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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

India ramps up glacier monitoring in the Himalayas after a glacial collapse triggered deadly floods in Nepal, as climate change fuels growing risks

Pezeshkian admits US sanctions are hurting Iran's economy, as trade falls up to 35% and Washington intensifies its blockade

Officials estimate reconstruction costs could reach $5 billion following a catastrophic glacial collapse along the Himalayan border.

Around a dozen heads of state, including Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Masoud Pezeshkian, will convene in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the 25th anniversary SCO summit to strengthen Eurasian security ties and project a multipolar alternative to Western sanctions

Rescuers in Nepal and China fought renewed flood threats and remote terrain to locate over 2,400 missing people after a glacial collapse triggered a wall of water and debris across the Himalayas, killing at least 586 people

Iran says pressure doesn't work on Washington, urging the US to honour its June commitments as ceasefire tensions over the Strait of Hormuz persist

Nepal and Chinese authorities issued urgent flood warnings as a secondary debris-dammed lake threatened to breach, complicating search and rescue efforts for over 1,400 people missing

Nepal-Tibet floods have killed nearly 400 people, as rescuers search for over 1,400 missing after a glacial collapse triggered massive flash floods.

A glacier collapse may have triggered Nepal's deadly flash flood, experts say, citing satellite imagery showing a large ice-rock avalanche

Human Rights Watch has slammed Afghanistan's new Taliban police law, which bans all protests and extends detention without charge to 10 days.

Iran and Qatar's foreign ministers met in Tehran to ease Strait of Hormuz tensions, as Doha continues mediating between Iran and the US

Iran's Pezeshkian is set to meet Russia's Putin at the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan, their sixth meeting, Tehran's ambassador confirmed

Nepal's flood death toll has risen to 270 after a glacial collapse triggered flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, with over 1,300 missing

Syria's al-Sharaa and Russia's Putin discussed deepening ties in a call, their first since agreeing on the fate of Russia's Syrian bases

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say Tehran and Oman have agreed to share Strait of Hormuz revenues, though reopening still hinges on the US

Trump says Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei is severely wounded but alive, as he claims the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open

A deadly Nepal flash flood has killed eight people near the China border, as Tibet reports "major casualties" from a mudslide