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Local residents remove mud to recover vehicles from debris after Friday's flash flooding, in Mingora, the main town of Swat Valley, in Pakistan's northwest, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.Photo: AP

Pakistan expands rescue and relief efforts after floods kill over 200 in a single district

Pakistan expands rescue and relief efforts after floods kill over 200 in a single...

Rescue workers in northwestern Pakistan expanded relief operations Sunday after flash floods killed more than 220 people in a single district, officials said.
Rescue workers in northwestern Pakistan expanded relief operations Sunday after flash floods killed more than 220 people in a single district, officials said.
World 17 Aug, 2025
Ukrainian soldiers from air-defence unit of 59th brigade fire at Russian strike drones in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. Photo: AP

Ukrainian defenses face a challenge as Russian troops make gains ahead of the Putin-Trump summit

Ukrainian defenses face a challenge as Russian troops make gains ahead of the...

After years of fighting, Russia still does not fully control all of the Donetsk region, which it illegally annexed in 2022, along with the Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
After years of fighting, Russia still does not fully control all of the Donetsk region, which it illegally annexed in 2022, along with the Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
World 15 Aug, 2025
Stranded pilgrims are helped across a water channel using a makeshift bridge a day after flash floods in Chositi village, Kishtwar district, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Photo: AP

Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 56 and leaving scores missing

Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 56 and leaving...

Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 300 people to safety.
Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 300 people to safety.
World 15 Aug, 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the garden of 10 Downing Street in London. Photo: AP

Putin praises Trump's efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of Friday summit in Alaska

Putin praises Trump's efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of Friday summit in Alaska

Speaking after the meetings to reporters, Trump warned of “very severe consequences” for Russia if Putin doesn’t agree to stop the war against Ukraine after Friday’s meeting.
Speaking after the meetings to reporters, Trump warned of “very severe consequences” for Russia if Putin doesn’t agree to stop the war against Ukraine after Friday’s meeting.
World 14 Aug, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces that Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at a press conference in Canberra. Photo: AP

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so.
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so.
World 11 Aug, 2025
President Donald Trump gestures during a trilateral signing ceremony with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington. Photo: AP

Trump says he will meet Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the Ukraine war

Trump says he will meet Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the Ukraine war

The Kremlin has not yet confirmed the details, which Trump announced on social media, but both nations had said they expected a meeting could happen as soon as next week.
The Kremlin has not yet confirmed the details, which Trump announced on social media, but both nations had said they expected a meeting could happen as soon as next week.
World 09 Aug, 2025
Vice President JD Vance, right, shakes hands with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting at Chevening House in Kent, England. Photo: AP

US has 'no plans' to recognize Palestinian state, Vance says before talks with UK foreign secretary

US has 'no plans' to recognize Palestinian state, Vance says before talks with UK...

Asked whether Trump had been given a heads up on Israel’s announced intent to occupy Gaza City, Vance said he wouldn't go into such conversations.
Asked whether Trump had been given a heads up on Israel’s announced intent to occupy Gaza City, Vance said he wouldn't go into such conversations.
World 09 Aug, 2025
A woman offers prayer in the rain at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park, as Japan commemorates the 80th anniversary of the day an atomic bomb was dropped on its southwestern city, in Nagasaki, Japan. Photo: AP

Nagasaki marks 80th A-bomb anniversary as survivors put hopes of nuke ban in the hands of youth

Nagasaki marks 80th A-bomb anniversary as survivors put hopes of nuke ban in the...

Nagasaki invited representatives from all countries to attend the ceremony Saturday. China notably notified the city it would not be present without providing a reason.
Nagasaki invited representatives from all countries to attend the ceremony Saturday. China notably notified the city it would not be present without providing a reason.
World 09 Aug, 2025
FILE - Motorists drive through a flooded road caused by heavy monsoon rain in Lahore, Pakistan. Photo: AP

Pakistan's deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds

Pakistan's deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds

Heavy monsoon rains have resulted in a series of disasters that have battered South Asia, especially the Himalayan mountains, which span across five countries, in the last few months.
Heavy monsoon rains have resulted in a series of disasters that have battered South Asia, especially the Himalayan mountains, which span across five countries, in the last few months.
World 07 Aug, 2025
Indo Tibetan Border Police soldiers clear the debris and look for the survivors after a flash flood that swept away many houses and buildings in Dharali, a Himalayan mountain village in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand state, India. Photo: AP

Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly flash floods kill 4 in northern India

Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly flash floods kill 4 in northern India

Flood waters triggered by intense rains gushed down the narrow mountains Tuesday into Dharali, a mountain village in Uttarakhand state, sweeping away homes, roads and a local market.
Flood waters triggered by intense rains gushed down the narrow mountains Tuesday into Dharali, a mountain village in Uttarakhand state, sweeping away homes, roads and a local market.
World 06 Aug, 2025
Houses are inundated in slash and some swept away after flash floods in Dharali, a Himalayan mountain village in the Uttarkashi district of Indian state of Uttarakhand. Photo: AP

Flash floods kill at least 4 and trap others under debris in northern India

Flash floods kill at least 4 and trap others under debris in northern India

The flooding in northern India is the latest in a series of disasters that have battered the Himalayan mountains, which span across five countries, in the last few months.
The flooding in northern India is the latest in a series of disasters that have battered the Himalayan mountains, which span across five countries, in the last few months.
World 05 Aug, 2025

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