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Today's essential news — August 29, 2026

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  1. Politics

    Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89

    King Harald V of Norway died in Oslo at 89 after reigning for 35 years. Thousands gathered to pay tribute to a monarch widely regarded as a unifying national figure. His son has succeeded him as King Haakon VIII, beginning a royal transition while the family remains under public scrutiny.

  2. Consumer

    Apple raises Apple TV and Apple One prices

    Apple raised the US monthly price of Apple TV from $12.99 to $14.99 and its annual price from $99 to $119. The Apple One Individual bundle also increased from $19.95 to $21.95 a month, while the Family and Premier bundles were unchanged. The increases apply to new and current subscribers.

  3. Commodities

    Glencore faces threatened $1.4 billion Radiant lawsuit

    Singapore-based iron-ore trader Radiant has threatened Glencore with a $1.4 billion lawsuit while battling a liquidity squeeze, according to two Financial Times feeds. The available blurbs do not describe the legal claims, where proceedings would be filed or whether a case has formally begun, leaving the dispute at a preliminary stage.

  4. Baseball

    MLB suspends prospect over alleged age-fraud scheme

    Major League Baseball suspended a once-prized Dominican prospect after investigators found that his age and identity had been falsified, according to three feed reports. The alleged scheme included a fictitious death and fake records intended to make him appear younger. A $2.8 million agreement with the Cleveland Guardians was cancelled.

  5. Economy

    Trump announces sweeping US-Venezuela oil agreement

    President Donald Trump said the United States and Venezuela had agreed to give the US majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves. The Guardian and Al Jazeera feeds reported his announcement. Contractual terms, implementation details and independent Venezuelan confirmation were not included in the available blurbs.

  6. Hardware

    SK Hynix starts work on $4 billion US HBM plant

    SK Hynix broke ground on a $4 billion advanced-memory packaging facility in Indiana, its first US plant for high-bandwidth memory assembly. The company plans to begin mass production of next-generation HBM in the second half of 2029, connecting DRAM wafers made in South Korea with American AI-chip customers.

  7. Economy

    Climate shocks threaten a lasting rise in food inflation

    Research cited by the Financial Times estimates that climate-related shocks could add between 0.9 and 3.2 percentage points to annual global food inflation by 2035. The report argues that the end of reliably cheap food would affect household budgets and the wider economy well beyond the grocery aisle.

  8. Rugby

    Leeds return to Super League summit with St Helens rout

    Leeds Rhinos beat St Helens 34-6 away, scoring six tries to return to the top of the Super League table on points difference. The comprehensive defeat left St Helens’ playoff prospects in serious danger. Leeds’ rare win at the venue underlined the sharply different trajectories of the two leading clubs.

  9. Politics

    ICE detains British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos

    US immigration authorities detained British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos at New Orleans airport. Officials said he had overstayed his permission to remain in the country and would be removed. Yiannopoulos was an early Trump supporter who had also backed the administration’s immigration crackdown before falling out with the president.

  10. Policy

    Appeals court lets states regulate Kalshi sports contracts

    A US appeals court ruled that Kalshi’s sports event contracts are bets rather than financial swaps, allowing Nevada and other states to apply gambling laws. The decision conflicts with an April ruling from another federal appeals court, increasing the likelihood that the dispute will eventually reach the Supreme Court.

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