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70 Americans still unaccounted for after catastrophic Nepal flooding
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The State Department said Tuesday it is aware of approximately 70 Americans who remain unaccounted for in the Nepal-China border region following last month’s catastrophic flooding, while 18 Americans have now made it to safety.
«We extend our deepest sympathy to all those affected by the flooding in Nepal, and their families, and we reaffirm our enduring friendship with the Nepali people,» a State Department official told Fox News.
«The Department of State remains in close contact with the families of Americans who remain unaccounted for and is committed to providing regular updates as more information becomes available.»
ROUGHLY 80 AMERICANS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER HIMALAYAN DISASTER KILLS 903, OFFICIALS SAY
Heavy machinery clears a road along the Trishuli River after deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nuwakot district, Bagmati province, Nepal, on Sept. 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis)
Officials also urged Americans not to travel to the disaster zone, warning the region remains at risk for additional flash floods and landslides.
The latest update reduced the number of Americans unaccounted for from 75 to 70, while the number confirmed safe rose from 16 to 18.
Officials have not confirmed any American deaths.
RESCUERS USE ZIPLINES TO TRANSPORT TRAPPED CITIZENS AFTER DEVASTATING NEPAL FLOODS DECIMATE COUNTRY’S BRIDGES
A flooded home is seen after deadly flash floods and mudslides devastated Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Sept. 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis)
As search efforts continue, Nepalese authorities said rescuers are concentrating on three hydropower project tunnels where they believe dozens of workers may still be trapped beneath debris left by the Aug. 26 glacier collapse that triggered devastating flooding along the Nepal-China border, according to Reuters.
«Our search operation is focused on finding survivors, including in tunnels. Our bigger focus is on the Chilime hydroelectric project, where we believe people are trapped, because there was a canteen, residency and arrangements for food,» Dharma Raj Upreti, chief of Nepal’s disaster authority, told Reuters.
DEATH TOLL FROM MUDSLIDES, FLOODING AT NEPAL-CHINA BORDER CLIMBS PAST 670; NEARLY 3,000 MISSING
Damaged homes line the banks of the Trishuli River after deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Sept. 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis)
The disaster has killed at least 1,399 people across Nepal and China’s Tibet region, with more than 5,400 others still missing, according to authorities.
Both governments have blamed climate change for the glacier collapse that unleashed the flooding.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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ICE launches CDL fraud tipline as DHS highlights deadly crashes involving illegal immigrants
Sean Duffy details Trump admin crackdown on fraudulent commercial driving
Fraudulent CDL training schools face a massive federal crackdown as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy details enforcement actions. Under the Trump administration, the Department of Transportation shut down more than 110 driving schools and revoked over 30,000 commercial driver’s licenses illegally issued to immigrants. Additionally, Duffy addresses lawsuits from several states opposing federal database access.
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FIRST ON FOX — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is launching a new tipline for Americans to report suspected commercial driver’s license (CDL) fraud as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on unqualified truckers following a series of deadly crashes involving illegal immigrants.
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations announced the official CDL fraud tipline Tuesday, Fox News Digital learned.
Americans can report suspected fraud by calling 866-347-2423.
The new tipline comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) have expanded efforts to identify illegal immigrants and other unqualified drivers operating commercial vehicles on American roads.
OUT OF CONTROL, UNQUALIFIED ILLEGAL ALIEN TRUCKERS ENDANGERING KIDS ON US ROADS, INSIDER WARNS: ‘JUST MADNESS’
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would join the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in its mission to crack down on fraudulent and illegal practices in commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools. (Department of Homeland Security)
DHS pointed Fox News Digital to cases involving illegal immigrants who received CDLs from states including California, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania before later being involved in fatal crashes or arrested in connection with other alleged crimes.
«Too many American lives have been lost or permanently changed because illegal aliens who have no business being on our roads have been granted CDLs,» DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S IMMIGRATION PUSH FUELS ICE’S BIGGEST ARREST MONTH IN AGENCY HISTORY
«ICE and our federal partners, including the Department of Transportation, will be cracking down on CDL fraud so that not one more American life is lost to a reckless illegal alien behind the wheel of a semi-truck. You can help save American lives and make our roads safer by dialing ICE’s new CDL fraud tipline today.»
