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Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, dies in prison at 84
Aug 27, 2026 - World 
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general responsible for atrocities during the 1990s Bosnian war, has died in a U.N. prison hospital at age 84
Russia says it launched a 'massive' overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities
Aug 27, 2026 - World 
Russia has launched a major attack on Ukraine that targeted nine cities with missiles and drones
Catastrophic floods kill over 350 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing
Aug 27, 2026 - World 
Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of water and mud swept through communities following a glacier collapse
From troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint
Aug 27, 2026 - World 
Saint Fanourios, the Orthodox Christian patron saint of lost things, is honored each Aug. 27 with prayers and traditional orange-flavored cake
Albanese vows refugee intake won’t be slashed after earlier reports of Coalition-level cut
Aug 27, 2026 - World 
Prime minister intervenes amid anger at news Tony Burke was planning to cut intake of 20,000 arrivals by a thirdFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has guaranteed Australia’s annual refugee intake will not be cut next financial year, shutting down plans for the arrivals quota to drop by one-third to Coalition-era levels.Labor MPs and refugee advocates reacted angrily to news on Thursday morning that the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, was planning to cut intake of 20,000 arrivals to 13,750 in 2027-28. Continue reading...
