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Saturday, September 26, 2026
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 help rebuild his country despite his own harrowing ordeal.

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IndoDaily 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 "...

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, ...

IndoDaily 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 B...

DarwinDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
El Nino rewrites the menu in the world's top restaurants

A record-breaking El Nino will likely force the world's top chefs to rethink their menus ahead of droughts, floods and heatwaves u...

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IndoDaily MILITARY Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Taliban govt says Pakistan strikes kill 4 civilians in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Thursday that Pakistani airstrikes on several provinces had killed four civilians, days after another deadly bombardment and a militant att...

IndoDaily MILITARY Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan confirms Afghan strikes after resident says Kandahar hit

An overnight airstrike hit the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, home to the Taliban government's supreme leader, a resident told AFP early Thursday.

IndoDaily CHINA Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Rapper-turned-PM faces first big test after Nepal disaster

Nepal's rapper-turned-prime minister swept to power six months ago on a wave of youth-led anti-corruption protests, buoyed by optimism for change.

IndoDaily CHINA Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands missing, aid needs mount one month after Nepal's deadly floods

The tsunami-like flood that cut a swathe of destruction through Nepal on August 26 has left the Himalayan nation grappling with heavy losses and mounting reconstruction needs.

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
US, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds

Washington and Beijing may have bought themselves breathing space with an extended trade truce, but analysts warn that time is running out for the world's two biggest economies to ...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
TikTok to pay Alabama $100 mn under pre-trial settlement

TikTok on Friday agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact limits for teen users, avoiding a trial set to begin next week in the southern US state over claims related t...

PolicyDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq seeks exemption from US ban on Iran airlines

The Iraqi government said Saturday it is in talks with the United States to seek an exemption from sanctions o...

PolicyDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran president says supreme leader backs new plan to reopen Hormuz

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran's new plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was coordi...

PolicyDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses

Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said Friday, but within hours reports ind...

DarwinDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Bacteria suspected in deaths of hundreds of baby whales off Argentina

A bacterial infection is suspected of killing hundreds of baby whales in the southern Argentine region of Pata...