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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. Nepal flash floods LIVE: August 30, 2026 Across Nepal’s flood disaster zone, survivors are returning to villages reduced to mud and debris,…
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South Korea unveiled a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday (August 30, 2026), naming First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il as the new deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance. The administration also tapped ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won to lead the Ministry of Justice, and named Kang Shin-chul, former deputy Commander of…
Alia al-Hallaq’s son Mohammed was nine when he was killed by an Israeli Army bullet last October, but the Palestinian homemaker still speaks of herself as a mother of five, not four. “I still haven’t accepted the idea of the loss. I often sit in the courtyard of the house and look at Mohammed’s grave…
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In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defence Ministry press service, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, right on the red carpet, is welcomed by North Korean Defence Minister No Kwang Chol in 2024. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea’s Defence Minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country’s…
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The extraordinary velocity and scale of the flash flood in the Bhotekoshi River at around 8.40 a.m. on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) have left more than 600 dead and close to 2,500 missing, including foreign nationals, mostly from India. The Nepal government promptly got into action, mobilising personnel from the Nepal Army, Nepal Police and…
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A police officer in South Carolina’s capital city died, and a second was injured Saturday in a shooting at a park, the Columbia police chief said. The suspect also died, said Columbia Police Department Chief W H “Skip” Holbrook. Mr. Holbrook said at a news conference…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday (August 29, 2026) after nearly three weeks of tension in the area, drawing rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier in August, a group of settlers…
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). File | Photo Credit: AP The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been without off-site power for more than a week and is currently relying on emergency diesel generators, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Saturday (August 29, 2026). The plant, which needs power to keep its six…
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In Nanjing and Changsha, ancient monuments and traditions continue to thrive alongside rapid urbanisation and new technology Source link
U.S. President Donald Trump has built a business empire spanning real estate, casinos and entertainment. His family’s growing crypto dealings are now facing mounting criticism over conflicts of interest and foreign influence. A top United Arab Emirates official holds a stake in the family’s latest venture: a planned crypto bank now drawing scrutiny over foreign…
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