Politics

Two Chinese Air Force planes arrive in Kathmandu with 50 tonnes of relief supplies

Kathmandu, August 30 The Chinese government has provided Nepal with 50 tonnes of emergency relief supplies. Two large Y-20 transport aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at…

Watch: PM Modi takes part in yoga session during Uzbekistan visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a yoga session in Tashkent on Sunday, where he interacted with attendees and posed for a memorable group photo. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev extended a warm welcome to the Prime Minister…

104 Nepali nationals missing in Tibet after flood

Kathmandu, August 30 At least 104 Nepali nationals have gone missing after a massive flood hit the Kerung border point in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Chinese state media CGTN reported the figure, citing information provided at a press…

Finland says it ‘makes no sense’ for Russia to risk attack on a Nato nation

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he did not believe ⁠Russia would risk ⁠an attack against a Nato country, ⁠telling Germany’s Bild newspaper it would “make no sense” to test the resolve of the alliance. Western officials have warned…

Rasuwa flood: Bodies of 734 people recovered

Kathmandu, August 30 The bodies of 734 people who went missing in the devastating flood in Rasuwa’s Bhotekoshi River on August 26 have been recovered, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA)…

Protests as India’s Hindu nationalists take centre stage in New York

Demonstrators rallied against a celebration in New York City that was hosting Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the RSS.

Bi-partisan calls for reflection after One Nation upset in WA

The Labor and Liberal parties are beginning to lick their wounds after suffering a bruising defeat in a by-election in Perth's south as One Nation continues celebrating its historic victory.

Nepal cannot keep rebuilding its way out of disaster risk

We have policies for dead-body management. We have plans for search and rescue. We have flood forecasts, early-warning systems, hazard maps and disaster institutions. But perhaps we have not yet designed our development system for the…

South Korea names veteran technocrat Lee Hyoung-il as new finance chief in cabinet reshuffle

How will Trump's oil deal with Venezuela work?

The "historic" agreement is set to last for 25 years and will see Venezuela increase its output to 1.5 million barrels a day, but many important details remain unclear.

Expedia Faces Off With Cuban Families Over Land Seized Decades Ago

A trial involving claims against the travel company has opened in federal court. Dozens of such lawsuits have been filed since President Trump opened the door to them.

Giorgia on their minds: Farage and Badenoch scrap to be mates with Meloni

Tories accuse Reform of ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ as row erupts in wake of Conservative leader’s trip to Rome Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have spent years trading barbs and fighting for the rightwing vote. But now the party leaders…