International

Thapaliya elected ECON President

5 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 8: Dr Ramsharan Thapaliya has been elected President of the Export Council of Nepal.The 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Council concluded on Wednesday, unanimously electing a...

Labour Ministry takes decisions in favour of EPS exam graduates

5 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 8: The government has taken three decisions in favour of those passing the Employment Permit System (EPS) exams for South Korea bound employment but who had not yet...

Australia's leader announces a major national inquiry into antisemitism after Bondi mass shooting

5 months ago

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a wide-ranging national inquiry into antisemitism, weeks after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish holiday event at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people.The investigation...

Saudi Arabia alleges UAE smuggled wanted Yemen separatist leader out of the country

5 months ago

Saudi Arabia alleged Thursday that the United Arab Emirates smuggled a separatist leader in Yemen wanted for treason out of the country and flew him to Abu Dhabi.The UAE had...

Direct Bangladesh-Pakistan flights to resume after 14 years

5 months ago

Bangladesh and Pakistan are to resume direct flights after more than a decade, Dhaka's national airline said on Thursday, as ties warm and regional power balances shift.Biman Bangladesh Airlines is...

Nepali-origin US runner Joshi to compete in World Marathon Challenge

5 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 8: Nepali-origin US runner Bal Joshi is set to compete in the World Marathon Challenge, a seven-day event covering all seven continents.The challenge will begin in Antarctica and...

President Petro's clash with Trump over Venezuela backs Colombia into a corner

5 months ago

An “abhorrent” violation of Latin American sovereignty. An attack committed by “enslavers.” A “spectacle of death” comparable to Nazi Germany’s 1937 carpet bombing of Guernica, Spain.There is perhaps no world...

80,000 army personnel to be mobilized in upcoming HoR elections

5 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 8: The Nepali Army (NA) has geared up its preparation to mobilize 80,000 army personnel in the run-up to the House of Representatives (HoR) elections to be held...

Pakistan confirms talks with Bangladesh on potential JF-17 fighter jet sale, defence pact, reports Bangladeshi media

5 months ago

The air force chiefs of Bangladesh and Pakistan held talks on a potential pact which covers the sale of the fighter aircraft JF-17 to Dhaka, Daily Star reported, citing Pakistan's...

Malaysian ex-army chief detained in military procurement graft probe

5 months ago

A Malaysian former army chief and his two wives were among five people detained Wednesday during a graft investigation into a military procurement project, according to the country's anti-corruption agency...

Venezuela FM expresses gratitude for China's support

5 months ago

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil expressed on Wednesday his country's gratitude for China's support for the Venezuelan people's full sovereignty over their territory and natural resources.In a post on his...

Bangladesh: BNP leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir shot dead in Dhaka

5 months ago

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir was shot dead, while Abu Sufian Masud, General Secretary of the Karwan Bazar Van Association, was injured in a shooting, local media...

Japan nuclear official loses phone with confidential data in China

5 months ago

An employee of Japan's nuclear regulator lost a smartphone, possibly in China, containing a confidential list of contacts, an official and local media reports said.The case became public this week...

Yemen separatist leader fled to UAE: Saudi-led coalition

5 months ago

Yemen's separatist leader Aidaros Alzubidi has fled to the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday, after an attempt to seize swathes of territory and move towards independence.Alzubidi...

US President Announces Upcoming Meeting with Colombian Counterpart

5 months ago

US President Donald Trump announced that arrangements are being made for a meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House, following phone talks between the two to discuss...

Israeli Occupation Continues Violations Against Palestinians in West Bank, Occupied Jerusalem

5 months ago

The Israeli occupation forces continued their violations against the Palestinian people in various areas of the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday evening detained a Palestinian citizen...