The death toll from flash floods triggered by a glacial collapse in Nepal reached 469 on Aug. 28, while more than 1,500 people remained missing across Nepal and neighboring Tibet, officials said.

Türkiye is assessing whether further safeguards are needed after Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and introduce new limits on minors’ use of Facebook and Instagram under a settlement with U.S. state attorneys general.

The United States said on Aug. 27 that it was not negotiating with Iran, even as Qatar stepped up diplomatic efforts over an Iran-Oman proposal for a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.

Türkiye’s exports increased 2.9 percent year-on-year to $25.62 billion in July, according to official data released on Aug. 28.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin during an unannounced visit to Moscow this week, as conflicting accounts emerged over whether he carried a U.S. warning against any Russian move on NATO territory.