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By Vitalii Hnidyi and Dan Peleschuk KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Seeing two wounded fighters stranded on the battlefield — one of them still strapped to a land drone immobilized by a Russian strike — Ukrainian commander Vladyslav Polskyi knew he had to do something. The 29-year-old — a former science teacher who joined the army in 2023 — was ​watching the soldiers on a screen in his command post around 15 km (9 miles) away.

HANOI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s commercial hub, is proposing to gradually restrict gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles from its downtown ​area from mid-2027 as part of a ‌planned low-emission zone (LEZ), state-run Thanh Nien newspaper reported, citing city authorities. • Under the proposal, the city would pilot the LEZ from July 2027 in its core downtown area and the ‌new ​Thu Thiem urban area, which covers ⁠roughly 930 hectares (3.59 square ⁠miles), Thanh Nien reported.

Aug 26 (Reuters) – European Central Bank board member ​Isabel ‌Schnabel said interest rates must rise further as ‌the ​conflict ⁠in the Middle ⁠East drags on and strong euro-zone economy ​pose upside risks to ⁠inflation, ⁠in an interview ​to Bloomberg News ​published on Wednesday. “At ‌the current policy rate, inflation is unlikely ⁠to return to target over the medium ⁠term, ‌and therefore ⁠further tightening ​will ‌be necessary,” ​Schnabel told ⁠Bloomberg.

By Kate Holton and Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – If Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were hoping the press would give them an easier time on their return to Britain, the frenzied reporting around her potential new acting role may indicate how they, and their brand, will fare.

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, Aug 26 (Reuters) – A massive flash flood in the Himalayan nation of Nepal washed away villages and project sites in a ​region bordering Tibet, authorities said on Wednesday, ‌warning of heavy casualties as they urged those living on river banks to seek higher ground. The areas of Syapru Besi and Timure in the mountainous district of Rasuwa were severely affected, ‌government ​officials said, while calling for extra ⁠vigilance by residents along ⁠the Bhote Koshi river.

By Adrianna Ebert Aug 26 (Reuters) – CD Projekt RED will publish a remastered version of its 2015 blockbuster “The Witcher 3” on September 29, ahead of ​a 2027 launch of a new expansion ‌for the video game, it said late on Tuesday. Poland’s biggest video game developer showcased a trailer for “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered” and a teaser trailer for its upcoming third expansion, ‌titled “Songs ​of the Past”, at the Opening ⁠Night Live of the ⁠world’s biggest video game trade fair Gamescom.

By Sameer Manekar and Rajasik Mukherjee Aug 26 (Reuters) – FleetPartners said on Wednesday it had received an A$813.1 million ($582.3 million) offer from a consortium led by Japan’s Sumitomo Corp, making ​it the fourth bidder for the Australian vehicle leasing ‌firm in less than a month.

By John Revill ZURICH, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block their country from imposing economic sanctions or cooperating with NATO. Posters featuring doves of peace and asking voters to reject war have appeared across the Alpine ​nation in a campaign that has won the backing of the Kremlin but has raised fears that ‌it could isolate Switzerland from its European neighbours.

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Tanzania’s vice president has resigned less than a year into the job and ​President Samia Suluhu Hassan has accepted ‌the resignation, a government spokesperson said, without citing a reason. Emmanuel John Nchimbi will leave office on September 4, having served since November last year, the ‌spokesperson ​added in Tuesday’s statement on ⁠X.

Aug 26 (Reuters) – North Korea will send around 100 athletes competing in 14 sports to the Asian Games ​in Japan later this year, ‌the secretary general of the country’s Olympic Committee has told a Tokyo-based newspaper. Relations with Japan are frequently strained and North Korea decided ‌not ​to send a team ⁠to the Tokyo Summer ⁠Olympics in 2021, citing the global health crisis.