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PAGASA forecasts that a low pressure area being monitored in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is likely to strengthen into a tropical depression. Photo: PAGASA

Offshore low pressure is likely to strengthen in the next 24 hours

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Weather forecasts show that a low pressure area off the Luzon Islands is likely to strengthen into a tropical depression in the next 24 hours.

Rescue forces take people out of flooded areas in Nepal. Photo: AFP

160 people died in flash floods in Nepal, hundreds still missing

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The flash flood from the border area of the Nepal peninsula left heavy casualties.

US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House. Photo: Xinhua

World on August 27: President Trump declares pressure on Iran is taking effect

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President Trump says pressure on Iran is effective, Ukraine attacks Donetsk with Storm Shadow missiles... are noteworthy international news.

Russian soldiers on duty on the battlefield. Photo: TASS

Russia controls 2 new settlements, shooting down 798 Ukrainian drones

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The two attacking spearheads of Russia, geographically far apart, both recorded progress, showing that pressure was maintained in many directions at the same time.

Vietnam's GDP in the second quarter of 2026 still reached 8.39%, bringing the overall growth rate in the first half of the year to 8.18% - among the highest in the world. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Vietnam continues to consolidate its position in the global supply chain

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Booming corporate profits, record foreign investment capital, Q2 GDP reaching 8.39% continue to consolidate Vietnam's position in the global supply chain.