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Rescue efforts continue on both sides of Nepal-Tibet borderRescue dogs searched for flood victims in Tibet while authorities worked through the night at a Nepal power plant where hundreds are missing.4 hrs agoAsia

Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet borderDevastating landslides and flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have caused widespread damage and left hundreds dead and thousands more missing.At least 794 people have died and more than 2,500 people remain unaccounted for, according to Nepal Police and the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. At least 16 people have died in Tibet, with another 546 reported missing by Chinese state media.On Wednesday, flood water tore through the border region, sweeping away homes and roads, local officials have said.Here is what we know so far.Tracing the deadly path of…

ReutersHan Hak-ja arriving at a Seoul court for her sentencing hearing on MondayThe leader of the controversial Unification Church has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing South Korea’s former first lady and other political funding offences.A court found that Han Hak-ja’s church gave Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol, two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, together worth 80 million won ($57,900; £42,500).Earlier this year, Kim was sentenced to 20 months in jail for accepting bribes from the church.Han, the 83-year-old widow of the Unification Church’s founder Sun Myung Moon, had repeatedly…

Djokovic in tears during US Open first-round exitAn emotional Novak Djokovic suffers a US Open first-round defeat which provides further evidence that age is catching up with the 39-year-old great.10 mins agoTennis

BBCRussia targeted a famous second-hand book market in Kyiv recently, as well as publishing warehouses and printing presses nationwideViktoria Haidai surveys the mangled remains of the printing press, which should have been busy churning out textbooks ready for the new school year.The plant, on the edge of Kyiv, was hit during the night by a Russian missile, just as production was ramping up to deliver 1.3 million books – 10% of Ukraine’s schoolbooks.In the ashes there is a charred page from an English language textbook: “My name is William, I’m from the UK. My grandmother lives in Nottingham. It’s a…

LIVENepal intensifying efforts to free hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnelsTeams are working around the clock to free the trapped workers, with India and China deploying experts to assist in the operation.

SuppliedLeah Stewart was mauled by a shark at Sydney’s Coogee Beach in JuneA Sydney woman who survived a shark attack has described the moment she came face-to-face with a 4m great white before repeatedly punching it.Leah Stewart, 34, was dragged under the water at Coogee Beach in June as the shark bit into her thigh and arms, leaving her with extreme blood loss and injuries so severe that doctors had to amputate her left arm.In an interview which aired on Sunday, the mother-of-one said she was determined to live for the sake of her baby daughter.”In my head, I was…

Why is this teenager fighting fires dressed as Superman?A 17-year-old boy has gone viral for wearing a superhero costume while volunteer firefighting in Indonesia, as the country faces a super El Niño.2 hrs agoAsia

Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mudThousands in Nepal are still waiting to be rescued, but unpredictable weather is making such operations increasingly difficult.2 hrs agoAsia

BBCThe US and Canada appear no closer to resolving their ongoing trade dispute. Tensions have been simmering between the two neighbours since President Donald Trump returned to the White House just over 18 months ago, and unleashed a wide-ranging global programme of tariffs.Canada was one of the first countries the Trump administration hit with levies, and is one of two countries to respond with its own reciprocal measures.Currently, the US has hit Canada’s key sectors of steel, aluminium, lumber and automobiles with tariffs, and last week imposed an additional 50% levy on about C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) of Canadian goods.With no…