Asian markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts
6 November 2025, 14:00 PM
Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Spat with Musk’s X / India limits content takedown powers to fewer officials
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Methane threat grows as global action stalls: UN
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Africa accounts for 40pc of global conflicts: ICRC
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
23 October 2025, 17:44 PM
China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
Democrats press Trump for a trade deal that curbs China’s production
US Democrats have asked the Trump administration to press China to curb "structural overproduction", essentially overhauling Beijing's economic model, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds talks with Chinese officials in Spain.
15 September 2025, 18:04 PM
Will go after states which takes our assets: Russia
Russia yesterday warned it would go after any European state that sought to take its assets after reports that the European Union is looking for new ways to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.
15 September 2025, 18:00 PM
No voting in 1 in 7 constituencies
Myanmar’s junta yesterday acknowledged its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll.
15 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Indian forces gun down top Maoist rebels
Indian security forces killed a top Maoist commander and two other rebels in a gun battle yesterday, officials said, as the government intensifies efforts to crush the decades-long conflict.
15 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel is trying to make Gaza City unliveable
The top UN expert on Palestinian rights, Francesca Albanese, said Israel was trying to make Gaza City unliveable in its assault on the enclave’s largest urban area and was endangering the lives of Israeli hostages.
15 September 2025, 18:00 PM
World fishing deal comes into effect
A landmark agreement to curb billions of dollars in subsidies contributing to overfishing came into force yesterday, the World Trade Organization said -- a move activists hailed as a step towards helping global fish stocks recover.
15 September 2025, 18:00 PM
US announces 'framework' TikTok deal with China
Trump will speak to Xi Jinping on Friday for the deal
15 September 2025, 13:54 PM
US 'very close' to TikTok deal with China: US Treasury chief
Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng open the latest round of discussions today
15 September 2025, 10:03 AM
China opposes US pushing for tariffs over Russian oil purchase
The Chinese commerce ministry urged the US to be "prudent in words and deeds", and to solve differences through equal dialogue.
15 September 2025, 09:04 AM
UN rights council to debate Israel attack on Qatar Tuesday
The council said on Monday the debate would be convened after it received two official requests
15 September 2025, 08:57 AM
New Nepal interim ministers sworn in after protests
Nepal's new interim prime minister unveiled her first ministers Monday
15 September 2025, 08:53 AM
Russia says drone intrusion in Romania a provocation' from Kyiv
Romania reported late Saturday that its airspace had been breached by a Russian drone
15 September 2025, 06:33 AM
Karki inducts Khanal, Ghising and Aryal into Nepal's interim Cabinet
Finance, energy and home portfolios finalised. Swearing-in today.
15 September 2025, 03:55 AM
Tens of thousands join Ankara protest ahead of court showdown
The protesters packed Tandogan Square in Ankara in a massive show of defiance on the eve of the hearing in the Turkish capital.
15 September 2025, 03:46 AM
Some services resume in Nepal as new PM takes charge
Supreme Court and finance ministry restart operations, some ministries that sustained severe damage relocate.
15 September 2025, 02:59 AM
New round of US-China trade talks kicks off in Madrid
China and the United States kicked off the latest round of trade talks yesterday in Madrid, where they are set to thrash out their TikTok dispute and President Donald Trump’s promised hefty tariffs.
14 September 2025, 19:36 PM
Paramilitary drones hit key sites
Multiple paramilitary drones attacked key army positions and civilian infrastructure in Sudan’s south yesterday, an army official said, just a week after similar strikes hit the capital.
14 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia flexes its military muscle during drills
Russia said yesterday that it had fired a Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea and that Sukoi Su-34 supersonic fighter-bombers had carried out strikes as part of joint military exercises with Belarus.
14 September 2025, 18:00 PM
China warns Philippines against provocations
China’s military said yesterday it had conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea and warned the Philippines against any provocations.
14 September 2025, 18:00 PM
N Korea leader’s sister warns against US joint drills
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, warned joint military exercises of US, South Korea and Japan could bring about “negative consequences” for themselves, state media reported yesterday.
14 September 2025, 18:00 PM