Himalayan flood toll tops 800

Aug 31, 2026

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 31: The death toll from catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border has risen to more than 800, as fresh flood warnings,...

NASA launches powerful new telescope to survey universe

Aug 31, 2026

Washington [US], August 31: NASA has launched its new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to study distant planets, exploding stars and black holes while...

Icelanders vote 'No' to restarting EU membership talks

Aug 31, 2026

Brussels [Belgium], August 31: Iceland has narrowly rejected restarting talks on joining the European Union in a referendum, with 52.8% voting against and 47.2% in...

Russia's Africa Corps helped put down Niger mutiny, says ambassador

Aug 31, 2026

Moscow [Russia], August 31: Russia's Africa Corps helped Niger's ruling junta suppress a mutiny by soldiers in the West African country, Russia's ambassador to Niger...

Ukraine searches for missing after Russian attack kills 38 near Kiev

Aug 31, 2026

Kiev [Ukraine], August 31: The death toll from explosions triggered by a Russian attack on an ammunition storage facility near the Ukrainian capital Kiev has...

Captain, 7 crew detained after Cyprus ferry disaster kills 8

Aug 31, 2026

Kyrenia [Cyprus], August 31: The captain and seven crew members of a ferry that capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus, killing at least eight...

Swiss police continue large-scale search after deadly shooting at rave

Aug 31, 2026

Vienna [Austria], August 31: A "large-scale" police manhunt is continuing after a deadly shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland left an Italian woman dead...

Khamenei calls for Gulf unity as Hormuz tensions persist

Aug 31, 2026

Tehran [Iran], August 31: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Gulf leaders to identify their "real enemy" and confront it, as Tehran maintains...

Turkiye and Somalia forces freed cargo vessel hijacked by pirates: Authorities

Aug 31, 2026

Ankara [Turkiye], August 31: Turkish and Somali forces have freed a cargo ship held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland state,...