Girl, 13, among 33 UK nationals missing after Nepal flash floods

Thirty-three people from the UK are among hundreds feared missing following a deadly flash flood near the Nepal-Tibet border.

Flooding and mud slides hit the Rasuaw region in the morning on Wednesday, killing at least 162 people, police said.

US Open 2026 results: Jakub Mensik and Karolina Muchova win mixed doubles title

Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik saved two match points on their way to the US Open mixed doubles title and $1m in prize money.

Mensik hit a 131mph ace on a third championship point to seal a 6-3 1-6 10-6 win in the final against Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli.

Z.ai shares surge 8% after releasing new AI model running only on Chinese chips

The Zhipu or Z.ai logo is pictured on a smartphone on Aug. 14, 2026.

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BEIJING — Chinese artificial intelligence company Z.ai released a new model Wednesday that the company claims uses entirely homegrown semiconductors to operate.

Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Last Man in Tower’ Sets September Indian Release From Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media, Unveils Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)

“Last Man in Tower,” the Aravind Adiga adaptation starring Manoj Bajpayee, is headed to Indian theaters this September and has unveiled its first teaser.

The film, directed by Ben Rekhi and produced by Rana Daggubati‘s Spirit Media, will mark the first time Bajpayee and co-star Boman Irani have shared the screen.

Qantas may hike fares and expand Jetstar add-on fees as profits dip to four-year low

Qantas could increase ticket prices and plans to expand add-on fees at its low-budget carrier Jetstar, after the company said fuel costs contributed to its lowest pre-tax profits in four years.

‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought

Levels of a toxic “forever chemical” rose to 13 times the legal limit during Thames Water pilots for a controversial multimillion pound water recycling scheme that will pump millions of litres of treated sewage into the River Thames during drought.

Ghent professors challenged expertise of Jason Arday’s plagiarism accuser

Nathan Cofnas, the academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism, has been accused of having “very limited expertise” for his academic role by professors also working at Ghent University, who say he has a “far-right agenda”.

Wild swimming linked to higher risk of stomach bugs and skin rashes

Wild swimming has been linked to a higher risk of stomach bugs and skin rashes, according to the largest ever controlled study of illnesses associated with bathing in rivers and lakes.

‘Who Has Time to Watch All This Crap?’: Inside 10 Anonymous Emmy Ballots as Voting Officially Closes

Emmy voting is now closed, and not a moment too soon.

Every year, more than 27,000 members of the Television Academy — actors and editors, showrunners and composers, the people who actually make television — sit down with their ballots and decide who walks away with an Emmy. And every year, almost none of them will tell us, on the record, what they really think.

The cow comes home: China's Internet celebrates Z.ai claiming ownership of Ox Alpha