Landslide in northern Pakistan kills 3, 15 missing
At least three people were killed and fifteen are missing after a landslide, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, hit Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district on Monday, officials said.
Rescue teams recovered bodies and evacuated four injured, while efforts continue to locate the missing. Hundreds of stranded tourists were also brought to safety, Al Jazeera reported.
The monsoon has caused widespread damage across Pakistan, with 221 deaths reported since late June.
US Government worker barred from leaving China
US government employee has been barred from leaving China while visiting for personal reasons, the State Department confirmed. The staffer, from the US Patent and Trademark Office, is under an “exit ban,” and Washington is working with Chinese authorities to resolve the case.
Media reports say the Chinese-American employee was detained in Chengdu in April over alleged threats to national security. Beijing has not provided further details, according to Firstpost.
The incident follows a similar case involving a US banking executive also blocked from leaving China, amid ongoing tensions between the two countries over national security and espionage concerns.
At least 27 dead, mostly children, in Bangladesh air force jet crash
At least 25 children were among the 27 dead pulled from scorched buildings after a Bangladesh Air Force jet on a training mission crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials said on Tuesday, with 88 people being treated in hospital, Reuters reported.
The F-7 BGI aircraft crashed soon after it took off at 1:06 p.m. (0706 GMT) on Monday from the airbase in Kurmitola in the capital on a routine training mission. The military said the plane experienced a mechanical failure.
Visuals showed rescue workers scouring the charred buildings for debris as distressed family members surrounded the site.
Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser on health, told reporters that 27 people had died and 88 were admitted to hospital with burn injuries. Those dead included 25 children, a teacher and the pilot, according to Reuters.
Trump plans tariffs on Russian oil buyers, says Graham
US Senator Lindsey Graham says President Donald Trump plans to impose 100 percent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil—specifically India, China, and Brazil—to cut off funding for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, according to Firstpost.
Graham called it a move to hold nations accountable for supporting Russia’s war effort and warned of economic consequences. He also accused Vladimir Putin of trying to rebuild a Soviet-style empire by violating international agreements and Ukraine’s sovereignty.