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En Polynésie française, les agents pénitentiaires ont manifesté, jeudi 27 août 2026, pour la dixième fois en deux ans, devant la prison de Tatutu, à Papeari. Plusieurs revendications sont au cœur de ce mouvement, mené par FO Justice Polynésie, notamment le retour des agents originaires du pays et le changement de direction de l'établissement.

A devastated British woman has described the horror of losing her husband and fracturing her spine after a Singapore Airlines flight suffered extreme turbulence. 

Sisters Ashna and Shreya Ahuja are desperately awaiting news of their Texas parents, who vanished after completing a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash. Deepak and Madhu Ahuja are missing.

The Scandivanian royal was Europe's oldest-reigning monarch having reigned since January 17, 1991.

Abbas Araghchi called on the US administration to engage in respectful dialogue, recognize Iran’s rights, and honor its commitments

In Taras Skvortsov's view, the Russian financial market has a sufficient margin of resilience to expect the situation to normalize

According to the Bank of Russia, banks prevented around 34 mln attempted thefts totaling approximately $43.05 bln in the first half of the year

In particular, Battlegroup West units destroyed 57 enemy UAV control centers

Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Moscow on August 27

Built-in AI algorithms classify targets and filter out harmless ones, minimizing the number of false alarms, Russia’s state tech corporation said

According to the White House, the change has been made official in the Geographic Names Information System

The property, located on the edge of Bath, is believed to be the biggest newbuild home constructed in the historic city in the last 100 years.

Admiral Bradley Cooper claimed that since the US resumed its maritime blockade on Iran in mid-July, the Islamic republic «has exported zero oil from its shores»

Admiral Bradley Cooper added that since the the Strait of Hormuz blockade was resumed in mid-July, it has been maintained by over 20 US warships

According to available information, 13,295 people are involved in the rescue operation

According to The Wall Street Journal, major technology companies that have made large donations to Trump’s projects fear becoming targets of congressional investigations and legal prosecutions

King Harald V of Norway was hospitalized on August 17 due to an infection and complications from hemolytic anemia

Une plume s'éteint à la fleur de l'âge. Libreville, 27 août 2026 – La presse gabonaise est en deuil. Rudy Hombenet du Quotidien l'Union s'en est allée. Rudy Hombenet, journaliste au quotidien national L'Union, nous a quittés. La nouvelle a frappé de plein fouet la rédaction de L'Union et l'ensemble de la corporation. «Consœur respectée, professionnelle engagée et passionnée, Rudy Hombenet laisse le souvenir d'une journaliste travailleuse, discrète et profondément attachée à son métier» (...) - NECROLOGIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

A comprehensive audit of nearly five thousand kilometers of highway projects will be carried out by a third-party inspection agency. Engineers India Ltd has been chosen for these essential quality checks, aiming to rectify issues related to project shortcomings and untimely road failures. The focus will be on expressways along with six-lane and four-lane national highways, ensuring elevated quality standards in infrastructure development.

Claimants argued that Facebook and Instagram had purposefully fostered addiction in children and teenagers, spreading anxiety and depression.

After a blissfully quiet few weeks when he struggled to score so much as a 'news in brief' paragraph, and the television studios largely stopped calling, Mr Polanski has again been hogging the headlines.

Named after Russian explorer Yerofey Khabarov, the Khabarovsk will now undergo rigorous testing before being considered fit for active service.

As rescuers battled to reach villages wiped out by Wednesday's 600ft surging wall of mud, rock and ice, dozens of Britons remain unaccounted for.

A mob of youths torched several cars and set off fireworks at a balloon release for one of the A66 crash gang last night.

A third grizzly in a family of four well-known bears in the West Kootenay has been killed.

A 22-inch LCD monitor donated by Titan FX will support the Vanuatu Tourism Office’s (VTO) efforts to promote the country at Japan Expo 2026, as Vanuatu steps up its focus on the Japanese tourism market.

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