Live Updates: Scale of Flood Disaster Grows as Nepal Doubles Estimate of Missing

A spokeswoman for the Nepali disaster relief agency said the tally grew to 1,900 after some 900 people were reported missing from hydropower projects. Rescue efforts were complicated by fears of new flooding.

Published: August 28, 2026, 9:22 pm

Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls

The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules.

Published: August 28, 2026, 9:56 am

Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War

Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives.

Published: August 28, 2026, 11:14 am

Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Rohingya Migrants to Myanmar

The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or some combination of the three.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:04 am

Six Months In, Iran Appears Stronger and U.S. Goals Unclear

Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.

Published: August 28, 2026, 12:43 pm

Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict

Given the challenges in forecasting and detecting such calamities, researchers advised banning construction on floodplains and marking out clear evacuation routes.

Published: August 28, 2026, 4:27 am

Why Putin Is Fighting On, Even as His Problems Multiply

There is little sign that public exhaustion, economic headwinds or increased Ukrainian strikes are changing the Russian leader’s view that he will eventually achieve victory.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:22 pm

Who Is Haakon, Norway’s New King?

Crown Prince Haakon, the only son of King Harald V, will become monarch, a largely ceremonial and symbolic role.

Published: August 28, 2026, 12:44 pm

‘The Sauna Is Hot and Uncomfortable’: Vote on E.U. Talks Makes Iceland Sweat

The usually genial country has been bitterly divided over a vote this weekend on whether to enter membership talks with the European Union.

Published: August 28, 2026, 8:08 am

You Can Photograph This Pretty Irish Castle. You Just Can’t Go In.

Tourists still flock to the picturesque 16th-century Dunguaire Castle on Galway Bay. But in recent years, a dispute over ownership has prevented visitors from entering.

Published: August 28, 2026, 4:04 am

King Oyo of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Dies at 34

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:30 pm

Mourners in Norway Remember King Harald V

Norwegians grieved a monarch who remained popular despite scandals involving the royal family. His death marks a new era for the country.

Published: August 28, 2026, 10:26 am

Palestine Action Activists Accused of Vandalism at Trump Turnberry Face Terrorism Accusation

Prosecutors will seek to prove that members of Palestine Action who they say painted “Gaza is not 4 sale” on the Scottish golf course last year committed acts connected to terrorism.

Published: August 28, 2026, 6:11 am

Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic

Russia is the largest destination for stolen Canadian cars. Smugglers are meeting the demand of a booming black market.

Published: August 27, 2026, 4:38 am

Icelanders Are Voting on E.U. Membership Talks. Here’s What to Know.

The Nordic nation is holding a referendum on Saturday on whether to start membership talks with the European Union. Voters are divided.

Published: August 28, 2026, 9:01 pm

Modi Is Hedging Against Trump, One Deal at a Time

In a year of globe-trotting, the Indian prime minister has secured deals around the world as the United States becomes less dependable.

Published: August 28, 2026, 9:01 pm

Why Iceland and Others Might Want In, Not Out, of the E.U. Club

A few years ago, some feared the European Union was going out of style. Now Iceland is mulling membership alongside a long list of candidates.

Published: August 28, 2026, 9:01 pm

Nepal’s Hydropower Industry Was Booming. Now 900 Workers Are Missing.

Videos show rescuers pulling people out of hydropower tunnels, as hundreds of workers remain missing after a deadly flood.

Published: August 28, 2026, 5:58 pm

Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known

Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.

Published: August 28, 2026, 3:33 pm

Nepali Flood Survivors Face Profound Loss, Pressing Needs and Murky Futures

The disaster has left countless people with little or nothing of the lives they had built, struggling with immediate survival and unsure how to rebuild.

Published: August 28, 2026, 3:34 pm

A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.

A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:04 pm

See Moments After a Glacier Collapsed, Launching Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal

Exclusive videos verified by The New York Times show the clearest view yet of the avalanche in northern Nepal near Tibet that sent a wall of water and mud coursing through river valleys below.

