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Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief: ‘They All Died, and I Lived’

A visit near the border with Tibet laid bare the effects of a swollen river’s furious speed. Miles of devastation were left behind in a flash flood that killed more than 300.

Residents waiting to be airlifted by helicopter in the Rasuwa district of Nepal.
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Fire Outside Home of Canadian Parliament Member Is Under Investigation

Two cars were destroyed at the Toronto home of Salma Zahid, a Liberal member of Parliament, in an overnight episode condemned by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Salma Zahid, who represents the Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, said though vehicles were destroyed, she and her family were safe.
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In Nepal, a Catastrophe So Sudden There Was No Time to React

The collapse of part of a mountain created a flash flood of a scale and speed no one had imagined, survivors said. Hundreds died, at least, and many more are missing.

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Nepali Army personnel carry young children to a rescue helicopter in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on Thursday.
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Nepal Flood Maroons Thousands After Roads and Bridges Swept Away

Twenty-five miles of roads were erased, stranding a quarter of a million Nepalis and knocking out phone and power lines.

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Rescue workers at the scene of the flood at the Trishuli Dam in Nepal, on Thursday.
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Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities

A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.

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McGill University in Montreal is one of the schools that has benefited from the Canada-bound brain drain from U.S. institutions.
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Malaria, Likely Spread by Mosquito on Plane, Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany

Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered.

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Mosquito traps had been placed at Frankfurt Airport, and any insects caught would be analyzed to find out about their species and origins, a spokesman for the airport’s operator said.
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Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods

Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.

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Mud-laden water and debris surges through the widened channel of the Bhotekoshi River in the northern Rasuwa district of Nepal, on Thursday.
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Speed of Nepal’s Flash Floods Likely Overwhelmed Warning System, Experts Say

Scientists and disaster response researchers said Nepal’s early flood warning system relied on a conventional network of river gauges in this remote region.

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Damage following flash floods in Trishuli, Nepal.
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Greenlandic Women Will Finally Get Money for Forced Contraception

For decades, Denmark implanted intrauterine devices in women in Greenland in an effort to keep down the island’s population. On Thursday, the government passed a compensation bill.

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“It is something positive against a very sad background,” said Naaja Nathanielsen, center, one of two Greenlanders in Denmark’s Parliament.
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Yielding on French Could Restart Trade Talks, Canadian Officials Say

Canada’s minister in charge of trade with the U.S. was responding to comments by Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative. But that was before any mention of Lake Ontario.

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Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister responsible for trade with the United States, center, with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada.
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Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream

The authorities accused the man of attacking César Gastélum, a young influencer, during a livestream in Sinaloa this month.

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A memorial near the restaurant in Culiacán, Mexico, where César Gastélum was shot dead this month.
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Rock Landslide and Glacial Collapse Likely Caused Floods in Nepal and Tibet, Scientists Say

New satellite imagery added to scientists’ understanding of the events that precipitated the deadly flooding in Nepal and Tibet.

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Satellite images show a glacier before (top) and after it collapsed in Nepal. Its collapse, according to scientists, may have set off deadly flash flooding.
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Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

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Ratko Mladic in Sarajevo in 1994. He was captured in 2011 and put on trial for genocide and war crimes.
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Qatari Prime Minister Travels to Tehran as Iran War Nears Six-Month Mark

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has been a key mediator in the conflict, even as his country has blamed Tehran for hundreds of missile and drone attacks.

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Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, at a news conference in Egypt in August. His trip to Tehran comes at a moment of heightened tension between Iran and Qatar.
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Where Drones Cannot See, the Ukraine War Is a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse

Russian troops are trying to infiltrate the vast, overgrown reservoir basin of a dam they blew up three years ago as Ukrainian soldiers hunt them at close quarters.

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Ukrainian soldiers of the Bratstvo Battalion unloading their equipment after making their way out of the Kahkovka reservoir basin, completing their weeks-long mission, in July.
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After Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom

The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.

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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with one of his sculptures last month in Miami.
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Rescuers in Nepal Face Devastated Roads and Tough Terrain After Deadly Flood

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The deadly Himalayan torrent damaged roads and dozens of bridges. The devastation was impeding the search for survivors and relief deliveries, aid groups said.

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The flood caused widespread damage to bridges, roads and communications infrastructure.
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As Anger Grows Over Trump Tariffs, Some in Canada Want Out of U.S. F-35 Deal

A year into a government review of the purchase of as many as 88 F-35s, one premier says buying American warplanes makes no sense in the face of President Trump’s latest tariffs.

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The F-35 Lightning, made by American defense contractor Lockheed-Martin, costs between $82.5 million and $109 million per plane, depending on the variant.
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Saudi Response to Houthis’ Attacks on Ships May Be a New War

Analysts say that weeks of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets have brought the kingdom and the Iranian-backed militia to the brink of full-blown conflict, and could open a new front in the Iran war.

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A demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, in support of the Houthi militia last month. The Houthis, who control northern Yemen on Saudi Arabia’s southern border, are supported by Iran.
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Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic

Russia is the largest destination for stolen Canadian cars. Smugglers are meeting the demand of a booming black market.

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Andrew and Tristan Tate: A Timeline of Their Rise and a Web of Allegations

The brothers, who have denied all wrongdoing, are fighting extradition to Britain on multiple charges, including rape and sex trafficking.

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Andrew Tate, right and his brother Tristan at UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Miami, in April.
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China’s Information Control Could Hamper Flood Rescue Efforts in Tibet

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Videos of the disaster, which tore through the border area between Tibet and Nepal, have been removed from social media by China’s censors.

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In a photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a muddy river bank with debris was seen near Gyirong Port in southwestern China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
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‘A Huge Paradox’: Nepal Region Hit by Flood Is Known for Development and Disasters

The region has experienced an economic boom even as natural disasters have repeatedly struck, including a flood that killed more than 160 people on Wednesday.

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Scientists are trying to determine what circumstances led to the surging waters on Wednesday, dislodging multistory buildings.
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‘A Huge Paradox’: Nepal Region Hit by Flood is Known for Development and Disasters

The region has experienced an economic boom even as natural disasters have repeatedly struck, including a flood that killed more than 160 people on Wednesday.

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Scientists are trying to determine what circumstances led to the surging waters on Wednesday, dislodging multistory buildings.
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Prince William Is Still Silent About His Brother, Harry. Can That Last?

Years of long-distance division between Prince William and his younger brother will be tested now that Harry has returned to Britain.

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Prince William, the heir to the British throne, attends a service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in June.
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Prince William Is Still Silent About His Brother, Harry. Can That Last?

Years of long-distance division between Prince William and his younger brother will be tested now that Harry has returned to Britain.

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Prince William, the heir to the British throne, attends a service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in June.
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After Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom

The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.

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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with one of his sculptures last month in Miami.
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Yayoi Kusama Was the Avant-Garde Radical Who Became a Pop Icon

In her mass-produced ubiquity, Kusama became one of her own dots, spreading her image into every corner of our culture.

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A video projection of “Song of a Manhattan Suicide Addict,” by Yayoi Kusama, in 2024. In her later years, Kusama was one of the most popular living artists in the world.
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