Day News Recap: Nepal flood disaster deepens as Ukraine, Gaza and regional tensions escalate
Nepal’s Himalayan border disaster dominated the day, with flash floods and mudslides along the Nepal Tibet frontier destroying towns, sweeping away bridges and leaving hundreds, and in later reports more than 1,300 people, missing as the death toll climbed sharply. Satellite images showed the scale of the destruction after a glacier collapse triggered the flooding, while rescue teams on both sides of the Nepal China border continued to mobilise and China sent military aid. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗Authorities also confirmed the missing included a New South Wales couple on a Himalayan tour, underlining how far the disaster reached beyond the... [Continue Reading]
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Gaza ceasefire under renewed strain as Board of Peace envoy warns of 'point of no return'
A senior official on Donald Trump's Board of Peace has warned the United Nations Security Council that the Gaza ceasefire could move past a point of no return if Israeli air strikes and Hamas actions continue. Nickolay Mladenov said the truce was still under severe pressure after Israel rejected the Board's 15-point roadmap for Hamas disarmament. He said the process had not stalled, but that continued violence was eroding the basis for any longer-term settlement.Mladenov told the council that the ceasefire was not yet one that people in Gaza could really feel while civilians were still being killed and buried.... [Continue Reading]