Published: August 28, 2026, 9:21 pm

China Offers Condolences to Nepal While Emphasizing Disaster Began There

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, issued his first message to Nepal’s government since the landslide on Wednesday that has left hundreds dead near the countries’ border.

Published: August 28, 2026, 1:12 pm

Mount Kailash, Sacred to 4 Faiths, Drew Pilgrims Lost in Nepal and Tibet Floods

The peak is revered by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and those belonging to the pre-Buddhist Bon religion.

Published: August 28, 2026, 11:00 am

A Nepali city struggles to handle the many bodies on its riverbanks.

Published: August 28, 2026, 12:42 pm

Tips for Traveling While Pregnant

Doing research and getting advice from your doctor before you go can make your trip smoother.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:00 am

Inside a Secret School for Afghan Girls

Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls are officially barred from receiving an education beyond the sixth grade. Across the country, however, clandestine classrooms have emerged to defy the ban. Our Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief, Elian Peltier, visited one of these covert schools to meet the young women determined to learn.

Published: August 28, 2026, 8:38 am

Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89

His 35-year reign opened an ancient monarchy to marriages with so-called commoners and to an incendiary association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Published: August 28, 2026, 11:14 am

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Published: August 28, 2026, 8:51 pm

In Nepal, Fears of a Second Flood Grow as Rescue Efforts Continue

Nepali and Chinese authorities warned that a lake created by a deadly landslide could burst open soon. Another deluge would pose the most risk to rescuers, an expert said.

Published: August 28, 2026, 5:17 am

What Our Reporter Saw After the Floods in Nepal

Our correspondent Anupreeta Das witnessed the rescue operation following the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet, in which a torrent of debris and water carried away entire villages in just minutes.

Published: August 27, 2026, 5:00 pm

A Venezuelan Colonel Turned Actor Is Deported From Florida

A former lieutenant colonel in Venezuela’s National Guard living in Florida was deported, interrupting a lawsuit that accused him of ordering violent raids and torture.

Published: August 27, 2026, 3:10 pm

Fire Outside Home of Canadian Parliament Member Is Under Investigation

Two cars were destroyed at the Toronto home of Salma Zahid, a Liberal member of Parliament, in an overnight episode condemned by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Published: August 27, 2026, 2:39 pm

Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief: ‘They All Died, and I Lived’

A visit near the border with Tibet laid bare the effects of a swollen river’s furious speed. Miles of devastation were left behind in a flash flood that killed more than 300.

Published: August 27, 2026, 6:59 pm

Rafael Manuel’s Film ‘Filipiñana’ Makes a Golf Course a Villain

The movie “Filipiñana” pits a country club’s members against its staff, using a golf course to explore the Philippines’ deep divides over land and class.

Published: August 27, 2026, 7:34 pm

High School Sports in the Heat

High temperatures and new safety rules are transforming practice as a new school year begins.

Published: August 27, 2026, 1:36 pm

It’s Bake Time

Our colleagues from NYT Cooking share a recipe reviewed by nearly 22,000 readers. And it still has five stars.

Published: August 27, 2026, 1:29 pm

Nepal Flood Maroons Thousands After Roads and Bridges Swept Away

Twenty-five miles of roads were erased, stranding a quarter of a million Nepalis and knocking out phone and power lines.

Published: August 27, 2026, 1:13 pm

In Nepal, a Catastrophe So Sudden There Was No Time to React

The collapse of part of a mountain created a flash flood of a scale and speed no one had imagined, survivors said. Hundreds died, at least, and many more are missing.

Published: August 27, 2026, 3:45 pm

Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities

A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.

Published: August 28, 2026, 12:01 am

Malaria, Likely Spread by Mosquito on Plane, Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany

Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered.

Published: August 27, 2026, 11:04 am

Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods

Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.

Published: August 27, 2026, 8:22 pm

Greenlandic Women Will Finally Get Money for Forced Contraception

For decades, Denmark implanted intrauterine devices in women in Greenland in an effort to keep down the island’s population. On Thursday, the government passed a compensation bill.

Published: August 27, 2026, 9:39 am

Speed of Nepal’s Flash Floods Likely Overwhelmed Warning System, Experts Say

Scientists and disaster response researchers said Nepal’s early flood warning system relied on a conventional network of river gauges in this remote region.

