Breaking news of Sunday, 30 August 2026
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- 21:01
Strait of Hormuz, another tanker hit north of Khasab
The British center UKMTO issued an alert on Sunday about a tanker hit by an unidentified projectile while entering the Strait of Hormuz, 12 nautical miles north of Khasab (Oman). “No casualties or environmental impact are currently reported” (transl. from English), the organization stated, having received the report late, on Saturday. No claim of responsibility; authorities are investigating. It is the second attack in a week following the one on August 24 near Ash Shishah. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has cited at least 70 ships hit and 19 seafarers killed since February 28. Sources: Israel National News, The Sunday Guardian, UPI.
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- 21:01
Nepal-Tibet, 750 confirmed dead and over 3,000 missing
The death toll from the floods on the border between Nepal and China has risen to 750 confirmed deaths: 734 in Nepal, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction Authority, and 16 in the Tibetan county of Gyirong. The missing number over 3,000, including 589 foreigners on the Nepalese side and 261 on the Chinese side; more than 900 are workers from hydroelectric construction sites in central Nepal. Unidentified bodies have been distributed to 21 hospitals because morgues are at capacity. A dammed lake has overflowed, but Chinese authorities at a press conference describe the situation as stable. Sources: Al Jazeera, CNN.
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- 12:01
Ukraine, death toll from explosion in Bucha district rises to 37
The Kyiv regional administration has updated the death toll from the Russian drone attack that on August 28 triggered a fire and detonation at a warehouse in the village of Mila, Bucha district, to 37 dead: the first figure reported was 27 victims and 42 injured. Search efforts through the rubble continue and the number is not final (Radio Svoboda, LSM.lv). More than 370 people have been evacuated. The Russian Defense Ministry states it struck an ammunition depot belonging to the Fire Point company. The region has declared a day of mourning for today.
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- 12:01
Nepal-Tibet, death toll surpasses 700 as Washington triples aid
The death toll from the August 26 flood rises above 700 in Nepal and at least 16 in China: this is the most recent confirmed figure as of 12:00 Italian time, from the CNN live blog of August 30. Around 3,000 remain missing, including U.S. citizens and other foreigners. On Saturday NBC News put the toll at 626 in Nepal alone, while ABC News reported 682 across the entire region: the figures are shifting hour by hour. The State Department has raised aid from 500,000 to 3.6 million dollars. Nearly 900 hydropower workers are being searched for.
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- 12:01
Caracas: oil deal with Washington to last 25 years
The Venezuelan government has clarified the duration of the oil fields agreement announced by Trump: 25 years, not up to 100 as indicated by early American reports. The correction is attributed to Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and appears in banners on Al Jazeera and in headlines from the Mexican press collected by Google News. It remains a one-sided statement: no full text of the agreement has been released, and the exact time of the statement cannot be verified from the available sources. The Washington Post described on August 28 a plan for more direct U.S. control over Venezuelan reserves.
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