US Dismisses Iran’s Claim MQM-170 Capture

US Dismisses Iran’s Claim MQM-170 Capture as Disputes Over Underwater Drones and Naval Mines Intensify Around Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has claimed that it captured a US MQM-170 reconnaissance and decoy drone near the Strait of Hormuz by using electronic warfare to take control of the aircraft’s guidance and control systems, a claim that...
Israel Election

Israel Election: Netanyahu and Eisenkot Face Coalition Deadlock, but Strategic Priorities May Remain Unchanged

Israel's October 27, 2026, election has left the country facing a potentially prolonged coalition battle, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc and his principal rival, former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief Gadi Eisenkot, competing to assemble the parliamentary majority...
Government of Nepal

Nepal Suspends Bhotekoshi–Trishuli Search and Rescue Phase, Shifts Focus to Reconstruction

The Government of Nepal has decided to suspend the search and rescue phase following the devastating Bhotekoshi–Trishuli floods, except for essential search operations, and shift its focus toward reconstruction and rehabilitation in the affected areas. The decision was taken at...
Myanmar Military Airstrike

Myanmar Military Airstrike on Rakhine State Kills 49, Injures 58, Arakan Army-Controlled Area Comes Under Attack

At least 49 people were killed and 58 others injured after Myanmar’s military carried out an airstrike on an area controlled by the Arakan Army in western Rakhine State, according to the Arakan Army and a rescue official. A fighter...
Balendra “Balen” Shah

Balen Shah Government Six Months: Governance Reform Promises, Unfinished Commitments, Disaster Challenges and Growing Public Frustration Across Nepal

The government led by Nepal Prime Minister Balendra “Balen” Shah has completed six months in office, a period marked by ambitious governance reform promises, efforts to change established political practices, disaster-response challenges and growing questions over implementation. Shah became prime...
Lo Manthang-Upper Mustang

Nepal: Earthquake Forces Lo Manthang Residents, Teachers and Students to Spend Nights Under Tents as Aftershocks Continue

Residents, teachers and students in Lo Manthang Rural Municipality of Upper Mustang have been forced to spend their nights under tents following the earthquake that struck on the night of September 8, 2026. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter in...
Bailey Bridges

Nepal Receives Three Bailey Bridges from India and China Following Bhotekoshi Floods

Nepal has received three Bailey bridges from India and China following the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River. According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lok Bahadur Paudel Chhetri, India has provided one Bailey bridge, while China has provided two. “We are...
Chilime Hydropower, Nepal Army

Chilime Hydropower Tunnel Access Restored as Nepal Army Intensifies Search at Major Hydropower Sites

The Nepali Army has stated that the road leading to the tunnel of the Chilime Hydropower Project has been reopened. According to the Nepal Army, the road has been cleared to allow heavy equipment to reach the tunnel. The Army...
floods

Nepal’s Climate Paradox: Least Responsible for Global Warming, Yet Among Its Worst Victims

Nepal is preparing to seek a large-scale financial assistance package from the international community following the devastating floods that struck the country on August 26. According to the Nepal government’s preliminary assessment, around US$5 billion will be required over the...
Arnold Dix

Bhotekoshi Disaster: Why Nepal’s Hydropower Tunnels Face One of the World’s Most Difficult Rescue Operations

International tunnel and underground infrastructure expert Professor Arnold Dix has described the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi region and the resulting damage to tunnels and other structures of hydropower projects as an extremely unusual disaster, rarely seen anywhere in the...
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