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Thousands of people gathered in Belgrade to pay respects at the funeral of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes during the 1992-95 Bosnia war.

Thousands of mourners paid respects as the body of Ratko Mladic — the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes and genocide — lay in state in Serbia. According to the Associated Press, Serbia proceeded with the event despite...

Four days after a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse filed a According to the RTS report by Mathilde Cusin and Antoine Morel, rescue teams were actively searching for missing persons and assisting survivors amid continuing chaos on...

Russia has agreed to halt military strikes on Kyiv as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travel to the Ukrainian capital following meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, which the Kremlin described as 'highly useful,' according to ABC News Australia. The Trump...

A severe drought driven by El Niño conditions is affecting rural Sri Lanka, according to TRT World. Tens of thousands of families now rely on rapidly depleting wells and emergency aid for drinking water and agricultural needs, TRT World reports.

Thousands of Palestinians attended a mass funeral in Gaza City for 100 recovered bodies, including 70 children, Al Jazeera English reports, following airstrikes that destroyed residential buildings. Gaza health authorities say thousands of additional bodies remain buried under collapsed structures across the territory.

Peace activists gathered near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence this week to protest violent incidents by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. According to ABC News Australia, the protest followed a series of violent incidents over the weekend that Netanyahu described as actions by...

The Wall Street Journal reports that mudlarking — scavenging the River Thames for historical artifacts at low tide — has surged in popularity in London, leaving more than 10,000 people on a permit waitlist. WSJ joined active mudlarks to document how the practice, once an...

Hundreds of people gathered in southern Iran for a funeral service honoring four people killed in a strike on a wedding ceremony, according to Iranian state media reports.

Search-and-rescue operations are continuing in Nepal for an eighth consecutive day following catastrophic flooding near the Nepal-China border, according to Arirang News. South Korea's disaster relief team is coordinating with the Nepali military to locate nine South Korean nationals still unaccounted for in the disaster...

Flash floods swept through Nepal last week, destroying bridges across the Trishuli River and stranding residents in affected areas. Authorities erected a makeshift zip line to evacuate trapped survivors to safety, with some requiring urgent medical treatment, medicines, and food. Nepal faces recurring monsoon-season flooding...

Catastrophic flash floods devastated Nepal on August 29, 2026, with search and rescue operations in Nuwakot District temporarily suspended due to poor weather conditions, according to the Associated Press. AP reports that thousands of people remain missing across flood-affected areas as the search entered its...

Devastating floods struck Nepal on August 26, 2026, prompting authorities to deploy experienced drone operators to assess damage and guide rescue efforts. Tashi Bista, a Nepali drone operator with 13 years of experience, characterized the scale of destruction visible from aerial footage as "terrifying," according...

Flash floods in Nepal have killed over 900 people with thousands more missing six days after the disaster, according to Channel 4 News reporting from affected areas. In some destroyed neighborhoods, 80% of the population is unaccounted for, and the missing count nearly doubled as...

Sudan's military forces have retaken a strategically important road, according to Al Jazeera reporting, as the ongoing civil war continues to displace large civilian populations and leave settlements abandoned. The retaking of this road marks a tactical shift in the conflict between the Sudanese Armed...

Tens of thousands of Palestinian students in occupied East Jerusalem did not return to school on the first day of the academic year due to a dispute over curriculum content and disagreements over teacher permits between Palestinian authorities and Israeli officials. Palestinian parents have accused...

A catastrophic flood swept through a Himalayan river valley on Nepal's border with Tibet on September 1, 2026, killing more than 900 people confirmed dead with over 4,200 missing in Nepal and hundreds more across the border in Tibet. The disaster sent walls of water,...