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Nepal's foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas, as rescuers race to find thousands missing after torrential flooding along the border with China.

Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday after nearly three weeks of tension in the area, drawing rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The exact formulation of a new Grand Slam player advisory council is still under discussion as top tournaments seek to strengthen relationships with tennis pros, US Tennis Association chief executive Craig Tiley said on the eve of the US Open on Saturday.

Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday battled to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing entire villages.

Victor Munoz saved Andoni Iraola from his first defeat as Liverpool manager with the late strike that rescued a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Newcastle condemned big-spending Tottenham to a second successive defeat.

Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg kick-started their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning 2023-24 champions Bayer Leverkusen in a dominant 3-2 home victory, while Borussia Dortmund beat Hamburg in Saturday's late game.

Big-spending Tottenham crashed to a second successive Premier League defeat as Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa inspired Newcastle's 2-0 win on Saturday.

Conservative MP Sir James Cleverly has left Kemi Badenoch’s front bench to campaign for Mayor of London in the 2028 election.

Metropolitan Police are seeking witnesses and recordings after a man in his 30s suffered severe injuries in an attack on Penny Brookes Street in Stratford.

A Lebanese engineer has created a platform where residents map broken infrastructure and municipalities can publicly track their response.

Relatives of Indian-American engineer Jiwan Jyoti are waiting in Kathmandu for news after she disappeared near the Nepal-China border during catastrophic flooding.

A group of 37 pilgrims landed in Mumbai after flash floods stranded them during a journey that included holy sites near Manasarovar.

Dolly Parton’s work beyond country music included a free-book programme that distributed hundreds of millions of titles to young children.

Neeraj Chopra will miss the Asian Games, the Diamond League final and the remainder of 2026 after tearing an ankle ligament in training.

Mumbai’s civic administration says Rajawadi Hospital records show prompt examinations and emergency care in two intrauterine foetal deaths and one neonatal death.

Thousands of devotees gathered in Parel as the 24-foot Chinchpoklicha Chintamani idol began its ceremonial journey ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Mumbai police have arrested a man accused of poisoning a woman at a Chembur bungalow and trying to present her death as natural or accidental.

The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation removed 19 unauthorised constructions during an enforcement operation on August 29.

Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu has called for effective sports-quota hiring and closer integration of athletics with education in Andhra Pradesh.

Around 50 Karnataka residents stranded by catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet returned to Bengaluru, while searches continued for 24 people from the state.

Kolkata police have filed a case against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and others over alleged violations of a Calcutta High Court order at a student-wing event.

National Rally president Jordan Bardella has accused left-wing leaders of endangering civil peace if Marine Le Pen wins France’s 2027 presidential election.

India and China have agreed to add border personnel and senior-command meeting points, but the locations remain unannounced.

A Madurai CBI court has directed a medical team at JIPMER to evaluate Durai Dayanidhi’s mental and physical capacity to face trial in a money-laundering case.

Guidance Tamil Nadu and the National University of Singapore have signed an agreement covering exchanges, industry projects, scholarships and advanced study.

Councillors from the DMK, Congress, AIADMK, BJP and smaller parties jointly criticised the Tamil Nadu government over unreleased ward funds at a Greater Chennai Corporation meeting.

Tamil Nadu’s visually impaired youth team finished second at the Indian Blind Sports Association’s 2026 national goalball championship, bringing attention to the sport’s potential and funding needs.

A federation representing residents in two Tambaram Corporation zones has asked the Chengalpattu Collector to address waterbodies, transport, waste, taxation and other civic concerns.

Students from 13 rural training centres presented coding, robotics and digital projects in Chennai after a statewide competition drew 482 submissions.

Three members of the Texas Tech softball programme suffered non-critical injuries in a two-jet-ski accident during a team event near Lubbock.

Former Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart says Arch Manning’s leadership and temperament distinguish the Texas quarterback as the 2026 season begins.

NYPD figures show 2,112 felony assaults against older people so far in 2026, up 14 per cent from the comparable period last year and 143 per cent from 2018.