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Himalayan Glacial Floods Kill More Than 1,300 Along Nepal-China Border

Flash floods triggered by a glacial collapse along the Nepal-China border killed more than 1,300 people and destroyed remote villages, prompting appeals for international emergency assistance through the UN climate loss and damage fund.
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U.S. Defends Unilateral Strikes on Suspected Drug-Trafficking Networks in Ecuador
Israel Closes British Consulate in East Jerusalem After UK Sanctions on West Bank Settlements
Pakistan Warns Mutual Defense Pact Could Be Activated as Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Intensify
Drone Nearly Strikes Zelenskyy’s Aircraft as U.S. Envoys Pursue Ukraine Peace Talks
Himalayan Glacial Floods Kill More Than 1,300 Along Nepal-China Border
UN Nuclear Watchdog Refers Iran to Security Council Over Nonproliferation Violations
Global Oil Prices Surpass $100 as U.S.-Iran Military Confrontation Escalates
Merz Rebukes AfD Expansion in Saxony-Anhalt
NFL Secures Global Broadcasting and Streaming Deal Worth More Than $10 Billion
NASA Completes Major Artemis Lunar Landing Simulation
Hollywood Studios and Writers Resume Talks Over Streaming Pay and Artificial Intelligence
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