Rescuers continue grim search for Nepal flood survivors
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World
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
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Asia
Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map
4 HOUR(s)
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World
US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
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United States
Nepal hydropower tunnel: ‘Miracle’ as 2 pulled alive after 9 days
5 September 2026
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South Asia
Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
4 September 2026
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Climate crisis
UN appeals for $50 million for Nepal flood victims
4 September 2026
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Climate crisis
World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says
4 September 2026
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Food
Italy's Meloni throws party to celebrate record tenure
4 September 2026
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Europe
Who's who in the new Dutch cabinet
Here is a run-down of some of the main faces in the new cabinet
23 February 2026
Airlines cancel dozens of flights to Mexico as violence erupts
US and Canadian airlines canceled dozens of flights to parts of Mexico on Sunday as violence broke out following the killing of a major drug kingpin
23 February 2026
What does Trump want in Iran?
President Donald Trump's threats to attack Iran provide little detail on what the long-term US goal would be in the event of a sustained or even brief conflict
23 February 2026
Man shot, killed when trying to enter Mar-a-Lago
The US Secret Service said yesterday its agents had shot and killed an armed man who illegally entered the premises of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
23 February 2026
Iran willing to dilute uranium stockpile
Iran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile it holds under the supervision of UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said.
23 February 2026
7.1 quake jolts eastern Malaysia
A strong 7.1-magnitude quake struck early Monday off Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island, US seismologists said
23 February 2026
IS claims two attacks on Syrian army
Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility on Saturday for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the group signaled what it described as a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership.
23 February 2026
Arab states condemn US envoy’s remarks
Arab and Islamic countries yesterday issued a joint condemnation of remarks by US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East.
23 February 2026
Trump sends hospital ship to Greenland
Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark’s defence minister said yesterday, after US President Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he covets.
23 February 2026
Australian frigate sails Taiwan Strait
An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a government source said yesterday, in the latest transit of the sensitive waterway by a US ally that Chinese state-backed media said was tracked and monitored by the nation’s military.
23 February 2026
Cuba security forces exit Venezuela
Cuban security advisers and doctors have been leaving Venezuela as Interim President Delcy Rodriguez’s government faces intense pressure from Washington to unwind Latin America’s most consequential leftist alliance, according to 11 sources familiar with the matter.
23 February 2026
Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine
Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine yesterday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
23 February 2026
Brazil's Lula urges Trump to treat all countries equally
US leader imposed a 15 percent tariff on imports following a Supreme Court ruling
22 February 2026
TB outbreak in Malaysia: Public urged to mask up in crowded places
The latest detections brought the cumulative number of tuberculosis cases to 3,161across the country
22 February 2026
Iranian students begin new university term with protests
The protests coincided with ceremonies traditionally held after 40 days to mourn those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations
22 February 2026
Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland
Trump announced the plan on social media moments before hosting a dinner for Republican governors at the White House
22 February 2026
Pakistan says it carried out cross-border strikes in Afghanistan
The strikes mark a sharp escalation in tensions between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
22 February 2026
Brazil, India ink rare earth, mineral deal
India and Brazil agreed to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after talks in New Delhi with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
22 February 2026
Call grows for ‘trustworthy and robust AI’
Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for “secure, trustworthy and robust” artificial intelligence, in a declaration issued yesterday after a major summit on the technology in New Delhi.
22 February 2026
Trump to travel to China next month
US President Donald Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2 for a highly anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies, a trip announced as the Supreme Court overturned Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imported goods.
22 February 2026