Floods and mudslides have swept away houses and roads with many hundreds missingHundreds are missing and at least 22 people have died after torrential floods ⁠hit the Himalayan border areas of ⁠Nepal and in ​Tibet in China. An avalanche...

‘Major casualties’ feared after powerful floods in Himalayan border area sweep away houses, roads and bridges and leave hundreds missing‘Major casualties’ feared after flash floods along Nepal-Tibet borderHere are some images that show some of the affected areas, and...

Deathtoll of nine likely to rise as floods and mudslide sweep away houses, roads, bridges and power projectsTorrential floods ⁠in the Himalayan border areas of ⁠Nepal and China’s ​Tibet have killed at least nine people and destroyed roads, bridges...

You don’t have to buy a ticket to enjoy decent festival food – here are a few ideas for bringing the party homeSign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastThis weekend, my social media was flooded with swoon-worthy...

Parents say the insistence on Mandarin in schools is eroding the country’s language and culture right from early childhoodWeeks after a Tibetan-speaking five-year-old started preschool, she had “completely stopped speaking Tibetan”, according to her mother. Nine months later, although...

A crypto tycoon is giving record-breaking amounts to Farage’s party. But little is known about his motivesShortly before Christmas 2022, Chakrit Sakunkrit, owner of the Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary on the Thai island of Koh Samui, invited 200 guests to spend...

Blending minimalism, ambient and folk music in the former Czechoslovakia, the couple made pilgrim-like tours around Europe, beguiling everyone they met. Fans including the National’s Bryce Dessner explain their allureThe Czech duo Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi often seemed out...

Exclusive: Victoria and Albert Museum has deleted maps and images deemed sensitive by Beijing censors from exhibition publicationsOne of the UK’s leading museums has accepted demands by a Chinese firm that publishes its catalogues to remove images that fall...

When Putin invaded Ukraine, he raised murder to the level of national policy. I felt guilt by association. And I had to actOne morning in May 2025, I walked briskly down Bayswater Road along the northern edge of London’s...

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