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Statement by UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, a.i. Marianne Ward on the exams in As-Sweida Governorate
Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Acting ASG for Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on Syria, 27 August 2026
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 3,205 attacks on healthcare facilities have been carried out, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Ukraine Jarno Habicht reported on Friday following fresh overnight strikes.
Israeli attacks killed four children and destroyed humanitarian aid supplies in what turned out to be a deadly week in war-ravaged Gaza, the UN emergency relief agency, OCHA, said on Friday.
Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security Council has called an emergency meeting at 3pm (local time) to hear and discuss the latest developments. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.
The impact of the deadly flood in Nepal has been described as “immense” as the authorities there confirm that 538 bodies have been recovered from the disaster-stricken area.
A day before a wall of ice, rock and muddy water tore through Himalayan valleys along the Nepal-China border, Dipesh Chapagain was discussing with a colleague just how devastating such a disaster could be.
The recent earthquake in Colombia could increase the risk of child recruitment by armed groups in Chocó and Valle del Cauca, where thousands of children remain out of school in areas already affected by conflict, the UN warned on Friday.
Chad, Lac province: Handover of the Dar Es Salam health centre in Baga Sola marks a new step towards the integration of refugees into the national health system
On 26/08/2026, a flood started in Nepal, lasting until 28/08/2026 (last update). The flood caused 527 deaths and 0 displaced .
On 8/28/2026 5:13:35 AM, an earthquake occurred in China potentially affecting 15.8 million in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5M, Depth:10km.
Grant Assistance to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Signing and Exchange of Notes on “The Project for Strengthening Immunization Programme”
Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Logistics Working Group - Ad-Hoc Regional Call on Nepal Flood Emergency (27 August 2026) [Presentation]
IOM Yemen DTM Flash Alert: Emergency Displacement in Mawza District - Ta’iz Governorate (Reporting Date: 27 August 2026)
Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Claudio Cordone - Briefing to the Security Council (27 August 2026)
El Salvador: Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund - LAC and Anticipatory Action | Response Activities per Municipality (As of 17 June 2026)
Honduras: Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund - LAC and Anticipatory Action | Response Activities per Municipality (As of 16 June 2026)
Guatemala: Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund - LAC and Anticipatory Action | Response Activities per Municipality (As of 18 June 2026)
Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador: Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund - LAC and Anticipatory Action | Response Activities per Municipality (As of 18 June 2026)
Regional Bureau for Eastern and Southern Africa | Refugees, asylum-seekers, returnees and IDPs by country of asylum as of 31 July 2026
Oxfam launches Nepal flood response in worst-hit Rasuwa and Nuwakot, as destroyed roads and swept-away bridges block relief efforts
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States’ removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list – a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that international support can help tackle outstanding challenges. UN News app users can follow here.
As hunger deepens across Gaza, humanitarian agencies continue to deliver food and other essential supplies to families in need.
Damaged roads, disrupted services and ongoing military activity continue to put civilians at risk in south Lebanon as strikes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah continue, according to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country (UNIFIL).
Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns and villages on Wednesday, aid teams have been working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
Republic of Korea and WFP launch second phase of initiative to provide life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Syria
Venezuelan interim president says the unusual agreement will help revive her country's economy.
Blocked roads and monsoon weather are complicating efforts to get food, shelter and emergency hygeine to survivors of Nepal's catastrophic floods. World Vision's Dhruba Gurmachhan explains what survivors need the most.
Rescue crews are struggling through blocked roads, high mountain canyons and dangerous terrain as they search for thousands of people missing in Nepal and Tibet.
An investigation has begun into the storage of weapons for Ukraine's military near a residential area.
Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday continued to search for the nearly 3,000 people missing after devastating flooding along the border with China engulfed entire villages earlier this week. At least 682 bodies were recovered in both countries, including 675 in Nepal and seven in China.
The United Arab Emirates has become a major economic and strategic force in Africa, through investments in key sectors and a growing involvement in conflicts on the continent – prompting some to describe its approach as imperialist.
The deadly strike comes amid 72 hours of near constant drone strikes across Ukraine, severely disrupting daily life.
After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are ready for a potentially long confrontation with the US and determined to prevent any unrest at home. It’s a far cry from US President Donald Trump’s initial hopes of toppling the Islamic Republic and his subsequent claims that “regime change...
