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U.S. diplomats and their families are gradually returning to Middle East embassies after the State Department created a new 'restricted operations' status to resume normal functions; staffing and presence of families, pay, and benefits will be determined case-by-case as embassies reassess operations following earlier evacuations.
Canada’s public broadcaster CBC says it will label the 9/11 attacks as terrorism in its reporting with attribution, reversing a prior cautious stance. The change follows criticisms and notes that attribution of the term is common among major outlets; CBC officials emphasize that the practice of attributing such terms has long been part of reporting.
Two ICIMOD reports published in March 2026 warned that Hindu Kush Himalaya glaciers were melting at an accelerating pace, with up to 27 metres of ice lost since 1975 and about 12% of glacier area and 9% of ice reserves shed between 1990 and 2020, signaling potential tipping-point risks; days after these findings, Nepal endured deadly floods that killed hundreds, with scientists citing a mix of warming, high-altitude rainfall, ice-rock debris, and monitoring data gaps as contributing factors.
Rescuers in Nepal and at the Nepal-China border pressed a multi-day operation after glaciers collapsed and triggered floods, leaving about 626 dead and 2,426 missing in Nepal and 7 dead with 554 missing on the Chinese side; more than 3,700 people were rescued in Nepal. Survivors were reached by baskets, ropes, drones, and boats as aid trucks moved toward the affected areas, while officials warned a newly formed Himalayan lake could overflow and trigger further flooding.
Dutch drug-testing authorities warned that Trump-shaped ecstasy pills circulating in the Netherlands contain high levels of PMMA, a slower-acting MDMA-like chemical that can prompt users to take more and risk overdosing and overheating; a Red Alert was issued even though no serious illnesses or deaths have been linked to PMMA in this case.
Video released by Nepal police shows Madan Gurung and Umesh Chaudhary taking earrings from a woman who died in this week’s flash floods in Nepal. The suspects were arrested at a bus station after footage of the crime circulated online. Nepal’s floods have left hundreds dead and many missing, and police warn that stealing from flood victims will not be tolerated.
Two workers at Frankfurt Airport, Germany's busiest, died after contracting malaria in a rare outbreak believed to be sparked by an Anopheles mosquito arriving on a plane; six airport employees were infected, four have recovered, and authorities have placed traps and sent captured mosquitoes to labs to determine origin. The Robert Koch Institute notes airport malaria is uncommon and the last Frankfurt case was in 2023.
A glacier-collapse-triggered flash flood along the Nepal–China border killed at least 160 people and left hundreds missing, with foreign nationals from more than 30 countries missing or unaccounted for, including people from Germany, Singapore, Russia, Latvia, Japan, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Spain and others.
A tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as regional powers press for an off‑ramp to the Iran war, with Tehran and Western and regional actors—including Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt—seeking de‑escalation and a return to the prewar status quo through diplomacy, while other Middle East developments such as sanctions discussions, Gaza dynamics, and continued geopolitical maneuvering unfold.
Photos capture revelers pelting one another with tomatoes during Spain’s La Tomatina festival, a colorful, high-spirited tomato-throwing event.
Ukraine's president is photographed with a puppy named Freya—Freya is the daughter of Athos, a Bucha survivor—turning a personal gift into a symbolic moment in Kyiv's ongoing conflict with Russia amid broader war-time messaging.
Five years after the Kabul airport attack, a Wall Street Journal documentary, The Path to Zero, draws on bodycam footage and interviews with Marines, diplomats and others to condemn the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as chaotic and ill-conceived, highlighting alleged atrocities during Abbey Gate, the Taliban’s rapid takeover, and civilian tolls. It criticizes political leadership for rushing the exit, questions the decision to end the mission without a residual force or Bagram base, and argues the withdrawal harmed credibility and stability.
A hospital nursery fire in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad killed 14 newborns, with one infant rescued. Authorities and leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed sorrow and promised accountability, while health officials pledged to review and strengthen fire-safety measures and emergency procedures.
Analysts say the U.S. and Canada could avoid a full-blown trade war and seek a middle ground despite tariff rhetoric, since punitive tariffs wouldn’t take effect until after the midterms and there’s time for stopgap talks. Canada rejected a deal seen as too one-sided, but experts warn tariffs remain costly and that maintaining roughly $880 billion in bilateral trade hinges on cooler heads and trusted diplomacy—possibly aided by lessons from past progress on USMCA.
U.S.-based artist Gao Zhen, part of the Gao Brothers, was sentenced to three years in prison for ‘infringing upon the reputation of heroes’ over satirical works including Mao Zedong statues; Gao was arrested in August 2024 while visiting family in China and has been in custody since, highlighting restrictions on political art and free expression in China.