Nepal’s nearly complete dependence on hydropower for electricity faces new risks after deadly floods destroyed multiple plants and killed over 1,300 people, prompting calls to diversify energy sources.

At least four civilians were killed and nine wounded in a Houthi missile strike on a road in southwestern Yemen, according to state news agency Saba.

Israel claims to have established operational control of the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon after military operations against Hezbollah positions, according to Defence Minister Israel Katz.

Gaza civil defence recovered 55 Palestinian remains from rubble of a building destroyed nearly three years ago, continuing slow manual recovery efforts hampered by equipment shortages.

Tens of thousands of Croatians protested in Zagreb demanding their government immediately remove over 30,000 tonnes of hazardous waste illegally dumped near Gospic, challenging Prime Minister Plenkovic’s administration.

Guyana received six Cuban and Afghan nationals deported from the US on Saturday, part of Trump’s expanded third-country deportation program involving agreements with over 30 countries.

Argentina’s president reiterated claims to the Falkland Islands and announced sanctions on oil companies operating there, while the UK reaffirmed its commitment to supporting islander self-determination.

A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service in Kyiv on Friday, targeting the office of security chief Oleksandr Poklad, according to President Zelensky.

Seven aid workers killed in a Gaza airstrike were designated as targets through an Israeli military practice of guilt by association, a Guardian investigation reveals. An Israeli military prosecutor declined to pursue criminal charges for the April 2024 incident.

Two workers were rescued alive from a flooded Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after glacial collapse triggered devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, with hundreds more missing.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced a new international mission attempting to reach Gaza in October, with vessels currently stopping at European ports to challenge Israel’s blockade.

Nearly four years after Ethiopia’s 2022 peace agreement with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the TPLF has repositioned itself politically while retaining military leverage, with renewed clashes and recruitment reports raising questions about the accord’s durability.