International
Hospitalised Pope had peaceful night, up and eating: Vatican
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, “got up and had...
BJP’s Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi’s 4th woman CM
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rekha Gupta was sworn in as chief...
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,...