INDO DAILY
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Sunday, September 27, 2026
IndoDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)

Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check

Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.

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IndoDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild

Pulled alive 10 days after catastrophic floods trapped him in a tunnel, Nepali hydropower worker Kabir Maharjan is determined to h...

IndoDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia hold talks after Houthi attacks

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held military chiefs of staff talks to support the kingdom as Yemen's Houthis ramp up attacks on...

IndoDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister

Wealthy nations must do their fair share to help countries that are least responsible for the climate crisis, yet bear its brunt, ...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
'Worry and sorrow': Middle East war opens old wounds in Kurdistan

Kurdistan resident Ahmed Faraj was just a child when his city became a battlefield in the Iran-Iraq conflict. Decades later, with ...

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IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
India's 'Tree Father' plants for a greener future

With Delhi's choking haze hanging overhead, Peepal Baba presses a young tree into the earth, continuing a nearly half-century mission to restore India's vanishing green cover.

IndoDaily MILITARY Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan PM calls Houthi Mecca attacks 'red line' at UN

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said at the UN Friday that further attacks on the Islamic holy city of Mecca would be a "red line" for Islamabad.

IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal PM says floods 'a warning to the world' about climate change

Nepal's catastrophic flooding last month "was a warning to the world" about the rising dangers of climate change, Prime Minister Balendra Shah told the United Nations on Thursday, ...

IndoDaily CHINA Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal flood victims look to PM Shah to press climate case at UN

As Nepal's prime minister heads to the United Nations seeking climate justice, survivors of the catastrophic floods that tore through Himalayan valleys are counting on the young le...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi authorities shift schools in Riyadh to remote learning for week: emails to parents

Parents across Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week, according to messages seen by AFP.

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury chief claims successes in isolating Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Saturday that he had sent envoys around the world to pressure countries to economically isolate Iran, hailing new restrictions targeting...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran stands firm on Hormuz plan after US rejection

Iran stood firm Sunday on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
French military support to Saudi Arabia 'defensive': FM

French military support being given to Saudi Arabia to help it confront attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houth...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Trump expects new Iran talks despite rejecting deal offer

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week, despite hi...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Washington denounces Iran's truce proposal as 'cynical'

A top US official on Sunday dismissed a proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz presented by Iran as "cyni...