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.
Wave of bomb threats afflict European flights for third time this week
A wave of bomb threats were issued to passenger flights around Europe on Friday for the third time this week, as Spain's foreign minister said the continent appeared to be facing "hybrid aggression and a form of psychological warfare".
Jay Rockefeller, heir to famed dynasty and former US Senator, dies at 89
John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV, the progeny of one of America's most famous and wealthiest families who during three decades in the US Senate sought expanded healthcare for the poor, died aged 89 on Friday at his home in Washington.
At least two children killed in bus crash in eastern France, authorities say
At least two people were killed and 16 injured in a bus crash on Friday morning in eastern France near the Swiss border, local authorities said.
Vance repudiates Iran war after US electoral defeat
US Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from President Donald Trump's war on Iran on Wednesday, blaming it for Republicans' election losses that handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.
Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak set for house arrest after party pays fine to leave jail
A Malaysian court has issued an order allowing the transfer to house arrest of jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, his lawyer said on Friday, after his party announced it had paid a fine under the terms of a royal pardon.
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