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Workers instal a cableway to cross Trishuli river at Indrayani Ghat in Bidur in Nuwakot district, Nepal, following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in this handout obtained by Reuters on September 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,050 on Tuesday (September 1, 2026),…
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) that Russia was winning the war in Ukraine and portrayed the Ukrainian leadership as “terrorists” with whom it was not possible…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces captured a senior Hamas figure on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) during a ground operation in Gaza that Palestinian health officials said killed four people. The premier said in a statement that the target was the head of…
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) warned airlines, insurance firms and passengers that Russian airspace would be “completely unsafe” and filled with Ukrainian drones for the duration of the war. “Today, we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer,…
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With Russia and Ukraine escalating their long-range attacks on each other’s territory, the risk of the conflict spilling over into other parts of Europe is rising. There have been isolated but significant incidents suggesting that Russia is carrying out ‘gray zone’ attacks, testing the resolve of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Three explosive drones…
File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. forces launched strikes on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) against Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in response to attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American forces, the U.S. military said as hostilities flare again after a month without military action. U.S. Central Command said the strikes “follow…
File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) it was not involved in Malaysia’s planned repatriation of Myanmar refugees, and warned that it remains unsafe for them to return to the war-torn country. Malaysia’s Home Ministry said last week it had finalised…
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China warned of “consequences” for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a ceremonial event at a Pacific leaders summit, where major powers already had been urged to restrain from turning a meeting of mostly small island countries into a geopolitical sideshow. The 18 member states and territories of the Pacific Islands Forum, which…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Pakistan High Court on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) directed jail authorities to ensure that former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi are not kept in solitary confinement. The 73-year-old cricketer-turned-politician and his wife are currently detained at Adiala Jail in…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) called on the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to make security a key priority and crack down on terrorism, separatism and extremism, transnational organised crimes, drug trafficking and telecom fraud. “We should stay committed to taking security as a key goal, and foster an…
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