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9 min agoTwo more Australians have been confirmed safe following last week's Nepal-Tibet flood, bringing the number of unaccounted-for Australians down to 36. Two trapped workers have been rescued from tunnels, with Nepalese officials expressing optimism about rescuing additional hydropower workers.9 min agoSeoul is weighing military contributions to the Strait of Hormuz amid mounting US requests. The potential deployment would involve a naval logistics vessel and P-8A patrol aircraft, subject to parliamentary approval, and would represent the first such overseas commitment at American urging since 2004, when the Zaytun Division went to Iraq.24 min agoMilitary and medical sources reported Friday that 81 people have died in fighting between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces. The Iran-backed group is advancing toward the strategic Red Sea strait.39 min agoMaria Bartiromo has departed Fox News and Fox Business after more than twelve years, losing three broadcast programs. An internal dispute over Trump's claims about election interference reportedly escalated before her departure.39 min agoAn environmental advocacy group says the fatalities occurred when people tried to tap crude oil from a pipeline in Rivers State around midnight Thursday. The government has not verified the death toll.54 min agoNoah Caluori played with a detached wrist ligament throughout his breakthrough season for Saracens and England, scoring 18 tries in 13 Premiership games and making his international debut. The 19-year-old sustained the injury in December during a high ball contest against Exeter and delayed surgery until the summer to continue playing.1 h agoTwo people have been pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods buried the project and trapped them underground. The workers were rescued from a depth of 170 metres, according to Nepal's Army.1 h agoNine members of the BSW parliamentary faction in Thuringia announced they would leave, including all three of the party's state ministers. The departures follow three earlier exits from the faction on Wednesday.1 h agoTim Andrews lived with a pig kidney transplant for 271 days, a record duration for an animal-to-human organ transplant. The 66-year-old received the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in January 2025 and did not require dialysis during that time, after needing it for two years before the procedure.1 h agoTony Gatlif, the French-Algerian filmmaker known for Gadjo Dilo and Exils, died in Arles from a health problem. He was 77. Gatlif won the directing prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 for Exils and built his body of work around Romani culture and music.9 min agoTwo more Australians have been confirmed safe following last week's Nepal-Tibet flood, bringing the number of unaccounted-for Australians down to 36. Two trapped workers have been rescued from tunnels, with Nepalese officials expressing optimism about rescuing additional hydropower workers.9 min agoSeoul is weighing military contributions to the Strait of Hormuz amid mounting US requests. The potential deployment would involve a naval logistics vessel and P-8A patrol aircraft, subject to parliamentary approval, and would represent the first such overseas commitment at American urging since 2004, when the Zaytun Division went to Iraq.24 min agoMilitary and medical sources reported Friday that 81 people have died in fighting between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces. The Iran-backed group is advancing toward the strategic Red Sea strait.39 min agoMaria Bartiromo has departed Fox News and Fox Business after more than twelve years, losing three broadcast programs. An internal dispute over Trump's claims about election interference reportedly escalated before her departure.39 min agoAn environmental advocacy group says the fatalities occurred when people tried to tap crude oil from a pipeline in Rivers State around midnight Thursday. The government has not verified the death toll.54 min agoNoah Caluori played with a detached wrist ligament throughout his breakthrough season for Saracens and England, scoring 18 tries in 13 Premiership games and making his international debut. The 19-year-old sustained the injury in December during a high ball contest against Exeter and delayed surgery until the summer to continue playing.1 h agoTwo people have been pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods buried the project and trapped them underground. The workers were rescued from a depth of 170 metres, according to Nepal's Army.1 h agoNine members of the BSW parliamentary faction in Thuringia announced they would leave, including all three of the party's state ministers. The departures follow three earlier exits from the faction on Wednesday.1 h agoTim Andrews lived with a pig kidney transplant for 271 days, a record duration for an animal-to-human organ transplant. The 66-year-old received the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in January 2025 and did not require dialysis during that time, after needing it for two years before the procedure.1 h agoTony Gatlif, the French-Algerian filmmaker known for Gadjo Dilo and Exils, died in Arles from a health problem. He was 77. Gatlif won the directing prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004 for Exils and built his body of work around Romani culture and music.

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Four dead in Gaza including three children after Israeli strikes and gunfire

At least four people, three of them children, died in Gaza on Tuesday following Israeli military operations, according to health officials. Near the Katiba district west of Gaza City, a zone sheltering displaced residents, witnesses said warplanes unleashed a dozen missiles that destroyed two vehicles.

NXEWS NewsroomSep 1, 2026, 9:48 AMUpdated 2 d ago1 min read

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