International

N. Korea's Kim hails 'invincible alliance' with Russia in New Year's letter

6 months ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised his troops fighting abroad as forging an "invincible alliance" with Russia in a new year's message, state media said Thursday.Pyongyang has sent...

Afghanistan approves 29 projects worth nearly 280 mln USD

6 months ago

Afghanistan's national procurement commission has approved 29 projects valued at 18.5 billion afghanis (around 280 million U.S. dollars), the office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs announced in...

Zelensky says deal to end war '10 percent' away

6 months ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday his country was "10 percent" away from a deal to end the war with Russia, but cautioned that the most important issues were unresolved...

A Kenyan barber who wields a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa's social media craze

6 months ago

Safari Martins leads his client Ian Njenga into a sparse shack on the rural roadside in Kiambu, at the edge of metropolitan Nairobi. On the shack’s wooden walls hang a...

128 journalists killed worldwide in 2025: press group

6 months ago

A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday.The grim...

World welcomes 2026 with fireworks after year of Trump and turmoil

6 months ago

Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026 on Thursday, bidding farewell to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald Trump upended global trade, and the brutal...

Influx of foreign tourists to Mustang surge by over 18 percent in 2025

6 months ago

Mustang, Jan 1: The religious and tourist district Mustang has seen a rise in foreign tourist arrivals. As reported by the National Trust for Nature Conservation, Annapurna Conservation Area Project...

Foreign Minister attends state funeral of former PM of Bangladesh

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 31: Minister for Foreign Affairs Bala Nanda Sharma attended the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Begum Khaleda...

France plans social media ban for children under 15

6 months ago

France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for children under 15 by next September, according to a...

China to impose safeguard measures on imported beef

6 months ago

China has decided to implement safeguard measures on imported beef from Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2028, the Ministry of Commerce announced Wednesday.The decision came after a final ruling...

28 sickened in food poisoning in northeastern Japan

6 months ago

Twenty-eight people have fallen ill from mass food poisoning in the city of Sendai in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Miyagi, the city government said on Wednesday.According to authorities, many customers...

Heartiest greetings and best wishes to all Indians in country and abroad: President Murmu on New Year eve

6 months ago

President Droupadi Murmu sends greetings to all fellow citizens on the eve of the New Year 2026, the release said on Wednesday."On the joyous occasion of New Year, I extend...

Putin wishes Russians victory in Ukraine in New Year speech

6 months ago

President Vladimir Putin said Russia believed it would win in Ukraine in an address Wednesday, as his country marked another New Year their main holiday at war.The almost four-year offensive...

5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Iwate Prefecture

6 months ago

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck off Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan on Wednesday, the country's weather agency said.The temblor occurred at 11:27 p.m. local time off...

Iran government building attacked as top prosecutor responds to protests

6 months ago

A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country's top prosecutor warned of a "decisive response" to any attempt to create instability after days...

Hamas brands Israeli ban on aid groups 'criminal behaviour'

6 months ago

Hamas on Wednesday condemned Israel's decision to ban several aid groups from operating in Gaza, urging the international community to prevent what it described as a move targeting Palestinians."The occupation...