<p>A search team has transported the bodies of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and three of his team members to the base camp of the mountain where they were killed in an avalanche, the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said on Wednesday.</p> <p>The avalanche <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2019597">struck</a> on July 30, cutting off contact with the 10-member international expedition led by 43-year-old British-Nepali climber Purja on Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains. His company

<p>Initial evidence suggests aerial drone, found near Ukrainian cargo planes at German airport, came from Russia</p><p>The armed drone found at Leipzig airport on Wednesday may not have exploded, but the fact that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/drone-german-airport-dhl-cargo-plane-collides-object-leipzig">it got inside the perimeter, close to Ukrainian cargo planes</a>, raises obvious concerns for the security of international aviation.</p><p>Though the identity of the cu

Authorities in Ukraine say at least 17 people have been killed after the latest barrage of Russian missiles and drones. The overnight attacks were the latest in a series of large-scale strikes that have become almost routine this summer. According to Kyiv, Ukraine was unable to shoot down a single Russian missile. Ukrainian civilians are also being targeted, but through small drones. Kyiv says Russia is deliberately 'hunting' down civilians. More details with FRANCE 24 international affairs edi

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/b0048e55-2655-4e8b-959e-e25a1c107530,1785960668029/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C257%2C750%2C421%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A hippo calf surrounded by handlers.' width='620' height='349' title='The International Union for Conservation of Nature says only about 2,000 to 3,000 pygmy hippos are believed to remain in the wild.'/><p>Toronto just got its very own Moo Deng. The Toronto Zoo says a female pygmy hippo calf was born Sunday morning to 20-ye

International oversight bodies are sounding the alarm over growing violence and restrictions on media freedom during elections. Amnesty International has documented harsh actions against protesters in PoK's Rawalakot, and the Committee to Protect Journalists has identified worsening conditions for reporters. Alarmingly, two independent journalists are reportedly missing after being abducted from their office, with the protest movement accounting for more than eighty fatalities.

Ben Stokes is reportedly set to become the Big Bash League's highest-paid player. The Sydney Sixers are leading the race to sign the former England captain. Stokes retired from international cricket earlier this year and wants to play franchise leagues. A record-breaking contract worth around AUD 600,000 is on the cards. Scheduling conflicts and other global leagues remain potential challenges for him.

<p>Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, after years of questions over the health and well-being of the 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner.</p> <p>Suu Kyi has been in detention since February 2021, when an elected civilian government led by her was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1604849">ousted</a> by Myanmar’s military in a dawn coup, plunging the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into t

<p>Boris Nadezhdin, who gained prominence after standing against Putin in 2024, says he is now in France</p><p>The prominent Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has fled to Paris as Moscow tightens its grip on dissent before parliamentary elections later this year.</p><p>Nadezhdin, a veteran liberal politician, gained international prominence during Russia’s 2024 presidential election when his long-shot campaign against Vladimir Putin unexpectedly gathered momentum before electoral aut

<p>Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of detained former leader, who was ousted by coup in 2021</p><p>Myanmar’s detained former leader <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/aung-san-suu-kyi">Aung San Suu Kyi</a> has met a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the aid organisation has confirmed.</p><p>The meeting on Monday ⁠followed years of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/aung-san-suu-kyi-serious-health-problems-says

<p>Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name</p><p>The Pacific Island country of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nauru">Nauru</a> has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.</p><p>The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. Commonly known abroa