International

AFP/APP Kathmandu: Low-lying neighbourhoods in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, were inundated by surging floodwaters on Sunday after ferocious monsoon rains that police said had killed at least 101 people across the Himalayan republic.…

AFP New York: Iran is increasing its efforts to disrupt the upcoming US presidential election by deploying fake news websites and hacking strategies aimed at Donald Trump, according to American officials and cybersecurity researchers.…

AFP Florida: At least 44 people have died across five US states affected by the powerful storm Helene, authorities reported on Friday. Torrential flooding has prompted emergency responders to initiate large-scale rescue operations.…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that his government has not responded to a proposal by the United States and its allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Israel's ongoing conflict with…

AFP/APP Patna: At least 46 people, including 37 children, drowned while celebrating a Hindu festival in eastern India, according to a local government official.  The victims lost their lives in separate incidents across Bihar state…

AFP/APP Paris: World leaders on Tuesday sounded the alarm over fears of a wider war after Lebanon suffered its deadliest day in two decades due to Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds. Following nearly a year of cross-border…

AFP/APP Beirut, Lebanon: Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon killed 182 people and wounded 727 others on Monday, in by far the deadliest cross-border escalation since war erupted in Gaza on October 7. According to…

AFP/APP Liverpool: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ruled out austerity measures and pledged to protect public services as Labour's annual conference commenced on Sunday in Liverpool. This marks Labour's first conference since…

AFP/APP Tehran: A devastating explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in Iran has claimed the lives of at least 51 workers, marking one of the country's deadliest industrial accidents in recent years, state media reported Sunday.…

AFP/APP Colombo: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's main Marxist politician, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, has taken a comfortable lead in the presidential election, which has turned into a referendum on an unpopular IMF bailout. Early results…