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The national average price for gasoline is expected to reach $4.03 per gallon on Labor Day, surpassing the previous record of $3.83 set in 2012. Crude oil prices climbed above $90 a barrel this week following renewed military actions involving the US and Iran, which analysts say has stoked concerns about potential supply disruptions.U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Israel has no plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza, following proposals by Israeli ministers. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced a new mission to challenge Israel's blockade, with ships sailing between European ports before an October attempt to reach Gaza.Richard Hughes has stepped down from his role at Liverpool and is set to join Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal in a similar position. Hughes, 47, had been at Liverpool since June 2024 and oversaw a summer transfer spend of about £200m, including the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain.A Chinese worker was pulled alive from a 225-metre tunnel at a hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district ten days after a major flood struck the region. A 64-year-old Nepali woman was also rescued from her buried home in Nuwakot district on Saturday. The flooding has killed over 1,300 people and left at least 5,500 missing.Wildfires have forced a rescue operation in Indonesia, where a mother orangutan and her offspring were pulled from a forest shrinking under the threat of encroaching flames. Authorities made the announcement on Saturday.Kawal Preet Singh, 50, an Indian national unlawfully present in the United States, was charged with distributing methamphetamine from a Round Table Pizza restaurant he operated in Dinuba, California, while armed with illegal firearms. Federal agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine, three firearms, and more than $10,000 in cash during a search on August 18, 2026.Michael Mendl, a German actor who appeared in more than 200 film and television productions, has died at age 82. He had a breakthrough role in the crime series Tatort and appeared in the World War II film Der Untergang and the Netflix series Dark.The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon in response to a drone attack on troops in the security zone. Lebanon's health ministry said three people were killed in the strikes.Trump declared the war with Iran is "pan comido" (easy) for the United States. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated the country's right to defend itself following attacks on U.S. targets in the Middle East.Iran's media reported that a US missile struck an oil tanker near Kharg Island, the country's major oil export hub. The vessel involved was small, with no injuries reported, though blasts near the island were heard by witnesses.The national average price for gasoline is expected to reach $4.03 per gallon on Labor Day, surpassing the previous record of $3.83 set in 2012. Crude oil prices climbed above $90 a barrel this week following renewed military actions involving the US and Iran, which analysts say has stoked concerns about potential supply disruptions.U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Israel has no plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza, following proposals by Israeli ministers. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced a new mission to challenge Israel's blockade, with ships sailing between European ports before an October attempt to reach Gaza.Richard Hughes has stepped down from his role at Liverpool and is set to join Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal in a similar position. Hughes, 47, had been at Liverpool since June 2024 and oversaw a summer transfer spend of about £200m, including the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain.A Chinese worker was pulled alive from a 225-metre tunnel at a hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district ten days after a major flood struck the region. A 64-year-old Nepali woman was also rescued from her buried home in Nuwakot district on Saturday. The flooding has killed over 1,300 people and left at least 5,500 missing.Wildfires have forced a rescue operation in Indonesia, where a mother orangutan and her offspring were pulled from a forest shrinking under the threat of encroaching flames. Authorities made the announcement on Saturday.Kawal Preet Singh, 50, an Indian national unlawfully present in the United States, was charged with distributing methamphetamine from a Round Table Pizza restaurant he operated in Dinuba, California, while armed with illegal firearms. Federal agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine, three firearms, and more than $10,000 in cash during a search on August 18, 2026.Michael Mendl, a German actor who appeared in more than 200 film and television productions, has died at age 82. He had a breakthrough role in the crime series Tatort and appeared in the World War II film Der Untergang and the Netflix series Dark.The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon in response to a drone attack on troops in the security zone. Lebanon's health ministry said three people were killed in the strikes.Trump declared the war with Iran is "pan comido" (easy) for the United States. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated the country's right to defend itself following attacks on U.S. targets in the Middle East.Iran's media reported that a US missile struck an oil tanker near Kharg Island, the country's major oil export hub. The vessel involved was small, with no injuries reported, though blasts near the island were heard by witnesses.
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