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Nepal’s deadly Himalayan tsunami: Climate change, glacier retreat or natural geology — what caused it?
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 — Nepal is reeling from a deadly Himalayan glacial mountain collapse on the border with China that has killed more than 1,300 people and left upwards of […]
Thailand halts AI data centre boom, vows airtight rules after diesel stockpile scare
BANGKOK, Sept 4 — Thailand said Friday it would introduce clearer rules on AI data centres to regulate the fast-growing sector, and urged almost 50 sites currently under construction to […]
Trump vows to ask Europe for Ukraine aid repayment, denies US running low on arms
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will ask Europeans to repay the American aid provided to Ukraine under the administration of his predecessor Joe […]
Authorities: Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,287, with 5,083 missing
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 — Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,287 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said today, with the number of missing at 5,083. […]
Philippine VP Sara Duterte hit with arrest warrant over alleged death threat against Marcos
MANILA, Sept 4 — A Philippine court today issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte over an alleged death threat against the country’s president, with her defence team […]
Israel defence minister hails capture of Hezbollah highland in Lebanon
JERUSALEM, Sept 4 — Israel’s defence minister today hailed the capture of a strategic highland from Hezbollah as solidifying Israel’s “security zone” in Lebanon and vowed that troops would not […]
Milei says ‘winds of change’ favour Argentina in Falklands row
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 4 — President Javier Milei said yesterday that “winds of change” favoured Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, pointing to Washington’s readiness to review its neutrality on […]
Still standing: Meloni sets new longevity record in famously unstable Italy
ROME, Sept 4 — Giorgia Meloni today celebrates her hard-right government becoming the longest-lasting in Italy’s postwar history, with a rally in Bari expected to draw thousands of supporters, while […]
Pattaya port call sees minor drama as two US sailors are sent back to carrier
BANGKOK, Sept 4 — Two sailors from the US aircraft carrier making a port call to Thailand were sent back to the ship after a drunken altercation, Thai police said […]
Two hydropower workers rescued alive from Nepal tunnels more than a week after catastrophic floods
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 — Two hydropower workers in Nepal were pulled out today from tunnels buried by debris in catastrophic flooding more than a week ago, Nepali government ministers said. […]