Sixth day after Nepal disaster brings grim news: Death toll surpasses 900
The confirmed death toll from the catastrophic floods and landslides in the Himalayas, affecting Nepal and China’s Tibet region, has surpassed 900, authorities…
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Belgium summons US ambassador for mocking health minister
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot has summoned US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White for the second time this year after a mocking Instagram…
Scale of Nepal disaster continues to grow: 552 dead, more than 1,400 missing
At least 547 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal, police said on Friday. Chinese authorities…
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89
On the morning of the 28th of August, Norway’s King Harald V, who had been on the throne for more than three decades,…
Poland rules out nuclear weapons in its territory
Despite growing concerns that Russia could attack NATO, Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski has said the country does not want to deploy…
Nepal suspends rescue efforts; more flooding looms
A landslide on the Nepal-China border has created a lake that has begun to overflow, raising the risk of repeated flash floods in…
Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, the BBC reports. The…
Iceland waits referendum; fish could decide outcome
Iceland will hold a referendum on the 29th of August to decide whether the country will reopen talks on joining the European Union,…
France is also not ready for the threat posed by cheap drones
The French Chief of the Defense Staff, General Fabien Mandon, warned on the 26th of August that the country is not yet ready…
