Nepal’s Prachanda-led govt faces uncertainty amidst Deuba-Oli talk
Kathmandu, 1 Jul: A high-level meeting between Nepal's two largest parties - Nepali Congress and CPN-UML - has led to fresh speculation that days...
‘Code red’: UN scientists warn of worsening global warming
United Nations, Aug 10 (AP) Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming...
Blinken meets Macron as US seeks to heal rift with France
Paris, Oct 5 (AP) French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday to explore potential cooperation in the Indo-Pacific...
Biden signs USD 768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
Washington, Dec 28 (AP) US President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Monday, authorising USD 768.2 billion in military spending,...
Last rites of Indians killed in Nepal plane crash to be performed at Pashupatinath
Kathmandu, May 31 (PTI) The last rites of the four members of an Indian family who were killed in the plane crash in Nepal's...
Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to boost trade, lower tension
ISLAMABAD, 8 May: Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed government have agreed to boost trade and lower tensions along their border amid a surge in militant...
Indiana tornado kills 1 as severe weather causes damage and power outages across multiple...
SHOALS, 26 Jun: A tornado struck a home, killing one occupant and injuring another as severe weather hit parts of Indiana, Tennessee and other...
UK To Urge Extension Of Kabul Evacuations At G7 Talks
London, United Kingdom, Aug 23: Britain said Monday it would urge the United States to extend an end-of-the-month deadline for evacuations from Afghanistan, while...
G7 foreign ministers meet with Russia, China, Iran on agenda
LONDON , Dec 11 (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are gathering for a weekend in Liverpool, with the...
China threatens US entities over downing of balloon
BEIJING, 15 Feb: China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off...
UK to donate 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to developing countries:...
Rome, Oct 30 (AP) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. will donate 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to developing...
Police start clearing German village condemned for coal mine
LUETZERATH, Germany , 11 Jan (AP) — Police in riot gear on Wednesday moved into a condemned village in western Germany, launching an effort...
Chinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years
MELBOURNE, 15 Jun: Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Australia on Saturday on a relations-mending mission with panda diplomacy, rock lobsters and China’s global...
Reached ‘some consensus’ with India: China on Ladakh
BEIJING, 26 Sep: China and India were able to "reduce differences" and build "some consensus" on disengaging troops from friction points to end the...
UN seeks $4.3 billion to cover Yemen 2023 humanitarian needs
CAIRO, 27 Feb: The United Nations is seeking $4.3 billion at a pledging conference Monday to alleviate the suffering of millions of people in...
Taliban reopen universities for Afghan women in 6 provinces
Islamabad, Feb 2 (AP) The Taliban on Wednesday said they have reopened public universities for women students in six of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a...
Netanyahu says he’s opposed to any interim US-Iran deal on nuclear program
TEL AVIV, Israel, 18 Jun: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he opposes any interim agreement reportedly being negotiated between the U.S....
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people
ISLAMABAD, 19 May (AP) — More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north...
Chinese threat in South China Sea increasing rapidly: Taiwan’s FM Wu
Taipei, 25 Jun: The Chinese threat in the South China Sea is increasing significantly as China has deployed a large number of armed maritime...
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM, 6 Oct: French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in literature for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she...