00:00Top World News Headlines Sunday, August 30, 2026
00:05Asterisk 1. Deadly Russian Strike Near Kiev Asterisk
00:10A Russian drone-slash-missile strike on an ammunition depot in Myla,
00:15Bucha district near Kiev killed at least 37 to 38 people, with four still missing.
00:21Zelensky called it the deadliest strike on the Kiev region this year and said Russia launched
00:26nearly 2,000 drones and 31 missiles in the past week. C5E2F50A. Asterisk 2. Major diplomatic moves
00:37Asterisk. SCO Summit, Xi Jinping left Beijing to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
00:44Summit 2026 in Bishkek, and will also make state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt.
00:50New Defense Pact Meeting, top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
00:55will meet in Istanbul Monday for the first committee meeting under their Mecca Joint
01:00Defense Agreement signed August 7. The pact includes a NATO-like Article 5 clause.
01:07PM Modi in Central Asia, Modi arrived in Uzbekistan for a two-nation visit and is
01:12scheduled to meet President Mirzioyev. 9C767A29F50A.
01:18Asterisk 3. Nepal Flood's Toll Climb's Asterisk. Flash floods have killed 675 people in Nepal,
01:28with nearly 2,400 still missing including 320 foreign nationals. Rescue operations continue.
01:36In a related incident, Nepal police arrested 29 people after 57 rupees lakh was looted from a bank
01:43locker swept away by floods. F-50A-16A7. Asterisk 4. U.S. and Iran tensions Asterisk.
01:54Trump signed an executive order at NASA to begin establishing the first U.S. space academy.
02:00U.S. Treasury is targeting Iran-linked transactions, including flagged activity at Bank Misr UAE branches.
02:08Iranian President Pazeshkian said Iran-U.S. peace Mao is in the interests of the region,
02:13while FM Iraqi said pressure doesn't work. Mediators including Qatar are pushing to reopen
02:20the Strait of Hormuz. 9C76A5048DA. Asterisk 5. Other key updates Asterisk.
02:30China, Zhen Zhao Zongqi, linked to the 2020 Galwan operation, was removed from key posts.
02:36Middle East, Netanyahu condemned settler violence in West Bank villages as criminal.
02:42Israel struck Shohada al-Aqsa hospital compound in Gaza, targeting a Hamas commander.
02:48South Africa submitted a dossier to ICJ over Israel's non-compliance with provisional measures.
02:56U.S. economy, Treasury Secretary Besant faces G-20 meetings amid tariff plans and $40-T U.S. debt concerns.