DHS also shared details behind several deadly crashes that officials say point to the concerns behind the Trump administration’s crackdown.
DEADLY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCK CRASH EXPOSED FAILURES ON THE ROAD AND AT THE BORDER: KEY SENATOR
Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles are displayed in front of the White House during DHS’s fleet rollout, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (@DHSgov via X)
In July, Michael Bon, an illegal immigrant from Haiti who DHS says had been granted a CDL by Massachusetts, allegedly caused a semi-truck crash that killed a Pennsylvania State Trooper.
Another case cited by the department left four people dead in Indiana.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF KILLING NEWLYWED COUPLE IN OREGON CRASH ARRESTED BY ICE AFTER JAIL RELEASE
Three cases presented by DHS to Fox News Digital highlight the Trump administration’s crackdown on commercial driver license fraud, including ICE’s new tipline. (Department of Homeland Security)
Bekzhan Beishekeev, an illegal immigrant from Kyrgyzstan, swerved into oncoming traffic in February and caused a head-on collision that killed four people, according to DHS. The department said Pennsylvania had granted Beishekeev a commercial driver’s license before the crash. ICE arrested him that month.
In Oregon, Rajinder Kumar, an illegal immigrant from India, jackknifed his trailer in November 2025 in a crash that killed a newlywed couple, according to DHS. The department said Kumar had been granted a CDL by California and was arrested by ICE in April 2026.
REP. BRIAN MAST: I WANT UNSAFE TRUCKERS OFF OUR HIGHWAYS — AND AMERICA’S VETERANS IN THEIR SEATS
A multi-vehicle crash involving semi-trucks on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County, Calif., that involved an illegal immigrant driver. On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said an operation to get dangerous illegal immigrant drivers off the road resulted in 223 arrests. (KTLA)
And in Florida, Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant from India, made an illegal U-turn in a tractor-trailer in August 2025, causing a crash that killed three people, according to DHS. The department said California had granted Singh a CDL.
The tipline is the latest step in a broader federal crackdown on commercial trucking fraud and unqualified drivers.
DOZENS OF ILLEGAL ALIEN TRUCK DRIVERS BUSTED WITH LICENSES FROM DEEP BLUE STATES
An exterior view of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) administrative office and processing center on June 28, 2025. (Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
In August, DHS said the second wave of Operation Highway Shield removed more than 800 truckers from U.S. roads, including 51 illegal immigrants, during a three-day operation.
A separate three-day operation in Oklahoma in October 2025 resulted in the arrests of 120 illegal immigrants, including 91 who were operating commercial vehicles with CDLs, according to DHS.
DHS and DOT have also targeted fraudulent and illegal practices at CDL schools nationwide as part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown.
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Philippines defense chief calls out China after note interrupts remarks at Seoul forum: ‘Coercion, bullying’
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Gilberto C. Teodoro, the Defense Secretary for the Philippines, publicly bashed China after he was handed a note outlining China’s position on the South China Sea while he was speaking during the Seoul Defense Dialogue in South Korea on Tuesday.
While Teodoro was in the middle of speaking, a man in a white sports coat walked up behind him and placed a sheet of paper on the table beside him.
«I have a note here, I think this is from China,» Teodoro said, stopping short in his remarks.
«And may I read it?» he asked the crowd, before proceeding to read aloud from the note.
«China’s position on the South China Sea arbitration is clear, consistent and firm. They have no position. The arbitration violates fundamental principles of international law,» the note read.
MASSIVE RISK IN SOUTH CHINA SEA EXPOSED AFTER FOUR-DAY POWER LOSS ON US NAVY DESTROYER
Philippines Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoso (5th from right) can be seen on stage with other world leaders during the opening ceremony of the 15th Seoul Defense Dialogue (SSD) in Seoul on September 8, 2026. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)
The note likely referred to the 2016 legal case that the Philippines brought against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The case, titled the South China Sea Arbitration, determined that China was unlawfully reclaiming land in the Philippines’ territorial waters.
China has long rebuked the ruling and consistently accuses the Philippines of infringing on China’s sovereignty in the disputed waters.
The long-running dispute has created a number of tense standoffs between the two countries’ navies.
