Noontime News Recap: Nepal flood death toll climbs as rescue teams race rising risks
Rescue teams are still searching the Nepal Tibet border region after a glacial collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers, with the death toll rising to at least 469. More than 100 people remain trapped at a hydropower project in Rasuwa, where Nepali army teams are continuing rescue operations amid debris flows and flood damage. 🔗 🔗China has warned that a barrier lake formed upstream from the flood zone poses a high risk of breaching, raising fears of a second surge downstream and adding to the pressure on already stretched rescue crews. 🔗Among those affected, an Australian... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 28 Aug 2026 12:25 LONDON
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US judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic in AI dispute
A US federal judge has blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic, ruling that the Department of Defense acted illegally when it designated the artificial intelligence company a national security supply-chain risk. The written order, issued by District Judge Rita Lin, marks a significant setback for the Pentagon in a dispute over military use of AI systems. It also deepens a broader legal fight over how far the government can go in pressuring private technology firms to support defence work.The case centres on Anthropic's refusal to allow its Claude models to be used for surveillance or autonomous weapons. In her ruling,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Aug 2026 09:31 LONDON
