International

Nigeria's 'Kannywood' tiptoes between censor boards and modernity

6 months ago

Long overshadowed by south Nigeria's Nollywood, filmmakers in the north of Africa's cinema powerhouse are pushing boundaries in search of international eyeballs all while navigating the Muslim-majority region's social conservatism.Young...

Sri Lanka posts record foreign tourist arrivals in 2025

6 months ago

Sri Lanka recorded its highest number of foreign tourist arrivals in 2025, with tourism earnings reaching new annual records despite disruptions caused by Cyclone Ditwah, said the country's foreign minister...

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

6 months ago

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Monday she plans to return home "as soon as possible," and slammed the interim president in Caracas.In her first public comments since a...

Wild elephant found dead in Jhapa

6 months ago

Baniyani (Jhapa), Jan 6: A wild elephant was found dead at Dandagaun of Buddhashanti rural municipality-3 in Jhapa district this morning.A male elephant was found dead at a farm of...

Ukraine's European, US allies meet in Paris on security guarantees

6 months ago

Key Ukrainian allies were to huddle with top US envoys in Paris on Tuesday to discuss security guarantees, as they press ahead on US-brokered plans to end the war with...

Japan nuclear plant operator may have underestimated quake risks

6 months ago

A Japanese nuclear plant operator said it may have presented data underestimating earthquake risks to regulators, as Japan moves to revive nuclear power nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.Chubu...

Venezuela's deposed Maduro pleads not guilty, insists still president

6 months ago

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges at a defiant appearance in a New York court Monday, two days after being snatched by...

Cambodia says no intent to fire into Thai territory: Thai army

6 months ago

Thai Army spokesperson Winthai Suvaree stated on Tuesday that the Cambodian side has contacted local Thai military units, claiming it had no intention of firing into Thai territory.Earlier Tuesday, the...

Sanima Middle Tamor Hydel Project resumes power operation

6 months ago

Taplejung, Jan 6: The Sanima Middle Tamor Hydropower Project of 73 megawatts, which was shut for almost a month, resumed power operation.Administration Chief of the Project, Karan Gautam, said that...

Schools shut in Kanchanpur due to excessive cold

6 months ago

Mahendranagar, Jan 6: Three local levels in Kanchanpur district have decided to close the academic institutions for three days due to excessive cold.Normal life in the district is affected following...

58 days left for HoR Election: Effective implementation of code of conduct stressed

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 6: The Election Commission (EC) has stressed the need for an effective mechanism to regulate the challenges surfaced in the implementation of the election code of conduct in...

'That's enough': Greenland PM urges Trump to drop annex threats

6 months ago

President Donald Trump's call for Greenland to become part of the United States drew international condemnation on Monday, with the autonomous Danish territory's prime minister warning: "That's enough now."Washington's military...

UN chief urges respect for states' political independence in Venezuela meeting

6 months ago

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for respect for the political independence of states after the United States seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and said it was in charge...

Xi urges South Korea's Lee to make 'right choices' in turbulent world

6 months ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on his visiting South Korean counterpart Monday to join Beijing in making the "right strategic choices" in a world that is "becoming more complex and...

EU chief von der Leyen to visit Syria this week

6 months ago

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit Syria later this week on a first trip to the country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, a spokeswoman said Monday.Von der...

Switzerland to freeze any Maduro assets 'with immediate effect'

6 months ago

The Swiss government said Monday that it had decided to freeze any assets held in Switzerland by the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro or his associates "with immediate effect".Bern said...