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NEWS FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
 September 17, 2026
CHINA 'No doubt' of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: scientists Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Climate change was a core factor in last month's deadly glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border that killed more than 1,400 people and left at least 6,600 missing, scientists said Thursday. Read more →
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India, Pakistan trade blame and protests over navy collision Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
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Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150 Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
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In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
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Sri Lanka's famed beach shack battles demolition Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
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Millions affected as floods strike India's Bihar Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
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India approves electricity exports to flood-hit Nepal Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
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China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
CHINA China's Xi proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone' Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi. more
CHINA 'Second life': Nepal tunnel survivor recalls ordeal Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue. more
CHINA Modi and Xi 'expressed commitment' to resolving border issue: India Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together towards resolving their countries' contested border, New Delhi's foreign ministry said Saturday after the leaders met. more
CHINA Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
At 12, Nepali schoolgirl Ritu Maya Tamang has already learned how a close-knit family can be torn apart in a matter of minutes. more
ENVIRONMENT Bhutan business bets on hazelnuts for farming future Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Farmer Pema Dema had never even heard of hazelnuts when she was first recruited to begin growing them on her land in Bhutan's Thimphu region. more
MILITARY Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman' Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman", with the two countries at war and vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz. more
CHINA BRICS nations call for 'maximum restraint' in Middle East war Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. more
CHINA Xi lands in India for BRICS summit overshadowed by war Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for a BRICS summit alongside leaders from India, Russia and Iran as wars, trade and energy test the divided grouping. more
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