Published: August 27, 2026, 9:52 am

Yielding on French Could Restart Trade Talks, Canadian Officials Say

Canada’s minister in charge of trade with the U.S. was responding to comments by Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative. But that was before any mention of Lake Ontario.

Published: August 27, 2026, 2:47 pm

Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream

The authorities accused the man of attacking César Gastélum, a young influencer, during a livestream in Sinaloa this month.

Published: August 27, 2026, 6:26 am

Rock Landslide and Glacial Collapse Likely Caused Floods in Nepal and Tibet, Scientists Say

New satellite imagery added to scientists’ understanding of the events that precipitated the deadly flooding in Nepal and Tibet.

Published: August 27, 2026, 7:13 am

Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

Published: August 27, 2026, 9:57 am

Qatari Prime Minister Travels to Tehran as Iran War Nears Six-Month Mark

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has been a key mediator in the conflict, even as his country has blamed Tehran for hundreds of missile and drone attacks.

Published: August 27, 2026, 9:35 am

In Japan, Yayoi Kusama Is Remembered as a Visionary and a Rebel

Artists, scholars and fans celebrated Ms. Kusama as a cultural giant who helped bring Japanese art to the masses.

Published: August 27, 2026, 4:06 am

Survivors of Deadly Nepal Flood Recall Its Devastating Force

Survivors described the terrifying speed and power of the “boulders, sand and thick sludge” that killed hundreds and wiped out villages on the border between Nepal and Tibet.

Published: August 27, 2026, 3:54 am

Where Drones Cannot See, the Ukraine War Is a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse

Russian troops are trying to infiltrate the vast, overgrown reservoir basin of a dam they blew up three years ago as Ukrainian soldiers hunt them at close quarters.

Published: August 27, 2026, 3:23 am

Pilgrims at Border Crossing Are Among 500 Foreigners Missing After Flood

The largest contingent appears to have been pilgrims traveling between Nepal and a sacred site in the Chinese region of Tibet.

Published: August 27, 2026, 4:38 am

Rescuers in Nepal Face Devastated Roads and Tough Terrain After Deadly Flood

The deadly Himalayan torrent damaged roads and dozens of bridges. The devastation was impeding the search for survivors and relief deliveries, aid groups said.

Published: August 27, 2026, 2:23 am

As Anger Grows Over Trump Tariffs, Some in Canada Want Out of U.S. F-35 Deal

A year into a government review of the purchase of as many as 88 F-35s, one premier says buying American warplanes makes no sense in the face of President Trump’s latest tariffs.

Published: August 27, 2026, 2:03 am

Democratic Socialists Are the Toast of the Party in Uruguay

The success of progressive candidates in the United States is inspiring leftists abroad struggling under pressure from the Trump administration and its allies.

Published: August 27, 2026, 2:03 am

Saudi Response to Houthis’ Attacks on Ships May Be a New War

Analysts say that weeks of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets have brought the kingdom and the Iranian-backed militia to the brink of full-blown conflict, and could open a new front in the Iran war.

Published: August 27, 2026, 4:59 am

Scenes From a Destroyed Barbershop in Lebanon

Our reporter Abdi Latif Dahir visits a barbershop in Lebanon that was demolished in an Israeli airstrike in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Published: August 27, 2026, 3:28 am

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel

The ruling was a win for Stanford’s student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, and it followed another court victory for students targeted by the Trump administration last year.

Published: August 28, 2026, 6:40 pm

Walmart to Pay $50 Million to Settle Opioid Lawsuit, US Says

The resolution is part of an effort to hold retailers and pharmacists accountable for what the government says were their roles in the opioid epidemic.

Published: August 28, 2026, 6:08 pm

Police Make Surprise Discovery of Stolen Statue of Olympic Gymnast Sunisa Lee

The St. Paul, Minn., police were investigating a report of gunfire when they found a bronze bust of Sunisa Lee, the gold medal Olympian, that was stolen last year.

