GLOBAL NEWS UPDATE

The catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border has renewed concerns among scientists that rising temperatures could be making high-altitude regions increasingly unstable. A glacier collapse in the Himalayas is believed...

Rescue teams are racing against time to locate nearly 1,500 people reported missing after a massive flash flood tore through parts of Nepal and China’s Tibet region, leaving widespread destruction...

Dolly Parton, the legendary country singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist whose career stretched across generations, has died at the age of 80. Parton died on 25 August, according to her...

Iran has warned that it will push back against a new round of US sanctions designed to tighten pressure on its economy, while Tehran says Washington may still be looking...

U.S President Donald Trump has said mines blocking international waters in the Strait of Hormuz have been removed or destroyed, while warning Iran that any attempt to lay new mines...

Iran has issued a warning to countries in the Gulf as Washington prepares to unveil tougher economic measures aimed at putting additional pressure on Tehran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...

Iran has vowed to strengthen its economy and deepen regional trade as the United States prepares what Washington describes as its toughest-ever sanctions against Tehran. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer...

Shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz remained below normal levels on Wednesday as uncertainty over the status of the strategic waterway continued to discourage shipowners from sending vessels through...

US President Donald Trump says Washington is not holding or planning any talks with Iran, contradicting recent suggestions from his own administration that diplomatic contacts with Tehran were continuing. Trump...

The United States has warned Iran of significantly tougher economic measures as attacks on commercial vessels push traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to some of its lowest levels since...