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- Nepal resumes flood rescue, seeks technical help and aid August 30, 2026Rescuers in Nepal and China battled to find thousands missing after a deadly wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas, engulfing entire villages.
- No Dutch investigation into Mladic's death - UN tribunal August 30, 2026A UN court said that Dutch authorities would not be conducting a criminal investigation into the death of Ratko Mladic, the convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal.
- State-backed investment account offers tax-free threshold August 29, 2026No deemed disposal, a tax-free threshold, and no minimum contribution will be among the key features of the Government's new personal-investment account scheme.
- Iceland starts counting votes for EU talks referendum August 29, 2026Iceland voted in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, with a close race predicted and the final result expected late in the night or next morning.
- CMAT pays tribute to Dolly in Electric Picnic homecoming August 29, 2026CMAT paid tribute to Dolly Parton as she took to the Main Stage at Electric Picnic on Saturday night, opening her set with a surprise rendition of Jolene.
- Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank August 29, 2026Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants have attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry.
- Fórsa members vote in favour of Oberstown agreement August 29, 2026Members of the Fórsa trade union at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Dublin are to pause industrial action after voting to accept proposals to resolve a dispute over staffing levels.
- Brown says united Ireland inevitable 'in the long-term' August 29, 2026Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future.
- Arrest after man found dead, child injured in Co Tyrone August 29, 2026A murder investigation is under way after a man was found dead next to a seriously injured young child in a house in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.
