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EASA has extended its aviation recommendations for the airspace over the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and Jordan through September 30, 2026. The Gulf recommendation focuses on avoiding specified bodies of water, while Jordan has shifted from a blanket flight ban to guidance to consider potential risks and maintain current risk assessments and contingency plans. Travelers connecting through Dubai or Doha should confirm the status of individual flights separately with their airline and airport.
One body was found during rescue and search operations in a tunnel at Nepal’s Rasuwa-based Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project. As of 11:35 UTC on August 31, 2026, the body’s nationality and identity, as well as the final status of nine South Koreans who remain unaccounted for, had not been confirmed.
On August 30, 2026, brief rain and thunderstorms were possible in parts of western and northern Ukraine, as well as Vinnytsia, while most areas were expected to remain generally dry on August 31. Daytime temperatures on the 31st were forecast at 25–30°C. Check regional forecasts along with wildfire and hydrometeorological advisories.
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, a 31.3% decrease from the same period in 2025. Regional airspace restrictions and flight disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict were identified as contributing factors, but the entire decline cannot be attributed to the war. Monthly passenger traffic in the second quarter rose from 3.5 million in April to 5 million in June.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 heavy-rain emergency warnings for Fukui, Ono, and Katsuyama. Fukui Prefecture’s official data as of 5:00 p.m. on August 30 lists 343,444 people covered by evacuation orders or information for older adults and others, but this is not the number of people who actually evacuated. Rainfall totals also differ by observation time and location, ranging from 327 mm to 350.5 mm and 374.0 mm.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has relied on emergency diesel generators for more than a week after losing its only remaining external power-line connection on August 20. The IAEA said approximately 10 days of fuel remained, but the ‘blackout within 10 days’ is a conditional outlook assuming no restoration of external power or delivery of additional fuel—not a confirmed announcement of a radiation release.
After floods struck near the Nepal–China border on August 26, 2026, Nepal Police reported recovering 669 bodies and 2,362 people still missing as of 4 p.m. on August 29. Separately, 7 deaths and 554 missing people were reported at Gyirong Port in Tibet.
President Trump has signed an executive order directing Lake Ontario to be renamed “Lake America” in the U.S. federal naming system. However, the directive focuses on U.S. federal agency usage and updates to the GNIS, with related actions to be completed within 30 days. It does not change the name used by the Canadian government or international organizations.
Vietnam will see marked regional weather differences on August 28. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the north, daytime heatwave conditions in the central region, and afternoon and evening showers in Ho Chi Minh City. The 10-day outlook indicates that rainfall in the north could intensify from the night of August 29 through September 1.
Spot gold rose as high as $4,696.20 intraday on August 25, reaching its highest level in more than three months. Recent gains have been attributed to a weaker dollar and renewed concerns about dollar depreciation following the U.S. Treasury’s expanded buybacks of long-term Treasury bonds. However, the available data cannot confirm a year-end rise above $4,700. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks scheduled for August 28, along with subsequent expectations for interest rates and the dollar, will be key variables.
The rise in searches for NVDA was driven by a combination of NVIDIA’s FY2027 second-quarter earnings release, its next-quarter revenue forecast, and expectations for AI data center demand. NVIDIA reported second-quarter revenue of $96.221 billion and data center revenue of $89 billion, and projected FY2027 third-quarter revenue of around $108 billion. However, the company said this forecast does not include revenue from data center compute in China.