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Flash floods struck the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa and neighbouring districts on August 27, 2026, after a sudden surge of water near the Nepal-China border, killing at least 165 people and leaving nearly 400 others missing, according to ThePrint's reporting. Author and editor Kanak...

BBC World Service reports that China's fast-developing biopharmaceutical industry has sharply increased global demand for long-tailed macaques used in drug development, creating a worldwide shortage that has pushed prices for individual animals into the tens of thousands of dollars. The surge has reversed the macaques'...

Christian Castro, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, was charged with shooting a man and lying about it during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. A U.S. District Judge in Texas refused to order Castro's return to Minnesota, leading to his release from a Brownsville...

The U.S. Secret Service confirms it is aware of a video from Iranian state media that threatens Barron Trump, the president's 20-year-old son, purports to track his movements, and offers a $10 million reward. The video opens by asking, 'Where and how should we kill...

A new study suggests that El Niño events — natural climate cycles that periodically spike global temperatures — are growing stronger because of human-caused climate change, according to the Associated Press.

European intelligence agencies have documented a growing recruitment pattern in which ordinary civilians are hired to conduct low-level sabotage operations—including vehicle damage, package transport, and surveillance—for small payments, making operational chains harder to trace. According to DW News reporting, the strategy deliberately insulates higher-level operatives...

South Korea's won appreciated over 12% against the US dollar in recent months, driven primarily by strong semiconductor exports from companies like SK Hynix amid global chip demand recovery. The won's strength has direct implications for US importers of Korean electronics and automotive parts, which...

Emergency response crews in West Kalimantan, Indonesia are working to contain wildfires that have already burned tens of thousands of hectares across forests and peatlands. Thick haze from the blazes is spreading across affected areas, raising serious health concerns for millions of people in the...

An Israeli airstrike on the town of Arab Salim in Lebanon's Nabatieh district killed a newlywed woman and injured several others on August 27, 2026. Israel said the strikes followed Hezbollah's launch of two drones at Israeli troops. The incident marks an escalation in cross-border...

France 24 reports on a new analysis of Nigeria's abduction crisis, examining the financial scale of ransom payments fueling kidnappings across the country. The report quantifies how kidnapping has become a lucrative criminal enterprise, with gangs targeting wealthy families, students, and travelers. The broadcast also...

A fire broke out in a nursery at a government hospital in Islamabad early Wednesday, killing 14 newborns in the gynecology ward. Officials say the fire started when an air-conditioning unit compressor exploded, and an investigation has been launched.

Deutsche Welle's investigation documents how recruitment agencies lure young Vietnamese workers to Germany with job promises, then trap them in debt, substandard housing, and minimal support systems.

A man fatally shot eight relatives at a family residence in Montana before taking his own life, according to police. The shooter had been asked to leave the house weeks prior to the attack. Among the victims were the former wife and two children of...

Chinese artist Gao Zhen, part of the internationally known Gao Brothers artistic duo, was sentenced to three years in prison for "infringing upon the reputation of heroes" over satirical sculptures depicting Mao Zedong. The sentence has prompted international condemnation and calls for his immediate release...

A gang attack near Port-au-Prince on Sunday killed dozens and resulted in at least 50 kidnappings, according to TRT World reporting. Haiti's chief for fighting organized crime characterized the assault as a message directed at the government ahead of December's presidential elections. Gang violence has...

Wildfires across Indonesia have burned more than 38,000 hectares in West Kalimantan, with fire crews working to contain blazes spreading dangerously close to residential areas. Hotspots are also reported in South Sumatra and Papua. Al Jazeera's Jessica Washington reported from West Kalimantan on the ongoing...

Turkey announced Wednesday that the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is a key step toward strengthening Syrian state authority and achieving lasting stability in the country, according to France 24, which is reporting from Ankara. Turkey has long characterized the SDF as...

Armed gangs attacked Kenscoff, a community near Port-au-Prince, Haiti on August 26, 2026, killing at least 47 people and kidnapping more than 50 in one of the country's largest mass abductions in recent years. Haitian police mobilized emergency response operations following the assault. The attack...

Russian Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia addressed the UN Security Council on Tuesday, according to Forbes Breaking News, arguing that U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran have contributed to deteriorating global food security.

Reuters reports that Darline Graham, sister of Senator Lindsey Graham, won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in South Carolina on August 26. The Reuters news clip also covers tributes following the death of singer Dolly Parton at age 80, Canada's imposition of retaliatory...