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British aid worker mistakenly identified as a survivor of Nepal-Tibet disaster
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
More than 1,000 people confirmed dead and more than 4,000, including 36 British nationals, remain missingA British aid worker was mistakenly identified by Nepalese authorities as a rescued survivor after returning to Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight.Alastair Chambers, a 45-year-old former Gloucester councillor, said he flew to Nepal last week to distribute sleeping bags, food and essentials to communities cut off by collapsed bridges. Continue reading...
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
Rescue teams are continuing to search for thousands of people still missing after last week's catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll exceeded 1,000
Honduran judge dismisses fraud and money laundering case against former President Hernandez
Sep 1, 2026 - World 
A judge in Honduras on Tuesday dismissed the case against former president Juan Orlando Hernandez for fraud and money laundering charges, clearing him of any pending charges in the Central American nation.