Published: August 28, 2026, 5:56 pm

George Cave, C.I.A. Agent With a Role in Iran-Contra, Dies at 97

He worked throughout the Middle East before joining a secret team that tried to obtain the release of Western hostages in Lebanon in exchange for arms sent to Iran.

Published: August 28, 2026, 6:48 pm

For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace

The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.

Published: August 28, 2026, 3:35 pm

James Roche, Embattled Air Force Secretary, Dies at 86

A former executive in the weapons industry, he led the Air Force amid reports of sexual assault at its service academy and a multibillion-dollar procurement scandal.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:33 pm

Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Four Army Officers as Purge Widens

The turmoil has left a leadership vacuum in the Army at a moment when it is trying to find ways to defend troops against the threat posed by cheap drones.

Published: August 28, 2026, 7:10 pm

California Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Cancellation

The state is asking a court to reverse a Trump administration agreement and reinstate a planned offshore wind farm.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:14 pm

Milo Yiannopoulos, a Right-Wing Provocateur, Is Arrested by ICE

Mr. Yiannopoulos, a prominent early supporter of President Trump, was detained at the New Orleans airport. The Trump administration publicized his arrest and shared a mug shot.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:45 pm

It’s Trump’s Capital Now, but Voters Aren’t Living in It

His obsession with remaking Washington might hurt his party politically.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:00 pm

Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Halting Mail-In Voting Rules

The Postal Service appealed an emergency decision from Thursday that blocked it from changing its procedures for mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

Published: August 28, 2026, 12:44 pm

Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer

The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.

Published: August 28, 2026, 5:49 pm

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops

President Trump issued an executive order barring transgender service members from the military as part of a broader attack on transgender rights.

Published: August 28, 2026, 11:51 am

The Local: Michael Che on First Avenue

And, of course, pickles at the State Fair.

Published: August 28, 2026, 11:50 am

Autopsy Shows Man Killed by National Guard in Memphis Was Shot in Back

The death of the man after a confrontation with National Guard troops is under investigation. An autopsy by a medical examiner shows that he was shot in the back and declared it a homicide.

Published: August 28, 2026, 1:43 pm

Trump Creates a Space Academy and Honors the Artemis Astronauts

President Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, which took a journey around the moon.

Published: August 28, 2026, 6:36 pm

$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal

A Fourth Circuit panel ordered the case to be dismissed, citing a new Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of foreign citizens to sue in U.S. court.

Published: August 28, 2026, 1:14 pm

Tank That Imploded at Washington Paper Plant, Killing 11, Was Known to Be Unsafe, Report Says

A chemical disaster in Washington in May involved a tank that had been deemed at risk of failure nearly a year before, according to federal investigators.

Published: August 28, 2026, 11:44 am

Judge Throws Out Key 9/11 Confession as Tainted by Torture

Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.

Published: August 28, 2026, 1:50 pm

For Once, a New York Jet Is Destined to Win Something

A House race in Arizona pits Jay Feely, a former Jets kicker, against Amish Shah, a former sideline doctor for the team. Jets fans in the district say it’s a welcome distraction from all the losing.

Published: August 28, 2026, 7:47 am

Jury in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial to Resume Deliberations on Monday

To reach a verdict, jurors must agree on whether Ms. Clancy should be held criminally responsible for killing her three children.

Published: August 28, 2026, 1:31 pm

Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring

Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station in Cheyenne.

Published: August 28, 2026, 2:04 am

With Term Winding Down, Pelosi Tries to Anoint a Successor

Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, has been working hard on behalf of Connie Chan, a San Francisco supervisor with a relatively low profile in California.

Published: August 28, 2026, 7:33 am

A Town Council Turns to a Deck of Cards to Break a Tie

Two candidates for Town Council in Gila Bend, Ariz., finished with the same number of votes. A century-old state law mandated breaking the tie with a game of chance.

Published: August 28, 2026, 6:26 am

How Key Oil Stockpiles Dwindled During the War in Iran

Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains how oil reserves helped prevent an oil shock caused by the war in Iran from getting even worse — and how low those reserves are now.

Published: August 28, 2026, 7:15 am