The search for survivors continues in Nepal and Tibet after last week’s floods in the Himalayas, which left a trail of destruction in the towns and villages of the country’s valleys, as well as across the border in China.
At least 20 people are missing due to a major flash flood in the Grand Canyon that forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large rocks, metal structures, and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, according to the National Park Service.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard reported late Sunday attacks by the United States against Larak Island, according to local media.
The Royal Palace announced this Sunday that the State funeral of King Harald of Norway, who passed away on August 28, will be held on Wednesday, September 9 at the Oslo Cathedral. Representatives of Norwegian institutions and members of the royal houses of Europe will attend the ceremony, and after the funeral, the remains of the former Norwegian monarch will be buried in the royal pantheon of the Akershus Fortress, where his parents, Olav and Marta, and his grandparents, Haakon and Maud, already rest.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) reported this Sunday that the authorities have managed to contact three Spanish citizens following the massive flood last Wednesday after which more than 500 foreigners remain missing.
The deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has reappeared publicly through a series of photographs shared on his official X and Instagram accounts from his confinement in the United States. In the images, dated June 25, 2026, the Venezuelan leader appears with an animated expression and accompanies the photographs with a message especially addressed to his grandchildren.
Without a consensus leader in exile and without clear opposition figures inside the country, the figure of Raulito, Raúl Castro’s favorite grandson, popularly known as ‘the crab’, has been gaining influence in Cuba to lead the transformation of the communist regime under pressure from the United States since he was accepted by Washington as an interlocutor in the talks that began in May.
A passenger ship with about 270 people on board, including passengers and crew, has capsized this Sunday off the coast of northern Cyprus. In response to this situation, the Turkish Cypriot coast guard has launched an urgent rescue operation, local authorities reported, describing the situation as “serious.” At least six people have died, according to Turkish media, the country to which the vessel was headed.
In the calm waters of the fishing harbor of Hafnarfjördur, on the southwest coast of Iceland, the blue of the sky and the white of the clouds are reflected, creating a beautiful postcard-like effect. From here, boats set sail to fish for cod, haddock, and other species in the prized Icelandic fishing grounds, which from August of last year to this July provided a combined catch of one million tons of fish.
Global warming has awakened Iceland from its slumber, increased its strategic value, and forces its citizens to rethink their future. This weekend’s referendum has been the first sign of that concern. Last winter, during his visit to Davos, and before a…