Ten climbers, including renowned Nepali mountaineer and former Royal Marine Nirmal Purja, are feared missing following an avalanche in Pakistan. The group includes an American, a Chinese national, an Omani, and five Nepali climbers.
A building fire in Lucknow, India, has resulted in the deaths of fifteen individuals and injuries to several others. Uttar Pradesh authorities have initiated an inquiry into the incident, with eyewitnesses reporting people jumping from windows to escape the blaze.
Kenya's High Court found Defence Minister Aden Duale in contempt for defying an order to halt construction on a US-funded biosafety laboratory. The facility, intended for Ebola research, continues to be built near a densely populated area in Kisumu, despite legal challenges.
Russian military units are pushing towards Kostyantynivka, a city whose capture would facilitate further Russian advances into the Donbas region, targeting Ukraine's final eastern defensive positions.
