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Relatives console Muna Khadka, center, who lost her son Aayush Khada in flash floods, at a cremation ground in Chitwan, Nepal, August 31, 2026.
September 2, 2026, 11:39 am
Nepal turns to rehabilitation as hope fades for nearly 4,000 missing after glacier disaster
Rescuers make last search of hydropower tunnels a week after devastating flash floods left more than 1,100 dead; authorities fear many are buried under debris
By Gopal Sharma and Saurabh Sharma
A resident looks at the swollen Trishuli river in Galchhi, Dhading District, Nepal, August 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 30, 2026, 9:19 pm
Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
Death toll passes 800 with 3,000 still missing, as rescuers scramble to find survivors of Wednesday’s flood; residents begin to return to ruined homes; mass burials begin
By Agencies
Illustrative: The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on February 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
August 27, 2026, 6:33 am
US says it disrupted Chinese hacking campaign that broke into top government bodies
Justice Department says it seized two platforms used in operation to hack NASA, the Federal Reserve, Senate and other sensitive agencies; Beijing says it opposes cyberattacks
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens
Rescuers use earthmovers to reach submerged houses after flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 27, 2026, 5:57 am
At least 168 killed in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster; Israeli among over 1,300 missing
Videos of the tragedy show water and mud swallowing people as they tried to escape; USGS says disaster caused by glacial collapse
By AFP
A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 26, 2026, 10:01 pm
At least 160 dead, hundreds of tourists missing, including Israeli, after Nepal-Tibet mudslide
Homes, roads and villages swept away after possible quake triggers Himalayan landslide and flooding; authorities fear death toll will rise significantly
By Gopal Sharma, Liz Lee, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
August 22, 2026, 7:46 pm
Iran says any country cooperating with new US sanctions will be ‘considered an enemy’
US has presented new sanctions as ‘toughest in history,’ is urging China — one of Tehran’s top trading partners — to cooperate; oil traffic through Hormuz still near a standstill
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Anti-Israel demonstrators take part in a 'Stand with Palestine' protest close to the embassy of Israel in west London on October 9, 2023. (Daniel LEAL/ AFP/ File)
August 16, 2026, 8:51 pm
UK, US both said probing alleged ties between China and an anti-Israel protest group
Telegraph report says Code Pink suspected of receiving funds from a Beijing-backed tech tycoon to stage pro-Palestinian demonstrations
By Ethan Rubinson
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets Chinese President Xi Jinping, during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2022. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
July 30, 2026, 6:31 pm
Frustrated with the US, Gulf states look to China for help reining in Iran
Beijing has avoided challenging Tehran’s Hormuz blockade, and Gulf concerns could end up taking a backseat to superpower politics and China’s reliance on Iranian oil, analysts say
By Samia Nakhoul and Timour Azhari
Illustrative: Rebel-fighters monitor the sky holding a FN-6 man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in the Syrian village of Teir Maalah, on the northern outskirts of Homs, on April 20, 2016. (MAHMOUD TAHA/AFP)
July 29, 2026, 4:02 pm
Iran set to receive up to 400 Chinese shoulder-fired air-defense systems within weeks
Sources report a $70 million deal to help Tehran rebuild defenses after Israeli and US strikes, with plans made to transport arms overland via Pakistan; Beijing denies report
By John Irish and Jonathan Saul
People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 2, 2024. (Steven Senne/AP)
July 21, 2026, 8:15 am
US Justice Department again probes Harvard, this time over financial aid programs
Review announced to determine whether China-based plans and practices exclude American students, continuing Trump’s crackdown over anti-Israel protests and other issues
By Kanishka Singh
US President Donald Trump meets with Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (not seen) on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
June 17, 2026, 3:52 pm
‘I’m the boss’, Trump tells G7, as he warms to Ukraine’s war position
US president and other summit leaders pledge support for Kyiv, fresh sanctions on Russia; global supply chains for critical minerals and macroeconomic imbalances also on agenda
By Steve Holland, Julia Payne and michel rose
A general view of rescue team members and emergency vehicles arriving at the Liushenyu coal mine after a gas explosion in Changzhi, in northern China's Shanxi province, on May 23, 2026. (CNS / AFP)
May 23, 2026, 10:22 am
Gas explosion at Chinese coal mine kills at least 90 people, state media says
Rescuers retrieve most of the 247 workers who were underground during blast in northern Shanxi province, in country’s worst mining disaster in 17 years
By Isabel KUA
Illustrative: A rocket carrying two satellites lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu province on July 25, 2019. (CN-STR / AFP)
April 15, 2026, 10:02 am
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US military bases in Middle East – report
IRGC bought satellite in late 2024 after it was launched into space, and directed it to monitor bases before and after missile and drone strikes on them, Financial Times says
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Iran's domestically built missiles and satellite carriers are displayed in a permanent exhibition at a recreational area in northern Tehran, Iran, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 11, 2026, 12:18 pm
US intel said to assess Iran can recover underground launchers, fire thousands of missiles
Officials concerned Iran will rebuild ballistic capabilities during truce, WSJ says; CNN reports that US intelligence indicates China preparing to ship air defense systems to Iran
By ToI Staff
People wave Iranian flags and chant slogans in a memorial for school children who were killed during a strike on a school in southern town of Minab on February 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 8, 2026, 8:54 am
Trump says he believes China got Iran to come to the negotiating table
Iranian officials cited by NYT also say Beijing stepped in at last minute amid concern of economic fallout, as deadline loomed for Trump’s threats to strike crucial infrastructure
By AFP and ToI Staff
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