Nepal officials say the death toll has continues to rise in Wednesday's floods that washed away communities in Nepal and Tibet, which is held by China. About 2,500 people are missing in both areas.
A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny marked by gunfire and explosions, authorities said Saturday, in what was seen as a major threat to the country's struggling junta. FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr brings you this analysis.
A depot that exploded in a Russian strike overnight was owned by the Ukrainian military and stored shells, drones, and other munitions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports.
Niger's defense ministry said the armed forces were progressively retaking control of sites targeted in an overnight attack on the capital Niamey, according to a statement read on state television, which resumed broadcasting on Saturday after temporarily going offline.
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed five people, local hospital officials said Friday. Two brothers and another relative died in a strike on the family’s home outside Khan Younis, officials at Nasser Hospital said. Two separate Israeli strikes killed one person each in Gaza City, according to health officials at Shifa hospital.
With roads damaged by the deadly floods, the Nepali army is using helicopters to carry out rescue operations and transport survivors to safety. Meanwhile, skies remain overcast, with more rain expected in the coming hours, raising concerns about further flooding. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah reports.
President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented US push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the OPEC nation's battered energy industry while delivering a new source of crude to help bring down US fuel prices.
A Russian drone strike triggered a major fire and explosions at a warehouse on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, forcing hundreds to evacuate the region, authorities said early Saturday.
Nepali army rescue teams were using drilling equipment on Saturday seeking to rescue more than 100 people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel, three days after devastating floods struck the site.
Niger's junta said Saturday it was back in control after mutineers held soldiers hostage at a military base next to the capital's airport. Russian forces reportedly helped members of Niger's presidential guard recapture the air base, killing some of the mutineers, according to diplomatic and security sources.
Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.
President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.
Rescuers in Nepal and China were battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing entire villages.
Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.
Washington and Caracas announced Friday that they had reached a “historic” oil agreement, under which the United States will take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's reserves.
As survival stories emerge from Nepal, authorities have been forced to temporarily suspend the search for thousands of people still missing.
A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.
Lawyers say Israel has increased entry bans to U.S. and foreign visitors who plan to meet with Palestinians or for suspicions about their opinions about Israel.
Hundreds have died and thousands are missing after Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
Friday marks exactly six months since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran. We look at how life has changed for Iranians.
Iraqi Kurdistan fears the Trump administration's plan will make the region more vulnerable to further attacks from Iran.
Instead of collapsing, the Iranian regime has dug in its heels and taken an even harder line.
But they say Moscow will likely continue its "hybrid activity" against Nato members, short of direct military action.
Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.
Israel's military said it carried out an air strike in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.
Syria’s Kurds are facing an uncertain future after this week’s dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the integration of military and civilian institutions in northeastern Syria into the Syrian state, raising questions over what the changes will mean for their rights, safety and daily lives. RFI spoke to a Kurdish civil society activist in the region.
The military authorities retook control of the city 18 months ago, but the conflict continues elsewhere.
Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing. But the remote and rugged terrain, as well as the risk of further flooding from upstream lakes formed by piles of debris, make their work as delicate as it is dangerous.
A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a landslide triggered devastating floods that tore through kilometres of valley. This is what happened along the Nepal-China border, where rescue teams are still trying to recover survivors 48 hours after the catastrophe. FRANCE 24 breaks down the chain of events and the scientific explanations behind the di...
Towards the end of World War II, as US troops advanced across the Pacific, Japan resorted to a desperate strategy: kamikaze attacks. Thousands of Japanese pilots, with an average age of just 21, were ordered to crash their explosive-laden planes into enemy ships. More than 3,800 pilots gave up their lives, killing over 7,000 allied naval personnel. Our reporter Mélodie Sforza met one of the last s...
Nepali soldiers rescued around 100 people trapped inside a flooded hydropower tunnel as the death toll from the Nepal-China floods continued to climb, with more than 1,500 people still missing. Rescue efforts were briefly suspended over fears that an overflowing landslide lake could trigger more flooding, while families across the disaster zone continue searching for loved ones.
Survivors of the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal and Tibet, some still missing friends and family members, shared harrowing accounts of their escape from raging floodwaters that brought devastation to the Himalayan border region, leaving more than 550 people dead and some 1,500 missing.
