Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
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Asia
Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map
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World
US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
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United States
Nepal hydropower tunnel: ‘Miracle’ as 2 pulled alive after 9 days
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South Asia
Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
4 September 2026
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Climate crisis
UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
4 September 2026
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Climate crisis
World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says
4 September 2026
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Food
Italy's Meloni throws party to celebrate record tenure
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Europe
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Five killed in Michigan shooting
A man suspected of shooting and killing five people in northern Michigan on Friday was found dead after a manhunt, Michigan State Police said in a statement on social media.
16 August 2026
Strong quake kills 47 in Indonesia
At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia yesterday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in a statement.
16 August 2026
UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday called for “reflection” after the death of Cambridge academic Jason Arday as his family denounced what they called years of harassment amid accusations of plagiarism.
16 August 2026
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran, while confirming the ship would soon rotate out.
16 August 2026
Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say
One victim remained hospitalized in critical condition, the police said
15 August 2026
Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory
Trump has repeatedly said that the key energy waterway, which Tehran effectively closed at the start of the Middle East war, is under US control -- an assertion the Islamic republic denies.
15 August 2026
Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire
Within hours, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed the prime minister's comments, saying they "cause extreme outrage and are absolutely unacceptable".
15 August 2026
Taliban pressured by insurgents after 5 years in power
The Taliban managed to retake power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. Now, they face armed factions who challenge the Taliban rule and strain their central claim of providing security
15 August 2026
At least 47 dead as 7.7 quake rocks Indonesia
Rescue teams have yet to reach Nagekeo, the region closest to the epicentre
15 August 2026
Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead
In an interview with The Times earlier this month, Arday admitted making academic "mistakes" but said he was being wrongly "portrayed to be a liar and a fantasist and an academic fraud"
15 August 2026
Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
No sign of peace talks on the horizon
15 August 2026
Powerful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations
A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, sending thousands running in panic after authorities issued a tsunami warning
15 August 2026
Hard-right Farage wins UK by-polls
Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage won his self-triggered by-election in southern England yesterday, but saw his strategy to silence critics backfire when his main rival, Count Binface took more than a quarter of the vote.
15 August 2026
WHO records 10,000 attacks on healthcare
The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that more than 10,000 attacks on healthcare facilities had been recorded since 2018 -- but nobody has ever been brought to justice.
15 August 2026
Afghanistan bomb attack kills mayor
A bomb attack killed the mayor of an Afghan provincial capital on Thursday night, hospital and municipality sources told AFP, weeks after another official was shot dead in the same region.
15 August 2026
US can keep Iran blockade ‘indefinitely’
The United States has said that it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran ‘’indefinitely’’ and would ratchet up economic pressure on Tehran as ceasefire talks have floundered, global oil supply is dropping and regional tensions are rising.
15 August 2026
Person fined after polar bear woken by ship’s foghorn
A person in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic has been fined 50,000 kroner ($5,255) for using a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear, local officials said Thursday.
15 August 2026
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
A powerful explosion rocked an ammunition factory near Rome but no injuries were reported, emergency services and the factory owner said.
15 August 2026
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
A fire tore through several homes, residents were evacuated and “extensive” damage reported as firefighters battled multiple blazes in central England, which experiencing its hottest day of the year.
15 August 2026
US sailors hit by strain of long deployment
Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America’s giant Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is increasingly difficult as the Iran war drags on.
15 August 2026