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Photo courtesy of Anadolu Ten days after a glacier collapse unleashed destructive floods and mudslides along the Nepal-China border, authorities reported Saturday that 1,362 people had died and another 5,531 remained missing. The disaster began on Aug. 26 when a section of the glacier on Mount Langtang Lirung broke apart roughly 5,200 meters above sea…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Political pressure is mounting on Israel’s leadership ahead of the country’s October parliamentary election, with an opposition lawmaker calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s removal over his handling of the security failures surrounding the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Gilad Kariv, a lawmaker from the opposition Democrats party, said Saturday that…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Russia denied involvement in an alleged drone incident at Germany’s Leipzig Airport after Britain summoned Moscow’s top-ranking diplomat in London over the matter. Russian chargé d’affaires Vasily Tsyganov was called to the British Foreign Office on Thursday, where UK officials raised accusations linking Moscow to the incident, according to the Russian…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Canada is stepping up efforts to reduce its economic dependence on the United States, announcing C$4.7 billion in rail manufacturing investment as trade relations between the neighboring countries deteriorated. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that 313 railway cars would be produced in Thunder Bay, Ontario, as part of the modernization…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu US President Donald Trump appointed Adam Telle as acting secretary of the Army on Thursday after Dan Driscoll stepped down amid reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Telle had been serving as assistant secretary of the Army for civil works before being elevated to the service’s top civilian post. Trump…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu China called on the United States to remove sanctions imposed on Chinese companies and individuals over alleged links to Iran, warning that the restrictions were disrupting legitimate trade and global energy supplies. Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson Huang Ling said Thursday that Beijing strongly opposed sanctions imposed without authorization from the United…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Russian President Vladimir Putin said a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine remained possible, although he maintained that Moscow and Kyiv must ultimately determine the terms of any settlement. Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday that other countries could assist diplomatic efforts, but argued that an…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Argentina moved to tighten restrictions on companies involved in oil development around the British-administered Falkland Islands, escalating its long-running sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom. President Javier Milei said Thursday that his government considered hydrocarbon extraction around the islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, unauthorized and a threat to the…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Kazakhstan has taken another step toward building its first nuclear power plant after signing a construction contract with Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom. The planned Balkhash facility will have two generating units with a combined capacity of 2.4 gigawatts, using Russian-designed VVER-1200 Generation III+ reactors. The engineering, procurement and construction agreement…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Rescue teams in Nepal were relying heavily on helicopters Thursday as destroyed roads and bridges left mountain communities cut off following deadly flash floods and mudslides. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said access remained especially difficult in Nuwakot, where severe damage had severed land connections to several areas. He said entire villages,…