Pilot, copilot confirmed dead in private jet crash in Dominican Republic

The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal has climbed to 1,410m while 6,145 people remain missing, according to the latest update issued by Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), as rescue, relief and recovery operations continue across the affected districts.

Zelenskyy called the timing of the Russian assault "symbolic," emphasising that economic pressure remains essential to forcing Moscow to negotiate as the war enters its fifth year. Direct strikes caused significant disruption to energy infrastructure in the Sumy and Odesa regions. Missiles and drones damaged residential buildings and triggered widespread fires across communities in Kyiv and Odesa. Ukrainian officials reported emergency impacts and damage across a total of eight regions.

New images have revealed the extent of damage to US military bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait following Iranian strikes. A Pentagon report also highlighted major infrastructure damage, ammunition shortages and significant costs incurred during the conflict.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a new two-storey Accident and Emergency Unit at the District General Hospital in Mannar, a project supported by an Indian grant of SLR 600 million, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said.

news helicopter crashed in a commercial area of a Los Angeles suburb on Tuesday night, leaving at least three people dead and multiple others injured, according to officials. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be leading the investigation.