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KATHMANDU: More than 13,500 prisoners have escaped from jails across Nepal during violent anti-government protests this week, police confirmed on Wednesday. “Three policemen died yesterday and more than 13,500 prisoners have escaped from jails across the country,” Nepal Police spokesman Binod Ghimire told AFP. The unrest, described as the worst […]
Nepal plunged into fresh political turmoil on Tuesday after Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned, following days of violent anti-corruption protests that defied an indefinite curfew and left 19 people dead. Oli’s aide, Prakash Silwal, confirmed to Reuters that the prime minister submitted his resignation hours after security forces failed […]
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping on Monday urged BRICS nations to reject all forms of trade protectionism and defend multilateral cooperation, in remarks seen as a pointed rebuke to US tariff policies that have widened since Donald Trump began his second term. Addressing a virtual BRICS summit, Xi stressed the need […]
KATHMANDU: At least 16 protesters were killed and scores injured on Monday when Nepal police clashed with demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the lifting of a sweeping social media ban and stronger action against corruption. Thousands of mostly young protesters had gathered near parliament, chanting slogans and waving the national flag, […]
ISLAMABAD: In a major development for Pakistan’s mining sector, companies from Pakistan and the United States on Monday signed agreements on critical minerals development and processing — a venture expected to bring in technology transfer, investment, and new jobs. The deal was inked between the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and […]
WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump on Friday suggested that India and Russia had drifted into China’s orbit after their leaders attended a summit hosted by President Xi Jinping, underscoring his rift with New Delhi and Moscow amid Beijing’s push for a new world order. “Looks like we’ve lost India and […]
KABUL: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend rose sharply on Thursday to more than 2,200, making it the deadliest to hit the country in decades, according to a Taliban government toll. Officials said most of the casualties occurred in Kunar province, where […]
BEIJING: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, with both leaders reaffirming their commitment to further strengthening the Pakistan-China comprehensive strategic partnership. The high-level meeting centred on progress under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The prime minister underscored the importance of accelerating key projects, […]
Iran increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium just before the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, according to a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report seen by AFP on Wednesday. The UN watchdog’s quarterly assessment said Iran’s reserves of uranium enriched up to 60 percent — close to weapons-grade […]
KABUL: Afghan Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob has said his country does not want strained relations with Pakistan and seeks to resolve differences through dialogue, stressing that hostility serves neither side’s interests. In an interview with BBC Pashto in Kabul, Yaqoob — the eldest son of Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad […]