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Marshall Islands picks up the pieces after fire destroys its ‘heart of democracy’

2 septembre 2025 à 02:50

The slow process to rebuild parliament, the Nitijela, begins as the Pacific nation confronts the loss of a vital cultural landmark

In Majuro, a day after fire ravaged the national parliament, the full devastation became clear. The building known as Nitijela had been reduced to a blackened shell, littered with debris. Among the objects lost to the fire were archive documents, original journal transcripts of daily sessions going back decades, and artworks that once adorned the walls.

Flames had engulfed the building by the time the only functioning fire engine in the Marshall Islands arrived to fight the blaze on 26 August. Firefighters were joined by residents and government officials, furiously trying to extinguish the flames and salvage any hard drives storing digital documents, including a copy of the country’s constitution.

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© Photograph: Chewy C. Lin

© Photograph: Chewy C. Lin

© Photograph: Chewy C. Lin

Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeals for international aid as rescue teams search for survivors

2 septembre 2025 à 02:29

Rescuers searched into the night for people trapped under the debris of simple mud and stone homes built into steep valleys after quake killed 800

The Taliban has called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 800 people and left thousands injured.

Rescuers searched into the night for survivors on Monday after the 6.0 magnitude quake struck on Sunday. Many were trapped under the debris of simple mud and stone homes built into steep valleys.

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© Photograph: Samiullah Popal/EPA

© Photograph: Samiullah Popal/EPA

© Photograph: Samiullah Popal/EPA

Graham Greene, Dances with Wolves actor, dies aged 73

2 septembre 2025 à 02:27

The trailblazing Canadian First Nations actor, who was nominated for an Academy Award, died in Toronto after a long illness

Graham Greene, the prolific Oscar-nominated Canadian First Nations actor and Hollywood trailblazer, has died aged 73 in a Toronto hospital after a long illness.

“He was a great man of morals, ethics and character and will be eternally missed,” Greene’s agent, Michael Greene (no relation), told Deadline. “You are finally free.”

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© Photograph: ScreenProd/Photononstop/Alamy

© Photograph: ScreenProd/Photononstop/Alamy

© Photograph: ScreenProd/Photononstop/Alamy

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