Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show
Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year
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One week on, hundreds remain trapped in remote areas while about 4,000 are still missing.
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China Warns of 'consequences' for Taiwan after Taipei Envoys Attend Pacific Leaders Summit
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At least 639 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, the country's disaster management authority said on Tuesday.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Sinabung on Indonesia erupted Monday, spewing a column of black ash and smoke 3,500 meters (11,482 feet) from the top of the mountain into the
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Sinabung volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island erupts without reports of casualties
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly...
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — In the days since Tsering Gelbu Lama’s wife was swept away by devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, he hasn't managed to tell his 4-year-old daughter
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Anderson goes to one of the hardest hit areas in Nepal to see how they are recovering one week after the flood. He speaks with the hero bus driver who saved around 50 children.
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Devastating flooding struck the Nepal-Tibet border after a massive mudslide collapsed into a Himalayan river, sweeping away villages and leaving hundreds missing as rescue teams race to reach affected areas.
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As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects.
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2024 study flagged vulnerability of Trishuli, Bhotekoshi communities
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Prime Minister Balendra Shah said it was difficult to make a complete assessment of the damage from the “unimaginable” disaster.
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Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through ‘unimaginable’ disaster
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