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Landslides, floods disrupt roads across Kathmandu Valley and Bagmati Province

Landslides, floods disrupt roads across Kathmandu Valley and Bagmati Province

Kathmandu, September 4 Landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall have caused complete or partial blockages on major highways in the Kathmandu Valley and Bagmati Province. According to a road condition update issued by the Nepal…

No shelter or water, yet Lebanese return home, defying Israel.

No shelter or water, yet Lebanese return home, defying Israel.

Residents are returning to villages in southern Lebanon devastated by Israel’s invasion.

Feeling their homeland’s pain, Nepalis in the UK raise relief funds

Feeling their homeland’s pain, Nepalis in the UK raise relief funds

London: Whether it was the massive earthquake a decade ago, the Covid pandemic, or now the devastation of the Bhotekoshi flood , once again it has been proven that the Nepali diaspora in the UK cannot remain untouched by the pain their…

Bolloré's CNews gives far-right a bullhorn as French presidential election looms

Straits Times

Bolloré's CNews gives far-right a bullhorn as French presidential election looms

PARIS, Sept 4 - Conservative pundit Philippe Bilger was a mainstay of the French news channel CNews, known for its hard line on immigration and crime. But after he criticised Israel's conduct in Gaza and defended the judiciary for…

Straits Times

2 Indian nationals killed as car plunges into Phewa Lake

2 Indian nationals killed as car plunges into Phewa Lake

Image for representation only Kaski, September 4 Two people died, and two others were injured when a car with an Indian license plate, travelling from Sedi towards Lakeside, plunged into Phewa Lake at 4:50 am at the Gairichautara bend in…

President Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands

President Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands

President cites Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US support for British sovereignty, and threatens swifter sanctions on British oil interests President Javier Milei has said “winds of change favourable” to Argentina’s…

Three crucial questions facing Farage at Reform conference

BBC

Three crucial questions facing Farage at Reform conference

Can the Reform UK leader put his policies into action, and become prime minister?

BBC

‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers have a moral tale for our times | Aditya Chakrabortty

‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers have a moral tale for our times | Aditya Chakrabortty

Abandoned by the company they worked for, let down by Labour and their unions – now they watch their friends turn to Reform for answers After everything, why would anyone still back Nigel Farage? In some of the comments below my piece last…

Trade tensions with US fuel Canadian patriotism as shoppers shun American goods

CNA

Trade tensions with US fuel Canadian patriotism as shoppers shun American goods

In the second of two reports from the US-Canada border, CNA looks at how the trade war is reshaping Canadian attitudes towards the US.

CNA

Health condition of Sah, rescued from tunnel after 10 days, is normal

Health condition of Sah, rescued from tunnel after 10 days, is normal

Kathmandu, September 4 The health condition of Sanjay Sah, who was rescued alive from the Trishuli Three “A” tunnel, is normal. After the rescue, the Nepal Army had him medically examined and found his condition to be normal. The Nepal…

Trade chief Greer ‘optimistic’ the US and China can stabilise ties

South China Morning Post

Trade chief Greer ‘optimistic’ the US and China can stabilise ties

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said both Washington and Beijing were seeking stability in their relationship and that he remained optimistic about ties ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the United States…

South China Morning Post

Argentina’s Milei threatens sanctions over Falklands oil drilling

Argentina’s Milei threatens sanctions over Falklands oil drilling

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has threatened sanctions against oil companies operating off the Falklands.