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Treasury targets Turkey-based bank with new sanctions over its ties to Iran
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
The U.S. Treasury Department targeted several Turkish financial institutions over their ties to Iran as Washington expands its efforts to isolate Tehran economically.
Two workers pulled alive from tunnel nine days after Nepal-Tibet floods
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
Officials say pair were rescued from Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal after being trapped at depth of 170 metresTwo people have been pulled out alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after deadly flash floods buried the projects in deep mud and left them trapped.The workers were rescued during an operation at the Trishuli 3A tunnel, a hydropower project in one of the areas worst affected by last week’s floods, according to the army spokesperson Brig Gen Raja Ram Basnet. Continue reading...
Seeds of hope: how a local farming project is offering a lifeline to Gaza
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
Family-run Al-Qarara Seed Bank is striving to help Palestinians gain sovereignty over their food securitySalama Ayesh Muhanna still remembers the first seeds he planted on his family’s land in al-Qarara, Gaza. At just 17, Muhanna had proudly sprouted cucumbers.“I was very happy because I saw the results,” Muhanna says. “We were farmers at heart.” Continue reading...
Nigel Farage's party suspends top officials after undercover sting makes foreign funding claims
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
Anti-immigration party Reform UK suspended two senior officials on Friday after they were filmed appearing to discuss accepting funds from a foreign donor in potential breach of British electoral law.
Israel releases more Lebanese prisoners, a shipping slowdown and other Mideast news
Sep 4, 2026 - World 
Israel has released four more Lebanese civilians who had been detained by its forces in southern Lebanon. Ship traffic remains low on the Strait of Hormuz days after the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time in a month. And fighting has intensified in Yemen between Iran-backed rebels and government forces.
