Nearly 600 foreign nationals are missing after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday. The flooding began on the morning of August 26, when a surge of water, mud, and debris entered Nepal from the autonomous Chinese region of Tibet via the Bhote Koshi River, Nepal’s Tourism Board said. Around 465 bodies have been
Andy Burnham will mark his first foreign visit as prime minister with a trip to Kyiv on Monday to reiterate the UK’s support for Ukraine and honour the country’s independence day. The prime minister will chair his first meeting of the “coalition of the willing”, set up by the UK and France under his predecessor,
President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, which drew swift pushback from cattle producers and conservative rural-state Republicans. Beef prices have climbed to record highs amid a drop in the number of U.S. cattle, consistent consumer demand and limits on cattle from
The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as the Trump administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence. If the schools don’t complete a review and terminate any arrangements deemed problematic within the next two weeks, they face losing funding. The goal is
The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as the Trump administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence. If the schools don’t complete a review and terminate any arrangements deemed problematic within the next two weeks, they face losing funding. The goal
In 2022, the commission concluded that Zuma had hired and fired ministers central to the running of the country’s economy at the behest of the Gupta family. The South African authorities ended up cancelling their arrest warrant for Ajay Gupta. The two younger Gupta brothers, Atul and Rajesh, went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),
