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Venezuela, US made “deal” for 65b barrels of oil reserves at zero cost https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/trump-announces-biggest-oil-deal-in-world-history-with-venezuela
Economist in Venezuela call the deal unconstitutional and accused US of preventing opposition leaders return to country and conspiring to delay elections https://alertas24.com/ricardo-hausmann-acusa-a-marco-rubio-de-traicionar-a-los-venezolanos-y-califica-de-ilegitimo-el-acuerdo-petrolero-firmado-por-delcy-rodriguez-en-nombre-de-venezuela/
Niger explosions and gunfire heard in capital https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/gunfire-blasts-heard-in-several-areas-of-niger-capital-niamey
Nepal, 626+ dead after flash floods several days ago https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/nepal-and-china-resume-flood-rescue-as-death-toll-nears-600
Mali army and rebels held prisoner swap https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/tuareg-rebels-free-more-malian-soldiers-in-prisoner-swap-sources-say
West Bank struck by Israel https://aje.news/764cwd?update=4895628
US Seneca Nation criticized Feds after renaming of lake that violated a treaty signed by George Washington and disrespects Native Americans that gave it the name https://apnews.com/article/trump-lake-america-lake-ontario-seneca-1f5f831ab8d79d18a38999328a1af8c2
Ecuador former president sentenced to 5 years for corruption https://apnews.com/article/lenin-moreno-ecuador-sentence-prison-corruption-charges-1b9713ab7b260900b6ab19c72e64e803
US pentagon might have all generals come back for another meeting https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/pete-hegseth-general-meeting-quantico-560cc230?mod=mhp
US might allow private real estate companies that donated to Trump to build on Yosemite National Park https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/us/trump-administration-yosemite-private-developer.html
Germany, Afghanistan delegation in the country for few weeks to prepare deportations back to country https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/abschiebungen-taliban-100.html
Japan Hokkaido, invasive and rare plant spreading, which has stirred a bit of a debate https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260824/p2a/00m/0li/030000c
Spanish government working to remove immigrants from Cueta territory https://elpais.com/espana/2026-08-29/el-gobierno-acelera-los-tramites-para-sacar-en-dos-semanas-a-todos-los-inmigrantes-de-la-calle-y-poder-devolver-a-la-mayoria.html
South Korea hornet populations have grown 71% since same time last June, with firefighters dealing with the calls to remove them https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260829/fires-rescues-and-hornet-nests-korean-firefighters-face-growing-burden
Sri Lanka giving $1m in humanitarian aid to Nepal https://www.news.lk/current-affairs/sri-lanka-pledges-us-1-million-in-aid-for-nepal-flood-and-landslide-victims
South Korea, almost 2/3 of people want nuclear weapons https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/29/asia-pacific/south-korea-nuclear-weapons-survey/
