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Why I’m not apologising for my child-free life after a trip to Nepal

A milestone-birthday trip to a remote region of Nepal reveals traditional ways of life – and some unexpected truths.

  • Nina Karnikowski

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In this photo taken Oct. 4, 2025 and released by Lingsuiye, villagers with their oxen and horses ascend the mountain during rescue efforts to reach hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.

Blizzard traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest

About 350 trekkers have been rescued from the eastern face of the world’s tallest mountain, while another 200 were still stranded after a weekend of heavy snowfall.

  • Ryan Woo
The Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama says he will be reincarnated, and only his trust can choose a successor

“The institution of the Dalai Lama will continue”, the Tibetan Buddhist leader tells followers, but Beijing says the identification of his reincarnation has to be done in China.

  • Krishna N. Das

Want a Himalayan trek minus the red tape? Consider ‘Little Tibet’

The city of Leh is where snowcapped peaks and stellar stargazing meet.

  • Paul Ewart
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

I met my hero and was lost for words. It was perfect

Becoming tongue-tied in front of the Dalai Lama may actually have been a blessing.

  • Nina Karnikowski
 Xinhua News Agency, first responders perform rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.

Hundreds rescued from under rubble after Tibet earthquake

More than 120 people have been confirmed dead and thousands are homeless after a night of sub-zero temperatures and hundreds of aftershocks.

  • Joe Cash
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People stand by damaged houses after the earthquake in Tonglai village, in Xigaze, south-western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

Powerful earthquake strikes Tibet, rattles Everest region

The magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities.

  • Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma
A Tibetan protester stretched a Tibetan flag in Gellert Hill against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Budapest, Hungary.
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World of photos, May 11, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Penpa Tsering, Tibet’s president in exile,

‘China is our best publicity agent’: Tibet urges tougher line on Beijing

The head of Tibet’s government-in-exile says it is unfair for Australia to hold countries such as Russia and Iran to a higher human rights standard than China.

  • Matthew Knott
President of the Central Tibetan Administration, Penpa Tsering.

China lobbies press club against Tibetan appearance

The Chinese government is seeking to block the head of Tibet’s government-in-exile from making a scheduled appearance at the National Press Club.

  • Matthew Knott