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Trapped Nepali workers pulled from hydropower tunnel after catastrophic flooding

Video from Nepal's Prime Minister's Office shows rescue workers pulling trapped citizens through a mud-saturated hydropower plant tunnel in Rasuwa....


Norway's King Harald dies peacefully at 89, son Crown Prince Haakon to succeed him

Norway's King Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital at age 89, with Crown Prince Haakon set to succeed him as the nation mourns....


Russia threatens strikes on UK military targets, ‘catastrophic consequences’ over Ukraine

Russia threatened to strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine after Moscow accused Kyiv of using Storm Shadow missiles against Donetsk....


Ratko Mladić, 'Butcher of Bosnia' convicted of genocide, dies at 84

Ratko Mladić, the notorious Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and war crimes, has died at age 84 in a Hague prison hospital while serving a life sentence....


Experts zero in on likely cause of deadly Nepal mudslide, with more than 1,400 missing

A massive glacier collapse triggered a magnitude 5.2 landslide event that caused catastrophic Nepal and Tibet floods, with over 1,400 people still missing....




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Live Updates: Scale of Flood Disaster Grows as Nepal Doubles Estimate of Missing

A spokeswoman for the Nepali disaster relief agency said the tally grew to 1,900 after some 900 people were reported missing from hydropower projects. Rescue efforts were complicated by fears of new f...


Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls

The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules....


Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War

Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives....


Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Rohingya Migrants to Myanmar

The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or some combination of the three....


Six Months In, Iran Appears Stronger and U.S. Goals Unclear

Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people....




International: Top News And Analysis

Analysis: Kevin Warsh sharpens inflation warning at Jackson Hole, signaling possible rate hike

After confusing markets at his July news conference, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh used Jackson Hole to give a clearer view of the case for higher interest rates....


Treasury moves to sanction UAE branch of Egyptian bank over Iran ties

Banque Misr UAE processed about $1.8 billion over two years for some 100 companies that are potentially part of Iran's shadow banking network, Treasury said....


Iran calls for global pushback against U.S. sanctions, says diplomacy 'isn't impossible'

Iran said the conflict in the Gaza Strip has to end, Israel has to withdraw from Lebanon and also halt its attacks on Syria....


S&P 500 falls Friday after Fed’s Warsh highlights inflation worries, but index posts positive week

The three major indexes posted winning weeks....


Corn and wheat prices jump to highest prices in more than three years

Corn and wheat futures have surged to their highest levels in more than three years. But the reasons for these recent rallies are notably different....




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Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne

Mourners gather outside the palace as royals, politicians and citizens remember a beloved king, whose son has adopted the family motto "all for norway"....


Oslo mayor calls off wedding ceremony after death of Norway's king

Anne Lindboe, the mayor of Norway's capital, had planned to marry her fiance on Friday....


Russia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato, Western officials say

But they say Moscow will likely continue its "hybrid activity" against Nato members, short of direct military action....


Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE

The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past....


Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says

Kai Wegner says the German capital and city-state would not cave in to a ransom demand for data stolen in a cyber-attack....




 

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