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International


Two powerful earthquakes hit off Japan

TOKYO – A 6.9-magnitude earthquake followed by a 7.1 tremor struck off southern Japan on Thursday, the United States Geological ...

Nepal is in priority under ‘neighbours first’ policy: Indian PM Modi

KATHMANDU –  Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has congratulated newly-appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. In a congratulatory message ...

World leaders react to Trump rally shooting

WASHINGTON – World leaders reacted with shock to the wounding of Donald Trump in an assassination attempt against the former ...

North Korea, Russia pledge mutual defense, surprising many observers

SOUTH KOREA – North Korea and Russia have signed a treaty containing a mutual defense clause, Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

UN report underscores urgency of hefty financing to rescue SDGs

KATHMANDU –  At a time when only six years are left to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), the global efforts ...

100 rockets fired at northern Israel after Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon

JERUSALEM – Around 100 rockets were fired by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon towards northern Israel on Tuesday morning, following Israeli ...

China targets economic growth of around 5 pct in 2024

BEIJING – China targets economic growth of around 5 percent in 2024, according to a government work report submitted Tuesday ...

Two people to be publicly executed in eastern Afghanistan

GHAZNI – Two people were due to be publicly executed in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, provincial officials ...

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan and wife get 14 years jail in graft case

ISLAMABAD  – Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in jail after ...

Huawei Sustainability Forum: Jeffrey Sachs Advocates Tech Solutions to Address SDG Challenges

CHINA – Huawei’s 2023 Sustainability Forum and its regional sessions concluded yesterday. Themed “Thriving Together with Tech: Realizing Sustainable Development,” ...