{"id":812,"date":"2025-08-30T21:34:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/?p=812"},"modified":"2025-08-30T21:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:34:23","slug":"world-news-for-august-30-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/world-news-for-august-30-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"World News for August 30, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Houthis Say Prime Minister Was Killed in Israeli Attack<\/h2>

    Ahmed al-Rahawi, the prime minister of the Houthi-controlled government in Yemen since 2024, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the capital, Sana, on Thursday. His death is unlikely to halt the Iranian-backed group’s missile attacks on Israel.<\/p>

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  2. Four Dead in Indonesia Unrest, Official Says<\/h2>

    Protests against the president in Indonesia resulted in four deaths, including three government workers who died after jumping from a burning building and a fourth person attacked by a crowd who later died of injuries. The unrest involved demonstrators throwing tear-gas canisters in Surabaya.<\/p>

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  3. Large Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine, Amid Stalled Bid for Peace Talks<\/h2>

    Russia conducted a massive air attack on Ukraine, the second in three days, as the Kremlin rejected peace talks sought by Ukraine and the United States. The assault included a strike in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday.<\/p>

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  4. China protests Taiwan foreign minister’s visit to the Philippines<\/h2>

    Taiwan\u2019s foreign minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation of investors, visited the Philippines, prompting protests from China, which views Taiwan as part of its territory and opposes official interactions.<\/p>

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  5. China Rekindles Wartime Fury, Stirring Fears of Anti-Japan Hate<\/h2>

    A series of World War II dramas about China’s fight against Japan is drawing audiences and, in some cases, tears, potentially deflecting public discontent. The films, such as \u201cDead to Rights\u201d and \u201cDongji Rescue,\u201d are shown in cinemas like one in Shanghai.<\/p>

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  6. An \u2018Economic Storm\u2019 of Crises Is Battering Afghanistan<\/h2>

    Four years after the Taliban retook power, Afghanistan’s recovery has been hit by aid cuts and the return of two million Afghans deported from Iran and Pakistan, worsening the economic situation in Kabul.<\/p>

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  7. More Than 130 People Are Feared Dead in West Africa Boat Tragedy<\/h2>

    Around 150 people boarded a boat in Gambia, thought to be headed for Europe, but it capsized after traveling about 380 miles, leaving more than 130 feared dead.<\/p>

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  8. Brazil\u2019s Democratic Quandary: How to Prosecute a President<\/h2>

    Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is heading to trial, raising concerns that the judiciary may have overstepped its bounds in the process, as discussed in an interview at his party\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>

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  9. In Boko Haram’s birthplace, USAID’s collapse threatens a school for victims of extremism<\/h2>

    The withdrawal of U.S. aid in Nigeria\u2019s northeast has endangered a school supporting children victimized by Boko Haram extremists, exacerbating challenges in the conflict-battered region.<\/p>

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  10. 3 Scottish brothers set world record for fastest Pacific row<\/h2>

    Three Scottish brothers achieved a world record for the fastest unsupported row across the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>

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    Houthis Say Prime Minister Was Killed in Israeli Attack Ahmed al-Rahawi, the prime minister of the Houthi-controlled government in Yemen since 2024, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the capital, Sana, on Thursday. His death is unlikely to halt the Iranian-backed group’s missile attacks on Israel. Source Four Dead in Indonesia Unrest, Official Says […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":813,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions\/813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}