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                <title>Nepal-China border floods leave more than 1,300 dead as rescue teams search for thousands</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KATHMANDU -  A catastrophic flash flood triggered by a glacial collapse along the Nepal-China border has killed more t...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-China-sept5</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:17 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Two Muslim women journalists allege Delhi police assault as religious tensions deepen in India</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
NEW DELHI -  Two Muslim women journalists have accused Delhi Police of assaulting them after asking questions from Del...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/India-journalists-muslims</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:53:08 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Modi government demolished another mosque in Uttar Pradesh as opposition alleges crackdown on Muslims</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
LUCKNOW, India -  Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state demolished a mosque inside the Saharanpur District...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/India-Muslims-Sept5</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:31:33 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan appoints former foreign ministry spokesperson as permanent representative to UN Geneva</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s former Foreign Ministry spokesperson and senior diplomat Ambassador Tahir Andrabi has taken up responsibilities as t...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Tahir-Andrabi-Geneva</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:00:33 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Bad news for Washington as US intelligence says Iran more confident in ability to sustain war</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
WASHINGTON - US intelligence agencies believe six months of war have left Iran more confident in its ability to withstand American pressure and c...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Iran-sept5</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:49:45 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan says 36 terrorists killed in Balochistan operations</title>
                <description>ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s military said Friday that security forces killed 36 terrorists in a series of intelligence-based operations across Balochistan province over the past 12 to 24 hours.</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Ispr-sept4</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:43:34 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan lawmakers reject proposed arrest powers for WAPDA security force</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani lawmakers have raised concerns over proposed powers that would allow personnel of a new WAPDA Security Force (WSF) to arres...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Wapda-force</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:16:44 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>No longer just a search: two Nepal flood survivors rescued alive from hydropower tunnel after nine days</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 

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                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-floods-Sept4</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-floods-Sept4</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:05:22 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>No decision yet on South Korea&#039;s military deployment to strait of Strait of Hormuz, Presidential office says</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
SEOUL - South Korea has not made a final decision on whether to deploy military forces to the Strait of Hormuz, the presidential office said Frid...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SouthKorea-Hormuz-Trump</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:51:48 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan rejects India’s claims over damaged Hindu temple in Narowal</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan on Friday rejected what it described as “...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-India-Norwal</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-India-Norwal</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:40:19 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iran urges UN to condemn deadly US strikes as tensions escalate</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
TEHRAN -  Ira...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-Sept3</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:13:05 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan sign bilateral accords to deepen multi-sector ties</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan signed a series of bilateral agre...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Kyrgyz-sept2</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Kyrgyz-sept2</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:32:58 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan says cross-border infiltration attempt foiled along Afghan border, killing 15 terrorists</title>
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By The South Asia Times
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s mi...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-Sept3</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-Sept3</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:20:26 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Nepal flood death toll climbs to 1,114 as nearly 4,000 remain missing; China reports 16 deaths in Tibet</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KATHMANDU -  The death toll from last week’s devastating flash...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-flood-sept2</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-flood-sept2</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:38:51 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan navy launches major maritime exercise SeaPark-2026</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
 
KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan Navy has launched its major maritime exercise SEASPARK-2026 in Karachi, testing the force’s readiness to...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Navy-excersie</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Navy-excersie</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:29:58 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan says US-Iran tensions threaten regional stability as diplomacy faces new strain</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said Wednesday that renewed tensions between the United States and Iran were complicating efforts to end the conflict, while...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-US-IranSept2</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-US-IranSept2</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:55:51 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan says 21 militants killed in overnight operations in Balochistan</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan’s security forces killed 21 militants in...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Balochistan=attack-sept1</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Balochistan=attack-sept1</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:22:15 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan army chief holds talks with top Turkish, Saudi officials in Istanbul</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan’s army chief and Chief of Defence Forces...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/COAS-Filed-Marshal</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/COAS-Filed-Marshal</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:17:27 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Militant attacks surge in Pakistan but fatalities drop, August data shows</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Militant attacks in Pakistan surged by 38% in August compared to the previous month, even as the death toll from those...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-August-militantattacks</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-August-militantattacks</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:52:49 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Central Asia discuss regional issues ahead of SCO summit</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BISHKEK - Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sena...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SCO-FMs-sept1</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/SCO-FMs-sept1</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:33:58 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan agree to deepen defense cooperation</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
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                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Istnabul-meeting-aug31</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Istnabul-meeting-aug31</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:27:33 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Court of arbitration rejects india’s bid to suspend indus waters treaty</title>
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ISLAMABAD - The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has ruled that the Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India remains fully in force, rejecting India’s attempt...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Court-india-PakistanKashmir</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Court-india-PakistanKashmir</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:49:21 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Nepal-China border flood death toll reaches 919, nearly 4,800 still missing</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KATHMANDU - The death toll from catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Chin...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-China-aug31</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-China-aug31</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:33:57 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia to hold inaugural meeting of strategic defense committee</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISTANBUL - Senior political and military officials from Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia to meet in Istanbul on...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/R3-Meeting-Turkiye</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/R3-Meeting-Turkiye</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:15 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir branded &#039;war criminal&#039; in US capitol confrontation</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Washington -  Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir faced a...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Israeli-minister-washington</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Israeli-minister-washington</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:47:30 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Afghanistan media watchdog condemns Taliban closure of media affiliate in Kabul</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KABUL - The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has condemned the closure of Lapis, an affiliate of the Moby media group, by T...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Resctions-Kabul-media</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Resctions-Kabul-media</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:50:01 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Trump could consider tacit acceptance of North Korea’s nuclear program in talks with Kim: former US official</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
 
