UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
AFP, Kathmandu
7 HOUR(s) Climate crisis
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
Reuters, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
AFP, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
Iran attacks US bases in Kuwait, UAE
Agencies
4 September 2026 Middle East
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States

Some Earth microbes can survive on moon

The moon is, to put it mildly, an inhospitable place for people and other living organisms from Earth, with its lack of breathable air, extreme temperatures and exposure to relentless space radiation and energetic particles.
23 August 2026

Seven dead in UK after vehicle travelling wrong way hits police car

Police investigate circumstances of wrong-way collision near Middlesbrough
22 August 2026

Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticise interference

The publication's editor-in-chief Erik Slavin told CBS News he was being fired for "insubordination" following an interview with the network where he spoke about disagreements with the Department of Defense.
22 August 2026

Myanmar airstrike on monastery marking Lent kills 14: witnesses

Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military staged a 2021 coup ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
22 August 2026

US, Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs

The lack of a final agreement means that new 50-percent duties impacting some $20 billion worth of goods, or 5.5 percent of Canadian exports to the United States, came into force
22 August 2026

US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, including Bangladesh

US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan issued the ruling yesterday, describing the policy announced by the State Department in January as “patently unlawful” and contrary to federal immigration law
22 August 2026

Morocco: Migrants caught between Ceuta dreams and reality

The Moroccan city of Fnideq is next to Spanish-controlled Ceuta. In Fnideq, would-be migrants dream of crossing to a better life, even as locals who witnessed recent mass migration surges say it's way too risky
22 August 2026

TikTok to pay $400 mn settlement in US children's privacy case

Regulators around the world have been ramping up enforcement against social media companies that violate laws around protecting children's data, privacy and safety
22 August 2026

US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

Strait of Hormuz traffic plummets and oil prices continue to rise
22 August 2026

Ex-Pak PM taken back to jail after hospital checks

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was briefly taken to hospital, declared medically fit and sent back to prison within a few hours early yesterday, a surprise move that his supporters and party said violated a top court directive.
22 August 2026

Move to isolate Iran: How China, Russia could hobble Trump’s plans

US President Donald Trump has threatened “tremendous economic consequences” for any country offering Iran an economic lifeline, declaring an “economic D‑Day” six months into Washington’s costly war with Tehran.
22 August 2026

US sanctions: ICC head warns against ‘demise of ‘int’l rule of law’

International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane of Japan yesterday warned against “the demise of international rule of law” after the United States targeted her with sanctions.
22 August 2026

El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’

This year’s El Nino weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century, warming sea surface temperatures to an “unheard-of” level, Britain’s national weather agency predicted yesterday.
22 August 2026

Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery in Perm

Ukraine’s military hit a Russian oil refinery in the city of Perm overnight, more than 1,600 km from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.
22 August 2026

DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘growing exponentially’: UN

The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing “exponentially”, with more than 2,500 deaths now recorded, with half in the last 20 days, the United Nations’ senior Ebola coordinator said yesterday.
22 August 2026

Gaza flotilla: Turkey issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Turkey has sought an international arrest warrant for Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu accusing him of “genocide” linked to Israel’s interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza, the justice minister announced yesterday.
22 August 2026

New US threats: Iran warns of ‘crushing’ response

Iran said yesterday that its response to any new US threats would be “devastating” after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in history with the aim of toppling the Iranian leadership.
22 August 2026

Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force site in Alaska

A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed eight people on Thursday, the military said.
22 August 2026

Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south

Myanmar’s military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country’s south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding tracts of land, according to resistance fighters and a local activist with direct knowledge.
22 August 2026

Iran-linked oil tanker falls victim to Somali piracy surge

At least 13 vessels have been attacked off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden this year, compared with five in all of 2025
21 August 2026