China-Nepal rescues, Swiss shooting, Milo Yiannopoulos and Iceland

Hi, I'm Tara Oakes in Liverpool. It's Sunday, August 30th. Today, China warns of unprecedented difficulties in rescues after the cross-border mudslide with Nepal, far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the UK, and Icelanders vote to stay out of the EU. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, 7 days a week. after a glacier collapse. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called the mudslide the most severe cross-border disaster in recent years, saying that rescue operations had risen to an unprecedented level of difficulty and complexity. In Nuakot, northwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, residents gathered on higher ground for safety earlier today as water levels from the Trishuli River rose around them. But Scout Bipin Luthias saying the swell had put rescue operations on hold. Authorities say they'd begun mass burials of hundreds of unidentified victims whose bodies had started to decompose. Now to some developing news. A 22 year old woman has been killed and five people injured in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland. At the time of recording police say a manhunt is still underway for the shooter. At the very moment we don't have any certain informations about the offenders we don't know if it's one if it's other persons if they are. A witness who asked for anonymity told Reuters he heard shots shortly after the music stopped early on Sunday morning which he initially mistook for fireworks. Some took cover behind a DJ booth and one woman hid behind a refrigerator but was hit in the back by a bullet. You can follow the latest on their story on Reuters.com and the Reuters app. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the violence in the occupied West Bank village of Kusta after a new attack on Saturday saw dozens of masked Israeli settler militants descend on Palestinian homes in the village. It's Netanyahu's first public statement on Kusta. Witnesses who spoke to Reuters said settlers surrounded a home throwing stones while seven Palestinians were trapped inside. The owner of the house, Luey Beiruti, saying when the military arrived they handcuffed, blindfolded and beat those inside before later releasing them. The Israeli military have said that troops and border police forces arrived on the scene to remove what they called rioters and protect the residents inside the house. A siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry with the US pressuring Netanyahu to publicly condemn the militant settlers who besieged Palestinians in their homes. A passenger boat with around 270 people on board has capsized off North Cyprus. That's according to Turkish Cypriot media. A search and rescue mission is underway, with the minister confirming one death so far. Finland's President Alexander Stubb has told Germany's Bild newspaper he does not believe Russia would risk an attack against a NATO country. Western officials have warned of a growing risk of Russian hybrid operations against European countries potentially leading to a direct confrontation with the alliance. German officials have said they think Russia would be in a position to attack a NATO country by 2029. Meanwhile in the Kyiv region, 70-year-old local resident Halina Horodetska describes a wall of fire coming towards them after a Russian drone attack struck an ammunition depot and triggered a massive detonation that killed dozens of people, damaged scores of buildings and forced hundreds to flee. British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the UK. The deportation came on Friday, a day after Yiannopoulos was arrested at a New Orleans airport by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson says he "chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation's laws" after legally entering the country in 2019, adding that he did not appear for an immigration hearing. for an immigration hearing and was issued a final order of removal in July. Yiannopoulos has himself called for stricter immigration enforcement than the Trump administration has carried out, including ICE checkpoints at supermarket entrances. In a June 2025 post on social media platform X, he wrote, We have got to deport millions and millions and millions of people. Without that, nothing else matters. Yiannopoulos could not be immediately reached for comment. Show button here. Football is finally back and PrizePix is going crazy with the deals to start the season, giving out promos every day in September. On PrizePix, you can make all the picks you want, all in the same app. And now, PrizePix is available nationwide. So what are you waiting for? Lock in for kickoff, because everyone and everything is on PrizePix. What you want? Download the app today and use code SPOTIFY to get $150 instantly and live. If you win your first $5 line-up, PrizePix. Run your game. That's Venezuelan interim President Darcy Rodriguez saying in a late-night address that an energy agreement with the U.S. would remain in force for 25 years. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans for the U.S. to take partial control of the U.S. economy. He said, of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can help revive the South American nation's battered energy industry, while providing a new source of crude to help lower U.S. fuel prices. Rodriguez hailed the accord as a historic deal that would help revive Venezuela's economy and boost government revenue. Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union. That's according to broadcaster RUV. It's a rejection of a government push to reopen membership talks, siding with those who say Iceland's fishing waters are too important to risk. Senior Correspondent Stina Jakobsen explains. Fishing is a big deal to Iceland because it's so central to its economy, but also its national identity. So control over its waters is something that Iceland has fought hard for for decades. And they never had to share these. Many Icelanders simply don't trust that if they joined the EU that they wouldn't lose control of their fishing waters. And that is kind of a red line for many Icelanders. And staying in Europe, a warning from the EU's law enforcement agency that art thieves are becoming more violent. The heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris in October last year was a prime example of these shifts. Europe poll says. With the thieves threatening guards and visitors before making off with millions of dollars worth of jewels. As our EU correspondent Julia Payne explains, the heists aren't targeting fine art, but gold and jewels that are more easily resold. Specialist gangs have replaced the old niche specialists. And they're ad hoc opportunists now that are recruited often through social media. There's been a shift to jewellery and gold items. Gold nuggets. So in the Louvre heist, the brazen one that was done in the middle of the day on a Sunday last year, the thieves took jewellery so they could take out the jewels and resell them. You can melt down the gold and sell it. It's just a commodity, basically. And the reason for this is gold prices are up almost 90% over the last two years. And so it's now become really lucrative. The reason they're becoming more violent is precisely because these criminals are recruited. Through social media. So it's a group of people, you know, put together last minute to do a crime. They're not particularly interested in art. They're just interested in the financial return. During the Louvre heist, the robbers threatened guards and visitors with angle grinders. And in the Netherlands, Netherlands, also last year, they used explosives to open up the doors to the museum and steal an ancient gold Dacian helmet and some gold bracelets as well. While the Europol did not say how much these ad hoc criminals are paid for these heists, just to give you an idea of the value, the Louvre heist, the jewelry that was stolen, was worth about 88 million euros. For more on any of the stories from today, as well as more analysis and the news shaping our world, check out Reuters.com or the Reuters app. There's a link in the description to download it and start getting pure news straight from the source. Don't forget to follow us on your favorite podcast player. If you're listening on a smart speaker, just ask for the latest news from Reuters seven days a week. We'll be back tomorrow with our daily headlines. We'll be back tomorrow with our daily headlines show.