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Nepal urged to tighten climbing rules to cut Everest deaths
Weak climbers being led up Mount Everest by expedition operators with insufficient experience are causing problems, a veteran mountain guide said on Sunday, after one of the deadliest climbing seasons in years on the world’s highest…
To end plastic pollution,World must work as one
As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic pollution, the UN chief stressed in his message for World Environment Day on Monday, the importance of curbing the “catastrophic”…
Odisha train crash most likely caused by human error
The deadly train crash in India’s Odisha state was most likely the result of human error, officials said on Sunday, amid claims that it may have been caused by sabotage.
At least 275 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured when…
‘Last resort’: Australian women, children in court bid to force repatriation from Syrian camp
A group of women and their children plan to take the Australian government to court in a bid to be freed from Syrian detention camps, it was reported on Sunday.
Of the 40 Australian mothers and children being held in the Roj camp in…
US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘harassed’ ship
The US Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it.
Three fast-attack Guard vessels with armed troops aboard…
Netanyahu convenes Iran war drill, scorns UN nuclear watchdog
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday, convening a rare cabinet war drill after he accused UN inspectors of failing to confront Tehran.
With Iran having enriched enough…
Kuwaiti, UN official discuss global food security
Mansour Alotaibi, Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister, met on Sunday with Abdullah Dashti, UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Kuwait News Agency reported.
During the meeting, the two discussed issues relating to global food…
NATO chief to Erdogan: Sweden ‘has fulfilled obligations’ for membership
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday called on Ankara to drop its opposition to Sweden’s bid to join the defense alliance, saying Stockholm has addressed Turkiye’s security concerns.
“Sweden has taken significant concrete steps to meet…
Russia intercepted Ukrainian drones and thwarted major offensive
Russia has claimed it shot down nine drones over Crimea and one over Sudzha, Kursk, highlighting escalating tension in the region.
The interceptions are part of a series of near-daily attacks reported inside Russia or on Moscow-held…
Erdogan has eye on local, global challenges with new Cabinet
Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled his new Cabinet on Saturday night during his inauguration ceremony, with the appointments providing some indication on the direction the new government is heading on the economy and foreign…