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Nepal’s Hydropower Reliance Called Into Question After Deadly Floods

Catastrophic floods that killed more than 1,300 people and destroyed villages along the Nepal-Tibet border have severely damaged 12 hydropower plants in the Trishuli River basin, knocking out more than 10% of Nepal’s total power generation capacity and prompting the state-owned electricity authority to call for a fundamental reassessment of the country’s energy policy. Nepal produces nearly all of its electricity from hydropower and exports around $200m worth annually to India and Bangladesh.

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World

US lone dissenter as UN votes to adopt new world map reflecting Africa's true size

The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to adopt a new world map that accurately reflects the size of Africa, with the United States the only nation to vote against the resolution. The 'Correct the Map' resolution, sponsored by Togo and backed by African Union members, was supported by 164 countries, with six abstentions. The non-binding resolution urges member states to replace the widely used Mercator projection with the Equal Earth projection, which cartographers say preserves relative surface areas of continents and corrects long-standing distortions that shrink equatorial regions.

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US Politics

Quiet Tennessee retirement shattered by Elon Musk data centre amid national fight over AI infrastructure

A US war veteran who named her Memphis retirement home 'Serenity' says her peace has been destroyed by the noise and fumes from Elon Musk's SpaceXAI data centre Colossus II, built quietly in an abandoned warehouse with minimal oversight. The conflict is one of many flaring across the country as an AI-driven data centre boom overwhelms local regulations and becomes a hot-button issue ahead of the midterm elections, with some Republican candidates breaking party ranks to oppose new developments.

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Australia

Housing affordability hits record low as rate hikes outweigh falling prices

Housing affordability in Australia has plunged to its lowest level on record, with a household earning the median income of about $125,000 a year able to afford only 12 per cent of homes sold nationally in the last financial year, according to new data from realestate.com.au. Despite recent falls in property values, three interest rate rises by the Reserve Bank of Australia this year have deepened the affordability crisis, reversing a marginal improvement seen in 2025.

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World

Al Jazeera reports multiple major developments across global hotspots

Al Jazeera's latest newsfeed brings together several significant stories from around the world, including a Russian drone strike on Ukraine's security service headquarters, a Houthi push towards a key strait in Yemen that has killed at least 100 people, allegations of police assault by two Muslim women journalists in India, a bride walking down the aisle in waist-deep flooding, and a segment on Israel's plan to expel Gaza's population.

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Geopolitics

White House Pressures US Space Companies to Boycott Macron's Paris Summit

The Trump administration has pressured major US space companies to withdraw from a high-profile space summit organised by French President Emmanuel Macron, prompting SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke Space, K2 and Starcloud to pull out of the Paris event scheduled for next week. Politico first reported the diplomatic turmoil, and multiple sources confirmed to Ars Technica that a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy official led a call with industry representatives late last week.

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Geopolitics

Russian drone targets SBU chief's office in Kyiv, Zelensky vows 'mirrored' retaliation

A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) in central Kyiv on Friday, directly targeting the office of SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. At least five people were wounded in the attack, which came as Kyiv endured a tenth consecutive day of drone assaults and as reports emerged that US peace envoys are expected in Moscow and Kyiv this weekend.

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Geopolitics

Vance accused of ‘gaslighting’ after downplaying US strike on Iranian wedding

US Vice-President JD Vance has drawn sharp criticism after responding to claims that an American strike killed four people, including a child, at a wedding celebration in southern Iran by saying “sometimes things happen” and asserting that the US-Iran conflict is not a war. The remarks, made at a White House press briefing, were labelled as “gaslighting” by Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna.

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US Politics

ICE Bans Contact Visits at California's Largest Detention Center, Prompting Family Outcry

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has banned contact visits at the California City detention center, the largest immigration facility in California, leaving families like that of Teresa Reyes unable to embrace their loved ones. Reyes drove 300 miles for her son Guillermo's 32nd birthday in May but was only permitted to see him through a thick glass partition, unable to give a gift, share a meal, or even touch him.

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Geopolitics

Two Palestinian teenagers killed in West Bank settler attack, father says families expect sons to be killed

Funerals have taken place for two Palestinian teenagers shot dead this week when settlers and soldiers entered the village of al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, as the father of one victim told the BBC his family lives in constant fear of losing their children. The Israeli military said it fired on 'instigators of a violent riot' and that the incident is under review.

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Australia

Former Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski dies aged 67 after cancer battle

Former Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has died aged 67 after a battle with lung cancer. The career officer, who served nearly five decades in law enforcement, oversaw the state's policing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous natural disasters before retiring in early 2026. He passed away surrounded by family, the Queensland Police Service has confirmed.

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