.

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