At least 23 people have been killed and thousands more displaced in western Nepal as heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in the region.
Search and rescue operations are underway, with officials adding that 30 people have been reported missing.
As many as 50 people have been airlifted to safety.
The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers reach remote sites, officials added.
Hundreds missing after flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border, 95 bodies recovered
A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed at least 95 people and left hundreds of tourists missing.
At least 14 infants killed in Islamabad hospital fire
At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Wednesday, the prime minister said, with the health minister attributing the tragedy to a blast in the nursery ward.
US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA and more
The United States said Wednesday that it had disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for break-ins at the US Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, and other sensitive government agencies.
US military says it struck vessel in the Caribbean, killing four
The US military said on Tuesday four people have been killed in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, the latest in a series of attacks that Washington says target "narco-terrorists" but human rights groups condemn as extrajudicial killings.
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of US goods
Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs on C$27.6 billion ($19.94 billion) worth of United States goods, matching dollar-for-dollar new duties imposed by Washington, and unveiled financial support for Canadian businesses and workers caught in the escalating trade war.
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