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Shishir, who went for an internship, is missing; family questions the university

Shishir, who went for an internship, is missing; family questions the university

Kathmandu, September 3 Shishir Giri, a civil engineering student at Kathmandu University , went to Rasuwa on August 13 for an internship at the Upper Trishuli 3B project. He was accompanied by fellow civil engineering students Sameer…

Morning recap: States owe N5.3tn debt, INEC fears AI disinformation threat, other top stories

Stay informed with Nigeria’s top stories: states’ N5.3tn debt, INEC’s AI disinformation fears, N300k minimum wage demand, and Wike’s 2027 election concerns Read More…

Xi Jinping’s call for Mideast to build own security framework is a message to US: expert

South China Morning Post

Xi Jinping’s call for Mideast to build own security framework is a message to US: expert

Xi Jinping has urged Middle Eastern nations to build a self-led security model, signalling a push to cut reliance on Washington following further US-Iran military clashes, although China’s president did not position Beijing as an…

South China Morning Post

Rasuwa Flood: 1,252 bodies recovered, 4,216 still missing

Rasuwa Flood: 1,252 bodies recovered, 4,216 still missing

Kathmandu, September 3 The bodies of 1,252 people who went missing in the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa have been recovered. According to a bulletin issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

NPR

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country (Image credit…

NPR

Bolivia orders state intervention as fuel shortage bites

The Bolivian government announced Wednesday that it had placed state oil company YPFB under temporary supervision, citing problems with fuel imports and distribution amid a severe supply crisis. Long lines of drivers queuing for scarce…

Risk of flash floods in Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems: Flood Forecasting Division

Risk of flash floods in Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems: Flood Forecasting Division

Kathmandu, September 3 There is a risk of flash floods in Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems today also. Saraswati Bista, a flood expert at the Flood Forecasting Division, the Centre of Hydrology and Water Resources Research, said that…

EU remains divided over trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements

Al Jazeera

EU remains divided over trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements

Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee says the bloc 'should be moving collectively' in upholding international law.

Al Jazeera

Spanish government in turmoil as Ceuta crisis deepens

Euronews

Spanish government in turmoil as Ceuta crisis deepens

Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. This morning, a warning from the Lithuanian Foreign Minister on the escalating threat from Moscow. But we start with the deepening crisis facing the Spanish government.

Euronews

Gold price rises by Rs 7,600 per tola

Kathmandu, September 3 The price of gold increased by Rs 7,600 per tola on Thursday. The Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association has set the price of gold at Rs 304,900 per tola for Thursday, up from Rs 297,300 on…

Flood sweeps away tree used to mark Nepal-India border in Susta

Flood sweeps away tree used to mark Nepal-India border in Susta

Butwal, September 3 Flooding in the Narayani River has swept away a silk cotton tree that had long been recognised as marking the Nepal-India border in Susta Rural Municipality-5 of West Nawalparasi. Locals said flooding entered the area…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Over 500,000 hectares of land handed out to tillers, DAR says