Nepal plans to restrict Everest permits to experienced climbers

Nepal has faced criticism for permitting too many climbers, including inexperienced ones, to try to ascend the 8,849-metre peak.
28 April 2025, 10:34 AM

UN nuclear watchdog team in Iran for technical talks

"The delegation arrived in Iran and will hold technical talks with Iranian experts today, including on safeguards," Esmaeil Baghaei said during a weekly press conference.
28 April 2025, 08:31 AM

China urges India, Pakistan to exercise restraint after Kashmir attack

'China welcomes all measures that will help cool down the situation'
28 April 2025, 07:40 AM

China's foreign ministry says Xi and Trump did not have a call recently

China and the US did not conduct any consultations or negotiations on tariffs, said Guo Jiakun
28 April 2025, 07:21 AM

North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia's Kursk

The admission comes just days after Russia confirmed the North's participation
28 April 2025, 06:42 AM

BRICS set to meet over Trump trade policies

Senior diplomats from BRICS countries will meet on Monday in Brazil.
28 April 2025, 06:34 AM

Canada votes for new government to take on Trump

The Liberal Party, led by new Prime Minister Mark Carney, looked set to lose easily to the Conservatives' Pierre Poilievre
28 April 2025, 06:20 AM

Nobel laureates urge Trump, Putin to meet on denuclearisation

They sent a joint letter to the two leaders, ICAN said in a statement Monday.
28 April 2025, 05:13 AM

Trump thinks Zelensky ready to give up Crimea to Russia

Trump also stepped up pressure on Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian president should "stop shooting"
28 April 2025, 03:18 AM

Cardinals set to pick conclave date to elect new pope

So far there are few clues as to who they might choose next.
28 April 2025, 03:07 AM

South Korea student stabs three in school knife attack

The attack happened around 8:36 am at a school in Cheongju
28 April 2025, 03:03 AM

Shooter given life term for attack on Imran Khan

The attack on former prime minister Khan took place on Nov 2, 2022, in Waz­irabad
28 April 2025, 03:00 AM

US in touch with India and Pakistan; urges work toward 'responsible solution'

After the attack, India and Pakistan unleashed a raft of measures against each other
28 April 2025, 02:52 AM

Trump tells Putin to 'stop shooting' and make a deal

Trump, who boasted before his inauguration that he could halt Russia's invasion of Ukraine within one day, has launched a diplomatic offensive since taking office to halt the fighting.
28 April 2025, 02:44 AM

Fire still blazing as toll hits 28

Fire blazed yesterday, more than 24 hours after a massive explosion tore through Iran’s largest commercial port, killing at least 28 people and leaving more than 1,000 others injured, according to the Red Crescent.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Cops rule out terrorism link after 9 killed

A driver killed at least nine people when he ploughed a vehicle through a crowd at a Filipino cultural celebration in Vancouver, police in the Canadian city said yesterday.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Philippines, US launches drills as China seizes reef

Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines yesterday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defence drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump seeks ‘free’ transit for US ships

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

All eyes turn to conclave

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump urges 'free' transit for US ships through Panama, Suez canals

Trump has for months been calling for the United States to take control of the Panama Canal but his social media post also shifted focus onto the vital Suez route.
27 April 2025, 09:31 AM