Iran has launched ballistic missile attacks on US military bases in Jordan in retaliation for a US strike on two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, sharply escalating tensions around the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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The death toll from the devastating flash floods and glacier-linked disaster along the Nepal-China border has climbed to nearly 800, with more than 3,000 people still missing as rescue teams race against time amid rising
A leading human rights organisation has condemned Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti’s reported threat to “burn and demolish” orchards in Mastung district and arrest their owners, warning that such action could
In Ecuador, former President Lenin Moreno has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of accepting bribes from a Chinese company in connection with a hydroelectric project contract. Moreno, 73, was
US President Donald Trump has said oil from a new deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as Washington seeks to rebuild emergency crude stocks that have fallen to their
As many as 537 workers and employees remain unaccounted for at nine hydropower projects in Nepal’s flood-hit Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, with rescue teams intensifying efforts to reach people believed to be trapped
The United States has announced more than $3.6 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Nepal as the Himalayan nation struggles to cope with the aftermath of devastating floods and landslides.
Five-year-old Ishara Tamang, rescued from the devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, has survived the disaster but remains separated from her family as thousands continue searching for missing relatives.
India has provided 68.5 tonnes of relief materials to flood-hit Nepal and sent technical teams, forensic experts and equipment to assist in search and rescue operations, the Indian embassy said.