International

Iran executed 975 people in ‘horrifying’ 2024 escalation: rights groups

PARIS: Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of...

West Bank crackdown triggers a wave of displacement unseen in decades

WEST BANK: By car and on foot, through muddy olive groves and snipers’ sight...

Trump says trade deal with China is ‘possible’

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested a trade deal was “possible” with China...

Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator’ as rift between two leaders deepens

KATHMANDU: President Trump has spent the day attacking Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him...

Six wild elephants killed in collision with train in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Six wild elephants were killed and two others injured on Thursday morning when...

Romania issues severe cold weather warning

BUCHAREST: Romania’s National Meteorological Administration on Wednesday issued a yellow warning for exceptionally cold...

Hamas agrees to release 6 hostages on Saturday

JERUSALEM/GAZA: Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to release the remaining six living...

Egypt postpones emergency Arab summit on Palestinian issue

KATHMANDU: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has postponed the emergency Arab summit on the Palestinian issue,...

Vietnam parliament approves $8 billion rail link to China

HANOI: Vietnam’s parliament on Wednesday approved plans for an $8 billion rail link from...

9 injured in landmine blast in southern Myanmar

YANGON: Nine people, including children, were injured in a landmine explosion in southern Myanmar’s...