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‘Bound by mountains and rivers, sharing a common destiny’: Flood-hit Nepal warns warming is putting Himalayas at risk
KATHMANDU, Aug 30 — Nepal’s foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas, as rescuers race to find thousands missing after torrential flooding along the border with China.
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Israel claims latest Gaza hospital strike as Doctors Without Borders condemns targeting of hospitals
GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories), Aug 30 — Israel’s military said it struck a Hamas commander within the compound of a Gaza hospital on Saturday, while the territory’s health officials said Israeli strikes elsewhere killed four people. It is the latest
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US steps up Nepal flood aid with US$3.6m package
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 — The United States said Saturday it was providing US$3.6 million (RM15.2 million) in humanitarian aid to Nepal following catastrophic flooding that killed hundreds and left close to 3,000 missing. “The United States is standing with the
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Rescuers send air and camera into Nepal hydropower tunnel after three days, raise hopes for trapped workers
KATHMANDU, Aug 30 —Nepali army rescuers broke through to a hydropower tunnel on Saturday and began pumping air and sending a camera inside, raising hopes of reaching workers trapped since devastating floods struck the site three days earlier. Nepal’s government
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Norway’s new King Haakon to take constitutional oath Tuesday
COPENHAGEN, Aug 29 — The new king of Norway, Haakon VIII, will take his oath of allegiance to the constitution next Tuesday after the death of his father Harald V, reported German news agency dpa. The date was announced to
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Trump says he’ll mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon, not New York
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 — US President Donald Trump said Friday he would mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks at the Pentagon – but angrily denied skipping a memorial in New York because of a row over
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Seven dead, 554 missing after mudslide hits China-Nepal border
LHASA, Aug 29 — Seven people were killed and 554 others remained missing after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. Two local villagers had been rescued as of 1am Saturday, according
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Nepal flood disaster deepens as missing toll surges past 2,400
NUWAKOT (Nepal), Aug 29 — The number of people missing in Nepal and China leaped to more than 2,400 Friday, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed
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US$54m and counting: Powerful pro-Israel lobby tests the limits of money in American politics
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 — The most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States is spending more than any other outside group on the 2026 midterms — even as its once-coveted backing becomes an increasingly potent weapon for political opponents. The
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Six months into war with US, Iran signals diplomacy possible if pressure ends
TEHRAN, Aug 28 — Iran left the door open to diplomacy today, six months into a war with the United States that has upended the Middle East, but only if Washington abandons its pressure campaign. “Putting diplomacy back on track
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