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The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit 2026 being held in Bishkek

A quiz on Malaysia, which is celebrating its Independence Day on August 31

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Mr. Trumps tweets are laughable, and conditions in Kharg are calm and appropriate, says Hamid Bovard, chief executive of government-run National Iranian Oil Co

Mr. Modi is visiting Kyrgyzstan at the invitation of President Sadyr Zhaparov to participate in the SCO summit being held on August 31 - September 1

Tehran said the attack was in response to the killing of Irans Revolutionary Guards and Iranian civilians on Larak Island.

Canadians will see 'Lake Ontario' and those outside U.S. and Canada will see both names, Google says, days after Donald Trump signed an order renaming the water body

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed earlier this month, commits the three countries to mutual defence in the event of any of them being attacked

The woman, who was attacked at the Rosenheim train station, was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died due to serious injuries, Rosenheim police said

Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8 to 47.2%, RUV reported. Reykjavik, the capital, was the only area in the island nation of 400,000 people where a majority supported the referendum

Mojtaba Khamenei called on the rulers of regional countries to recognise your real enemy, understand its plan, and confront it, referring to the U.S. and Israel

Unidentified perpetrators are yet to be traced; some 3,500 people attended the annual techno party in Aarau

The village of Dhunge, once home to roughly 150 families, now lies in ruins, reduced to a swampy expanse with an ominous rotting stench one of dozens of settlements obliterated by the Himalayan floods.

B'Tselem, an Israeli rights group, reported 235 children and teenagers killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since October 7, 2023 when Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip through June 2026, including five killed by Israeli settlers

The plant, which needs power to keep its six non-operating reactors cool, has only a ten-day diesel supply on site, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement.

A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administrations use of immigration laws to revoke visas and pursue deportation of noncitizen college students over pro-Palestinian advocacy is unconstitutional

We remain committed to supporting our workforce and their families throughout this process and will provide updates through appropriate channels as decisions are made, said the U.S. State Department

The President called the newest recipients four intrepid space heroes

Earlier on Friday (August 28, 2026), Nepals Foreign Ministry had said that Kathmandu could manage the rescue efforts on its own for now and declined foreign involvement

For Nepal, India and China, the devastating cross-border floods are a stark reminder of natures fury, and that cooperation must transcend the boundaries of geopolitics

Russian forces have resumed drone attacks on Ukraines Kyiv region that hit numerous buildings and storage depots

Former England skipper Mike Atherton conducted the 18-minute interview with Imran's sons, Kassim and Suleman, in which the two expressed fears about the well-being of their 73-year-old father

The government said the interests of the country and its people would be given the highest priority in joining any defence agreement or alliance

Government issues fresh flood alert after satellite imagery shows that a lake has formed upstream of Bhotekoshi River; towns were wiped out in a span of a couple of hours, says Foreign Minister Shishir Khamal

Several people have died in Nepal after floods triggered by a glacial collapse along the Nepal-Tibet border, with 288 Indians still missing.

According to information disclosed by the authorities, three women fromTiruchiand 16 persons fromThanjavurare among those affectedby the floods.The Coimbatoreadministration is coordinating with Indian embassies in Nepal and China to determine the number of missing pilgrims

The Government of West Bengal is actively coordinating with the Embassy of India in Kathmandu and proper administrative channels, says Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari

Government says the RTGS, the AP Bhavan and other departments are making concerted efforts to establish the whereabouts of seven persons and ensure safety of all the affected residents and pilgrims from the State

The veteran Congress leader says he will write to PM Modi seeking comprehensive compensation, assistance for the affected families

The party calls for coordinated efforts to facilitate the safe and early return of the affected people, including those from Visakhapatnam

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Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar speaks to survivor from State, assures support

A glacier collapse in Tibet caused catastrophic flash flooding in a border area of China and Nepal

The MEA Spokesperson said that India is working on mobilising Bailey bridges, but has no information NDRF and Armys Corps of Engineers being mobilised so far

The veteran leader said he would write a formal letter to PM Modi seeking his intervention for comprehensive compensation and assistance measures for affected families.

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are on alert as floodwaters from neighbouring Nepal move towards the border, after devastating flash floods killed at least 100 and 65 people.

India on Thursday sent a second tranche of relief supplies to flood-ravaged Nepal in a military transport aircraft. On Wednesday, 10 tonnes of HADR, or Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, material were dispatched to the neighbouring country.

A 57-member group from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry had travelled to Nepal as part of a tour; 20 of them have been rescued, while 34 from T.N. are yet to be brought to safety. Besides this group, another 49 people had travelled to Nepal from Chennai

A total of 103 people from Tamil Nadu who had gone on a pilgrimage were stranded in Nepal due to devastating floods on Wednesday

The relief supplies included emergency items such as temporary shelters, blankets, hygiene kits, solar lamps, and medicines. It is learnt that New Delhi will send more relief supplies in the next few days

Bihar was put on alert as floodwaters from the neighbouring country entered the Gandak river and reached a barrage on August 26

According to officials, apart from the SEOC numbers0135-2710334, 2710335, 2664314, 2664315, 2664316, and 8218867005people can also contact the toll-free number 1070

The Hindus complete coverage of the Nepal flash floods