Convicted genocidaire Ratko Mladić has died at the age of 84 in a UN prison in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence. He was found guilty of leading the siege of Sarajevo and orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered. His planned burial with national honours has sparked sharp divisions in Serbia.
An Australian woman caught up in deadly flooding in Nepal has made contact with family.
Hundreds of people were killed by devastating flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away roads, bridges and entire villages. More than 1,000 people are still missing.
Authorities say a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach in the coming days.
#Rescue operations are underway in #Nepal after devastating #floods killed hundreds and left more than 1,400 missing. The #RedCross has also raised concern over humanitarian #aid, as it estimates nearly 100,000 people were affected by the #disaster.
Laura Bicker explains how a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is raising fears of a second flood.
Algeria entered a second day of national mourning on Friday as firefighters continued to battle wildfires in the north of the country that have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens.
Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Sunita Sharma, Head of Programs of Karuna-Shechen. While Nepal has considerable experience responding to natural disasters, the scale of the present devastation exposes a deeper challenge: Placing greater emphasis on preparedness. The immediate priorities are clear: finding those still missing and providing survivors with drinking water, food, shelter, clothing...
South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports as she travels from Kathmandu to Trishuli, passing ambulances and hearses on the way.
New satellite imagery and video analysis show the deadly Nepal floods began when part of a glacier near the Chinese border collapsed, triggering a debris flow that raced downstream at up to 150 km/h and devastated communities over more than 80 kilometres. Scientists are still piecing together the exact sequence of events, while authorities warn the disaster may not be over as a newly formed lake u...
Countries including South Korea, India, China, the UK and the EU are ramping up rescue efforts and humanitarian aid after the devastating Nepal-China floods, with hundreds of foreign nationals still missing. Relief operations remain difficult in the Himalayan terrain, while authorities warn that a lake formed by the disaster could burst and trigger a second wave of flooding.
As the climate continues to warm, scientists warn that the frequency of disasters like the floods in Nepal will increase.
Liza Kaminov is pleased to welcome Nadav Weiman, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence. He says there is a troubling gap between how Israeli military operations in Gaza are publicly explained and what soldiers experience on the ground. Testimonies collected by Breaking the Silence suggest that this gap is not simply about individual incidents, but about the policies, assumptions and rules of ...
Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, known as the “Butcher of Bosnia" for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, will be given a funeral with “military and state honours”, Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said Friday. Mladic died Thursday in The Hague where he was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
Officials say more than 100 people were thought to have been trapped in the tunnel in Rasuwa.
King Harald V of Norway remained a unifying figure in his country until the very end.
A joint appeal has been launched by Australian charities to support communities devastated by flooding and landslides along the Nepal-China border.
Another disaster could strike Nepal as rescuers search for survivors and communities face a long road to recovery.
Preliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice.
One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
Regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin urged residents to leave the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Thursday as Russian strikes damaged a district heating plant and threatened prolonged power and heating outages.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as an adviser to the presidency, state media said on Friday. Abdi's appointment comes just days after he dissolved the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as part of an integration agreement with Damascus.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, state media said on Friday, days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his Kurdish forces under an integration deal with Damascus.
The US military is running critically low on Patriot missile interceptors in Europe as the war with Iran drains stocks, according to US and NATO officials. The shortfall is raising concerns about NATO’s ability to counter a potential Russian ballistic missile attack, though officials said no such assault is imminent.
Many of the missing are foreign tourists, including trekkers in the Himalayan nation, as well as scores of pilgrims.
BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.
He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.
BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief convicted of war crimes for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, died in hospital on Thursday, according to a United Nations international tribunal.
With more than 1,000 people still missing after the devastating flash flood that hit Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, international rescue teams are working to locate survivors. But, as France 24’s Navodita Kumari reports, they are facing “extremely challenging” conditions due to the weather, mountainous terrain and lack of infrastructure.
It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.
Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.
Families in Kenscoff near the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince are demanding the release of relatives taken hostage by armed gangs during last weekend's deadly attack on the town. At least 47 people were killed and more than 20 abducted, with thousands having fled their homes to avoid further attacks.