Two Philippine Coast Guard ships were reportedly surrounded by Chinese vessels in a tense standoff in the South China Sea on Monday, further raising tensions between the two countries, in South China Sea, Off Philippines on March 24, 2025. (Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«How can you deal with a country in an international forum – beyond the question asked to me – disrespecting the organizers of this forum, how do you expect to deal with it civilly?» Teodoro asked the crowd.
«I ask you the question, is this the right paper to post to me when I’m being asked a question on the floor? And how will you treat this kind of behavior? It not only disrespects, shows, if this is a Chinese position sent to me, it not only disrespects international law, throwing UNCLOS to the floor and trampling upon it, but it also disrespects the basic decency accorded that should be accorded to our most gracious host, the Republic of Korea and the rest of the audience here,» he continued.
RULE JAPANICA: AMERICA AND JAPAN ARE BUILDING THE ALLIANCE CHINA FEARS
A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy navigates during a military display in the South China Sea. (Stringer/Reuters)
«So, perhaps basic decency and behavior is what China needs to do. This is actual coercion, bullying and aggression. I will keep this paper as a memento of how desperate China is and how ineffective its position is in the face of a free audience. Thank you very much for the person who gave me this piece of paper. You have just done your country a great service,» Teodoro added.
«I think it is well known to the public, to everyone here about the Philippine situation where we face challenges daily from the People’s Republic of China which tries to occupy and illegally assert its presence over our territory and especially our exclusive economic zone. In contravention with the UNCLOS. We live in a very interconnected world, and there is no right for any state of that matter to appropriate an international common for its exclusive use or right, contrary to what the international norms clearly state. So the Philippines has been forced to enter into creative defense arrangements and alliances,» Teodoro concluded.
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El bloqueo naval impuesto por Estados Unidos en el golfo Pérsico desde mediados de julio dejó sin salida a las exportaciones petroleras de Irán, la principal fuente de ingresos del régimen, según un informe publicado por The Wall Street Journal. Ningún barril de crudo iraní logró cruzar la barrera naval desde entonces, de acuerdo con datos de la firma de rastreo marítimo Kpler.
El país continúa cargando petróleo en sus tanqueros, pero esos cargamentos quedan atrapados dentro del Golfo sin posibilidad de alcanzar a los compradores internacionales. En agosto, Irán cargó 255.000 barriles diarios en embarcaciones dentro de la zona bloqueada, una cifra que representa una caída del 85% respecto del promedio registrado entre febrero y abril de este año.
La reserva de crudo iraní que había logrado eludir el cerco naval antes de su reinstauración —y que hasta ahora seguía generando ingresos para Teherán— se redujo a unos 29 millones de barriles, desde cerca de 90 millones a mediados de julio. Kpler estima que ese remanente podría agotarse hacia mediados de octubre, mientras que los pagos pendientes por cargamentos ya entregados dejarían de fluir hacia mediados de diciembre.
China concentra casi todas las entregas que aún llegan a destino
Las entregas actuales, de alrededor de un millón de barriles diarios, se dirigen en su mayoría hacia China, uno de los principales compradores de crudo iraní pese a las sanciones. Sin embargo, ese flujo también depende del stock acumulado antes del bloqueo y no de nueva producción que logre sortear el cerco naval.
Un acercamiento diplomático entre Washington y Teherán, plasmado en un memorando de entendimiento firmado a mediados de junio, permitió una pausa temporal en el bloqueo. Esa ventana posibilitó el envío de volúmenes considerables de petróleo hacia el exterior para entregas posteriores, ingresos de los que el país todavía se sostiene.
“El proceso de vender el petróleo y entregarlo a los clientes se llevó a cabo a miles de kilómetros del golfo Pérsico y el mar de Omán”, afirmó el ministro de Petróleo iraní, Mohsen Paknejad, el viernes pasado.
Algunos compradores chinos comenzaron a virar hacia crudo saudí, iraquí y emiratí, según funcionarios energéticos del Golfo consultados por el diario neoyorquino. En determinados casos, el petróleo iraní resulta ahora más costoso que ofertas de la competencia debido a su escasez relativa. Irak ofreció descuentos de casi 30 dólares por barril en algunos tipos de crudo, mientras el Brent cotizaba el lunes en torno a los 97 dólares por barril.
