EU and India say 'good progress' made towards trade deal

5 months ago

The EU and India's trade chiefs said Friday after talks that they were getting closer to a trade deal between the 27-nation bloc and the world's most populous nation.Brussels is...

UK earmarks £200 mn to prepare for Ukraine deployment

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The UK Friday earmarked £200 million ($268 million) to prepare British troops to be deployed to Ukraine as part of a "multinational" force if a ceasefire is agreed between Moscow...

Trump says US will deal with Greenland 'easy way' or 'hard way'

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US President Donald Trump on Friday again suggested the use of force to seize Greenland as he brushed aside Denmark's sovereignty over the autonomous Arctic island."We are going to do...

North Korea accuses South of another drone incursion

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North Korea accused the South on Saturday of flying another spy drone over its territory this month, a claim that Seoul denied.The North Korean military tracked a drone "moving northwards"...

UN Security Council plans emergency meeting on Ukraine Monday

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The UN Security Council will meet Monday to discuss Ukraine, a revised scheduled showed, after Kyiv's mayor urged residents to leave the capital due to mass heating outages caused by...

Venezuela says in talks with US to restore diplomatic ties

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Venezuela said Friday it had launched talks with the United States on restoring diplomatic ties, days after US forces deposed Nicolas Maduro as its president.It was the latest sign of...

Japan PM mulling snap election in coming weeks: reports

5 months ago

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering calling a general election in the coming weeks to capitalise on strong public support for her government, media reports said Saturday.Takaichi was appointed...

Ukraine confirms Russian use of hypersonic missile in attack

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday confirmed that Russia used an Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile in its attack on Ukraine overnight into Friday."Overall, last night there were 242 drones. There...

Indo-Nepal T-20 cricket championship to take place next month

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Jhapa, Jan 10: The 'Koshi Pathibhara Indo Nepal T-20 Championship Cup Cricket Tournament' is set to take place at the newly-constructed ground of Mechi Stadium on coming February 4-11.Bhadrapur Cricket...

Polarization among leftist forces crucial: Coordinator Dahal

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Kathmandu, Jan 9: Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', the coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party, has asserted that elections must occur as scheduled to address the current political instability, uncertainty and...

For and against drive cripples NC as General Secretaries push SGC bid

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Kathmandu, Jan 9: The Nepali Congress has been paralysed with a nationwide 'for and against drive' in the wake of intense preparation for the special general convention (SGC) pushed by...

Two dead, dozens missing after Philippine dump site collapse

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Rescue workers searched on Friday for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least two.About 50 sanitation...

Trump says to meet Venezuela opposition's Machado next week

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US President Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in Washington next week, he said Thursday, adding that she intends to give him her Nobel Peace Prize,...

Italy PM says EU should talk to Russia over Ukraine

5 months ago

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Friday the European Union should resume high-level dialogue with Russia as Brussels seeks to end the Ukraine war, urging the appointment of a special...

EU chief von der Leyen says Europe to do 'everything it can' to support Syria

5 months ago

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Europe would do everything possible to assist Syria's recovery and reconstruction, after meeting President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday in Damascus.Von der Leyen,...