A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest a record 24th time on Tuesday.
Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record for the most number of summits on Mount Everest.
He also breaks the record for climbing Mount Everest twice in a single season within a week.
Officials said the 50-year-old reached the 29,035 feet summit by the traditional southeast ridge route at 6:38 am.
Kami, who wants to climb the mountain one more time, made his maiden ascent of Everest in 1994 when he was 24-years-old.
UK PM Starmer says he will resign
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Three people died in France from health issues caused by extreme heat and almost 2,700 French schools were set to close or modify timetables as authorities across Europe issued heatwave warnings for Monday.
US, Iran conclude high-level talks in Switzerland, mediators say
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Philippines probes school shooting that killed 3, wounded 7
At least three students were killed and seven others injured when two students, aged 15 and 14, opened fire at a school in the city of Tacloban, southeast of Manila, police said.
Moscow shoots down more than 80 drones; Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine
Moscow shot down dozens of drones in the early hours of Monday, just days after a repeated Ukrainian strike on the city's oil refinery, while Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people.
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