Las sanciones financieras amenazan también los pagos ya comprometidos
La presión no se limita al transporte físico del crudo. La nueva campaña de sanciones de Washington apunta además a bancos y canales financieros que facilitan las transacciones iraníes, lo que podría dificultar el cobro de pagos por cargamentos ya entregados.
El bloqueo también forzó a Irán a recortar parte de su producción. Las reservas de petróleo no aumentaron de manera significativa, lo que sugiere que el país ajustó su producción a la demanda interna, según explicó Homayoun Falakshahi, jefe de análisis de crudo de Kpler.
El escenario confirma las proyecciones que los analistas habían planteado durante el bloqueo inicial de la primavera boreal: Irán debería reducir su producción para evitar que el excedente alcanzara el límite de su capacidad de almacenamiento.
Las rutas terrestres ofrecen escaso alivio. El país carece de vagones diseñados para transportar crudo o derivados, y solo podría mover un máximo de 40.000 barriles diarios por camión, una fracción mínima de los casi 2 millones de barriles diarios que exportaba antes del conflicto, según Falakshahi.
El sector petroquímico, la segunda fuente de divisas, también se derrumba
La presión alcanza igualmente al sector petroquímico, la segunda fuente de ingresos externos de Irán después del petróleo, que depende en gran medida de las exportaciones marítimas.
Hacia agosto, las cargas de este sector habían caído cerca de dos tercios respecto de comienzos de 2026, según estimaciones de Kpler.
En contraste, otros productores del Golfo mantuvieron volúmenes significativos de exportación pese al conflicto. Estados Unidos escoltó convoyes a través del estrecho de Ormuz, mientras Arabia Saudita y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos derivaron más crudo a través de oleoductos que evitan esa vía marítima.
La inflación supera el 80% y el rial pierde valor frente al dólar
El estrangulamiento exportador profundiza una crisis económica que ya arrastraba a Irán antes del conflicto. La inflación oficial supera el 80% interanual, y el Fondo Monetario Internacional proyecta una contracción económica del 5,4% para este año, la peor desde la década de 1980.
La caída de las exportaciones petroleras priva a Teherán de la divisa fuerte necesaria para sostener su moneda y pagar importaciones, incluidas las materias primas que requieren sus fábricas. El rial perdió casi el 15% de su valor frente al dólar desde que el presidente Donald Trump anunció su campaña de ajuste económico en agosto, según el economista Hamad Hussain, de Capital Economics.
El comercio general del país no se detuvo por completo. Irán exportó cerca de 15.000 millones de dólares en bienes no petroleros entre mediados de marzo y mediados de agosto, de acuerdo con medios locales, aunque ese monto se ubica por debajo del registrado el año anterior.
Una vía comercial clave, sin embargo, se estrechó de forma reciente. El comercio oficial a través de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos prácticamente se detuvo luego de que ese país anunciara, el mes pasado, la suspensión de transacciones financieras y económicas con Irán, aunque parte del intercambio continúa mediante empresas encubiertas. El flujo comercial se desplazó entonces hacia Turquía, Irak, Omán y Pakistán, rutas que añaden tiempo y costos adicionales.
Analistas dudan de que la presión económica logre torcer la posición de Teherán
Pese a la magnitud del ajuste, funcionarios y analistas del Golfo consultados por el diario ven pocos indicios de que la presión económica logre que Teherán ceda en la mesa de negociación. Fuentes saudíes señalaron además que Irán incrementó el suministro de armas, personal e inteligencia a sus aliados hutíes en Yemen, lo que eleva la amenaza sobre el transporte marítimo y la infraestructura de Arabia Saudita y abre la posibilidad de un nuevo punto de estrangulamiento naviero.
El sábado pasado, Estados Unidos atacó tres petroleros iraníes después de que Irán lanzara misiles balísticos contra dos buques de guerra de la Armada estadounidense, entre ellos un portaaviones.
“La campaña de Estados Unidos tendrá un efecto significativo sobre el hogar iraní promedio. Pero, ¿en cuanto a que Irán capitule en la mesa de negociación? Tengo muchas dudas”, afirmó Ellie Geranmayeh, especialista en Irán del Consejo Europeo de Relaciones Exteriores, en declaraciones recogidas por The Wall Street Journal. “La evidencia que tenemos sugiere que el régimen iraní probablemente se resista”, agregó.
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