Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
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Climate crisis
UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
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Climate crisis
Italy's Meloni throws party to celebrate record tenure
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Europe
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts
4 September 2026
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South Asia
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Trump's White House releases deportation video games
4 September 2026
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United States
Iran attacks US bases in Kuwait, UAE
4 September 2026
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Middle East
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
4 September 2026
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United States
George Floyd’s death ‘sickened me’: Bob Dylan
Legendary US folk singer Bob Dylan said he was “sickened” to see unarmed black man George Floyd “tortured to death” by a white police officer in his home state, in a rare interview published Friday.
13 June 2020
Nepal parliament okays new map
The lower house of Nepal’s parliament yesterday approved a new map of the country, including areas disputed with India, the speaker of the national legislature said.
13 June 2020
Minneapolis to disband police
Minneapolis leaders voted unanimously Friday to disband the US city’s police force and replace it with a “community” safety department, a reaction to transformational changes demanded in mass protests against racial injustice.
13 June 2020
Several thousand rally in Paris anti-racism protest
Several thousand people denounce police violence in an anti-racism protest in central Paris as a wave of anger continued to sweep the world following the death of African American George Floyd.
13 June 2020
Special Biman flight repatriating 153 from the UK, lands tomorrow
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, arranged by the Bangladesh government at the initiative of Bangladesh High Commission, London, departed Heathrow for Dhaka 10:30am local time, carrying 153 Bangladeshis.
13 June 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
12 June 2020
China says Twitter should shut down accounts that smear China
China on has said Twitter should shut down accounts that smear China if it wants to fight disinformation, arguing that the country is the biggest victim of disinformation.
12 June 2020
ICC condemns US sanctions move
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday hit back at a decision by US President Donald Trump to authorise sanctions against any official
12 June 2020
4 killed in Kabul mosque blast
At least four people were killed and several others were wounded after a blast ripped through a crowd during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kabul,
12 June 2020
Eight mass graves found in Libya
The United Nations voiced “horror” after reports that eight mass graves had been discovered in an area recently seized by the unity government after
12 June 2020
52 killed in migrant shipwreck off Tunisia
More than 50 people, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, died when a boat carrying migrants bound for Italy sank off Tunisia, a health official said
12 June 2020
New Nepal-India border incident leaves one dead
Nepali border guards opened fire yesterday after a group of Indians crossed the frontier, killing one man and wounding two, police said. It was the
12 June 2020
Little reason to maintain Kim-Trump ties: N Korea
North Korea sees little use maintaining a personal relationship between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump if Washington sticks to
12 June 2020
Indian lake turns pink overnight
A crater lake in India’s western Maharashtra state has turned pink overnight, delighting nature enthusiasts and surprising experts who attributed it to changing salinity levels and the presence of algae in the water.
12 June 2020
Scientists produce energy from plants
Israeli scientists say they have produced hydrogen from plants in a development that they hope could eventually lead to using vegetation to produce electricity.
12 June 2020
India now 4th worst-hit country
India reported a record daily increase of novel coronavirus cases yesterday and became the world’s fourth worst-hit country, raising the prospect of the return of a lockdown just days after it was lifted.
12 June 2020
World confronts colonial past
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said a wave of anti-racism protests across Britain had been “hijacked by extremists”, as protesters in different parts of the globe continued to vandalise statues of colonialist and racist figures.
12 June 2020
Go back to your bunker
Seattle’s mayor has told US President Donald Trump to “go back to your bunker”, escalating a spat after the president threatened to intervene over a police-free autonomous zone protesters have set up in the western United States city.
12 June 2020
Indian national shot dead allegedly by Nepal police at border
An Indian national has been killed and two others injured in a shooting incident allegedly by Nepal police along the India-Nepal border in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district.
12 June 2020
Researchers ask if survivor plasma could prevent coronavirus
Survivors of Covid-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. And while the jury’s still out, now scientists are testing if the donations might also prevent infection in the first place.
12 June 2020