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The US aviation system experienced the longest ground stop since 9/11 before the FAA lifted the National Ground Stop, causing widespread travel disruptions across the country. In geopolitics, Trump, Putin and Xi plan a historic joint meeting in China next week according to the White House, while separately Zelensky claims the US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for NATO membership. Other major developments include Ukraine knocking out 36% of Russia's oil refining capacity in under two weeks and an Israeli airstrike on Nasser hospital in Gaza that killed a surgeon and others.
Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood
Laura Bicker explains how a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is raising fears of a second flood.
Blocked roads and devastation as BBC drives to site of Nepal floods
South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports as she travels from Kathmandu to Trishuli, passing ambulances and…
She was about to cross into Tibet for a long-awaited pilgrimage - then her messages stopped
The families of two Indian women are anxiously waiting for news after the deadly flash floods.
SEBI’s Closing Auction Fight Raises a Bigger Question: Is India’s Market Losing Liquidity at the Close?
The final minutes of Thursday’s trading session turned unusually volatile for Indian investors, with the Sensex briefly…
A look back at the King who broke with tradition
Norway's King Harald V has died aged 89 after being treated for a bacterial infection in his blood.
Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel
Nepal's Prime Minister Secretariat shared footage showing army personnel rescuing people from a hydropower tunnel.
Norway's King Harald dies aged 89
The late king, who reigned for 35 years, broke with tradition by marrying a commoner and celebrated Norway's diversity…
'High risk' of lake bursting and causing second flood, warns China
China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.
California Alone Is Holding $15 Billion in Money That Belongs to Its Residents
California is sitting on $15.485 billion in unclaimed property, spanning more than 84 million individual properties that…
USDA recalls 30k pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas and Florida
Nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina was recalled after being sold in Texas and Florida due to…
Tate brothers blast US jail conditions as they seek bail in UK extradition fight
Andrew and Tristan Tate's legal team argued in a Miami court that the two were not a flight risk.
$900M paid out to end wind farm project going to firm run by Mar-a-Lago neighbor
The Trump administration will pay German energy company RWE $1.2 billion to abandon offshore wind leases, with $900…
Meta Paid $17B – Gets to Write Safety Rules for Other SocMedia Platform
Meta settled a lawsuit with 52 state and local Attorneys General over child safety concerns, agreeing to pay between $12.
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.
GOP heads to Supreme Court after losing case over TV election ad prices
GOP campaign committees want quick ruling before election ads ramp up next week.
Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war
BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.
Jury deliberating in trial of Lindsay Clancy, US woman accused of killing her children
Prosecutors argued Clancy made a calculated decision to murder the children, while the defence argued that she was…
Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
Two workers at Frankfurt Airport in Germany have died from malaria following a rare outbreak that infected six…
Ukraine file complaint over FIA lifting Russia ban
The Ukrainian Automobile Federation requests an urgent investigation into its Russian counterpart, the RAF.
What we should make of CIA boss's secret trip to Moscow
There is nothing routine about John Ratcliffe making a secret, 10,000-mile return dash to Moscow, writes Frank Gardner.
RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn
Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.
Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood
BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.
Two killed in 'violent incident' at school near Berlin
Police have arrested a man after an incident in which two people were killed including an 18-year-old.
Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino
UEFA is pursuing criminal legal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a scrapped plan to sell stakes…
Corporate political donations shatter record at $646M so far for US midterms
Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino and Fifa
Uefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino over the failed plan to sell off…
Board of Peace's Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.
Trade (and Tariffs)
This is an xkcd webcomic page featuring a comic titled "Trade (and Tariffs)" with links to the comic archive, related…
The monstrous crimes of Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia'
The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the…