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Death toll in Nepal flood reaches 469, police say
Nepalese police say the death toll in the floods has risen to 469.
In the previous update yesterday, the number was at 389.
Police have also provided details on the areas where the casualties are:
Rasuwa - 12
Dhading - 33…
Trump says US ready to provide “anything” Nepal needs as floods leave 90 Americans…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that the United States has offered Nepal "any help that they need" following the devastating flash floods in the country's Rasuwa district, as Washington works to locate American…
392 confirmed dead and more than 1,400 missing in Nepal floods
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said Nepal floods and landslides were caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.
Rescue teams waded through mud on Thursday searching for more than 1,400 people missing after…
China’s Xi likely to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years
Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month's BRICS summit in New Delhi with a large delegation, three sources said, in what would be his first visit in seven years and a fresh sign of a thaw between the rivals.
India is…
Homes submerged, tens of thousands relocated in China’s south as flooding intensifies
Widespread floods triggered by heavy rain from Typhoon Narra intensified on Tuesday across southern China, with homes and shops submerged and thousands of people relocated, while another storm system made its way towards Japan and Taiwan.…
Pakistan and Iran made ‘significant progress’ in talks on conflict, minister says
Pakistan and Iran made "significant progress" in talks that focused on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and a path to peace, Pakistan's interior minister said on Tuesday, at the end of a visit to Tehran.
Talks between the two sides focused…
Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions
Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran's economic lifeline, with Tehran expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington's pressure campaign.…
Haiti gang raid leaves 47 dead, as residents demand stronger protections
At least 47 people were killed and 22 more injured in an overnight gang raid on a neighborhood overlooking Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.N. said on Monday, prompting anger over the lack of protection from repeated deadly…
Iranian parliamentary committee approves fees on ships using Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday approved a provision in a draft law allowing Tehran to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The official IRNA news agency said the committee…
Burnham to visit Kyiv on first foreign trip and reaffirm UK support for Ukraine
Andy Burnham will mark his first foreign visit as prime minister with a trip to Kyiv on Monday to reiterate the UK's support for Ukraine and honour the country's independence day.
The prime minister will chair his first meeting of the…