Thursday, October 8, 2026

World

August 31, 2026

Country music icon Dolly Parton laid to rest in Nashville

The music icon was laid to rest next to her late husband, Carl Dean, at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville.

Dolly Parton
August 31, 2026

Israel, Greece sign $3.5 billion defence deal

Israel’s Defence Ministry described the “Achilles Shield” deal as its largest-ever defence export agreement with Greece and one of the biggest defence deals in Israel’s history.

Israel, Greece
August 31, 2026

African traditional medicine key to universal health coverage, says WHO

“Traditional medicine remains an important source of healthcare, particularly in rural communities where practitioners often serve as the first point of contact,” the WHO said.

WHO
August 31, 2026

Nepal death toll reaches 903, 4,247 missing

At least 903 people have been confirmed dead, and over 4,247 people are missing after the deadly flash flood that ravaged communities on the Nepal-Tibet border last Wednesday.

Flooding in Nepal
August 31, 2026

MSC Shipmanagement, Hong Kong Spirit Shipping sentenced, fined for discharging oily waste into ocean

A vessel operating company pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to charges stemming from the discharge of oily waste into the sea.

MSC Shipmanagement Limited
August 31, 2026

Walmart agrees to pay $50 million for illegally filling thousands of unlawful opioid prescriptions

In addition to the $50 million settlement, Walmart entered into a memorandum of agreement with the DEA to address its future obligations in dispensing controlled substances.

Walmart Inc
August 31, 2026

Canada hits back at Trump, declares Lake Ontario ‘now and forever’

Ontario’s premier installed a sign, ‘Lake Ontario. Now and forever’, along the shoreline of the lake in response to Mr Trump’s renaming of the body of water as Lake America.

President Donald Trump and Mark Carney
August 30, 2026

U.S. deports British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos to UK

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the 41-year-old was deported to the UK on Friday.

August 30, 2026

Natural Disaster Alert: U.S. issues travel advisory to citizens in China

“Power and telecommunications service across the affected area remain disrupted in many locations,” it added.

August 30, 2026

Fernandes fires hat-trick as United thrash Ipswich 5-2

Ipswich conceded an own goal in the 56th minute from Jacob Greaves.

Bruno Fernandes