International

China holds central rural work conference

6 months ago

The annual central rural work conference was held from Monday to Tuesday in Beijing, mapping out priorities for the country's rural work in 2026.Prior to the conference, a meeting of...

Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80

6 months ago

Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again, died on Tuesday aged 80, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)...

Tamu Lhosar being marked today

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 30: The Gurung community is observing the Tamu Lhosar today as the community's New Year. In the Gurung language, ‘Lho’ means year and ‘Sar’ denotes change.Members of the...

UN chief issues New Year's call to world leaders for peace, development

6 months ago

Opening the new year with an urgent appeal, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to get "priorities straight" and invest in development, not destruction."Chaos and uncertainty...

Over 3,000 nomination papers collected for Bangladesh's 13th general election

6 months ago

More than 3,000 nomination papers have been collected from 69 returning officers to contest the polls for Bangladesh's 13th general election to be held on Feb. 12 next year, according...

Hamas armed wing confirms spokesman killed by Israel in August

6 months ago

Hamas's armed wing confirmed on Monday the death of its spokesperson, Abu Obeida, months after Israel announced he had been killed in an air strike in Gaza.The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades...

Kosovo's voters return Kurti, ending months-long deadlock

6 months ago

Brussels has urged Kosovo's newly elected lawmakers to move swiftly as preliminary election results on Monday pointed to a record victory for Albin Kurti and signalled the end of almost...

China to apply lower tariff rates to certain imports in 2026

6 months ago

China will apply provisional import tariff rates lower than the most-favored-nation rates on 935 items from Jan. 1, 2026, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced on Monday.The...

Afghan Taliban visit Bangladesh ahead of polls

6 months ago

Afghan Taliban officials have visited Bangladesh and met Islamist leaders who are seeking to increase their political influence ahead of elections due in February, Islamist officials in Dhaka said Monday.Abu...

APIGA Nepal 2025 ends with call for Local Youth Leadership

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 29: The Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) Nepal 2025 successfully concluded its intensive two-day capacity-building workshop.Organized by the Federation of Computer Association Nepal (CAN Federation) in collaboration...

Nepal-India Joint Agriculture Working Group meeting concludes

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 29: The 9th meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Agriculture Working Group on promoting bilateral cooperation in agriculture sector concluded here today. The two-day meeting was hosted by the...

Country enters election mode with submission of closed list of PR candidates: Minister Kharel

6 months ago

Gorkha, Dec 29: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel has said that the country has entered into full election mode with the political parties' submission of the closed...

From Jan 1, new information system to centralize foreign citizen records nationwide

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 29: The Department of Immigration has revealed plans to roll out the Foreign Citizen Management Information System starting January 1, 2026.This initiative aims to bolster the security of...

“Zero to 8848” Wins ‘Best Asian Film’ Award

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 29: A Nepali documentary film “Zero to 8848” has won the ‘Best Asian Film Award’ for the month of November at the World Film Festival in Cannes, France.The...

No order to use force in the protest, claims former Home Minister Lekhak

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 29: Outgoing Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has said that he did not give any written or verbal order to use force in the GenZ protests held on September...

Myanmar pro-military party claims huge lead in junta-run poll

6 months ago

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase of the elections, a senior party official told AFP, after democracy watchdogs warned the junta-run poll would entrench...