A spokesman for the US military court at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed – the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States – will go on trial before a US military court in June 2028. Mohammed, also known as "KSM", was considered one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants before he was captured in March 2003.
Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide in the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, has died in the United Nations detention centre in The Hague after suffering several strokes, according to local media.
Officials from Iran and Qatar met on Thursday in Tehran for diplomatic talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade chokes oil supplies to Iran amid a domestic shortfall. The meetings follow a week of intense diplomacy in Iran involving separate meetings with officials from Oman and Pakistani seeking ways to end the war and reopen Hormuz.
Iran's top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade squeezes oil supplies to Iran amid a domestic shortfall.
France 24's Leela Jacinto takes a look at how the extreme geography of Nepal and Tibet, dominated by the Himilaya mountains, contributed to the initial confusion over the cause of catastrophic floods that have killed at least 180 people - now believed to be the result of a glacial collapse.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is in the French island of Mayotte for a two-day visit, accompanied by six ministers. On the agenda are discussions about the island’s reconstruction, more than a year and a half after Cyclone Chido struck. Lecornu says he shares the impatience of the people of Mayotte and wants to “provide solutions”.
A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.
After flash floods destroyed entire villages in a Himalayan valley on the Nepal-Tibet border, the search for over 1,300 missing people, including tourists and pilgrims, is underway.
Meta and the states that sued the company have agreed to a $17 billion settlement. And, nuclear regulators are preparing to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule.
Both countries say over 1,500 people remain missing, with more than half of them foreign nationals.
At least 1,500 people are missing, many of them foreign tourists, after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away entire villages
Russia's attacks on key targets follow an uptick in the country's attack on Ukraine.
At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.
A huge piece of ice that fell thousands of metres from a glacier into a river below is believed to have unleashed the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet that have killed at least 180 people. More than 1,300 people remain missing following the disaster, including foreigners and pilgrims, and hundreds have been displaced across the Himalayan region.
The death toll continues to rise after massive flash floods hit a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday.
Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. He argues that Ukraine’s expanding long-range strike campaign has helped Ukraine “stay in this game” by raising the economic, military and social costs of Russia’s invasion and, crucially, by bringing the consequences of a distant war increasingly into Russian life. As Ukraine braces for another brutal wi...
The EU has joined international efforts to send aid after catastrophic floods on the Nepal-Tibet border left at least 360 people dead and more than 1,300 missing.
The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war.
At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.
‘My heart goes out to all the Nepalese families who are grieving loved ones,’ Cara Severino says. Follow latest updates live Cabinet never discussed refugee cuts, says Plibersek Tanya Plibersek has said cabinet never discussed cutting Australia’s refugee intake after debate and confusion within Labor came into public view this week. No, I don’t really know where this story came from. We reconfirme...
Iran says it will rely equally on diplomacy and defence to protect its interests.
A news team, working for the US network NBC and a Palestinian woman were injured in an attack by masked Israeli settler
Footage shows fireworks lighting up Damascus as the Syrian capital hosts the Damascus International Fair.
This is the 27th time since Russia invaded Ukraine that Zaporizhzhia plant has had to rely on emergency diesel supplies.
This blog is now closed. ‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in Nepal Chinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the dead Outside the army camp in the Nuwakot district of Nepal, people run their fingers down the sheets of paper pinned to the wall, scanning the growing list of those reported mi...
Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of home A Palestinian woman and an NBC News team are reported to have been attacked and injured by masked Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday, amid worsening confrontations in the area. Benjamin Netanyahu said he condemned the violence committed “by a handful of rioters”. Con...
Anger grows in Nepal as flood survivors accuse the government of delays in delivering aid and finding missing relatives.
Officials at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital say cancer medicines have completely run out, as Israeli strikes continue.
Algeria says at least 12 people have been killed in wildfires sweeping the northeast, with the toll expected to rise.
Efforts intensify to break political impasse in a divided country.
In Sudan, date palm trees are an economic lifeline for residents of Northern State.
Two Turkish-operated vessels have been struck this week as a result of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Israeli settlers stormed Qusra in the occupied West Bank, attacking Palestinian residents and damaging homes.
Niger’s military says it is regaining control after a mutiny in Niamey after gun fire was heard in the capital.
Israeli settlers have attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reports rising casualties amid escalated Israeli attacks, with victims trapped under rubble.
