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Nepal's private, public sectors pledge millions to disaster relief fund

Nepal's public sector, private companies and individuals have pledged millions of rupees to the disaster relief fund as the Himalayan nation continues its fight against one of its worst natural disasters that has killed over 600 people. Nepal is struggling to find its footing after a massive flash flood swept through towns and villages on Wednesday, washing away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges, besides damaging hydropower projects. The death toll crossed 600 on Saturday, while more than 2,400 people remained missing. Nearly 2,500 people, including 163 foreigners, were evacuated as rescue teams raced against time amid intermittent rainfall in flood-affected regions. Nepal's private companies, banks, insurers and individual donors have decided to contribute to the disaster relief fund to help victims, The Kathmandu Post reported. The contributions to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund will help authorities treat the injured and provide food and shelter to families displaced

Donald Trump signs order to create US Space Academy amid space race push

Trump said the academy would help train the service members, engineers and civilian operators needed as ​the US Space Force and commercial space industry ​grow and Washington expands its ambitions

Six months of war: Iran stands, US goals remain unmet as conflict drags

The Iranian leadership, increasingly dominated by military men, sees its own survival as the nation's, and it considers the sacrifices of ordinary Iranians as a necessary act of patriotism

US judge won't immediately block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

US District Judge rejected immigrant rights advocates' request to temporarily halt Trump's latest order limiting eligibility for birthright citizenship.

Chinese chipmaker CXMT's sales soar almost 10-fold amid memory crunch

The Hefei-based company's revenue expanded to 150.3 billion yuan ($22.4 billion) in the first six months, more than double the sales it raked in across all of 2025

Obituary: Norway's reform-minded head of state, King Harald V, dies at 89

Harald, who was Europe's oldest living monarch, was taken to hospital on August 17. The palace said he was being treated for a bacterial infection in his blood.

Kevin Warsh says inflation isn't slowing, vows to hit Fed's 2% target

Warsh added that financial conditions are not currently restrictive and that interest rates are the Fed's "predominant tool" for achieving its mandate.

Iran presses other countries to refrain from implementing US sanctions

Iran called on the ​international community to uphold the rule of law and ​said Tehran would use all its ‌capabilities to defend itself against ‌a combined US-Israeli military and economic assault

Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth in 2027, signals AI boom has years to run

"AI has reached its inflection point. It's doing useful work. Its tokens are productive and profitable. Now, compute is revenue," Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said.

Pakistan and Kuwait sign agreement to enhance defence cooperation

Pakistan and Kuwait on Thursday signed an agreement to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, including in areas such as training, capacity building and border management. The 'Protocol Agreement-2026' was signed during a meeting between Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and a high-level Kuwaiti delegation led by Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah at the Ministry of Defence in Rawalpindi. The delegation was accompanied by Kuwait Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Lt Gen Khalid Al-Shriaan. According to an official statement, the two sides discussed matters of mutual interest, with particular focus on bilateral defence relations, security cooperation and further strengthening defence ties. The new agreement significantly enhances the existing military cooperation framework established under the 'Defence Cooperation Agreement-2023', it said. "Under the new agreement, the Armed Forces of Pakistan will extend assistance to the Armed Forces of Kuwait in divers

Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh diverge on who should set the price of money

Warsh has advocated retreating from some of the central bank's longstanding communication policies in favor of letting markets do the heavy lifting, while Bessent has deployed a number of tools

'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic dies at 84 while serving life term

Mladic led Serb forces in the ethnic fighting among Bosnia's Muslims, Serbs and Croats that left more than 100,000 dead and more than 2 million people displaced

Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

Meta's up to $18 billion settlement with nearly all US states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global government fight to protect children and curb addiction

Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who painted polka dots, dies at 97

Kusama died in a Tokyo hospital on Aug. 14, according to a statement on her official website. The cause was multiple organ failure, Kyodo News reported.

Iran and Oman reportedly still working on Strait of Hormuz accord

Iran and Oman have held on-and-off talks for weeks about controlling traffic through the strait, ‌which handled one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before the war began in Feb

Flash floods hit Nepal, 105 Indians, 37 NRIs among nearly 400 missing

A sudden, massive flood swept through two central Nepal districts bordering Tibet killing four people, causing extensive devastation at settlements along the river

Grammy winner and queen of country music Dolly Parton dies at 80

With classic songs including "Coat of Many Colors," "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," she became one of the best-selling female artists of all time, with over 100 million records sold.

AI founders who walked away from Bezos' Prometheus to model the universe

While ​systems like ChatGPT were created to let them predict ​the right next word in a sentence when talking to users, this alternative AI has learned to predict physical phenomena in space and time

China robot maker Unitree's post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

Unitree shares steadied on Tuesday after three consecutive days of decline that took their losses to 45% since their debut last Wednesday.

Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more

In ​a post on Truth Social, Trump said the United States, through its Space Force, was watching "every square inch" of the Strait, a ​key waterway in the global energy ‌supply chain.