2026-08-29 a4c7b74be427fd4b615561794e2178be52510879 11 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup 1 /wiki/2026%20women's%20fih%20hockey%20world%20cup Argentina 2 /wiki/argentina%20women's%20national%20field%20hockey%20team Netherlands 14 /wiki/netherlands%20women's%20national%20field%20hockey%20team field hockey 71 /wiki/field%20hockey the final 37 /wiki/2026%20women's%20fih%20hockey%20world%20cup%20final 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Argentina Netherlands field hockey the final 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup /feed/2026/08/29/argentina-beats-the-netherlands-in-the-final-after-a-1-1-draw-and-a-penalty-shoot-out-to-secure-their-third-world-cup-ti Reuters 29 dfb1808a965c4f5ad89b3c51cf6876e7472aebde 8 https://www.reuters.com/sports/argentina-lift-womens-hockey-world-cup-title-break-dutch-dominance-2026-08-29/ 2026 Argentina beats the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third World Cup title in women's field hockey. 2026-08-29 025408f7a5940c05b96f6993f2af98a5353da0df 9 2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum 1 /wiki/2026%20icelandic%20european%20union%20membership%20negotiations%20referendum EU 14 /wiki/european%20union Iceland 2 /wiki/iceland 2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum EU Iceland 2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum /feed/2026/08/29/icelanders-vote-on-a-referendum-to-decide-whether-to-restart-membership-negotiations-with-the-eu AP 29 05cc250c2daa5041d9cd52642b3f5d3324d167b0 8 https://apnews.com/article/iceland-european-union-election-e08b367664056ba7d599e53e23dc2cf3 2026 Icelanders vote on a referendum to decide whether to restart membership negotiations with the EU. 2026-08-29 3df8d15dd19b1b4717cce63a31a4fd853e375241 8 2026 Nepal floods 1 /wiki/2026%20nepal%20floods Nepal 14 /wiki/nepal flash floods 2 /wiki/flash%20flood 2026 Nepal floods Nepal flash floods 2026 Nepal floods /feed/2026/08/29/the-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-nepal-rises-to-669-with-more-than-2400-people-reported-missing NBC News 29 036ee95f21f9400918028fb8730bc9c345ee6d13 8 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/nepal-floods-death-toll-climbs-missing-rescue-efforts-rcna594990 2026 The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. 2026-08-29 a094ddabb45c777548126353e3480345b8629a46 7 2026 Nigerien coup attempt 1 /wiki/2026%20nigerien%20coup%20attempt Diori Hamani International Airport 116 /wiki/diori%20hamani%20international%20airport Niamey 71 /wiki/niamey Niger 2 /wiki/niger Niger Armed Forces 14 /wiki/niger%20armed%20forces Presidential Palace 172 /wiki/presidential%20palace,%20niamey coup 37 /wiki/coup%20d'etat 2026 Nigerien coup attempt Diori Hamani International Airport Niamey Niger Niger Armed Forces Presidential Palace coup 2026 Nigerien coup attempt /feed/2026/08/29/nigerien-television-confirms-that-dissenting-elements-of-the-niger-armed-forces-attempted-a-coup-in-the-nation-s-capital AP 29 8b0c6197ab728582d6c1ed5d8fd963ac51f75920 8 https://apnews.com/article/niger-niamey-gunfire-explosions-airport-presidential-district-77d0c701e5729f2779580ea557e0a2c3 2026 Reuters 29 6a003bd1cdea732be61483b033a850cdc97cb6b3 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/gunfire-blasts-heard-several-areas-niger-capital-niamey-witness-says-2026-08-29/ 2026 Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation's capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace. 2026-08-29 87d58648d27fa12bbdfd5315bc0f3ac69c8a741a 6 Mali War 1 /wiki/mali%20war Malian soldiers 14 /wiki/malian%20armed%20forces Tuareg 2 /wiki/tuareg%20people Mali War Malian soldiers Tuareg Mali War /feed/2026/08/29/tuareg-rebels-free-60-malian-soldiers-in-exchange-for-army-officer-turned-defector-inkinane-ag-attaher Al Jazeera 29 caa263b7ef48109b7410dc1745308d6a10c3ca39 8 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/tuareg-rebels-free-more-malian-soldiers-in-prisoner-swap-sources-say 2026 Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. 2026-08-29 d8c628368aefa7c8bd49a9408df39533e771eab4 5 Cameroon 2 /wiki/cameroon Somali Civil War 1 /wiki/somali%20civil%20war Somalia 239 /wiki/somalia Somalian 116 /wiki/somali%20armed%20forces Turkish 37 /wiki/turkey Turkish forces 172 /wiki/turkish%20armed%20forces cargo ship 71 /wiki/cargo%20ship flagged 14 /wiki/flag%20state Cameroon Somali Civil War Somalia Somalian Turkish Turkish forces cargo ship flagged Somali Civil War /feed/2026/08/29/the-cameroon-flagged-turkish-cargo-ship-mv-lutuf-which-was-hijacked-on-august-17-is-freed-by-somalian-and-turkish-fo AP 29 8d38264ca84db586051ab4349779562de031c1ab 8 https://apnews.com/article/somalia-pirates-turkish-vessel-freed-4e271b3e63921d7589864ce17b23eedb 2026 Defense Mirror 29 0410fa56374f2c0e5ed1a5076b68dae4d9cb3243 8 https://defensemirror.com/news/41921 2026 The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV "LUTUF", which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somalian and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. 2026-08-29 29009855381377550c72c84f50c98f7f4a0049a7 3 Gaza Strip 116 /wiki/gaza%20strip Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Hamas 37 /wiki/hamas Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum 14 /wiki/hani%20abd%20al-hai%20fakhri%20mazloum Nukhba Force 2 /wiki/nukhba%20forces northern 71 /wiki/north%20gaza%20governorate Gaza Strip Gaza war Hamas Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum Nukhba Force northern Gaza war /feed/2026/08/29/the-idf-confirms-that-they-have-killed-nukhba-force-commander-hani-abd-al-hai-fakhri-mazloum-and-hamas-sniper-hassan-zid The Times of Israel 29 fb3717b95d7c4aecd56510bf9633ddf857728f78 8 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-hamas-commander-and-sniper-killed-in-strike-in-north-gaza-yesterday/ 2026 The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. 2026-08-29 3169ca733341c2ccdb76345054c0793b51f519b3 2 Deir al-Balah 37 /wiki/deir%20al-balah Gaza Strip 71 /wiki/gaza%20strip Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Hamas 406 /wiki/hamas Israel 2 /wiki/israel Israel Defense Forces 317 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces October 2025 172 /wiki/gaza%20peace%20plan Palestine 116 /wiki/palestine Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital 14 /wiki/shuhada%20al-aqsa%20hospital ceasefire 239 /wiki/ceasefire hospital 506 /wiki/hospital Deir al-Balah Gaza Strip Gaza war Hamas Israel Israel Defense Forces October 2025 Palestine Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital ceasefire hospital Gaza war /feed/2026/08/29/israel-strikes-the-shuhada-al-aqsa-hospital-in-the-deir-al-balah-area-of-the-gaza-strip-in-palestine-killing-three-peop MENA via ''The New Arab 29 383ab391c8892e7b11359156a4e629ab4c3809e3 8 https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-army-bombs-hospital-kills-three-gaza-strip 2026 Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip in Palestine, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) state that they targeted a Hamas commander who "was hiding within the compound" of the hospital.