US President Donald Trump has signed a broad new sanctions law aimed at Russia over its continued war in Ukraine, only days after Congress approved the measure with unusual bipartisan backing. The legislation, signed on Friday and titled the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, commemorates the late Republican senator who spent more than a year helping negotiate the proposal before his unexpected death in July. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal co-authored the bill.

New Delhi, India – On August 26, the high Himalayan terrain above Nepal’s Rasuwa district was transformed within a matter of minutes. A huge volume of ice and rock gave way in the mountains, unleashing a powerful mix of water, mud and debris into the Lhende Khola River. The flow raced through steep valleys, destroying homes and infrastructure before reaching the Nepal-China frontier. It was more than an ordinary flood. It was a cascading disaster. By the middle of September, more than 1,400