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Deadly Flash Flood Along Nepal-China Border Leaves 2,500 Missing
On August 26, a massive flood swept across the Nepali districts of Nuwakot and Rasuwa. The Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river valleys created mud and debris that buried infrastructure, leaving at least 616 deaths, 2,500 people missing, and more than 2,300 additional people still injured.
Latest Breaking News
Bond Yields Soar Across the Developed World — Sahil Kulkarni, September 7
Far-right Party Wins German State Election — Harry Xu, September 6
Iran Vows Escalated Response After US Hits Tankers — Krish Bhakta, September 6
Cargo Plane Crash Kills Five in Miami — Dhruv Arun, September 6
Pentagon Takes 35% in Venezuelan Oil Venture — Armaan Zaidi, September 5
Explosions at Bolivian Military Facility Alarm Authorities — Jai Shenoy, September 4
Coup Attempt Fails to Oust Niger’s Tiani — Alejandro Rangel, September 4
Thailand and Singapore’s Prime Ministers Perform ‘Let It Be’ During Diplomatic Meeting — Fin Ballin, September 4
Lindsay Clancy Murder Case Declared Mistrial — Justin Lin, September 4
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Egypt — Aryan Kondekar, September 2
Lindsay Clancy Trial Faces Possible Mistrial After Jury Deadlock — Siyona Biswas, September 2
Zambia’s President Hichilema Begins Second Term After a Disputed Election — Aryan Kondekar, September 2
Senator Ed Markey Wins Massachusetts Primary — Aryan Kondekar, September 1
“Super El Niño” and its impact on the United States — Bianca Trujillo, September 1
House Passes Funding Bill, Pushing Fight Past Midterms — Adhiyanth Ram, September 1
Ferry Sinks 15 Minutes After Leaving Cyprus — Dhruv Arun, August 30
Flash Floods Strike Parts of Grand Canyon National Park — Aarav Narang, August 30
Iceland Votes on Restarting European Union Membership Talks — Grant Gargas, August 29
US President Donald Trump Strikes Major Oil Deal With Venezuela — Jai Shenoy, August 28
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario — Tanvi Ramkumar, August 27
Catastrophic Flooding Along the Nepal-Tibet Border — Siyona Biswas, August 26
Canada Imposes Tariffs on US Imports — Adhiyanth Ram, August 25
CIA Director John Ratcliffe Visits Russia — Sahil Jiwani, August 25
Somali Federal Troops Retake Baidoa After Clashes with Opposition — Armaan Zaidi, August 22
Latest Weekly Briefs
In domestic news, read about increasing electricity prices in recent years, and the underlying factors driving these price hikes. In international news, read about the rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa as a result of the Bundibugyo strain.
In domestic news, read about Trump’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” designed to compensate people who claim to be unfairly targeted for political reasons, Elon Musk’s losing of the OpenAI lawsuit on its transition from a nonprofit to for-profit organization, and the closing of the Late Show by CBS after 11 years. In international news, read about the sudden fall of the Latvian government and enroachment of its territory, the divide between the United States and NATO’s acts independently of American pressure, fragile diplomatic interaction between Washington and Tehran on the Iran deal, and China’s overhauling of the Hukou system, aiming to integrate migrant workers by providing social insurance.
In domestic news, read about Trump’s acceleration of the use of national guard deployments to bolster presence in D.C. and the current state of chip smuggling into Chinese technology companies based on new DOJ investigations. In international news, read about Joseph C. Vijay’s new role as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the division between the DMK and AIADMK, Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping and issues brought to the summit, and the global health authorities’ and WHO’s response to the newest hantavirus and ebola outbreaks.
In domestic news, read about Trump’s attempts to reduce gas prices amid high diapproval ratings for the Iran war, and how the U.S. housing market and mortgage rates are actively being affected. In international news, read about historic election changes altering historical British politics, reasons for the UAE’s leaving of the OPEC, and updates on what is supported by scientists as the sixth mass extinction primarily caused by human activity and industrialization.
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