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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. | Photo Credit: Youtube/@pmoindia via PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (August 31, 2026) paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial here during his visit to Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. He also met people from various…
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Army rangers stand while a helicopter lands as they wait to load relief materials onto it at the Maithili Barrack, an army training center, following flash floods and a mudslide, in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Authorities were intensifying rescue efforts after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet…
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File image of John Ternus. | Photo Credit: Reuters Apple had in April 2026 named John Ternus as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO), marking a new phase of leadership for the Cupertino-based tech giant, and Tim Cook. Ternus will now take charge from September 1. The change marks the end of an era at arguably one…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) he will encourage G20 members to re-examine terms of trade with China to shrink global imbalances and press Beijing to rebalance its economy away from exports and toward domestic consumption. Mr. Bessent said in an interview ahead of a G20 finance leaders meeting that…
In one Nepal district, flood catastrophe is measured in bodies and burial trenches The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified, prompting accusations that Hindu funeral traditions are being ignored. In south-central…
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U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates The United States said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate. The U.S. strikes resulted in “casualties,” said Iran’s…
U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates The United States said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate. The U.S. strikes resulted in “casualties,” said Iran’s…
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Screen grab of the Google Maps view of Lake Ontario/America Google Maps has changed the name of “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” for U.S. users to reflect President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the lake, according to a Google statement. Mr. Trump announced on Thursday (August 27, 2026) that he was changing the name of…
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UN climate chief Simon Stiell | Photo Credit: PTI The glacial collapse and flash flood near the Nepal-China border are a devastating reminder of how fragile mountain environments can be, particularly in the Hindu Kush Himalayas, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Sunday (August 30, 2026). He said scientists and local communities have been…
Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir on Sunday (August 30, 2026) reached Turkiye for a trilateral defence pact meeting, which also includes Saudi Arabia. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed the…
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