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Nepal apologise after Bhutan batter's 'timed out' dismissal

Sherpa rescued after going missing on Everest with no food, oxygen

Paramedics work to transport Dawa Sherpa, who was missing for several days in the Everest region, from the helipad at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Sherpa rescued after going missing on Everest with no food, oxygen

Hillary Dawa Sherpa was found on June 4 close to Everest Base Camp by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee.

Everest operators must vet climbers better, says ascent record holder

FILE PHOTO: British climber Kenton Cool speaks to the media after returning to Kathmandu following his 20th ascent of Mount Everest, the most by any foreign climber, Nepal, May 24, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo

Briton Kenton Cool makes record Everest climb as climbing season’s death toll rises to 5

British climber Kenton Cool, 49, smiles while he speaks with the media personnel, upon his arrival at the airport, as he returns after completing his 17th ascent of Mount Everest, which is the most by any foreign climber, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day from Nepali side

Experts warn overcrowding increases risks in Everest’s "death zone", prompting tighter controls.

Nepali duo break own records on Mt Everest

Mr Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, climbed Mount Everest for the first time in 1994 and has repeated the feat almost every year.

Third Everest death takes Nepal’s May toll of Himalayan climbers to five

Members of an expedition team climb through the Khumbu Icefall during their rotation trip from Everest Base Camp to Camp 1 in the Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region.

Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after smoke seen from landing gear in Nepal

An airbus belonging to Turkish Airlines is parked at Tribhuvan International Airport after a minor fire broke out while landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 11.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 9, 2026

The USS New Orleans enforcing a maritime blockade against ships entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on April 28.

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