Nepal's rapper-turned-prime minister swept to power six months ago promising reform, but his young government now faces its gravest test after a glacial collapse unleashed catastrophe

The US military said late it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, saying it struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets as the war on Iran escalated following a weekend exchange of fire

Russian air attacks killed 12 people and injured dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region early yesterday, authorities said, marking the sixth consecutive day of strikes on the Ukrainian capital.

The death toll from devastating Himalayan glacial floods rose to 1,066 yesterday, as Chinese and Nepali teams searched for survivors, including dozens feared trapped in hydropower tunnels.

The United Nations refugee agency said yesterday 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.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for Moscow’s position on the Iran war and resulting sanctions, and said together, Moscow and Tehran can resist what he called the US’ “unilateralism”.

India’s Supreme Court (SC) yesterday called off criminal investigations against most of the protesters who took part in demonstrations over the leak of a medical exam paper that forced the resignation of the education minister.

This represents about 20 percent of Venezuela's massive reserves, which are the largest in the world. That could be a major boost for US reserves.

"Thousands of citizens have lost their homes, families, loved ones and property," he said.

The central bank was ready to inject up to $2 billion into the foreign exchange market to calm recent volatility, Hemmati said, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

At least 987 people killed in Nepal, while 16 deaths confirmed in Tibet

In Tibet, a digital crackdown followed the deadly flood that has devastated communities along the China-Nepal border. Censors erased viral footage while Chinese state media flooded platforms with official content.

Asked about a Wall Street Journal report that Driscoll had resigned, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly did not deny it

Accountant's warning gives school about 14 minutes to evacuate

The huge wave of freezing water and debris, sparked by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, killed at least 939 people and left nearly 4,500 missing, with Kathmandu warning reconstruction costs could run into the "billions of dollars"

After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed and the US persisting with a counter-blockade of Iranian ports

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the deaths in a press conference, saying that the second victim was in stable condition in a hospital

Representatives of Libya’s rival political groups signed on Sunday a UN-backed agreement that was presented as a step towards holding much-delayed national elections in the deeply divided country.

Rescuers were yesterday still hunting for survivors a day after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus, leaving eight dead and more than a dozen missing, authorities said.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan yesterday said that a roadmap was being worked on for the process of other countries joining the joint defence pact established earlier this month by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.