UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
AFP, Kathmandu
8 HOUR(s) Climate crisis
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
Reuters, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
AFP, Kathmandu
4 September 2026 Natural Disaster
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
Iran attacks US bases in Kuwait, UAE
Agencies
4 September 2026 Middle East
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States

Bill Clinton to lawmakers investigating Epstein: 'I saw nothing'

The former president gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender
28 February 2026

US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers had said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in major cities
28 February 2026

Trump directs US agencies to toss Anthropic's AI as Pentagon calls startup a supply risk

Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk, affecting defense contractors
28 February 2026

NKorea unveils image of Kim Jong Un's daughter firing rifle

Kim's daughter Ju Ae has long been seen as the next in line to rule the secretive, nuclear-armed state, and took part in a string of recent high-profile outings, including this week's military parade marking the closing stages of North Korea's key party congress
28 February 2026

Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban government

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghan forces killed 55 Pakistani soldiers and captured several others, while putting the death toll among Afghan troops at 13
28 February 2026

20 killed in cash-packed military plane crash in Bolivia

The Ministry of Defense said it would launch an investigation into the crash
28 February 2026

Israeli fire kills 8 people in Gaza

Israeli attacks killed five people in Gaza on Thursday night, the territory’s health officials said, and the Israeli military said it killed a Palestinian who posed a threat to its forces in the south of the enclave.
28 February 2026

Trump, Mamdani meet for 2nd time

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he had a productive meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, discussing issues including housing and student detentions by federal immigration authorities.
28 February 2026

US tells its citizens to leave Israel

The United States authorised the departure of non-emergency embassy staff and their families from Israel yesterday, as it threatened strikes on Iran and pressed its biggest military build-up in the Middle East in decades.
28 February 2026

World must not normalise use of force

The UN rights chief yesterday voiced alarm at the normalisation of the use of force to resolve disputes, saying armed conflicts had almost doubled since 2010.
28 February 2026

‘Now it’s open war’

Pakistan bombed government targets in the Afghan capital Kabul and in Kandahar, where its Taliban leadership is based, officials from both countries said yesterday, with Pakistan’s defence minister calling the conflict “open war”.
28 February 2026

Ukrainian missiles hit energy sites in Russia’s Belgorod

Ukrainian missiles struck the Russian town of Belgorod near the border, inflicting serious damage on energy installations and disrupting power, water and heating, the regional governor said early yesterday.
28 February 2026

Why are Pakistan and Afghanistan at war now?

Airstrikes, retaliation and the TTP factor expose the collapse of a once-calculated relationship between Islamabad and the Taliban
27 February 2026

Indian court acquits Modi opponent Kejriwal in corruption case

Kejriwal accuses Narendra Modi and Amit Shah of using a “political conspiracy”
27 February 2026

Paramount poised to acquire Warner Bros. after Netflix walks away

WB shareholders previously scheduled to vote on Netflix agreement on March 20, which is now essentially moot
27 February 2026

Anthropic says won't give US military unconditional AI use

Washington had given them until Friday to agree to unconditional military use of its technology
27 February 2026

Iran says 'good progress' in US talks, next round within a week

Technical talks at UN's nuclear agency to begin in Vienna on Monday, says Iran Foreign Minister
27 February 2026

US, Iran open to ‘new, creative ideas’

Oman said yesterday that Iran and the United States expressed openness to new solutions as indirect talks between the two foes began in Geneva.
27 February 2026
27 February 2026

Cuba kills 4 exiles, injures 6 others

Cuban forces killed four exiles and wounded six others who sailed into Cuban waters aboard a Florida-registered speedboat on Wednesday and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the Cuban government said at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.
27 February 2026