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"Can't Replace Father With Mother": Nepal Minister On China Or India Query
The Minister underlined that his country's relationship dynamics are based on "national interest" while answering a question on "balanced diplomacy".
Climate Change Boosted Risk Of Devastating Nepal Flood: Experts
While the exact cause of Wednesday's disaster is still being analysed, scientists say it probably began with a massive ice-rock avalanche on the northern slopes of Nepal's Langtang Lirung peak into the Lhende Khola river on the Tibetan side.
6 Months Into Iran War, Hormuz Is Now US' Top Concern
The Strait of Hormuz had been a vital shipping lane through which about 20% of the world's oil passed.
'Son, Wife Swept Away In Seconds': Survivor Recounts Nepal Flood Horror
Within minutes, the flood surged downstream, sweeping much of the settlement in the Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts of Nepal.
'Cold Drink Tax': Expert On Why Fanta In UK Has Less Sugar Than In India
A can of Fanta in the UK contains 63 calories while the version sold in India has three times as much sugar.
Japan's "Polka Dot Queen" Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies At 97
Born in 1929 to a wealthy and conservative family, Kusama began producing her unique signature art aged 10.
12 Killed, Dozens Injured In Algeria Wildfires
Forest fires occur regularly in northern Algeria during the summer, but climate change is amplifying their impact by causing increasingly frequent droughts and intense heat.
"Either Greatest Equaliser Or Worst Source Of Injustice": Bill Gates On AI
Bill Gates said the shift into the AI era will rank among the most turbulent periods in human history and that no one has produced a credible plan for managing it.
Nepal floods: children as young as 11 among 35 Australians missing after disaster
Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating floodNepal flash flood live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales couple on a spiritual pilgrimage are among the first of 35 Australians identified as missing after flash flooding ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border.Venkatraman Balakrishnan, 52, and his wife, Chitra Venkatraman, 46, were among 15 Australians travelling to Mount Kailash in Tibet on a spiritual trip, according to their son. Continue reading...
CEOs earn 614 times more than workers at US’s 100 lowest-paying corporations
Analysis by Institute for Policy Studies found that between 2019 and 2025, CEO compensation increased 41.4%The average CEO of the US’s 100 largest, lowest-paying corporations earned 614 times more than their average worker last year, according to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).IPS’s latest executive excess report analyzed compensation at the 100 S&P 500 corporations with the lowest median worker pay. Between 2019 and 2025, CEO compensation increased 41.4%, unadjusted for inflation, twice as much as the median worker pay increased at these firms during the same period, at 20.7%. Continue reading...
Australian officials ‘working around the clock’ to check welfare of tourists missing in Nepal
Dfat minister Matt Thistlethwaite says staff are liaising with Kathmandu to find 35 missing Australians, and plans to send emergency team to the regionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is urgently seeking information on the welfare of at least 35 Australians missing in Nepal, after a catastrophic flash flood swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region.Assistant minister for foreign affairs, Matt Thistlethwaite, said on Thursday evening that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) was “working around the clock” to verify the status of the missing Australians. The figure is based on reports from the Nepali Tourism Board and officials on the ground. Continue reading...
CIA chief reportedly warns Russia against attacking Nato countries on visit to Moscow – US politics live
Kremlin dismisses US media reports after meeting as ‘scare stories’, as Pentagon policy chief prepares to meet Nato secretary generalA man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska’s lone US House seat.Eric Hafner, a registered Democrat, also ran for the seat in 2024 and secured a spot on the general election ballot that November despite a challenge brought by the Alaska Democratic party. Continue reading...
