International

• Saturday, August 29th 2026 - 15:03 UTC

  Chevening scholarships: eight Argentine professionals after Master’s degrees in UK

  

  Eight Argentine professionals will spend a year in the UK pursuing master’s degrees through the fully funded Chevening scholarship program.

• Saturday, August 29th 2026 - 13:23 UTC

  Germany, extreme hot summer ripens grapes faster and advances wine harvest several weeks

  

  Germany's main grape harvest takes off earlier than ever recorded following on the country's exceptionally hot summer which accelerated the ripening process in vineyards, according to the German Wine Institute

• Saturday, August 29th 2026 - 13:01 UTC

  Royal Navy turns to amphibious ships; sells HMS Bulwark to Brazilian Navy

  

  HMS Bulwark is to be sold to the Brazilian Navy, ending more than two decades of service with the Royal Navy, as UK focus turns to the future of amphibious assault ships.

• Friday, August 28th 2026 - 18:56 UTC

  The Pope says states struggle to control the concentration of artificial intelligence

  

  Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday of the difficulty states face in overseeing artificial intelligence, which in his view is concentrated in the hands of a small number of major economic and technological players, and called for the use of such tools to be governed by ethical criteria.

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 21:32 UTC

  Specialist outlets estimate GTA VI absenteeism could cost the US a billion dollars

  

  Video game and technology outlets estimate that the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, scheduled for November 19, could cost the United States economy more than a billion dollars in lost productivity, due to the number of workers expected to skip work to play. The estimate has circulated within the sector's digital ecosystem since last year and does not come from a published study.

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 21:00 UTC

  More than 390 bodies recovered and nearly 1,500 unaccounted for after the Nepal Himalaya flood

  

  Rescue teams have recovered at least 389 bodies in Nepali territory and three more in China's Tibet region, while close to 1,500 people remain unaccounted for after the flood that swept down Himalayan valleys on Wednesday along the border between the two countries. A Nepali police spokesman told the Reuters news agency the death toll would continue to rise as relief work advances.

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 08:20 UTC

  Beijing asks Washington to “overcome obstacles” before Xi's White House visit

  

  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the United States to “remove interference” and “overcome obstacles” in high-level exchanges between the two countries, during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday with US Ambassador David Perdue, as part of preparations for President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 16:46 UTC

  Twelve Britons are among travellers unaccounted for after the flood on Nepal's border

  

  Twelve British citizens appear on a provisional list of travellers Nepali authorities have been unable to contact following the flash flood and landslides that struck the border corridor between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. The country's tourism board included hundreds of people on that register, among them 105 Indian nationals, three Americans, one Australian and one Dutch citizen, as well as Nepalis.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 16:41 UTC

  The US postpones residence visa interviews at all its consulates

  

  The United States State Department has instructed its embassies and consulates worldwide to reschedule immigrant visa interviews, the category covering applicants for permanent residence from abroad, while consular officers complete a training programme on admissibility criteria.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 08:35 UTC

  Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands; Deadline: 06-Oct-2026

  

  The Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands offers exceptional future leaders from the Falkland Islands the opportunity to pursue a fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university. The program supports individuals with leadership potential who want to develop their professional expertise and return home to contribute to positive social, economic, environmental, or community development.