Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s parliament in late August passed legislation that, for the first time, spells out in statute the powers of the country’s most senior military office, continuing a restructuring of the military’s command structure that began with last November’s 27th constitutional amendment.The National Assembly on August 20 approved
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More than a week after a glacial collapse near the Langtang Lirung mountain peak set off devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, sending a deluge of rocks, mud and water to the valleys below, forensic experts are working to identify bodies.More than 1,270 people have been killed, and more than
Russian drone and missile attacks in Kyiv have intensified, disrupting daily life with constant air-raid sirens
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Bengaluru, India — It was past time for class, but none of the 122 students at the government-run primary school in Samuhi Bhatpurwa village in India’s Uttar Pradesh were ready for lessons.For once, they had something to teach the school authorities.Dressed in their red-and-white checked uniforms, the students — some
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Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s parliament in late August passed legislation that, for the first time, spells out in statute the powers of the country’s most senior military office, continuing a restructuring of the military’s command structure that began with last November’s 27th constitutional amendment.The National Assembly on August 20 approved
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev kept his bid for a first US Open title on track with a gritty five-set victory over Quentin Halys, staying the course as a spate of upsets rocked the men’s draw on Thursday.A trio of former women’s champions – Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka –
More than a week after a glacial collapse near the Langtang Lirung mountain peak set off devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, sending a deluge of rocks, mud and water to the valleys below, forensic experts are working to identify bodies.More than 1,270 people have been killed, and more than
Russian drone and missile attacks in Kyiv have intensified, disrupting daily life with constant air-raid sirens
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Froun, Lebanon – Hasan Saeid Ramadan, 56, was at home in this southern Lebanese municipality when he heard the explosions.“It shook the ground like an earthquake, and the mountain collapsed,” he said, pointing at the nearby Qantara mountains.Recommended Stories
Taiz, Yemen – Abdullah Saeed, 47, fled his home in the Maqbanah district west of Taiz in 2022, leaving everything behind and settling in al-Rahabah camp in the Jabal Habashi area 90km (55 miles) south.While he and around 300 other families in the camp have since struggled to meet their
Bengaluru, India — It was past time for class, but none of the 122 students at the government-run primary school in Samuhi Bhatpurwa village in India’s Uttar Pradesh were ready for lessons.For once, they had something to teach the school authorities.Dressed in their red-and-white checked uniforms, the students — some
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In briefThe two workers were pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station.The two are being taken to a hospital in Kathmandu, officials said.Two hydropower workers were pulled from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Friday, more than a week after catastrophic flooding swept through
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