Italy's Meloni throws party to celebrate record tenure
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Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
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Natural Disaster
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts
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South Asia
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
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Natural Disaster
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
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United States
Iran attacks US bases in Kuwait, UAE
4 September 2026
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Middle East
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
4 September 2026
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United States
Myanmar vows safe returns for ‘its citizens’ from Malaysia
4 September 2026
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South Asia
37 people die from fumes during oil pipeline theft in Nigeria: NGO
3 September 2026
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World
US, China gear up for space warfare
4 September 2026
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World
37 killed as Russian strike blows up arms depot near Kyiv
Russia struck an arms depot near Kyiv overnight, sparking fires and explosions that killed 37 people and wounded dozens of others, authorities said yesterday.
30 August 2026
Iceland votes on resuming EU membership talks
Icelanders yesterday voted in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, expected to be a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels.
30 August 2026
Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
Nepal rebuild bill after floods seen at $4-$5 billion
29 August 2026
Nepal says post-flood reconstruction could total 'billions of dollars'
'The reconstruction and rehabilitation would entail perhaps billions of dollars,' says Nepali FM
29 August 2026
Nepal floods leave trail of destruction, aid challenge
The Nepal Electricity Authority said 11 hydropower stations and one solar power station had stopped operating, with a combined capacity of 431.1 megawatts
29 August 2026
Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal border disaster site wanes
Satellite images suggest that water in the lake has been slowly flowing through, decreasing the reservoir gradually
29 August 2026
‘I had to turn my eyes away’: Search for loved ones missing in Nepal flood turns grim in Kathmandu
Outside the TUTH gate, families and friends of those reported missing gathered on the road, desperate for any news on the whereabouts of their loved ones
29 August 2026
Nepal, China floods: Death toll rises to 633, nearly 3,000 missing
Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region
29 August 2026
Nepal flood death toll rises to 616: police
Chinese state media had earlier confirmed seven dead, taking the total killed to at least 623 dead
29 August 2026
Mother reunited with 8-year-old who climbed trees to survive Nepal floods
Zoyal Ghale and his brother had been at school when the disaster struck
29 August 2026
War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions
Iranian president says foreign trade down 35% due to sanctions and blockade
29 August 2026
US judge throws out confessions of alleged 9/11 mastermind: report
This week, the trial date for Mohammed and three others accused plotters was set for June 5, 2028 at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
29 August 2026
Nepal needs help in technical areas, not search and rescue, foreign minister says
Giant neighbours India and China, between whom the poor Himalayan country is wedged, have been requested for bailey bridges to reopen early transport and communication in a disaster-hit area where about two dozen bridges had been destroyed.
29 August 2026
Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves
Rubio says deal will boost investment in Venezuela, curb US gasoline prices
29 August 2026
In Nepal’s flooded villages, grief comes before rescue
As the search for bodies drags on, survivors in the river settlements are searching for loved ones trapped beneath collapsed homes, and waiting for the government to arrive.
29 August 2026
2,478 still missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods; 586 deaths confirmed so far
The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster.
29 August 2026
Trump announces deal for huge US stake in Venezuelan oil reserves
The deal -- which Trump proclaimed as "the biggest oil deal in world history" -- will bring nearly $100 billion in private investment to Venezuela, US and Venezuelan officials said.
29 August 2026
Corals show El Nino intensifying as planet warms: study
Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, carrying major implications for a future under climate change, according to a new study Thursday.
29 August 2026
Putin won’t attack Nato territory
US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not attack Nato territory, downplaying reports that Washington had warned Moscow against a possible move on Europe.
29 August 2026
Families seek urgent copter access for search ops
The families of South Korean workers missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal yesterday urged authorities to secure helicopter access for a search, saying rescuers were losing critical time more than 48 hours after the disaster.
29 August 2026