SEOUL - US President Donald Trump could consider a more pragmatic approach toward North Korea, potentially...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-NK-Trump</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-NK-Trump</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:42:15 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Nepal flood death toll reaches 734, nearly 2,500 people missing</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
 
KATHMANDU — The death toll from devastating floods along Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers has risen to 7...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-flood-aug31</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-flood-aug31</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:24:15 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan army chief reviews defence production at Pakistan Ordnance Factory</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Army Chief and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Saturday visited the countr...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/coas-munir-wah</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/coas-munir-wah</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:14:14 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan says security forces foil BLA terrorist group plan to use two minor girls in suicide attacks</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistani security forces have detained two minor girls who authorities say were allegedly recruited and prepared by the Baloc...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/BLA-Girls-suicide</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/BLA-Girls-suicide</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:58:50 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Nepal flood death toll rises to 626, more than 2,400 remain missing</title>
                <description> 
By The South Asia Times
KATHMANDU — The death toll from a devastating flood in Nepal’s northern Rasuwa district and...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-flood-aug29</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-flood-aug29</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:38:44 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan says shared waters must never be weaponized, urges India to respect Indus treaty</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has urged India to respect the Indus Waters Tr...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-india-aug28</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-india-aug28</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:23:51 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Four provinces, 250 million people: Is Pakistan&#039;s system still fit for purpose?</title>
                <description>By Mashal Khan 
 
 
Pakistan is approaching eight decades of independence, yet one question continues to return whenever the country debates governance, dev...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-four-provinces</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-four-provinces</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:02:10 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Infectious diseases surge in Afghanistan as health system faces mounting pressure: WHO</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KABUL - Afghanistan recorded sharp increases in several infectious diseases in July, including dengue fever, COVID-19, acute watery diarrhea and...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/WHO-Afghanistan-virus</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/WHO-Afghanistan-virus</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:42:42 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan&#039;s top diplomat holds talks with Turkiye, Saudi Arabia counterparts ahead of key R4 meeting</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held separate telephone conversations with his T...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/R4-MEETING-TURKIYE</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/R4-MEETING-TURKIYE</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:32:53 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan Premier Sharif says Saudi-Turkiye-Pakistan defense pact brings three countries closer</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday that a joint defence agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tür...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Makkah-defense-pactttt</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Makkah-defense-pactttt</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:47:16 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Nepal’s flood death toll crosses 500 as hundreds are still missing</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepal’s death toll from the devastating Bhotekoshi flood has reached 538, with hundreds still missing and search teams r...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-floods-Aug28</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:22:39 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan at UN slams Israel&#039;s settlement expansion, calls for full implementation of Gaza peace plan</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
UNITED NATIONS – Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel's illegal settle...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UNSC-Pak-aug27</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <title>Pakistan rejects claims Army Chief visited Iran as Trump&#039;s envoy</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected reports that Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir recently v...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Iran-Aug27</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <title>Nepal, China floods kill 292, leave 1,384 missing along Himalayan border</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KATHMANDU/BEIJING: At least 292 people have been killed, and 1,384 remain missi...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-China-massivefloods</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-China-massivefloods</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:34:44 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>3 dead, 558 missing after mudslide in Tibet region on China-Nepal border</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BEIJING - A massive mudslide on the Nepalese side of the border has caused widespread devastation at the Gyirong Port in Tibet's G...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-flood-aug27</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-flood-aug27</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:03:33 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>One Ranger martyred, another injured in banned Awami Action Committee attack during clearance operation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir</title>
                <description>File photo
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MUZAFFARABAD, Azad Jammu and Kashmir – A Pakistan Ran...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/AJK-Operation-aug27</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/AJK-Operation-aug27</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:53:49 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Nepal flash flood death toll reaches 162, over 800 missing</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A catastrophic flash flood that tore through Nepal's...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-floods-Aug27</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-floods-Aug27</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:42:54 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Nepal-China floods kill at least 160, nearly 900 missing</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KATHMANDU/BEIJING - At least 160 people have died, and nearly 900 others are missing after devastating flash floods and mudslides struck Nepal an...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-floods-death</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Nepal-floods-death</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:16:56 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>14 newborn babies die in tragic fire at Pakistan hospital</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Fourteen n...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PIMS-Pakistan-14babies</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PIMS-Pakistan-14babies</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:08:21 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iran says Strait of Hormuz demands passed to US via Pakistan: Report</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
TEHRAN - Iran has formally communicated its position and conditions regarding...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-Aug26</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-Aug26</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:40:25 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Azad Kashmir police chief exposes armed violence of banned action committee, rules out talks</title>
                <description>IG Liaquat Ali Malik says protesters using women as human shields, armed with modern weapons, targeting security forces
By The South As...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/AJK-IG-Briefing</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/AJK-IG-Briefing</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:34:40 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Trump declares Hormuz &#039;cleared of mines,&#039; warns Iran of &#039;zero tolerance&#039;</title>
                <description>US Navy says all mines detonated as president vows 'immediate and systematic destruction' of any ship laying new explosives...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Trump-Hormuz-Aug25</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Trump-Hormuz-Aug25</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:04:39 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Afghan Taliban impose strict conditions on burial of slain anti-Taliban resistance forces commander</title>
                <description>Hasib Panjshiri buried after ICRC mediates return of body, with restrictions on funeral attendance and protests
 
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                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Panjsher-hasib-taliban</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Panjsher-hasib-taliban</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:23:26 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Kuwait signals interest in joining Makkah Defense Pact as regional security architecture takes shape</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
JEDDAH - Kuwait has expressed strong interest in becoming part of the recently signed Makkah Joint Defe...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Kuwait-Pakistan-Aug25</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Kuwait-Pakistan-Aug25</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:36:41 +0500</pubDate>
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