RNN August 30th 2026

Nepal Floods: The State Department reports roughly 85 Americans remain unaccounted for following severe flash flooding and mudslides in Nepal. U.S. diplomats are providing crisis support in Kathmandu, while rescue teams navigate severed roads and downed communications to reach isolated villages. Hurricane Karina: Tropical Storm Karina has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean. Carrying sustained winds of 80 mph, it is tracking northwest off Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. While remaining offshore, it is driving dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents along Mexico's southwestern coast. U.S.–Venezuela Oil Deal: Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez announced a 25-year, $1.5 million barrel-per-day agreement with the U.S. involving major energy companies like Chevron and BP. The deal gives the U.S. a stake in 17 Venezuelan oil fields following the January extraction and arrest of former president Nicolás Maduro on federal drug trafficking charges.