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Paetongtarn Shinawatra endorsed as Thailand's youngest PM by King Maha Vajiralongkorn
KATHMANDU: Paetongtarn Shinawatra was chosen by parliament two days ago, and King Maha Vajiralongkorn has now legally recognized him as Thailand's prime minister. As the youngest prime minis...
Israel airstrike kills 18 family members in Gaza
On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed at least 18 people from the same family, including Sami Jawad al-Ejlah, a local wholesaler. The strike targeted a house and an adjacent warehouse us...
Israeli airstrike in Jenin kills 2 senior Hamas fighters
On Saturday, Israel conducted an airstrike in Jenin, located in the occupied West Bank, resulting in the deaths of two senior Hamas fighters, Ahmed Abu Ara and Rafet Dawasi. The Israeli authorities...
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning, as reported by the regional earthquake monitoring service. The tremors were felt in...
Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected Thailand's Prime Minister
The 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, was chosen by Thai MPs on Friday to serve as prime minister. With this choice, the powerful Shinawatra family...
Protests erupt across India following rape and murder of trainee doctor
Following the rape and killing of a trainee physician in eastern India, there were furious demonstrations and fighting at a Kolkata medical school. At the R.G. Kar Medical College, there were car a...
Nepali woman escapes forced labor and abuse in Mauritius
KATHMANDU: False claims of receiving a high-paying job, a green card, and the chance to travel with her family all served to entice a Nepali woman to Mauritius. Agent Buddhi Raj Neupane, who...
State of emergency declared in Russia's Belgorod amid Ukraine's cross-border assault
The governor of Russia's Belgorod region declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in reaction to heavy shelling by Ukrainian military. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov described the situation as "extr...
Nepal collects over Rs 72 million from Lisbon mobile camp for e-passports
In Lisbon, a mobile camp organized by the Department of Passports and the Nepali Embassy in Paris collected 3,829 applications for electronic passports (e-passports) from Portuguese applicants. The...
King of Qatar invites Nepal's PM Oli to Asia Cooperation Dialogue conference
KATHMANDU: The King of Qatar has formally invited Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to the 'Asia Cooperation Dialogue' (ACD) meeting, which is coming up in October in Qatar. When Prime Minister O...
Murder case filed against former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
KATHMANDU: A murder charge has been brought against former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina and six other people in relation to the July 19 police shooting killing of grocery store...
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HoR urges government to address persecution of minorities in Bangladesh
KATHMANDU: Members of the House of Representatives urged the Nepalese government to address the cruel treatment of the Hindu and Buddhist minorities in Bangladesh during a Tuesday session. U...
