Today’s Lead News Stories

How Nepali diaspora is responding to flood disaster and how Australians can help in relief effort

Nepali and Tibetan communities plan vigils and work to raise funds for recovery in ‘devastating’ time

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28

‘Don’t need help’: Nepal declines foreign rescue teams as flood death toll nears 500

Nepal has declined offers from several countries to deploy search and rescue teams after devastating flash floods killed at least 469 people and left hundreds missing, saying its own security agencies are capable of handling the operation.

The Times of India · Aug 28

Autopsy exposes glaring contradiction in fatal shooting by Trump-deployed National Guard

An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Ukraine war briefing: Missiles shot down during long Russian attack wave

Drones and missiles target civilian infrastructure of Kyiv and other cities; car bomb kills Russian serviceman in St Petersburg. What we know on day 1,647

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28

A young Ohio family killed in truck wreck is at center of a Republican attack ad. Their relatives are furious

The campaign ad, circulated by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has been viewed more than 5.6 million times on YouTube

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Furious Parents Smash Their Way Into School Bus After Driver Refuses To Release Kids

“They had to think of every single child on that bus,” a mother said.

Bored Panda · Aug 27

‘I failed to protect my son’: Arkansas mother speaks out after officer allegedly puts gun to 23-year-old’s head over a plate of food

Community leaders wanted the officer fired.

We Got This Covered · Aug 27

A Grandy Jury Found Florida Misappropriated Funds Sent To Charity. It Was Run By The Governor's Wife.

The grand jury found that $10 million from a Medicaid settlement in Florida was misappropriated and possibly used for political purposes.

International Business Times · Aug 27

ICE orders 6,000 electric shock gloves in $16.7M deal despite backlash

Civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress have warned that ICE officers cannot be trusted to deploy the equipment appropriately

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Dozens of Australians missing after ‘catastrophic’ flood as officials urgently work to confirm welfare

Foreign affairs minister says government will send a $5m assistance package for affected communities

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27