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Kathmandu — A dispute has erupted between members of Nepal’s legislature and the acting head of the Supreme Court over the appointment process for the country’s next Chief Justice. The confrontation intensified after...
Japan is opening a full-scale Pokémon experience at a regional airport, blending pop culture, tourism, and local recovery efforts. Officially named Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport, the themed terminal will begin...
Empires do not endure forever. Their decline is driven by long economic shifts but often marked by sudden, defining crises. The Suez Crisis of 1956 was one such turning point for Britain. The current standoff over the...
A drone strike hit the perimeter of the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday, starting a fire that was quickly contained. Authorities reported no injuries, no radiological release and no disruption to plant...
For more than 160 years, a set of copper plates known abroad as the Leiden Plates lay in a Dutch university archive, far from the land where they were created and buried for safekeeping. On a visit to The Hague, Prime...
Veteran Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa made history on May 17, 2026, when he reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 32nd time. The 56-year-old topped out at 8,849 metres at 10:12 a.m., a feat confirmed by the...
Abuja, May 17, 2026 (Reuters) — At least 17 police trainees were killed after suspected Islamist militants attacked a specialised military training centre in Nigeria’s northeast, police said.
An Indian worker was killed and three others were wounded in a drone strike in the Moscow region, the Indian embassy in Russia said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded Sweden’s Royal Order of the Polar Star in Gothenburg on Sunday, a distinction the Scandinavian country reserves as its highest honour for a head of government.
At least four people were killed in one of the largest overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since the start of the war, Russian local authorities said.
As preparations for Eid al-Adha ramp up in Bangladesh, two buffaloes near Dhaka have become unexpected local celebrities. Residents and visitors insist the animals bear striking resemblances to world leaders, and crowds...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi toured the Afsluitdijk Dam in the Netherlands on Sunday alongside Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, using the visit to explore deeper cooperation on water management and climate‑resilient...