On Friday, Nepal's tourism board put the number of tourists still "out of communication" at 622 - 471 of which were foreign tourists.
The US Treasury Department is due to cut off a major Egyptian bank's operations in the United Arab Emirates from the US financial system, an official said Friday, as Washington pushes to choke Iran off economically.
Niger’s military says it’s “gradually regaining control” after a mutiny at an army base near the international airport in Niamey.
Attack on depot owned by Ukraine military causes detonations and huge fire, damaging residential buildings At least 37 people have been killed after a Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv’s western suburbs that was storing “explosive objects”. The attack damaged at least 50 residential buildings, including a care home for elderly and disabled people, and sparked a huge fire and explosions in...
An UNRWA vocational centre in the occupied West Bank has been raided by Israeli forces and ordered to close.
Israel threatens the Qalandiya Training Centre, one of Jerusalem's oldest still-operational educational institutions.
After nearly three years of war, a farmer returns to Sheikh Ijlin’s renowned grape fields.
Indonesia sets up shelters for babies, children affected by wildfire smoke
"Insurgents from within the armed forces" tried to enter the presidential palace in Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday, security sources told AFP, but were repelled by the presidential guard. Shooting is reportedly ongoing at the palace.
Residents of Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday reported hearing gunfire near a military base at the international airport, which has been attacked by jihadists twice this year.
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says warehouse was struck, 'followed by a detonation', causing a major fire.
Iran's president said sanctions and the US naval blockade had caused exports and imports to slump by nearly 35 percent.
Victims of deadly wildfires that swept through Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province were buried Friday in Djemaa Beni Habibi, as grieving relatives and Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb gathered for the funerals.
Australian-led trial finds low risk of side effects from common cholesterol-lowering medication for otherwise healthy older people Taking a common cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke for people aged over 70, with a low risk of serious side effects, a world-first clinical trial led by Australian researchers has found. Statins are already commonly prescrib...
Trump has long been candid about his desire for the US to secure Venezuelan oil and has urged oil companies to invest in the South American nation.
Gulf states are building overlapping partnerships that complement, rather than replace, the US security role.
US President Donald Trump has claimed the US and Venezuela have reached the ‘biggest oil deal in world history’.
More than 40 Australians are among several thousand people unaccounted for after catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border How the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded – a visual guide Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An 11-year-old child, an ADF member and many other pilgrims and trekkers have been named among the Australians missing after deadly flash flo...
This live blog is now closed ‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in Nepal Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding . “Two helicopters have be...
Rescue operations have resumed after a brief pause, but experts caution of danger from a newly formed lake.
US president says deal secures majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in Venezuela.
Donald Trump has said the US has entered into an agreement with Venezuela to take control of a fifth of the country's oil reserves.
Top envoy for the US-led Board of Peace says Gaza is at risk of being ‘gone for good’ without reconstruction.
US Justice Department clarifies that the US Senate and Federal Reserve were targets but were not successfully hacked.
Iran says it will rely equally on diplomacy and defence to protect its interests.
US president says US will have ‘majority’ control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves Donald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, saying the US will have “majority” control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves. The terms of the agreement remain to be seen, but the US president said on his social-media platform that it had been broke...
There are now 41 Australians missing, and four rapid response team members are expected to arrive in Kathmandu At least 93,000 ‘in great need’ after Nepal-Tibet flash floods How the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded – a visual guide Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The number of Australians who were reported missing in the catastrophic Nepal flooding disaster ...
Analysts say Canada may lose 100,000 jobs under the current tariffs and could go into recession if the USMCA pact ends.
Before-and-after satellite images reveal the scale of destruction from Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods.
Eight-year-old Nepal flood survivor reunited with mother after rescue
Scientists are looking into cause and possible link to climate change.
Rescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 682 bodies so far.
Ongoing Russian attacks have killed several people and wounded dozens across Ukraine.
Around a dozen Israeli activists gathered outside European Union representative offices in east Jerusalem on 28 August, calling on the bloc to take a stronger position on the war in Gaza.
Students in Houthi areas fear lost opportunities after government decision not to authenticate some certificates.
