Chinese workers continue to protest in Russia over unpaid wages: Report

IANS | September 14, 2026 2:52 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) More than 1,000 Chinese construction workers surrounded armed police vehicles and forced officers to release a detained colleague recently, in a rare public show of defiance by citizens of an authoritarian state working abroad, a new report has said.

Nepal lost critical flood-monitoring stations in Bhote Koshi disaster

IANS | September 14, 2026 2:16 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) Nepal lost or disabled several critical hydrological monitoring stations during the devastating August 26 Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, undermining the availability of real-time river data as the extreme flood wave moved rapidly downstream, according to a government assessment.

US Navy’s sinking of Iranian tankers to hit China’s oil supply: Report

IANS | September 14, 2026 2:11 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) While a decade of US sanctions have failed to check China’s oil purchases from Iran at discounted prices, the actual sinking of Iranian oil tankers by American missiles last week are expected to drastically hit Chinese oil supplies, according to an article in Modern Diplomacy.

Bangladesh dengue outbreak worsens as 52 die in just 13 days

IANS | September 14, 2026 11:10 AM

Dhaka, Sep 14 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented dengue outbreak, as many as 52 people died from the infection in the first 13 days of September, marking the highest monthly fatalities recorded so far this year and raising serious concerns over the worsening public health crisis, local media reported.