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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

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