Russia intensified attacks across Ukraine, killing civilians and damaging homes and warehouses near Kyiv
Relatives ‘really worried, but hopeful’ as they wait anxiously for news in the aftermath of the flash flooding disaster Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The families of an Australian defence force member and two Sydney boys who went missing with their parents in Nepal remain hopeful they will be found safe. Dozens o...
Authorities recorded nearly 2,000 fires across Algeria in July alone, underscoring the growing challenge facing communities already vulnerable to extreme heat and dry conditions.
Israel's prime minister and defence minister praise the attack as Hamas calls for Israeli 'crimes' to stop.
Critics call move to gain long-term access to country’s massive energy reserves ‘predatory’ and ‘unconstitutional’ Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry, with critics describing the move as “predatory” and a “rapacious” land grab. Several media outlets this week reported that the Trump administration – which abducted Ven...
Deadly wildfires have devastated villages in Algeria’s Jijel province, nearly 350 kilometres east of Algiers, Residents are assessing the damage as crews work to restore electricity and clear affected areas.
Moscow recruits an estimated 1,000 people a day but western officials say it cannot keep up with casualty level Russia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said. While Russia is still acquiring new battlefield recruits at speed, with an estimated rate of 1,000 a day, in the last two months even this has not been sufficient to replace t...
Al Jazeera reports from flood-hit Bidur, Nepal, as residents flee towards higher ground amid threats of another flood.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Nicolay Mladenov says that a return to war would be 'devastating'.
Israeli restrictions and war damage have created a liquidity crisis, crippling Gaza's banking system and daily commerce.
After repeated disappointments over US Patriots, Kyiv switches to attacking Russia using European weapons.
The latest round of attacks comes as Palestinians across the strip continue to face severe food insecurity.
Federation says it fears death toll of nearly 600 will continue to rise as rescuers reach cut-off areas Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? The Red Cross has said at least 93,000 people may have been affected by Wednesday’s flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, which have killed nearly 600 pe...
As life continues in Iran despite economic hardship, the war has settled into a stalemate with mediated talks failing to produce a peace deal.
Nepali and Tibetan communities plan vigils and work to raise funds for recovery in ‘devastating’ time Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s Nepali community plan to host vigils to remember the victims of the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster to coincide with a day of mourning, as the number of people killed continues to rise. As Australia’s Nepali diaspora wait for the ...
Desperate relatives trying to reach loved ones last seen in area where entire villages have been swept away Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? Families are rushing to Nepal to search for the 33 British nationals who are still missing, as fears mount over the risk of a second wave of flooding i...
Around a dozen Israeli activists gathered outside European Union representative offices in east Jerusalem on 28 August, calling on the bloc to take a stronger position on the war in Gaza.
Israeli strikes killed at least four people in Gaza, hitting a tent shelter and worsening conditions in overcrowded camps plagued by pests and poor sanitation.
At a Kathmandu hospital, families peer at lists of those who are critical, dead — or have been released.
The appointment came days after Abdi declared the Kurdish-led force dissolved and integrated into the Syrian army, ending a decade of independent existence in a move Washington called "genuine integration".
Scale of devastation emerges in Nepal as reporters reach disaster area, but Chinese state media focus more on rescue efforts Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates In the days since an enormous glacier in the Himalayas snapped away from a mountaintop and cascaded into the valley below, the true scale of the devastation caused by the flash floods in Nepal and Tibet is still unfolding. But the pic...
Sudan has lifted a two-year-old night-time curfew and a state of emergency in the capital, Khartoum, in a move authorities say will allow residents to move and work around the clock.
Humanitarian organisations warn there is a significant risk of a spillover due to extensive cross-border trade and travel between the two countries.
Deadly wildfires have devastated villages in Algeria’s Jijel province, nearly 350 kilometres east of Algiers, Residents are assessing the damage as crews work to restore electricity and clear affected areas.
Video shows the moment a Russian attack hit a parking lot near Ukraine’s capital.
Many of the US president's goals remain unfulfilled, despite claims of victory.
Families are waiting for news of their loved ones as rescue teams race to reach survivors of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood
Thirty-three people were also wounded as gunmen raided village and seasonal cattle camp in northwest of the country.
A lake formed after floods and mudslides on the China-Nepal border burst its banks on Friday, halting rescue operations.
Al Jazeera tracks six months of the Iran war, from the dead and displaced to the shock delivered to the global economy.