International

Indonesia urges ‘thorough’ probe on Lebanon peacekeeper deaths

JAKARTA: Indonesia said Friday it had submitted a joint statement on peacekeeper security with...

Hundreds take to Baghdad streets to celebrate US–Iran ceasefire agreement

KATHMANDU: Hundreds of Iraqis poured into the streets of Baghdad to celebrate a two-week...

Turkey detains 198 ISIS suspects after Istanbul checkpoint attack

KATHMANDU: Turkish authorities have detained 198 suspected members of ISIS following a nationwide security...

Sharif, Salam discuss Lebanon crisis

KATHMANDU: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a phone conversation on Thursday with his...

Netanyahu says Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah ‘wherever necessary’

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Israel would keep hitting Iran-backed Hezbollah...

Over 3,000 Iranians killed during war: medical body

TEHRAN: More than 3,000 people were killed across Iran in the war launched late...

EU police smash ring smuggling Vietnamese to Europe

THE HAGUE: European Union police force Europol said Thursday they had smashed a criminal...

Drone strike kills 12, including children, in Sudan’s Darfur: medical source

KHARTOUM: A drone strike on the paramilitary-controlled town of Kutum in Sudan’s North Darfur...

Key Indian states hold elections that will test reach of Modi’s party in opposition strongholds

NEW DELHI: Voters in India’s Assam and Kerala states and the federally administered region...

Pakistani PM thanks UN chief for endorsing Pakistan’s peace efforts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...