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KATHMANDU/BEIJING, 31 August 2026 (Nosheen): Nepalese rescue teams, assisted by Chinese and Indian experts, continued overnight operations to reach hundreds of people believed to be trapped inside blocked hydropower project tunnels following last week’s devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. The unprecedented surge of ice, rocks, mud and debris on Wednesday, reportedly triggered by a glacier collapse, has left more than 900 people dead and thousands missing in Nepal and neighbouring areas of China. Nepalese officials said rescue teams were focusing on reaching hundreds of workers believed to be trapped inside around half a dozen hydropower project tunnels blocked by mud and rock debris. Rescue teams have been using heavy earth-moving machinery to clear mud and rocks from the bloc...

 TEHRAN, 31 August 2026 (Ghufran): Yousef Pezeshkian, son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that Iran’s survival does not depend on uranium enrichment, stressing that the costs and benefits of pursuing the programme should be carefully considered before making any decision. In an Instagram story, Yousef Pezeshkian said, “Our survival does not depend on enrichment. We won’t die if we don’t enrich uranium.” He clarified that he was not opposed to uranium enrichment and would abide by any decision taken by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and Supreme Leader. However, he stressed the importance of making decisions after fully understanding their potential consequences. “A rational person weighs the costs and benefits of something before making a decision,” he sa...