Asia Pacific

Published: 11 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online At the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, families arrive carrying whatever remains of lives they were forced to abandon. Elderly people struggle forward on crutches, children clutch chickens and small belongings, while exhausted parents wait in queues beneath the heat to complete registration before beginning an uncertain new chapter. For many, the return to...

Published: 31 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Rescue teams in Nepal are racing against time to reach more than 900 people believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels and underground facilities after catastrophic flash floods devastated parts of the Nepal-Tibet border region. The disaster has already claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands of people missing, turning remote Himalayan valleys into vast fields of mud,...

Published: 29 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A devastating flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border has left hundreds dead, thousands missing and entire communities facing an uncertain future, as rescue teams continue searching through vast areas of mud, debris and destroyed infrastructure. The scale of the disaster became clearer on Saturday after authorities confirmed that the combined number of people missing across Nepal and Tibet...

Published: 28 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Bangladesh is moving ahead with one of its most significant military modernisation programmes in years, advancing plans to acquire Chinese J-10CE multirole fighter jets and attack helicopters while also pursuing the Eurofighter Typhoon as part of a broader effort to strengthen the country's air power. The developments are attracting attention in India, where defence analysts are watching closely...

**Published: 28 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online** Families of missing British nationals have travelled to Nepal in an increasingly desperate search for relatives feared to have been caught in the devastating flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region. The disaster has left at least 475 people dead across Nepal and Tibet, while several hundred others remain unaccounted for. Among those reported missing are...

Published: 27 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist whose polka dots, pumpkins and immersive mirror installations transformed contemporary art and made her one of the world’s most recognisable cultural figures, has died at the age of 97. Kusama died at a hospital in Tokyo on 14 August 2026, according to an announcement from Yayoi Kusama Inc and Yayoi Kusama Studio...

Published: 27 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online More than 300 people have died in Nepal after a catastrophic flash flood swept through the country's Himalayan border region, while rescue teams continue searching for more than 900 missing people and experts warn that another surge of water could threaten communities downstream. The disaster struck along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday after a massive collapse...

Published: 27 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online The Australian government is working urgently to establish the whereabouts of at least 35 Australians reported missing after a catastrophic flash flood devastated parts of the Nepal-Tibet border region, as rescuers continue searching an area where roads, bridges and communications networks have been severely damaged. Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite said Australian officials were...

Published: 27 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A catastrophic flash flood and mudslide along the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 270 people and left nearly 1,400 others missing, with a large proportion of those unaccounted for believed to be tourists and pilgrims. The disaster struck on Wednesday after a sudden collapse of ice and rock in the Himalayas sent an enormous surge of water,...

Published: 07 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A crisis over the handling of missing persons cases on South Korea's popular holiday island of Jeju has deepened after four people were found dead within days, prompting renewed scrutiny of police procedures and a sweeping reform order from President Lee Jae Myung. The discoveries have intensified public anger after authorities were criticised for allegedly failing to conduct...