International

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado vows to return home 'as soon as possible'

5 months ago

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Monday she plans to return home "as soon as possible," and rejected the authority of the interim president who has replaced Nicolas Maduro...

Snow and ice wreak havoc across Europe, causing deadly accidents and travel chaos

5 months ago

Snow, ice and freezing temperatures hit parts of Europe on Tuesday, causing treacherous traffic conditions that left at least five people dead in France and forcing the cancellation of hundreds...

Home Minister discusses election security with principal secretaries of province govt.

5 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 6: Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal held a discussion with principal secretaries of province governments, focusing on election security- collection of information, and risk analyses.He directed the bureaucratic...

European leaders push back on Trump's comments about a US takeover of Greenland

5 months ago

Several European leaders pushed back Tuesday on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland.The leaders issued a statement reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island “belongs to...

Thailand says Cambodia violated truce with cross-border 'accident'

5 months ago

Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce on Tuesday, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom Penh said a "pile of garbage" exploded, injuring two of its...

China's top legislator says hopes for stable ties with South Korea

5 months ago

China's top legislator told South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Beijing on Tuesday that he hoped for stable ties and deepening cooperation between the two countries, state media said.Lee...

US Justice Dept says millions of Epstein files still not released

5 months ago

The US Department of Justice said Monday it is still reviewing more than two million documents potentially related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as it pushed more than two...

Progress for Ukraine talks in Paris uncertain with US focus on Venezuela and Greenland tension

5 months ago

Ukraine’s allies are meeting Tuesday in Paris for key talks that could help determine the country’s security after a potential ceasefire with Russia. But prospects for progress are uncertain, with...

$Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir hospitalised with hip fracture after fall at home$

Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir hospitalised with hip fracture after fall at home

5 months ago

Malaysia's 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is being treated for a hip fracture after falling at his residence on Tuesday, an aide said.Mahathir has suffered health problems in recent...

US operation in Venezuela undermined international law: UN

5 months ago

The United Nations voiced deep concern Tuesday over the dramatic US operation in Venezuela, warning that it clearly "undermined a fundamental principle of international law"."States must not threaten or use...

80 percent start-ups in Koshi province are in profit, despite bracing all odds

5 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 6: A study has shown that 80 percent of start-up enterprises in Koshi Province are earning profits, despite facing challenges such as inadequate capital, a shortage of skilled...

At least 35 people have been killed and 1,200 detained in Iran's economic protests

5 months ago

The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said Tuesday, as the country's theocracy acknowledged the unrest in one western province...

Danish prime minister says a US takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO

5 months ago

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. Her comments came in response to U.S. President...

Death toll from eastern Indonesia's flash floods climbs to 16

5 months ago

The death toll from flash floods and landslides that struck Indonesia's eastern province of North Sulawesi early Monday has risen to 16, while three others remain missing, the National Disaster...

Oman and Ethiopia Discuss Bilateral Cooperation

5 months ago

The Sultanate of Oman and Ethiopia held political consultations in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the two nations.Undersecretary for Diplomatic Affairs at the Ministry...

Israeli Occupation Forces Launch New Incursions into South Syria

5 months ago

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday launched a new incursion into several areas of Quneitra’s southern countryside in southwestern Syria.Syrian News Agency (SANA) said that an Israeli force comprising three military...