(Reuters) SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, Sept 1 – The United States and Australia on Wednesday announced a combined $580 million in funding for the Pacific Islands, as both nations battle China for influence in the region. Australia will offer a A$600 million ($430 million) package to combat drug smuggling in the region at a meeting of the Pacific […]
(Reuters) KATHMANDU/BEIJING, Sept 1 – The death toll from Nepal’s devastating floods surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach thousands still missing nearly a week after the Himalayan disaster tore through towns and valleys. Specialised rescue teams from China, India and Nepal built temporary bridges to reach remote […]
(Reuters)་་་་ LAEM CHABANG, Thailand, Sept 2 – U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln steamed into Thailand’s Laem Chabang on Wednesday morning after more than 200 days at sea, including a long deployment in the Middle East, amid reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating conditions aboard. The Lincoln, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard, has set […]
Al Jazeera: Iran has accused the United States of bombing a house during a wedding celebration in the southern county of Sirik, killing at least five people, including a child. Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the “brutal” attack hit the residence in the city of Kuhestak early on Wednesday. […]
BBC: Germany has said Russia was responsible for last month’s drone attack at Leipzig’s airport. A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, close to Ukrainian cargo planes, on 4 August. It failed to explode as the detonator was apparently faulty, and investigators suspect a second drone collided with […]
(Reuters) DUBAI, Sept 1 – Iran said on Tuesday it would reciprocate if the United States honoured its commitments under a June interim deal on halting their conflict, but tensions remained high after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tehran with further strikes. Oil prices rose after the first exchange of direct attacks since late July, and […]
BBC: At least 12 people have been killed and 17 injured, including two children, in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the wider region, officials say. In Kyiv, six of the eight casualties were railway workers of the state Ukrzaliznytsia company after a depot was hit. Fires were reported in […]
BBC: The families of more than 600 workers believed to be trapped in a vast network of mud-filled tunnels along Nepal’s Trishuli River are clinging to hope their loved ones can be found alive. Rescuers continued battling to reach them on Monday, using explosives to blast into the hillside before pumping air into the Trishuli-3A […]
BBC: US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation after about 18 months in the role. His departure was confirmed by CBS, the BBC’s US media partner, which reported it came after months of conflict between him and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. The youngest-ever army secretary has often been referred to as President Donald […]
BBC: India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal led the country’s largest-ever business delegation to Japan last week in a bid to expand trade and investment ties between the two countries. His visit came as Japan’s deepening push into Asia’s third largest economy has become increasingly more apparent. If you visit a shopping mall or a high […]
