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15:23
Russia-Ukraine

live Russian strike on Kyiv-area ammunition depot triggers blast

At least 37 people were killed after a Russian drone strike hit an ammunition depot in the Kyiv region, triggering powerful secondary explosions President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday, vowing to punish suspected negligence in the second such incident in two months.

14:36
Niger

Niger regains control of Niamey airbase after soldier mutiny

Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday (29 August). Explosions and gunfire were reported in the capital, including around the military airbase and the presidential complex. 

14:31
Politics

Icelanders reject EU-accession talks in referendum vote

Icelanders have voted to stay outside the European Union, rejecting a government-backed proposal to reopen membership negotiations and keeping the country’s long-running debate over EU membership unresolved, according to the latest counting figures.

10:03
U.S.-Venezuela

Venezuela says U.S. oil deal will transform energy sector

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has hailed a sweeping energy agreement with the United States as an “historic” deal, saying it will run for 25 years and aim to lift crude production to more than 1.5 million barrels per day.

16:32
Energy security

U.S. to take control of one fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves - Trump

The U.S. is to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, President Donald Trump announced on Friday. He said that Washington had secured control of more than 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s reserves through a partnership with private business.  

08:00
Iceland-EU

Iceland’s EU referendum: What is at stake?

Icelanders will vote on Saturday, 29 August, on whether to resume negotiations with the European Union, in a referendum that could reopen the country’s long-debated membership question.

03:19
Middle East conflict

IRGC says it has ‘full control’ over Strait of Hormuz

Iran is setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the war, the lifting of the U.S. blockade and sanctions. At the same time, Washington is stepping up economic pressure on Tehran through what the White House calls “Operation Economic Outcast.”

03:00
Russia-Ukraine war

Russian strikes destroy sorting centres of Ukrainian postal firm

Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed in Russian strikes overnight, the firm said. Elsewhere, four people were injured after drones struck an apartment building in Sevastopol, Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor.

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