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Oman, oil vessel struck 22km north of coast https://aje.news/xxqr90?update=4900200
Iran says its navy is alive and well https://aje.news/xxqr90?update=4898814
US says will fill oil reserves with Venezuelan oil https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/trump-says-us-will-refill-its-petroleum-reserves-using-venezuelan-oil
Türkiye, boat carrying hundreds capsized, several dead https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/ferry-carrying-260-people-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus-coast
Niger says contained mutiny https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/nigers-military-led-government-says-it-contained-mutiny-what-next
Russia helped Niger https://apnews.com/article/niger-russia-niamey-mutiny-tchiani-africa-corps-f0b808785a177e51ecee71c786624558
North Korea replaced defense minister https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260830/p2g/00m/0in/021000c
NASA launched new space telescope (Nancy Grace Roman space telescope) https://apnews.com/article/nasa-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-2a8e59d0b4e4884966a3b50a159ab8c9
Norway King funeral on Sept 9 https://apnews.com/article/norway-royals-king-harald-death-memorial-service-d116f36cfcc496a1680ef03d5389399d
Brazil to airdrop vaccination supplies in Amazon to help indigenous peoples https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/08/30/brasil-amplia-vacunacion-en-comunidades-indigenas-amazonicas/
Ukraine wants drone interception rate to hit 90% this fall https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/30/8051063/
Russia, Ukraine, and US to talk https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/30/8051067/
Ireland rain warning in effect, likely to irritate some festival goers https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/yellow-status-rain-warning-comes-into-effect-for-entire-country/
