31 August 2026
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31 August 2026
Australia has announced a special visa pathway that may allow eligible graduates to bring certain family members to the country. Find out who can qualify.
31 August 2026
‘Get out. Get out of my house.’
31 August 2026
The former Australian Army member has been praised for his heroism on the battlefield.
31 August 2026
More than 200mm of rain forecast in parts of South Korea, while parts of southern Europe to be 10C above average South Korea’s prime minister, Han Seong-sook, met officials to prepare for heavy rain expected this week, with rainfall totals across central and northern parts of the country forecast to exceed 200mm in some areas. South Korea was battered by heavy rainfall earlier this month and some areas were particularly hard hit. Over the weekend further thunderstorms pushed into the region and these are expected to cause disruption through Monday. This heavy rain is caused by a series of severe thunderstorms that developed over the Yellow Sea, on the western side of South Korea, and will slowly push eastwards on Monday before easing on Tuesday. These storms have been strengthened by the very warm Yellow Sea, which now has a surface temperature of 29C, 4C above the climatological average.
31 August 2026
Trump says U. S. struck a deal to take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil, U. S. and Iran resume exchanging strikes, funding at the top of the agenda as House reconvenes.
31 August 2026
The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U. S. taking a majority stake. Energy experts say there are many reasons to be skeptical. (Image credit: Pedro Mattey)
31 August 2026
An NPR investigation found that people in the U. S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.
