00:00Here are the world news headlines for Friday, 28 August 2026 backhand index pointing down.
00:07Asterisk top stories today asterisk.
00:11Nepal Tibet floods, death toll rises to at least 359 in devastating floods and landslides on the
00:17Nepal Tibet border. 290 Indians are missing with 84 rescued so far, and about 30 Canadians also
00:25reported missing. Rescue operations continue and fresh flood alerts issued.
00:31Sadgaro said 80 Isha Foundation members are feared lost.
00:35Iran War and Strait of Hormuz, six months into the Iran war, diplomacy is focused on reopening
00:42the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar met senior Iranian leaders in Tehran to stress freedom of navigation.
00:49Iran says it's preparing conditions for reopening, with a shipping corridor agreed with Oman.
00:55President Trump said the US is not talking to Iran and will penalize countries doing business with
01:01Tehran. Ukraine, Russia carried out large-scale missile and drone attacks across nine Ukrainian
01:07cities, with civilian casualties reported. In Uzgarad, daily minute of silence held for those
01:14who have fallen. Global security, Baltic Sea nations plan a joint drone defense task force
01:20amid growing hybrid attack threats. Germany found an explosives-carrying drone at Leipzig
01:26slash Halley airport earlier this month. EU officials say there are no signs Russia is
01:32prepping a military attack on NATO countries. US and economy, US-hosted G20 finance meeting next
01:39week will target growth, imbalances, and Iran sanctions. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant warned
01:46countries to cut financial ties with Iran or face secondary sanctions. Corporate political
01:52donations for US midterms hit a record $646 million. Other Headlines
01:59UN Security Council urged to act before hunger becomes famine amid conflict-related food crises.
02:07US Midwest flooding caused severe damage in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
02:13India beat Germany 3-1 for best Women's Hockey World Cup finish in 52 years.
02:19Canada pressing ahead with youth social media restrictions after Meta's $18 billion US settlement.
02:26Two killed at a school near Berlin in suspected domestic violence incident,
02:31teen arrested F973CB0F9B0E48DAB380CE3F873A228492DB.
02:39Want me to dig deeper into any of these, like the Nepal floods, Iran diplomacy, or Ukraine updates?
