Nepal avalanche kills 7
AFP : An avalanche at a mountain base camp in eastern Nepal killed seven people, including three Italians, an expedition organiser said Tuesday, as efforts were underway to retrieve their remains. The avalanche hit...
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Trump threatens NYC funding if Mamdani elected
BBC : US President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race, urging voters not to elect Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani, while warning that federal funding for the...
Former US Vice President dead at 84
Internet : The former White House chief of staff, member of congress, secretary of defense and US vice-president Dick Cheney has died, his family has said. He was 84. Cheney was one of the...
Afghanistan earthquake kills 21, historic sites damaged
NN ONLINE: Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan spent Monday night outdoors in freezing temperatures as rescue operations continued and historical sites suffered damage. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck just before 1...
Worker dies after 11 hours trapped in partially collapsed Rome tower
NN ONLINE: A worker trapped for 11 hours under rubble in a partially collapsed medieval tower in central Rome died Monday night despite rescue efforts, Italian authorities confirmed. The Romanian foreign ministry identified...
Trump endorses Cuomo for NYC mayor, warns of funding cuts if Mamdani wins
NN ONLINE: US President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race, urging voters not to elect Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani, while warning that federal funding for...
Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 2, traps residents on rooftops, floods central Philippines
NN ONLINE: A fast-moving typhoon swept across the central Philippines on Monday, leaving at least two people dead, displacing tens of thousands, and triggering flash floods that trapped residents on rooftops and submerged...
China denies nuclear testing, calls on US to maintain moratorium
Al Jazeera : China has denied it has been secretly testing nuclear weapons, refuting a claim from United States President Donald Trump. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning insisted on Monday that Beijing has...
Iran ‘not in hurry’ to resume nuclear talks with US
Agencies : Iran is “not in a hurry” to resume talks with the United States over its nuclear programme, Tehran’s foreign minister has told Al Jazeera. Iran remains prepared to engage in indirect negotiations...
Thousands flee as Sudan conflict spreads east from Darfur: UN
AFP : Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, the United Nations said, just over a week after paramilitary forces overran the city of El-Fasher....
President Hassan sworn in following election
Agencies : Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term, following a landslide victory in a disputed election that prompted deadly protests across the country. Hassan took the oath...
Truck rams into bus in southern India
Agencies : A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozens, local authorities said. The state-run...