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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMiranda Bryant in Reykjavík30 Aug 2026

Definitely no or maybe yes: what tipped the Icelandic referendum | Miranda Bryant

The no campaign was well-funded and accused of scaremongering, but the wording of the question may also have made a difference It was always going to be a close contest. But on the night, the figures showed just how divided Iceland was on…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalReuters30 Aug 2026

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

Breakdown recovery group’s private equity owners reportedly in talks with various suitors to sell company Germany-based financial services company ⁠Allianz is considering a £5bn takeover swoop for AA, ⁠the breakdown ⁠recovery ​group, Sky…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRachel Hall30 Aug 2026

Women in UK arts feel they do not have equal opportunities for roles, says report

Exclusive: Research says sector is fixated with young talent, with most women experiencing unconscious bias or sexism Women working in the arts believe they do not have equal opportunities for roles, especially as they get older, according…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAgencies in Reykjavik30 Aug 2026

Iceland appears to have rejected EU accession talks in referendum, reports say

The no camp looks to have prevailed, holding 52.5% of votes with only a few left to be counted, says public broadcaster Iceland appears to have ⁠rejected ⁠the government’s proposal ​to hold ⁠accession talks with ⁠the ​EU, ‌the public…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Horton30 Aug 2026

Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change

Critics say changes by CMA will allow multinationals to obscure their ownership of vet practices Pet owners have been warned that they could be unknowingly ripped off by private equity firms who have bought local vet clinics, after the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKrishani Dhanji and Australian Associated Press30 Aug 2026

Pacific Islands Forum meeting in turmoil after several leaders pull out of Palau summit

Solomon Islands prime minister cancels his appearance, along with leaders from Fiji, Vanuatu and Samoa Several leaders have pulled out of a the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting in Palau at the eleventh hour. Solomon Islands prime…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAshifa Kassam in Stockholm30 Aug 2026

A lone Black woman’s defiance of Swedish neo-Nazis, 10 years on

Protester Tess Asplund on the photo that made headlines, and why she sees it as a sign of the change in Sweden today The striking photograph showed a lone Black woman, her fist raised, standing in the path of hundreds of uniformed…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCait Kelly in Kathmandu30 Aug 2026

Renee was at Gyirong Port minutes before flood struck, now her family want to travel from Australia to help search

Missing woman’s partner and daughters fundraise to join search in one of the hardest-hit areas of Nepal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Clair Spry says her…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPippa Neill Environment reporter30 Aug 2026

South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset ‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution South West Water is doing more harm to the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPippa Neill Environment reporter30 Aug 2026

‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution

Checking for sewage spills has become as normal as checking the weather forecast, say swimmers on East Sussex beaches South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows “I’m furious,” says Jo Armstrong, 75, sitting…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPress Association30 Aug 2026

PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in jail as PM makes changes to early release scheme

Andy Burnham says ‘hundreds’ of people will remain in prison as part of changes to scheme designed to ease overcrowding PC Andrew Harper’s killers will be excluded from the early release scheme after the prime minister said anyone…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTom McIlroy Political editor30 Aug 2026

One Nation’s Secret Harbour byelection win shows Labor is at a loss when it comes to calming angry voters | Analysis

Even after a week in which Pauline Hanson and One Nation candidates tripped over themselves trying to explain key policies, voters still backed the party The One Nation hype machine went into overdrive after Saturday’s Secret Harbour…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSam Jones in Madrid30 Aug 2026

The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’

Saga surrounding purchase for outspoken rightwing regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso refuses to go away The outspoken rightwing leader of the Madrid region is under growing pressure to explain why her government spent €6.3m (£5.4m) on a…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Horton30 Aug 2026

Giorgia on their minds: Farage and Badenoch scrap to be mates with Meloni

Tories accuse Reform of ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ as row erupts in wake of Conservative leader’s trip to Rome Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have spent years trading barbs and fighting for the rightwing vote. But now the party leaders…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKrishani Dhanji30 Aug 2026

Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation

Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenagers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCait Kelly in Kathmandu30 Aug 2026

Families balance hope and despair in race to find survivors in Nepal as 41 Australians still missing

The walls of a teaching hospital are filled with pictures of unidentified victims as authorities collect DNA samples and plan burials before morgues fill up Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLuca Ittimani29 Aug 2026

News live: missing Australian woman found safe in Nepal flooding

‘My heart goes out to all the Nepalese families who are grieving loved ones,’ Cara Severino says. Follow latest updates live Plibersek blames social media ‘deliberate decision’ for misogyny in feeds Tanya Plibersek has accused social media…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAustralian Associated Press29 Aug 2026

One Nation claims victory on Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia

One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen secures 57% of the vote after preferences as party’s WA leader says result will send shock waves across the country One Nation has claimed victory in the Secret Harbour state byelection in Western…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEdward Helmore29 Aug 2026

Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank

Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of home A Palestinian woman and an NBC News team are reported to have been attacked and injured by masked Israeli settlers in the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJonathan Barrett Business editor29 Aug 2026

August reveals Australians’ big appetite for weight-loss drugs, love for ‘dupe’ brands and an accelerating EV uptake

Reporting season shows how consumers are responding to cost of living pressures and how retailers are responding Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians are buying less pizza but more weight-loss drugs .…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEdward Helmore29 Aug 2026

Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK

Ex-Breitbart editor has vocally supported immediate deportations for anyone who can’t prove US residency Far-right British media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US after being detained on Thursday by Immigration…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSammy Gecsoyler29 Aug 2026

Daughter traces mother and aunt’s last known location in Nepal through TikTok video

Tulshi Patel says mother Hemangini Jitendra Patel and aunt Hema Sunil Amin were last seen at Friendship Bridge on Nepal-China border • Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates The daughter of a woman missing in Nepal has told how she…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSammy Gecsoyler29 Aug 2026

James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London

Shadow minister for housing, communities and local government to resign with immediate effect James Cleverly has resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London. The Tory heavyweight, who was once home and foreign secretary and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHannah Ellis-Petersen and Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu29 Aug 2026

‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital

Family members pin photos of Nepal’s missing to hospital wall as people try not to give up hope on loved ones Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Posters of missing people line the wall of the hospital, the glue still fresh beneath. A…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalGeraldine McKelvie29 Aug 2026

Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters

Three vessels and a helicopter deployed to monitor four ships travelling through the North Sea to the Channel The Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels as they passed through UK waters, it has emerged. The “intense” 72-hour…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKevin Rawlinson29 Aug 2026

Cells for arrested offenders may run out without early prison release, says Labour

Bridget Phillipson says government would not have to consider releasing prisoners early if Tories had created more capacity Cells to hold newly arrested people could run out without the early prison release scheme, a government minister…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBrian Logan29 Aug 2026

Fourth time lucky as Chris Cantrill’s spoof whodunnit wins Edinburgh comedy award 2026

Nominated in three previous years, the rambunctious standup – one half of The Delightful Sausage – wins the prize for his show Rewilding while Marty Gleeson is named best newcomer The annual Edinburgh comedy award has been won by the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSammy Gecsoyler29 Aug 2026

Sarah Ferguson to return to UK after relocating amid Epstein revelations

Former Duchess of York moved to Swiss chalet during fallout over her friendship with convicted child sex offender Sarah Ferguson is set to return to the UK after relocating to a Swiss chalet amid the fallout over her and ex-husband Andrew…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent29 Aug 2026

Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years in Future Library

Grammy award-winning American artist selected as 13th person to submit written work to Oslo-based project The next manuscript by the American artist Laurie Anderson will remain unseen for 88 years, as she becomes the 13th figure to…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalDonna Ferguson29 Aug 2026

Russian strike on warehouse near Kyiv kills at least 37

Attack on business apparently storing ‘explosive objects’ sparks huge fire, damaging residential buildings At least 37 people have been killed after a Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv’s western suburbs which appears to have been…

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