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FILE- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks to the media as he attends a meeting between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and U.S. business representatives, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 14, 2026. Photo: Go Nakamura/Pool Photo via AP

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after his affair raises national security concerns

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday after his extramarital affair raised national security concerns.

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Multiple police and fire units respond near Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., after a shooting following the 85th Magic City Classic on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Photo: Will McLelland /AL.com via AP

Mass shootings over Halloween weekend leave at least 6 dead and dozens injured across US

Mass shootings over the Halloween weekend — largely in nightlife districts across the U.S. — left at least six people dead and dozens injured, officials said.

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In this photo provided by DFO Balasore Wildlife Division, rescued baby orangutans huddle together in Bhograi village in Balasore district of Odisha, India, September, 2026. Photo: DFO Balasore Wildlife Division via AP

Baby orangutans in India expose illegal wildlife trade as experts question a billionaire's zoo

The villagers who first spotted the five baby orangutans in a casuarina forest in India in early September were puzzled by their reddish hair and unfamiliar faces.

28 Oct, 2026

FILE - An unidentified woman sells Nigerian national flags during an event to mark Nigeria independence day in Lagos, Nigeria, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria

At least 62 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a community in northeastern Nigeria, the country’s emergency agency said Tuesday.

28 Oct, 2026

FILE - Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025. Photo: AP

Attacks kill at least 60 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, church says

Two attacks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians, the country’s Orthodox Church said, urging authorities to protect civilians and bring those responsible to justice.

28 Oct, 2026

Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France's policing of high school protests

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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

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Some health workers in Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near...

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France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records

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Indian actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar dies at 75

Nana Patekar, an acclaimed Indian actor and filmmaker, died Thursday at his home in the western state of Goa. He was 75.

FILE -Nigerian Airforce march during 62nd anniversary celebrations of Nigerian independence, in Abuja, Nigeria, Oct. 1, 2022. Photo: AP

Nigerian Air Force says plane carrying 25 crashed with no survivors in southern Ondo state

There were no survivors among 25 people on board a Nigerian Air Force plane that crashed Monday in southern Nigeria’s Ondo state, officials said.

An FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Photo: AP

Who are the mystery men who stepped in to keep the FlyDubai plane from crashing?

Who are the mystery pilots who stepped in to stabilize the FlyDubai flight as it hurtled toward disaster?

An FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Photo: AP

Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel before passengers intervene to stop attack

A copilot stabbed a captain in an apparent attempt to crash a jetliner as it was flying 174 people to Israel on Wednesday. But passengers burst into the cockpit and wrestled with the attacker even as the plane descended sharply, witnesses and Israel’s government said.

In this photo taken with a smartphone, rescuers carry a survivor from a passenger ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on a stretcher upon arrival at a port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Photo: AP

Indonesian divers recover 3 bodies from capsized ferry as salvage operation begins

Rescue teams in Indonesia on Friday recovered three bodies from a capsized ferry while preparing to salvage the wreckage of the accident Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine with 126 people still missing, officials said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a welcoming ceremony at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. Photo: AP

India's Modi and China's Xi seek to reset ties on BRICS sidelines

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the latest effort by the rival neighbors to repair ties strained by a deadly border clash six years ago.

An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. Photo: AP

At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport

An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring five others as it struck vehicles and was engulfed in flames, authorities said.

Rescue workers search through a heap of refuse after it collapsed at Conakry’s largest landfill, Guinea, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Photo: AP

Guinea landfill landslide kills 30 in Conakry's Dar Es Salam

A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea 's capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government.

Residents and frontline workers embark on Ebola outbreak awareness campaign in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Photo: AP

Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine as it grapples with unprecedented outbreak

Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the country's health minister said.

Funeral pallbearers sit behind caskets during a memorial service for the victims of a ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Photo: AP

26 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe's ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 72

Eighteen children were among more than 70 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe this week, police said Saturday after rescuers recovered more bodies.

In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Photo: BASARNAS via AP

UPDATE: Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 38 and toppling buildings

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 38 people, collapsing buildings and homes as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said more than a dozen residents were injured.

In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers attempt to clear debris at building damaged by an earthquake in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Photo: BASARNAS via AP

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 20 and toppling buildings

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people, collapsing buildings and homes as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes.

Policemen talk to the residents of a slum affected by a landslide in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Photo: AP

Landslide in Mumbai kills 6 as India is drenched by monsoon rains

Heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide in a densely populated neighborhood in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, early Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring four others, authorities said.

A schoolgirl cries outside her school where deaths and injuries were reported after a shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. Photo: AP

Student kills at least 6 in a shooting at a high school in Thailand, authorities say

A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding several others, police said.

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Makwanpur EV crash death toll rises to 14, six from one family killed

The death toll from Thursday morning's electric microbus crash in Makwanpur has risen to 14, with police confirming that six members of the same family were among those killed.

File - Kaligandaki Corridor, one of Nepal's national pride projects, which connects northern and southern border points of Nepal, being constructed by Nepal Army, in Baglung, on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Photo: RSS

Dry landslide shuts down Kaligandaki Corridor, stranding vehicles

Vehicular movement along the Kaligandaki Corridor has come to a complete halt after a dry landslide blocked the roadway at Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2 on Wednesday night.

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Update: Ten dead, six injured in Chhath-bound EV crash in Makwanpur

Ten people were killed and six others injured when an electric vehicle carrying passengers home for the Chhath festival plunged off a mountain road in Makwanpur district on Thursday morning, police said.

File - Fog enveloping Thumhawa village in Kapilvastu Municipality on Sunday morning. Photo: Narad Kohar / RSS

Light rain likely in four provinces, fog forecast in Tarai

Light rainfall is likely at one or two places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces on Thursday, while fog and mist are expected in parts of the Tarai during the early morning, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

Nepal pledges community-led climate adaptation at COP31

Nepal has committed to strengthening locally led climate adaptation and ensuring climate finance reaches vulnerable communities, using a global platform at COP31 to call for greater support for countries bearing the brunt of climate change despite contributing little to global emissions.

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Youth dies after Pokhara jeep accident injures 12 others

A 23-year-old man died and 12 others were injured after a jeep veered off the road in Kaski district, police said on Thursday.

10 killed, five injured as EV plunges 700 metres in Makwanpur

Ten people were killed and five others injured when an electric vehicle travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi plunged about 700 metres off the road in Makwanpur district on Thursday morning.

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Bhai Tika being observed today, auspicious time set for 11:07 am

Bhai Tika, the final day of the five-day Tihar festival, is being observed across the country today, with the auspicious time for receiving the tika set for 11:07am.

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International Mountain Museum sees rise in visitor numbers

The International Mountain Museum in Pokhara has recorded a rise in visitor numbers in recent months, with 20,938 domestic and international tourists visiting the museum in the first four months of the current fiscal year up to November 6.

Festivals promote social harmony and unity, says PM Shah

Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said traditional festivals help bring people together by encouraging them to set aside differences and promoting social unity, harmony and tolerance.

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Foreign Minister Khanal arrives in Antalya for COP31

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal arrived in Antalya, Türkiye, on Saturday to lead the Nepali delegation to the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).

File - A Nepali police personnel worship a dog on Kukur Tihar, the second day of the second largest festival at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

Kukur Tihar being observed across Nepal

Kukur Tihar, the festival dedicated to dogs, is being observed across the country today, the third day of Yamapanchak during this year’s Tihar festival.

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