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Sunday, February 1, 2026

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Rains lash India, Pakistan, thousands evacuated

The weather department warned more heavy rain is expected on Thursday in the western coastal state Rivers have burst their banks and more than 30,000 people fled...

All presumed dead on Thai charter plane that crashed with five Chinese aboard

Five tourists from China and four Thais, including the two pilots, were on the Cessna Caravan C208B aircraft that went down The craft lost contact with ground...

Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in...

Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The multiple landslides occurred...

At least 18 dead in Nepal plane crash, officials say

The plane was carrying two crew members and 17 technicians to Pokhara city to repair another aircraft Only the captain was rescued alive and is receiving treatment...

Death inevitable, says preacher at center of Indian stampede disaster

Bhole Baba: ‘I am very distressed by what happened, but who can possibly challenge fate?’ Police constable-turned-preacher spoke to local media at one of his monasteries in...

Russian passenger jet crashes flying empty near Moscow, killing its crew of 3

A Russian passenger jet crashed Friday near Moscow while flying without passengers, killing its crew of three, officials said. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 plummeted into a forest near the...

Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people

Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban official said. The floods also caused losses to homes...

Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more...

Dozens more were also injured in the northwest, where 1,370 houses were damaged PESHAWAR: Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials...

Several killed as strongest earthquake in 25 years hits Taiwan

A strong offshore magnitude-7.2 earthquake on Wednesday morning shook Taiwan, killing at least nine people and sparking tsunami warnings in Japan and the Philippines. Official sources said over 800...

At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s...

PADANG, Indonesia — Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, which have killed at least 26 people...