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India, Afghanistan move to strengthen trade, economic ties

Both sides discuss customs, banking, connectivity, pharmaceuticals and agriculture to boost bilateral commerce and investment.

UN chief Guterres to visit India for BRICS summit

India sends 11-member rescue team, 5.5 tonnes of aid to flood-hit Nepal

US, Iran trade fresh strikes as Trump warns of tougher attacks

Cyprus ferry disaster leaves 8 dead, 18 missing as search continues

259 passengers and eight crew were aboard the ferry that capsized off northern Cyprus, with captain and seven crew members arrested.

Nepal seeks climate compensation from China, US, India over deadly flash floods

Nepal has shifted its approach from seeking post-disaster aid to demanding climate compensation, with Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal saying support for vulnerable countries should be treated as legal and moral liability.

Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000, nearly 4,000 remain out of contact

Nepal’s disaster management authority said 1,003 bodies have been recovered after last week’s devastating floods, while 3,916 people, including 583 foreign nationals, remain out of contact.

PM Modi, Xi Jinping shake hands, interact at SCO Summit in Bishkek

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands and spoke briefly while walking to the venue of the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek.

Indian rescue teams step up search for people trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnels

An Indian tunnel rescue team worked with the Nepal Army in the Chilime and Langtang areas, as 897 people employed at 11 hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot remain out of contact.

Nepal floods: Death toll reaches 903, over 4,200 still missing as tunnel rescue efforts intensify

At least 903 people have died and 4,247 remain out of contact after the floods, with 933 hydropower workers among those missing as rescue teams from Nepal, India and China work to reach people trapped in tunnels.