About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet borderAfter the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s worst-hit districtsNepal authorities have said they are “confident” that dozens of workers in Nepal’s Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant are still alive, more than a week after deadly flash floods […]
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El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow – UN News
Facebook Twitter Print Email Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expected across much of the world in the coming months.El Niño is strengthening rapidly in the Pacific Ocean, raising […]
World fears major war more than any other global risk, UN survey finds – UN News
Facebook Twitter Print Email Two years ago, the idea of a large-scale war breaking out felt like a distant hypothetical to the experts who help chart the world’s dangers. Today it tops their list of fears, according to a new UN Global Risk Report.The study draws on the views of 1,300 people from government, international […]
Watch: Huge blaze after attack on petrol tank in Libya – bbc.com
Firefighters in Libya are trying to contain a large blaze at a petrol tank in Zawiya. Officials said the site was targeted by unknown attackers. The tank, which collapsed, contained more than 3,000 tonnes of gasoline. The company said a drone had fallen in the area afterwards – the third such incident in two days. […]
US-Iran Ceasefire Pact Expires Today. Will War Resume Again? – ndtv.com
US-Iran Ceasefire Pact Expires Today. Will War Resume Again? ndtv.comsource