At least 160 people are known to have died in massive flash floods and mudslides that engulfed a remote region on the Nepal-Tibet border. Hundreds more people, including travellers from many countries, are missing following the catastrophe.

The missing tourists include more than 100 from India, 54 from the US, and 33 from the UK, as well as more than 100 from Nepal itself, according to Nepal’s tourist board. The area is popular with pilgrims and trekkers.

Authorities initially thought an earthquake may have triggered a landslide – the US Geological Survey now says the “seismic energy was instead generated by a landslide”.

The area hit by the flood is home to two different high-altitude lakes that are also pilgrim sites revered by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains – Lake Mansarovar near Mount Kailash in Tibet, and the Gosaikunda lake in Nepal’s Rasuwa district.

Tens of thousands of tourists make their way through Nepal to Lake Mansarovar annually. The disaster struck at the time of the year when people, especially Indian tourists, visit the area. Travellers from 28 countries including India, China, Australia, the US and the UK are known to be among those missing.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Azadeh Moshiri and Ellie Price.

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Ten months after a supposed ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, US President Trump’s peace plan for the strip has stalled.

More than 1,200 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire was announced last October, bringing the total number killed during the war to more than 73,000 according to the Hamas run Health Ministry in the strip.

But there are fears the actual number of deaths could be significantly higher.

The Red Cross said there are more than 5,000 people still missing in Gaza.

Israel does not allow journalists free access to the territory.

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US President Donald Trump says he believes the Supreme Leader of Iran is still alive, but is seriously injured after the attack that killed his father.

Meanwhile, Iran and Oman plan a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran warns it won’t reopen unless the US stops the war.

Shopkeepers inside Iran say they’re starting to feel the impact of America’s economic squeeze.

And Dubai International Airport reports a 30% drop in passengers, as travel struggles almost six months into the war.

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At least 95 people have been killed, and hundreds of tourists are missing, after a massive flash flood and mudslide on the …

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Prince Harry is back in the UK, but could his return help heal the rift with his brother, Prince William?

After six years living in the US, Prince Harry, Meghan and their children, Archie and Lilibet, have returned to life in Britain.

While the royal brothers were once inseparable – Harry and William’s relationship has been strained for more than half a decade, becoming increasingly divided by family tensions and a series of public revelations.

So could Harry’s return mark the beginning of a reconciliation or is the rift between the brothers too deep to repair?

BBC Senior Royal Correspondent Daniela Relph examines the breakdown in Harry and William’s relationship and whether the brothers can ever rebuild their bond.

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