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220 reported dead as Israel pounds Gaza in most intense strikes since ceasefire
Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting 220 people killed,
Entertainment
Sadie Sink Joins Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man 4’
Sony Pictures has set a theatrical release for 2026.
world
Kremlin Hails 'Balanced' US Position On Ukraine After UN Vote
he Kremlin on Tuesday praised Washington's "balanced position" after the US voted with Russia at the United Nations to avoid condemnation of Moscow's campaign against Ukraine.
Foreign affairs
Japan-Supported New Classroom Building Handed Over In Udayapur
A classroom building constructed with the support from the Government of Japan has been handed over to Shree Chandrawati Secondary School (SCSS) in Lekhani Rural Municipality,
world
Zelensky Offers To Resign In Exchange For Ukrainian NATO Membership
Volodymyr Zelensky said--the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion -- that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance.
world
Hamas Hands Over Coffins, In Transfer Of Bibas Family And Elderly Hostage Bodies
Hamas handed over coffins it said contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began.
world
Japan Sets New 2035 Emissions Cut Goal
Japan Tuesday pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels but climate campaigners said the revised target fell short of what was needed under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming.
world
Japan Asks US For Exemption From Trump Steel Tariffs
Japan asked the United States on Wednesday to be exempt from President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum exports, Tokyo's top government spokesman said
world
Egypt To Host Emergency Arab Summit On Palestinians: Foreign Ministry
Egypt will host a summit of Arab nations on February 27 to discuss "the latest serious developments" concerning the Palestinian territories, its foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Technology
OpenAI Announces New 'Deep Research' Tool For ChatGPT
US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field. Artificial intelligence newcomer DeepSeek has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy,
world
Eyeing Trump and Putin, EU, UK, NATO Leaders Talk Defense
EU leaders huddle Monday with Britain's prime minister and the head of NATO to discuss efforts to boost Europe's defenses faced with an aggressive Russia -- as Donald Trump demands America's allies spend much more. The gathering in Brussels is billed as a "triple first":
world
Plane Carrying More Than 60 Collides With Helicopter, Crashes In Washington
A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington DC's chilly Potomac River after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a nighttime training exercise Wednesday, prompting a major emergency response and the grounding of all flights.
world
Japan Sees Record Number Of Student Suicides
Japan saw a record number of suicides among school pupils in 2024, health ministry data showed Wednesday. The latest data among those in elementary through high school edged up to 527 from 513 cases in 2023, the ministry said.
world
Palestinians return to north Gaza after breakthrough in hostage diplomacy
Palestinians began returning to the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. The breakthrough preserves a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, which has devastated the Gaza Strip and displaced nearly all its resident
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242 Mn Children's Schooling Disrupted By Climate Shocks In 2024 : UNICEF
Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.
Technology
TikTok Shuts Down US Access As Trump Seeks App's Reinstatement
TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US," said a message to users attempting to use the app.
world
Trump Says He Wants To Visit China After Taking Office: WSJ Report
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to travel to China after he takes office,
world
French President In Lebanon To Back New Leadership
France's President Emmanuel Macron meets his counterpart in Beirut on Friday to offer his support as Lebanon's leaders seek to open a new chapter in their country's turbulent history.
Business
Chinese Economic Growth Among Slowest In Decades
China recorded one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades last year, data showed Friday, as leaders nervously eye a potential trade standoff with incoming US president Donald Trump.
world
South Korea's Yoon Refuses Questioning Again
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday again refused investigators' efforts to question him over his failed martial law bid, as the deadline on his detention neared.
world
China Says Population Fell For Third Year In A Row In 2024
China said Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates.
world
US President-Elect Trump To Be Sentenced For Hush Money Conviction
Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US President-elect's last-ditch efforts to frustrate a process that would make him the first felon in the White House.
world
Kremlin Says Putin Ready For Talks With Trump
The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin was open to talks with Donald Trump, after the incoming US president said a meeting between the pair was being set up.
world
Los Angeles Fire Deaths At 10 As National Guard Called In
Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California's National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder.
Health
Bird flu outbreaks strike Japan farms
The latest farm reported increasing deaths of fowl, and test results confirmed Sunday that bird flu was the cause, the ministry added.
Social
India Press Watchdog Demands Journalist Murder Probe
India's media watchdog has demanded a thorough investigation after a journalist's battered body was found stuffed in a septic tank covered with concrete.
world
Russian Journalist Killed In Drone Attack
A Russian war correspondent was killed and four other media workers injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Donetsk region,
world
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air traffic
Heavy snow in Japan's northern region cancelled dozens of flights Tuesday as millions of families were returning home to spend the New Year holiday with their loved ones.
Social
Two dead, 18 Injured In Small Plane Crash In California
A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said
Government
Foreign Minister Rana Condoles Demise Of former US President Carter
inster for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, paid tributes to former US President and Nobel Laureate
Government
Foreign Minister Rana Condoles Demise Of former US President Carter
inster for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, paid tributes to former US President and Nobel Laureate
world
World Greets 2025 After Sweltering Year Of Olympics, Turmoil And Trump
Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that brought Olympic glory,
world
"India Mourns Loss Of One Of Its Most Mistinguished Leaders": PM Modi Condoles Manmohan Singh's Demise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said that his thoughts are with the family of Dr Manmohan Singh, his friends and countless admirers.
Social
PM Oli Calls For Collaborative Efforts To Cope With Climate Crisis
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed the need of collective efforts from the entire institutional and individual level from home and abroad to face climate change challenges
world
Pakistani Ambassador Pays Courtesy Call On PM Oli
Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, Abrar H Hashmi has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
world
Wife Of jailed Ex-Malaysian Leader Acquitted In Latest Graft Case
A Malaysian court threw out more than a dozen money laundering and tax evasion charges on Thursday lodged against the wife of jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak.
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