International
Bangladeshi child dies as building collapses in gas explosion in France, 7 injured
Nahil, a three-year-old Bangladeshi child, has died after part of a house collapsed in an explosion in the town of Aulnay-sous-Bois on the outskirts of Paris in France. Seven others were injured in the incident, two of them critically.
Japanese writer Hashimoto goes viral after giving birth to 7th child to raise birth rate
Kotoye Hashimoto, Japanese writer and former political candidate, has given birth to her seventh child amid Japan’s declining birth rate. Multiple social media posts she made addressing Japanese women after the childbirth have already generated widespread discussion.
Deadly fire at wedding in DR Congo, 22 killed
Local officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have said at least 22 people were killed in a devastating fire at a wedding ceremony in the capital Kinshasa. Several others were injured in the incident and the death toll may rise further, according to the officials.
Earth’s war may also spread to moon, say researchers
Chinese space researchers have warned that any war starting on Earth in the future may also spread to the space between Earth and the Moon. In a research they have shown that in a possible conflict rival spacecraft may try to chase and avoid each other, evade defence systems and block important space routes.
Multi-storey building collapses in New Delhi, students trapped under debris
A multi-storey building has collapsed in the Satya Niketan area of southwest New Delhi, India's capital. Several students and other individuals are feared trapped under the debris. Police, fire service and other rescue teams are conducting operations at the scene to rescue them .
At least 12 die after consuming toxic liquor in India
At least 12 people have died after consuming toxic liquor in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. More than 10 others have fallen ill in the incident.
Nepal tightens rules for journalists covering flood-hit areas
Nepal has introduced new safety and operational guidelines for journalists covering areas devastated by glacier-related floods, while making press accreditation mandatory for foreign journalists reporting from the affected zones.
IRGC says it attacked US unmanned speedboat in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said that it attacked a US military unmanned surface vessel (USV) after it allegedly tried to enter a restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz.
Two more rescued alive on 10th day of Nepal floods, landslides
Two more people, including a woman and a Chinese national, have been rescued alive as Nepal enters the 10th day since devastating floods and landslides struck the country, the Nepal Army said.
Trump envoys meet Putin as Kyiv gets three-day ceasefire
US President Donald Trump’s top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a three-hour closed-door meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin as Washington stepped up diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.