Videos of fireworks resembling a “rising dragon” erupting over Himalayan foothills had drawn backlash.
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Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials
The submersible disappeared from sensors on its journey to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.
Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright, Giuffre claimed in memoir
Virginia Giuffre, who took her life earlier this year, gives her account of meeting Prince Andrew.
‘I can’t afford to save both twins’: Sudan’s war left one mother with an impossible choice
The destruction and hunger that Sudan’s war has brought leaves parents with some impossible choices.
Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s trains in ‘battle for the railways’
In the last two months, Russia has hugely upped its attacks on Ukraine’s trains and rail network.
Crowds in Madagascar cheer as military unit seizes power
Crowds celebrated in the streets of the capital Antananarivo after an elite army unit said it had seized power from the president.
Watch: Moment house drifts away from land as typhoon hits Alaska
The US Coast Guard rescued two dozen people after their homes floated away from shore during the storm.
Watch: Freed detainee finds family alive after thinking they had been killed
Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer said his family had been killed.
Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India’s sunshine
India’s sunshine hours have fallen over the past 30 years due to clouds, aerosols and local weather.
Trump says he authorised CIA in Venezuela as Maduro says ‘no to regime change’
Trump would not be drawn on whether the CIA was seeking to topple Maduro.