The dam is on a Tibetan river that flows into India and Bangladesh, and could affect millions downstream.
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At least 19 dead after air force jet crashes into Bangladesh school
The air force says the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise in Dhaka.
UK fighter jet stuck in India for five weeks is finally ready to fly
The F-35B landed in Kerala on 14 June after running into bad weather, then reported a technical snag.
Powerful Ecuador drug lord ‘Fito’ extradited to US
Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito”, was captured a month ago in what police described as an underground bunker.
Kashmir’s growing heat crisis hits health and harvests
In Indian-administered Kashmir, low rainfall and rising temperatures are putting people’s livelihoods at risk.
Forgotten ‘weeds’ prove a culinary hit in Kenya
Local indigenous greens grow in popularity despite a ban on farmers swapping or selling seeds.
How Canada became the centre of a measles outbreak in North America
Confirmed cases of measles in Canada are nearly three times higher than in the US, despite Canada’s far smaller population.
WW2 veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa’ Jake Larson dies aged 102
Tributes are being paid to the American D-Day veteran and social media star.
Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria
More than 1,000 people in Syria have been killed in recent clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters.
At least 17 dead in South Korea floods and landslides
There are fears the death toll will rise after raging floods destroyed roads, submerged buildings and ravaged farmland.