The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster.

The deal -- which Trump proclaimed as "the biggest oil deal in world history" -- will bring nearly $100 billion in private investment to Venezuela, US and Venezuelan officials said.

The Indian Army has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase Javelin anti-tank missile systems, the US Embassy in India said yesterday, without disclosing the value of the deal.

More than 90,000 people are estimated to be directly affected by the Himalayan landslide and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the Red Cross said yesterday, as aid officials voiced fears of further flooding.

The number of people missing in Nepal and China leaped to more than 2,400 Friday, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed hundreds.

Mediators in the Iran war are stepping up efforts to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to respect freedom of navigation.

Russia launched waves of drones at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and surrounding region yesterday, damaging warehouses and homes in a second consecutive day of strikes Ukrainian officials said were an attempt to derail daily life for millions of residents.

Norway’s King Harald died yesterday aged 89, the palace said, and amidst widespread mourning and tributes his 53-year-old son Haakon immediately succeeded him on the throne.

Two days after the catastrophic flood tore through Nepal, the numbers tell only part of the story.

A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order on Thursday curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November’s midterm elections.

Israeli strikes killed three people in Gaza yesterday, authorities in the Palestinian territory said, in the latest day of attacks despite international appeals to move ahead on a peace plan.

Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, carrying major implications for a future under climate change, according to a new study Thursday.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not attack Nato territory, downplaying reports that Washington had warned Moscow against a possible move on Europe.

The families of South Korean workers missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal yesterday urged authorities to secure helicopter access for a search, saying rescuers were losing critical time more than 48 hours after the disaster.

The new king chose the personal motto 'Everything for Norway'

Veteran Mauritanian diplomat pledges to turn member states’ trust into action

Wednesday's catastrophic flood caused by a glacier collapse killed 489 people in Nepal and five in China's Tibet

His 53-year-old son Crown Prince Haakon automatically succeeds him on the throne

'Something’s happened to Sole Bazaar and Betrawati — people are saying there’s nothing left. Everyone’s out on the road. There are videos of them panicking.'

Discussions involve about a third of Venezuela's total proven reserves of 300 billion barrels