South Korean President Lee Jae Myung yesterday said he would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict, but Seoul was reviewing whether to play a greater role in safeguarding navigation in the region.

The muddy river runs through what was once a settled riverside neighbourhood in Devighat near the China-Nepal border. Its banks have been ripped open, strewn with broken concrete, stones and debris.

Thailand’s Election Commission yesterday accused 26 sitting senators of colluding to rig the last Senate election, an alleged vote-buying scandal that has sparked protests and could see them jailed.

Leaders to tackle trade imbalance, New Delhi says

The remains will be transported to a port in the resort town of Coron, Palawan

A country once defined by deprivation is now enjoying personal pampering and luxury malls. The government's drive to encourage consumer spending funnels wealth through state-controlled channels, squeezing informal markets while placating a restless middle class.

At least five people were killed and 87 remain unaccounted for after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan

North Korea called the first road bridge across its narrow border with Russia a concrete sign of tightening bonds, state media reported yesterday, as Pyongyang gains advantages from its powerful neighbours Moscow and Beijing.

Landslides in eastern China have killed 13 people with nine others still missing, state media said yesterday, days after heavy rains unleashed by Typhoon Saudel.

The devastating Himalayan glacial floods have raised broader questions about who should bear the costs and responsibility for the impacts of climate-related disasters.

In the first four months of early recovery, the estimated cost to build roads and temporary shelters, provide drinking water and restore power would be around $52.6 million

A person was just safely rescued from the tunnel of Trishuli 3A, followed by a second shortly after

Accountant's warning gives school about 14 minutes to evacuate

The huge wave of freezing water and debris, sparked by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, killed at least 939 people and left nearly 4,500 missing, with Kathmandu warning reconstruction costs could run into the "billions of dollars"

Nepal’s rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, yesterday stepped up efforts to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week’s Himalayan flood that carved a trail of destruction in the country’s valley towns and villages as well as across the border in China.

933 workers missing from hydropower projects in flood-hit region

Distraught families have packed rescue stations and hospitals in search of their missing relatives, while others have faced the grim task of identifying bodies at overflowing morgues

China says it has shared information in a 'timely manner'

As state agencies embrace digital mapping, drones and AI for disaster coordination, rescuers on the ground remain short of specialised equipment and effective early warning systems

Nepal rebuild bill after floods seen at $4-$5 billion