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India news: India steps up efforts as hundreds missing in Nepal floods
India steps up efforts as hundreds missing in Nepal floods August 27, 2026What you need to know - Nepal's Foreign Minister says 300 Indian tourists are among the missing - Most were pilgrims on Mansarovar Yatra - India sends 10 metric tons of disaster-relief supplies to Nepal - US panel on religious freedom urges government to place sanctions on RSS members Here are the biggest headlines coming out of India on Thursday, August 27: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us...
Japan to probe popular animal cafes amid hygiene, welfare concerns
Japan plans to look into popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, following concerns about hygiene and the creatures’ welfare, authorities said on Thursday. Japan has hundreds of the cafes where campaigners say animals are sometimes kept in cramped spaces, and that their popularity encourages the capture and illegal trade of rare wildlife. A fact-finding survey will begin as early as next month, starting with obtaining basic information such as...
Nepali and Tibetan communities fear for relatives caught in flood
Australia's Nepali and Tibetan communities fear for loved ones after flash flood Tibetan and Nepali Australians are anxious about family and friends missing after disaster struck the Nepal-Tibet border. At least 160 people were killed and hundreds more — including 34 Australians — are missing after a huge wave smashed through villages yesterday. It is believed a glacier avalanche likely caused the flood.