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A week after the deadly floods in Nepal, rescuers work to find survivors

● NPR • 2 September 2026 • 8:33 AM

Nearly a week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet, rescuers are still searching for people trapped in hydropower plants. But first they have to find the plants.

Deaths in Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak top 3,000, spread of disease shows no signs of slowing

● AP • 2 September 2026 • 8:21 AM

The latest government data shows Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases.

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Iran fires on Gulf neighbors despite Trump’s threats to escalate US attacks

● AP • 2 September 2026 • 7:00 AM

Bahrain says it intercepted an Iranian aerial attack as renewed fighting threatened to fully reignite the conflict between Iran and the United States.

U.S. military strikes Iran, while Trump vows more for Tehran's retaliation

● NPR • 2 September 2026 • 6:18 AM

The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war.

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Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100

● AP • 2 September 2026 • 5:42 AM

Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday.

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Asian shares decline after stocks slip on Wall Street, while global bond sell-off intensifies

● AP • 2 September 2026 • 5:30 AM

Asian shares have declined after stocks slipped on Wall Street and as a bond market sell-off deepens. U.S. futures were mixed early Wednesday.

As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequent

● AP • 2 September 2026 • 2:54 AM

The flash floods in Nepal were only the latest in an accelerating series of disasters that have battered the Himalayas in recent years.

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case

● AP • 2 September 2026 • 2:18 AM

Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled Hong Kong’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement.