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Pakistan captain Babar Azam returns against England '90pc fit'

News August 26, 2026

Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Wednesday said he is “90 per cent fit” as he returns to lead his country in the second Test against England at Lord’s. Azam missed last week’s series opener at H...

Massive flood near Tibet border kills at least 95 in Nepal: police

News August 26, 2026

At least 95 people were killed in Nepal on Wednesday after a massive flood tore through the border region with Tibet, a police spokesman told AFP. “So far, 95 deaths have been reported,” spokesman...

Deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border; at least 19 killed and hundreds unaccounted for

News August 26, 2026

Massive flooding near the border with Tibet killed at least 19 people in Nepal on Wednesday, but hundreds of tourists were still out of contact hours after the disaster hit. A torrent of mud and debri...

19 killed, 384 travellers missing in Nepal floods at China border; 'major casualties' reported in Tibet mudslide

News August 26, 2026

Massive flooding killed 19 people in Nepal on Wednesday as Chinese state media reported “major casualties” from a mudslide at a Tibet trade hub on China’s side of the nations’ shared border. I...

8 killed, 384 travellers missing in Nepal floods at China border; 'major casualties' reported in Tibet

News August 26, 2026

Massive flooding killed eight people in Nepal on Wednesday as Chinese state media reported “major casualties” from a mudslide at a Tibet trade hub on China’s side of the nations’ shared border...

Nepal floods at China border kill 8, cause 'major casualties' in Tibet

News August 26, 2026

Massive flooding killed eight people in Nepal on Wednesday as Chinese state media reported “major casualties” from a mudslide at a Tibet trade hub on China’s side of the nations’ shared border...

'A privilege, not a right': US to revoke visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers

Business August 26, 2026

The US government plans to revoke the visas of foreigners who came to the country for tourism or business but sought to stay longer by applying for asylum, the State Department said on Tuesday. The cr...

India rebuked by UN discrimination watchdog, asked to better protect tribal peoples and disadvantaged castes

News August 25, 2026

India must better protect tribal peoples and disadvantaged castes subjected to extrajudicial killings, torture and violence by law enforcement, a United Nations watchdog said on Tuesday. The UN Commit...

Trump veers from boredom to denial after 6 months of war on Iran

News August 25, 2026

At an impromptu press conference last week, US President Donald Trump waxed lyrical about his helipad, his ballroom and his granite paving stones. The one thing he barely mentioned? The war on Iran Si...

US removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list

News August 25, 2026

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday delisted Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that had severely impeded investment. The US Department of State also revo...