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Kanchha Sherpa, last member of first Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa helped Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary summit Everest in 1953.

India’s Himalayan villages slowly reviving decades after conflict

People return to Himalayan villages each summer, despite their decline after the 1962 India-China border closure.

Hundreds of Everest hikers reach safety after snowstorm in Tibetan valley

Those rescued included guides, yak herders and trekkers, who were trapped in a heavy snowstorm that began on Friday.

How Ladakh protest leader Sonam Wangchuk went from Indian hero to ‘traitor’

Wangchuk, a celebrated innovator, inspired a Bollywood megahit. Now he's being accused of challenging the Indian state.

More than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded

Rescued trekkers reach China's Qudang township while 200 others still face treacherous Everest conditions awaiting help.

Tribesmen in India’s northeast protest mega-dam plan to counter China

Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh state fear displacement as the dam is planned as a response to China's upstream project.

In a first, Polish climber skis down Everest without supplemental oxygen

Andrzej Bargiel, braving heavy snowfall, glided down the world's highest mountain on his third attempt.

Week in Pictures: From Israeli air raids in Gaza to protests in Serbia

A global roundup of some of last week’s events.

India committed to improving ties with China, Modi tells Xi before SCO meet

Indian leader appears to mark waning of strategic ties with US after Trump slapped punishing tariffs on Indian goods.

Can the new India-China bonhomie reshape trade and hurt the US in Asia?

Trump's tariffs and shifting geopolitical winds have pulled India and China closer. That could undercut the US-led Quad.

Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibet to celebrate 60 years of Chinese rule

Xi Jinping visits Lhasa for 60th anniversary of Tibet Autonomous Region under Chinese control.

Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibet as 60 years of Chinese rule celebrated

State media reports Chinese leader's arrival in Tibet was greeted with people waving bouquets of flowers and dancing.

US court blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in school classrooms

Texas is the third state in the past month to see its requirement to display the commandments struck down in court.

Did Trump’s tariff war force India and China to mend ties?

China and India have agreed to resume trade ties and move towards resolving their longstanding border dispute.

India’s Modi meets China’s top diplomat Wang as Asian powers rebuild ties

Ties between the two nuclear-armed Asian powers have made 'steady progress', India's PM Modi says.

‘Water has surrounded us’: The slow death of Pakistan’s Indus delta

Seawater intrusion into delta, where the river meets Arabian Sea, triggers collapse of farming and fishing communities.

Climate change threatens yaks, herding culture in India’s Ladakh

Centuries-old yak herding way of life faces extinction as climate change alters a fragile Himalayan ecosystem in Ladakh.

EU-China summit – who’s attending and what’s on the agenda?

The summit, being hosted in China on Thursday, marks 50 years of diplomatic ties between Brussels and Beijing.

China experiences record number of hot days since March

Heatwave in China has seen surge in energy demand with increased sales of air conditioners and handheld fans.

Expectations low ahead of EU-China 50th anniversary summit in Beijing

The meeting of top Chinese and EU officials will be overshadowed by old grievances, even as Beijing tries to hit reset.

China starts construction of world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet

The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed.

China says Tibet-related issues a ‘thorn’ in relations with India

Remarks by Chinese embassy spokesperson in New Delhi come ahead of Indian foreign minister's visit to China.

Dalai Lama says he hopes to live another 40 years on eve of 90th birthday

There has been speculation over the succession plan for the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader.

How will the next Dalai Lama be chosen?

China insists it should have a say in the process to select Tibetan spiritual leader.

Dalai Lama confirms he will have a successor after his death

In a rebuke to China, the Tibetan spiritual leader says only his foundation has the power to recognise his successor.

Pahalgam attack: A simple guide to the Kashmir conflict

The roots of this decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan go back to the turbulent partition of 1947.

Nepal village ravaged by 2015 earthquake now a reluctant tourist hotspot

Langtang was destroyed in the earthquake, and 300 of its residents died. But others returned and rebuilt a tourist haven

‘A man of the people’: World reacts to the death of Pope Francis

World leaders hail legacy of compassion and humility as they mourn the Argentinian pontiff.

Dalai Lama says successor will be born in ‘free world’ outside of China

Tibetan spiritual leader says in a new book that his people's aspiration for freedom cannot be indefinitely delayed.

India avalanche rescue operation ends as eighth and final body found

More than 50 workers submerged under snow and debris after an avalanche hit a construction camp in Uttarakhand state.