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Iran's Ghalibaf urges citizens to cut petrol use as a US naval blockade limits fuel imports and strains supply

India's Supreme Court drops criminal cases against protesters from July's exam leak demonstrations, but 2,873 with prior records remain under probe.

Syria's FM Shaibani says Syria still wants a diplomatic solution with Israel, despite 65 Israeli incursions recorded in July alone

Iran's Pezeshkian vows to reciprocate any US return to the June deal, ahead of a Putin meeting at the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warns against weaponization of shared water resources, presents action plan as Pakistan assumes SCO chairmanship with Indian PM in presence

The total death toll from the Himalayan glacial outburst flood passed 1,003 on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, as search teams worked desperately to reach nearly 100 workers trapped in flooded hydroelectric tunnels across northern Nepal

Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah declared the fatal Himalayan outburst flood an extraordinary, climate-driven event as regional deaths reached 955, with 939 fatalities in Nepal alone

Nepal's flood death toll has risen to 939, with 3,925 people still missing as rescue teams search for survivors on the sixth day

An explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh, India, has killed 11 people, including eight children, police say

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye held their first Makkah Defense Alliance meeting in Istanbul, launching the pact's institutional structure

A Hague court ruled the Indus Waters Treaty remains fully in force, ordering India to restrict construction on a Kashmir hydropower project

Iran's foreign minister accuses Israeli PM Netanyahu of tricking the US into war with Iran, branding him a 'serpent' as regional attacks continue

Authorities in Nepal have initiated mass burials using DNA profiling for hundreds of unidentified victims after a catastrophic glacial collapse along the Nepal-Tibet border

A ferry carrying 267 people capsized off Northern Cyprus on Sunday, killing at least six, as rescue operations continue for the rest.

Nepal and China search for over 3,000 missing after a glacial collapse triggered deadly floods, with rescuers digging toward trapped hydropower workers.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan hold their first defense pact meeting in Istanbul on Monday under the new Mecca Joint Defense Agreement.

Nepal warns of a growing climate threat after deadly floods, as China shares satellite and hydrological data to help the response

Scientists explain why Nepal's deadly glacier collapse and floods raise new questions about climate change, permafrost thaw and future Himalayan risks

Nepal, China flood missing toll nears 3,000 as rescuers claw through mud, with 682 bodies recovered so far

Nepal's foreign minister says post-flood reconstruction could total billions of dollars, as rescue teams recover 626 bodies with 2,426 still missing