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SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Nearly two-thirds of South Koreans support the idea o...

China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.

Shopping mall is on fire in Zaporizhzhia as result of Russian strike
Insecurity grips Thailand’s deep south amid coordinated insurgency attacks https://t.co/wOi8kh2KgJ

A lake formed by immense piles of debris after a mudslide hit the China-Nepal border has begun overflowing towards the area that rescue teams were headed to, state broadcaster CCTV said.
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Lake has formed at epicentre of flood, forcing rescue teams to withdraw, Chinese state media report Nepal flash flood – latest updates Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killed Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? China has paused rescue work at the epicentre of the catastrophic flooding in Tibet this week amid fears that a lake formed at the site was at risk of bursting, as the overall death toll in Nepal

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Six months after the air strikes that began the war and propelled a badly wounded Mojtaba Khamenei into the role of Iran’s supreme leader, he remains entirely unseen and unheard by Iranians – a vacuum at the heart of his country’s leadership. Questions over his condition and role are growing increasingly fraught, with Iran facing critical decisions over a war that has set the Middle East aflame while trashing the country’s already fragile economy. Iranian officials and other senior sources in..

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Expeditioners at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘psychological stress’, while 100 dead little penguins found on Tasmanian island Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus. On Friday afternoon, the Tasmanian government said it was assessing the discovery of about 100 dead little penguins on King Island but it

Confirmed death toll rises to 469, with almost 1,000 others still missing, including at least 540 foreigners; lake formed by debris could soon burst, disaster management body warns The post Rescue teams race to find survivors of Nepal flash floods as risk of fresh flooding grows appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The Iran war is settling into attrition, with no regime collapse and Gulf economies facing growing uncertainty.
On the night of August 28, Russian forces attacked Nova Post warehouse facilities in the Bilohorodka community and a production facility in Sviatopetrivske, Kyiv region.

US Treasury Secretary says blockade on Iran will 'crush failing Iranian economy' US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington's blockade of Iranian ports will destroy the country's economy. "The Blockade and Operation Economic Outcast will crush the failing Iranian economy," Bessent said in a post on X, claiming that the US helped move 130 millions barrels of oil through the Gulf over the past two weeks. The Blockade and Operation Economic Outcast will crush the failing Iranian ec

Drones have attacked oil refinery in Yaroslavl

French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in Colombia ➡️ https://t.co/o9DCHuyumx https://t.co/X3FpG770t9

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Canadian PM Mark Carney rejects move, saying historic name will remain 'then, now and always,' as US president hints Atlantic or Pacific could be next The post Trump orders Lake Ontario rename to ‘Lake America’ as trade war with Canada escalates appeared first on The Times of Israel.
The total combat losses of Russian forces in personnel from February 24, 2022, to August 28, 2026, have reached approximately 1,483,780, including 1,630 troops killed over the past 24 hours.

A Russian drone strike on a residential building in Zmiiv, Kharkiv Oblast, killed a 38-year-old woman and injured her 10-year-old daughter and another woman.

Admiral Bradley Cooper added that since the the Strait of Hormuz blockade was resumed in mid-July, it has been maintained by over 20 US warships

Admiral Bradley Cooper claimed that since the US resumed its maritime blockade on Iran in mid-July, the Islamic republic "has exported zero oil from its shores"

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Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times overnight, using an aerial bomb, drones and artillery, killing two people.

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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. The path to America is narrowing. Here’s what that means for legal immigrants US green card interviews are on hold worldwide, student and work visas are subject to new restrictions, and citizenship is under fresh scrutiny. The SCMP...

Russian forces launched more than 10 attacks with drones, artillery and an aerial bomb on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight, killing two people and damaging houses, a business and a supermarket.
During his visit to Moscow, CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly passed the head of the FSB unfavorable intelligence about Russia’s real situation in the war against Ukraine and urged him to agree to a peace deal before the situation gets even worse.

Nepali and Chinese authorities warned that a lake created by a deadly landslide could burst open soon. Another deluge would pose the most risk to rescuers, an expert said.

Book was removed for review earlier this month following complaint but reinstated after petition and State Library letter to Waverley council Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Sydney library has returned to its borrowing shelves a book critical of Israel called How to Sell a Genocide following a public campaign and an intervention from the State Library of New South Wales. Waverley library removed the book “for

China has dispatched hundreds of military personnel to the border town of Gyirong in Tibet, after a deadly mudslide.

[Nyasa Times] A former weather station chief has delivered explosive testimony to the parliamentary inquiry investigating the Chikangawa plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others, telling the committee the doomed military aircraft could in fact have landed safely at Mzuzu Airport on the morning of the tragedy.

Israel storms village in Syria’s Quneitra Israeli forces raided and searched homes in the village of Rasm al-Ajraf in southern Syria’s Quneitra province late on Thursday, Al-Ikhbariyya TV reported.

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Iran's top negotiator slams US Treasury Secretary over accusations of abroad spendings Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has slammed allegations by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after accused Tehran of wasting vast sums of money abroad while its citizens struggle to meet basic needs. "Instead of funneling billions to its terrorist proxy, Israel, and 750 bases, this failing empire could spend that cash on its own people, but nah, that'd make too much sense for this regime

Chinese state media had earlier confirmed three dead, taking the total killed to at least 472. More than 1,400 people are missing, including hundreds of foreigners.

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The death toll from catastrophic flash floods and mudslides at the Gyirong Port border crossing between China and Nepal continued to rise on Friday, as satellite images revealed the full scale of the destruction. As of Friday morning, three people were confirmed dead and 558 missing on the Chinese side of the border, with 469 dead and at least 644 missing in Nepal. The tragedy unfolded on Wednesday morning when a massive Himalayan landslide triggered a fast-moving debris flow that swept down...