International

Tears at tribute to firefighter killed in Hong Kong blaze

6 months ago

Dozens of people lined the streets of Hong Kong on Friday to bid a tearful farewell to a firefighter killed tackling the world's deadliest residential building blaze since 1980.Ho Wai-ho,...

EU leaders agree on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine after a plan to use Russian assets unravels

6 months ago

European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, but they failed to...

Classification of Gen Z movement injuries in progress

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 19: The government has accelerated the classification of individuals injured during the Gen-Z demonstrations that took place on September 8 and 9. The Home Ministry has indicated that...

496 small and cottage industries registered in five months

6 months ago

Bhadrapur (Jhapa), Dec 19: Up to the end of Mangsir (Mid-December) in the current fiscal year 2082/83, 496 new small and cottage industries have been registered in the district. According...

HoR Election: 76 days to go: Legal amendment to ensure population-based inclusive representation

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 19: The government has established legal provisions to determine percentages based on population for the proportional election system. To this end, the Council of Ministers has approved an...

Brazil's Lula says 'will veto' bill slashing Bolsonaro sentence

6 months ago

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday he would veto a bill passed by Congress that could slash the jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned over...

ECB holds rates as Lagarde stresses heightened uncertainty

6 months ago

The European Central Bank held interest rates steady Thursday for its fourth meeting in a row but was tight-lipped on the future rate path as it stressed lingering geopolitical uncertainty.ECB...

Indonesia sends top minister to US to finalise trade deal

6 months ago

Indonesia is deploying a top economic minister to the United States to finalise the details of a trade deal announced in July, a ministry spokesman said Thursday.Washington has slashed the...

UML National Congress: 24-point political proposal passed

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 18: The 11th National Congress of the CPN (UML), which concluded formally on Thursday, has passed a 24-point political proposal on contemporary issues.The proposal was presented by Coordinator...

Pope replaces New York's Cardinal Dolan with pro-migrant bishop

6 months ago

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of New York's conservative Archbishop Timothy Dolan and named a little-known, pro-migrant bishop from his native Chicago to replace him, the Vatican said...

Trump Media announces merger with fusion power company

6 months ago

Trump Media & Technology Group, the struggling company that owns the US president's Truth Social platform, announced Thursday a $6 billion merger with fusion power company TAE Technologies, in an...

US consumer inflation cools unexpectedly in November

6 months ago

US consumer inflation slowed unexpectedly in November, delayed government data showed Thursday, although levels remained higher than earlier in the year before President Donald Trump's tariffs flowed through the economy.Analysts...

Russia warns US not to make 'fatal mistake' in Venezuela

6 months ago

Russia on Thursday called on Donald Trump's administration not to make a "fatal mistake" in the Venezuela crisis, calling for restraint and saying it was in "constant contact" with its...

Sri Lanka arrests three men for burning elephant alive

6 months ago

Sri Lankan police arrested three men Thursday on charges of cruelty to animals after a viral video showed them setting a wild elephant on fire.Police said the suspects, aged between...

Reported arrest in Israel turns spotlight on case of missing girl

6 months ago

New developments have thrust the case of a nine-year-old girl who vanished in Israel nearly two years ago back into the spotlight, after months eclipsed by the Gaza hostage crisis.Haymanut...

Govt. to form mechanism to control fraud in foreign employment

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 18: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Rajendra Singh Bhandari has said that the government was preparing to form a special mechanism comprising a team from the...