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Aug 31, 2026 - World

As Russia hits another ammunition warehouse, killing at least 38, locals put blame on poorly placed depotsIt is a day and a half since a Russian jet-powered drone smashed into an ammunition dump in Myla, a village 15 miles outside central Kyiv. Volodymyr, 61, a security guard, leads visitors from his family’s badly damaged home, its roof blown off, back windows shattered, through the garden towards the impact site 300 metres away.The garden, like so many in Ukraine’s villages and suburbs, is a sizeable allotment. But today the greenhouse is shattered, a vegetable patch is blackened and crisp underfoot. Several metres of grapevine have been destroyed. Even so, Volodymyr finds two surviving bunches to hand to the Guardian. Continue reading...

Aug 31, 2026 - World

Nationwide research also shows average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes of England and WalesHousebuyers are paying a premium of almost a quarter to own a property located within a UK national park, with the New Forest the most expensive national park to live in, according to Britain’s biggest building society.Nationwide found that a property located within a national park cost 24% more on average than a similar property elsewhere, while buyers were also stumping up a 6% premium for homes within three miles of a national park. Continue reading...

Aug 31, 2026 - World

Will the UK ever rejoin the EU? Who is funding Andy Burnham? And will the bedroom tax be scrapped? In a special episode, Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker answer some of your questionsPlease keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at [email protected] Continue reading...

Aug 31, 2026 - World

The strikes took place on Sunday after US forces allegedly detected members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing the launchers to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the strategically important waterway.

Aug 31, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump's strange interview with Fox News host Trey Gowdy on Sunday night bewildered the president's critics. Trump appeared on "Sunday Night in America" with Gowdy, where the two men discussed topics ranging from Trump's dream golf foursome to his management of the economy and foreign affairs. During the interview, critics noted that Trump was spouting statements so strange that they wondered what was really going through the president's mind as he spoke. "rey Gowdy is working hard to do the most pathetic interview of Trump of all time," Aaron Rupar, an independent journalist, posted on X. "It's a stiff competition, but man, this is some pathetic stuff."In one segment, Trump claimed that Canada "thinks" it is a state even though Trump has repeatedly claimed he wanted to make Canada a state. "We are actually quite sure we are not a state," Scott Barber, a Canadian author, posted on X. "Deranged," the political commentary account "Spiro's Ghost" posted on X. Trump also repeated his plea to voters to pretend he is on the midterm ballots to increase voter turnout. Polls have shown that Republicans often perform well when Trump is on a ballot, but recent polling suggests the 2026 midterms may be different. Trump's plea struck a nerve with comedian Stacy Cay. "Pretend gas prices aren’t high. Pretend inflation isn’t getting worse," Cay posted on X. "Pretend we’re not at war with Iran. Pretend I won the 2020 election. Pretend I wasn’t Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend. Pretend my main donor didn’t do a Seig Heil at my inauguration."Trump also claimed to have "largely taken care of inflation" during the interview, a claim that some found truly difficult to comprehend. "So out of touch," Robert Wolf, a board member of the Obama Foundation, posted on X. "Gas prices are still high. Grocery prices are up big, such as beef, coffee, chocolate. Commodity prices are up, like wheat [and] corn. Fertilizer and diesel prices are up, hammering farmers." Trey Gowdy is working hard to do the most pathetic interview of Trump of all time. It's a stiff competition, but man, this is some pathetic stuff. pic.twitter.com/Z7tUnmLcBw— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 31, 2026