A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest a record 24th time on Tuesday.
Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record for the most number of summits on Mount Everest.
He also breaks the record for climbing Mount Everest twice in a single season within a week.
Officials said the 50-year-old reached the 29,035 feet summit by the traditional southeast ridge route at 6:38 am.
Kami, who wants to climb the mountain one more time, made his maiden ascent of Everest in 1994 when he was 24-years-old.
US positive on Iran deal but talks still uncertain as ceasefire end nears
The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remained as the end of a ceasefire loomed.
Gunman kills one, wounds 13 at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids
A gunman shot one dead as he opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids on Monday before taking his own life, authorities said, in a rare attack at a major tourist attraction.
Iran says no decision yet on joining peace talks
Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran's ports, a major hurdle for Iran to rejoin peace efforts.
Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza, say health officials
Israeli strikes have killed at least five Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Palestinian health officials said, while fighters from Hamas clashed with gunmen from an Israeli-backed militia, witnesses said.
Latest With Hit
Akhil Kavalayoor live on Radio Active
Latest With Hit
Watch Dona & Jean as they grove to SakkathaGavle !
Latest With Hit
Ted X speaker, AI trainer Raul John Aju giving us AI lessons.
