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Italians will vote on a controversial constitutional reform that may determine the fate of Matteo Renzi’s government. Yet neither Italy’s membership of the EU and the common currency, nor its financial stability are at stake.

On 4 December 2016, Italians will vote on a constitutional reform proposed by the current government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. If accepted, the reform will change the institutional setup of the country. Most significantly, it would end Italy’s ‘perfect bicameralism’, in which the two legislative houses have nearly identical powers.

The European Commission said that ChatGPT is a hybrid service that qualifies as an online search engine under the DSA. Photo: Antti Aimo-Koivisto / Lehtikuva

The European Commission has designated ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox as services subject to added requirements under the Digital Services Act after each reported at least 45 million monthly users in the EU. ChatGPT will be treated as a Very Large Online Search Engine, while Reddit and Roblox will fall under rules for Very Large Online Platforms.

The classifications place the three services under the DSA framework for online services with the largest audiences in the bloc.

Army personnel conduct a search and rescue operation for flood victims along the Narayani river at Bharatpur in Nepal's Chitwan district on August 30, 2026. Photo: Prakash Mathema / AFP / Lehtikuva

Nepalese rescue teams are trying to reach 933 workers missing at hydropower projects after floods killed more than 900 people and left thousands unaccounted for across Nepal and Tibet. Teams are clearing mud, rocks and water from tunnels in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, two districts hit by the disaster.

The floods swept ice, rock, mud and other debris through Himalayan valleys last Wednesday. Nepal’s disaster authorities said on Monday that 903 people had died and 4,247 remained missing.

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on August 31, 2026 in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region. Photo: Atta Kenare / AFP / Lehtikuva

US and Iranian forces exchanged attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and across the region on Monday after Washington struck targets on Iran’s Larak Island, ending more than a month without a known US attack on Iranian territory. Tehran retaliated with missiles towards bases in Jordan and announced drone operations against a base in the UAE.

US Central Command claimed American forces struck two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps rocket launchers on Larak Island after assessing that Iranian forces were preparing to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Turkish vessels, aircraft, and rescue rafts are pictured off the port of Kyrenia in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognised only by Turkey, in the north of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus on August 30, 2026 during search and rescue operations following a ferry capsizing. Photo: Jewel Samad / AFP / Lehtikuva

At least seven people have died and 23 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, according to Turkish Cypriot authorities. Rescue teams recovered 237 people alive as boats and helicopters searched waters near the port of Kyrenia.

The privately operated Filo Jet was travelling from Kyrenia, also known as Girne, to Taşucu in Turkey’s Mersin province when it began taking on water about four nautical miles from the coast.

Ukrainian rescuer stand next to a truck with a spray of water as they work to extinguish a fire in a warehouse following an air attack in the Kyiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Ukrainian Emergency Service / AFP / Lehtikuva

The death toll from a Russian strike on an ammunition depot in Ukraine’s Kyiv region has risen to 38, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as rescue teams continued searching for four missing people and investigators examined the storage of explosives near residential areas.

The strike hit a military facility in Myla, west of Kyiv, late on Friday and triggered secondary explosions involving artillery shells, mines, drones and other munitions.

A supporter of the 'No' campaign displays a placard against the EU ('EU – no thanks'), during a rally against reopening Iceland's European Union accession negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 27, 2026, two days ahead of a national referendum. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand / Lehtikuva / AFP

Icelanders have rejected a government proposal to resume accession negotiations with the European Union, putting aside a membership process suspended more than a decade ago. Public broadcaster RÚV reported on Sunday that 52.8% had voted against reopening talks, compared with 47.2% in favour.

With counting close to completion, the remaining ballots were not expected to reverse the result. RÚV declared that voters had rejected accession negotiations. 

A combination of pictures of US President Donald Trump and Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez. Caracas confirmed on August 28, 2026 that Venezuela had signed a major oil deal with the United States, giving Washington majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds and Federico Parra / AFP / Lehtikuva

US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela that he says gives the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of the country’s proven oil reserves, marking a major expansion of Washington’s role in Venezuela’s energy sector.

Trump said the agreement had been reached with Venezuela’s interim government through a partnership with private companies.

Nepali Army personnel carry bodies of deceased victims during rescue operations after flash floods, at Trishuli camp in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 28, 2026. Photo: Prabin Ranabhat / AFP / Lehtikuva

At least 584 people have died after the Nepal-Tibet flash floods, while nearly 2,000 remain missing in Nepal and hundreds more are unaccounted for in Tibet, according to the latest official figures.

Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said 579 people had died in the country and 1,924 remained missing. Chinese state media have reported five deaths and 558 missing in Tibet.

A Swedish Gripen fighter jet. Sweden is sending Gripen jets to assist Finland with counter-drone operations. Photo: Lehtikuva

Sweden will send military units, including Gripen fighter jets and naval vessels, to Finland after Helsinki requested support for monitoring areas near the Russian border, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported on Friday.

The operation will begin in the near term and will focus on air and maritime patrols in areas considered at risk, according to SVT.