International

No prisoner exchange without Gaza ceasefire: Hamas official

GAZA: A Hamas official said on Wednesday that there would be no prisoner exchange...

US charges Indian billionaire with fraud

KATHMANDU: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which...

Sri Lanka to import 70,000 metric tons of rice to address shortages

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal to import 70,000 metric tons of...

Russian gains accelerate as Ukraine’s Kursk gamble falters

KATHMANDU: The Russian military is accelerating its gains along the front line in Ukraine...

Farmers at UN climate talks demand share of funds for climate action

AZERBAIJAN: Extreme heat ruined the pineapples on Esther Penunia’s small farm in the Philippines...

3 dead in S. Korea’s Hyundai Motor plant accident

SEOUL: Three researchers suffocated to death at a plant of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor,...

Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests

WELLINGTON: More than 40,000 people have protested outside New Zealand’s parliament against a proposed...

8 soldiers killed, 7 policemen kidnapped in Pakistan: police

KATHMANDU: Eight soldiers were killed and seven police officers kidnapped in separate attacks in...

Azerbaijan climate talks enter second week, overlap with G20 in Rio

AZERBAIJAN: United Nations talks on getting money to curb and adapt to climate change...

Hezbollah media Chief Mohammad Afif killed in Israeli attack

KATHMANDU: An Israeli airstrike targeted the Syrian Ba’ath Party office in central Beirut, resulting...