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Rescuers pull two people from a hydropower tunnel more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border. BBC News

A 12-year-old boy has died after a car he was travelling in collided with a train in Co Mayo, Ireland. Source link

Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to the climate crisis, even though it is one of the lowest emitters of global greenhouse emissions. In the deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border – which scientists are still studying the exact cause of – at least 1,200 people have …

“I will say that the Iranian state media has not been a very good scribe about what’s happened in the conflict thus far. So I’m extremely sceptical of this,” Vance told a White House briefing. “I know that we’re investigating.” Iran has launched fresh attacks on US bases in Kuwait …

Donald Trump failed to commit to helping the UK in a potential Falkland Islands conflict – saying it was “not there to help me” in the Iran war. Last week, reports suggested that the US may oppose British sovereignty over the territory if the government does not boost funding for …

Gloria Steinem spent more than 60 years as one of the most prominent voices in the fight for women’s rights. She launched herself into the mainstream in the 1960s with an expose of New York City’s Playboy Club, documenting the harsh conditions she faced working undercover as a Playboy Bunny. …

Germany is investigating a suspected arson attack outside a defence firm in Munich, days after two sabotage attempts on the country’s power grid. Police arrested two people suspected of throwing incendiary devices and causing a fire at a construction site at the headquarters of Rohde & Schwarz. Radar systems that …

Eight days on from the deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, rescuers were still looking for survivors who are thought to be trapped inside tunnels along Nepal’s Trishuli River. At least 1,200 people have died and thousands more are missing after a “glacial collapse” high in the Himalayas, led …

The federal grand jury in Castro’s case returned a six-count indictment against him on Wednesday, reports CBS. According to US media, officials expect to make the indictment public once Castro is in custody. The charges against him come after the governor of Texas refused to extradite Castro to Minnesota, where …

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On a rainy Monday night during a town hall event led by Greenpeace Australia Pacific at the Lane Cove library, locals say they were never consulted on their area becoming a data centre hub. One of the proposed centres from the cluster is 16m from the nearest home and 160m …

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The court heard police had yet to take a statement from Joshua following the crash. During cross-examination, Kayode’s lawyer questioned Ajayi over the lack of statement, to which he replied that “efforts are ongoing” and that he had not contacted Joshua because he “didn’t have his number”. The trial was …

A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn. Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled “acutely unhealthy” pollution more …

A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn. Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled “acutely unhealthy” pollution more …

Liechtenstein’s parliament has narrowly backed a citizens’ initiative to legalise abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The initiative, led by a group of women, would also lift a nationwide ban on providing information about abortions and make the procedure eligible for health insurance. It was approved by 13 …

About 80 people are confirmed to have died after a migrant boat got into difficulty off the coast of Gran Canaria, Spain’s Maritime Rescue organisation has said. Some 128 people were reported to have previously been on the vessel when emergency responders were called out on Wednesday. The rescuers reached …

Kenya’s President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreigners operating small-scale businesses, saying local traders and hawkers need to be protected. His announcement comes amid growing debate about the increasing number of African migrants involved in Kenya’s vast informal economy. “From next week, all [foreign] traders doing those small …

Gloria Steinem, who became a face of the women’s liberation movement in the US, has died, aged 92, her foundation says. In a post on Instagram, it said she “passed away peacefully” at her home in New York City, “surrounded by many who loved her”. Steinem, who was a writer …

A man struck by lightning as he was walking down the street in Staten Island, United States, has described the experience as “horrific”. Thomas Fahmy said he had been walking to the dentist on 27 August when he saw “a bright white flash” and instantly fell to the ground. “I’ve …