All news for 2026-08-29

Donald Trump has declared that the US has struck the "biggest oil deal in world history" with Venezuela as he vowed the agreement would slash fuel prices for Americans.

Furious residents in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have torched a makeshift migrant camp as tensions continue to erupt after more than 70,000 people stormed the border from Morocco.

A British response team is heading to Nepal as the death toll from catastrophic flooding soared past 600.

John Healey’s first Budget will fail to set a target for Britain to spend three per cent of GDP on defence by 2030, despite the Chancellor resigning from the Cabinet over the issue just months ago.

The United States has threatened not to support the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands if Andy Burnham does not commit to an increase in defence spending.

Afghanistan’s central bank imposed a nationwide ban on cryptocurrencies this month and the Taliban regime has arrested several dealers who defied orders to stop trading digital tokens, according to a senior police official.