Politics

Concerns over early release from prison and probation organisations

The government's plans to release some prisoners early comes under scrutiny from the professional bodies that would have to implement the scheme.

Palestine weekly: Israel’s rightwing campaigns on anti-Palestinian abuses

Israeli ministers escalate campaign rhetoric with AI ads as Gaza strikes widen ahead of tight October election.

Body of Timure Customs officer Nakul Sharma found in Gorkha

Kathmandu, September 1 The body of a customs officer who had been missing following the floods in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa has been found in Gorkha. Nakul Sharma, an officer at the Timure Customs Office in Rasuwa, was found dead…

Carney's Liberals sweep Canada by-elections as US trade war rages

Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year

Increase coincides with proscription of Palestine Action last year which has led to thousands of arrests for allegedly supporting the protest group Almost half of all terrorism arrests in Great Britain since the 9/11 attacks on the twin…

China voices angst over Taiwan as Pacific Island leaders meet

Palau, host of this year's Pacific Islands Forum, invited Taiwan's foreign minister to attend, one of Taipei's few remaining avenues for international exposure.

894 people still missing from 11 hydropower projects after Bhotekoshi flood

Kathmandu, September 1 A large number of people reported missing or out of contact at hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot following the Bhotekoshi River flood have yet to be rescued. According to data from the Independent Power…

SCO has become independent center of emerging multipolar world — Putin

The Russian president emphasized that today, the SCO is effectively the largest regional association not only on the Eurasian continent but globally

Kathmandu faces challenge managing bodies as hospital morgues reach capacity

Kathmandu, September 1 The management of bodies recovered from the devastating floods along the Trishuli River has become increasingly challenging as the death toll continues to rise. Bodies were previously placed on the ground for…

Forest Minister calls for climate change to be made a national priority

Kathmandu, September 1 Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment Gita Chaudhary has said the government must make climate change and environmental issues a matter of national priority. Speaking at a discussion with experts held at…

Zambia's president to be sworn in for second term while opponent detained

Hakainde Hichilema swept to victory, but his main rival is now in detention charged with treason.

Nigeria: Nigerians Too Poor Not to Be Subsidised, ADC Tells Tinubu

[Daily Trust] The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Presidency's claim that restoring petrol subsidy to support a pump price of about N600 per litre could cost Nigeria N19.1 trillion annually, saying Nigerians are too poor…