US lifts sanctions on Eritrea, with eye on Red Sea
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US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says
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‘Run! Get away!’ / Witnesses recount Israeli ‘double tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
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Suicide attack at police facility kills 16 in Pakistan
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US okays sale of 48 F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia
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Iran hits tanker in Hormuz as fighting escalates in Yemen
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Venezuela, opposition faction weighing deal to move $4 bln in gold to US from UK: Reuters
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Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warnings
China's foreign ministry said the two sides have maintained "sound cooperation in the fields of meteorology, water resources and disaster prevention and mitigation".
31 August 2026
Iran, US trade fire in first exchange for a month
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region
31 August 2026
Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
933 workers missing from hydropower projects in flood-hit region
31 August 2026
Nepal flood death toll rises to 903, missing 4,247: Disaster authority
Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 dead and 546 people missing in Tibet following Wednesday's disaster, taking the overall toll to 919 dead, and 4,793 missing
31 August 2026
13 glacial lakes in India’s Uttarakhand flagged as highly sensitive
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami orders scientific surveys, sensors and stronger early-warning systems
31 August 2026
Trial for accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028
Last year, a US appeals court refused to allow Mohammed and two of his co-defendants to plead guilty under agreements that would have spared them the death penalty.
31 August 2026
Trump says Iran's Kharg is being 'blown to smithereens', but gives no details
There was no other evidence that the Iranian energy hub was under attack.
31 August 2026
Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
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
31 August 2026
Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month
Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards said they struck two US military air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing "heavy damage."
31 August 2026
Google Maps renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America' in US -- but not Canada
People in Canada will still see the body of water labeled Lake Ontario, the Indigenous-rooted name used since the 17th century, on their devices and computers, the US-based tech giant said
31 August 2026
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
China says it has shared information in a 'timely manner'
31 August 2026
Pakistan suspends eight officials after infant ward fire
Pakistan’s prime minister said eight officials were suspended and called for criminal proceedings against them, after 14 infants were killed in a fire in the maternity ward of a hospital in the country’s capital.
31 August 2026
Iceland votes ‘No’ to resuming EU talks
Iceland voted ‘No’ to resuming membership negotiations with the European Union (EU), final referendum results showed yesterday, dealing a heavy blow to Brussels which had been keen to welcome a new wealthy member.
31 August 2026
7 die, 23 missing in ferry capsize off Northern Cyprus
At least seven people died and 23 were missing after a ferry carrying around 270 passengers and crew capsized off North Cyprus yesterday, leaving survivors clinging to its overturned hull.
31 August 2026
‘Recognise your real enemy’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their “real enemy” and said divisions among Muslims served the interests of their adversaries.
31 August 2026
Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
The floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers have exposed a striking gap in the country’s emergency response.
31 August 2026
Russia gears up for ‘massive strikes’
Russia’s defence ministry yesterday said it was gearing up for large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a tit-for-tat response to strikes by Kyiv.
31 August 2026
Survivors return to ruins to salvage memories
Days after a wall of water and debris ripped through Nepal, Shanti Lamichhane sat on a fruit crate in the dirt where her village once stood, staring at what remained of her home.
31 August 2026
Israeli airstrike kills two people in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child, in the central Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said.
31 August 2026
Turkey, KSA, Pakistan to hold first meeting today
Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul today for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord that they signed this month, a Turkish foreign ministry source said.
31 August 2026