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The Zabaleen area, where the waste from Egypt’s capital is sorted, is seeing demand for its recycled materials surge as the war on Iran disrupts imports. But rising costs and new competitors mean the traditional recyclers aren’t necessarily better off.

Survivors in Nepal’s Nuwakot district are digging through mud and debris for belongings left behind by flash floods. At least 781 people have been killed and more than 2,500 remain missing after a glacier collapse sent mud and debris through mountain valleys.

Hundreds turned out for a Zohran Mamdani lookalike contest in New York, where nine contestants competed for the crowd’s vote. Part-time actor and Mamdani impersonator Amadeo Fusca won the contest and took home a prize of $100.