Politics

Andy Burnham has a lot of Irish roots - will he play on them during his visit?

Andy Burnham has a lot of Irish roots - will he play on them during his visit?

Prime Minister Andy Burnham was quick to talk up his proud Irish roots on his last visit to Northern Ireland and we can expect more of the same this time.

Every ambulance brings hope — and fear — for Rasuwa flood victims’ families

Every ambulance brings hope — and fear — for Rasuwa flood victims’ families

Chitwan, August 27 The pain of families who lost loved ones in the devastating Rasuwa flood has now reached Chitwan. Relatives of people missing after the Bhotekoshi flood have been moving between hospitals and the mortuary in Bharatpur…

Breaking: Voluntary assisted dying legal nation-wide after laws pass NT parliament

ABC News

Breaking: Voluntary assisted dying legal nation-wide after laws pass NT parliament

Voluntary assisted dying laws have passed the Northern Territory Parliament tonight, in a move that will legalise the practice across Australia.

ABC News

Zambian opposition leader questioned by police - state media

Zambian opposition leader questioned by police - state media

Brian Mundubile had been in hiding after disputing the outcome of the recent presidential election.

Russia, Iran discuss visa liberalization — Foreign Ministry

The parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening consular cooperation

Cook argues Trump administration has no legal basis to remove her from Federal Reserve board

Cook argues Trump administration has no legal basis to remove her from Federal Reserve board

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday pushed back against the Trump administration’s renewed attempt to fire her from the central bank’s Board of Governors, despite a Supreme Court ruling preventing her removal. Cook’s lawyers…

IN BRIEF: Russian intel chief says meeting with US counterpart is "part of job"

IN BRIEF: Russian intel chief says meeting with US counterpart is "part of job"

John Ratcliffe visited the Russian capital on Tuesday

Mamdani socialism and Trump socialism — reject them both

Mamdani socialism and Trump socialism — reject them both

Neither the modern left nor the modern right believes in keeping the state from owning and directing businesses.

Two arrested for stealing earrings from bodies of Rasuwa flood victims

Two arrested for stealing earrings from bodies of Rasuwa flood victims

Representational image Kathmandu, August 27 Chitwan Police have arrested two men accused of removing earrings from the bodies of people who died in the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa. Police launched an investigation after a video showing…

Kiev deliberately resorts to nuclear blackmail by attacking Energodar — Russian diplomat

The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and the city of Energodar have repeatedly come under attack by the Ukrainian army

What does Saxony-Anhalt's election mean for migrants?

Deutsche Welle

What does Saxony-Anhalt's election mean for migrants?

The AfD could make history in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. For many people with a migration background, the September 6 state election raises questions about belonging, security and their future in Germany.

Deutsche Welle

New flood threat looms in Rasuwa as lake forms upstream

New flood threat looms in Rasuwa as lake forms upstream

Kathmandu, August 27 A new flood threat has emerged in Rasuwa after the flow of the Lhende Khola was blocked upstream, creating a large lake and raising fears that a natural dam could burst. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and…