Category: World

Kathmandu: A severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha on Monday reported eight deaths within a 72-hour period. Official figures released in May suggested 60 people died between March and May across India due to heat-related illnesses. But the number is likely to be much higher as heat-related… Continue reading Eight more die as India faces ‘longest’ heatwave

Kathmandu: Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Thursday with a trip to Arizona, his first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal, repeating his critiques of the case against him as politically motivated and calling for his conviction to be overturned on appeal. “Those appellate courts have… Continue reading Trump, in his first post-trial rally, demands that appeals courts reverse his felony conviction

Kathmandu: Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Trump sat stone-faced… Continue reading Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes

Kathmandu: A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend killed at least 20 people and left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive, early season… Continue reading At least 20 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states

Kathmandu: Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to hold two presidential TV debates in June and September, setting the stage for primetime political duels that could shake up the White House race. CNN will host the first forum on 27 June in the key swing state of Georgia. ABC will host the second one… Continue reading Biden and Trump agree to June and September debates as RFK vies to qualify

Kathmandu: President Joe Biden said that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview with CNN on Wednesday, said… Continue reading Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally

Kathmandu: The government suspects China was behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system, the BBC understands. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will not identify a specific culprit when he addresses MPs today, but is expected to warn of the dangers posed by cyber espionage from hostile states. The system used by the Ministry of… Continue reading China suspected of hacking UK armed forces payroll

Kathmandu: Police arrested about 300 protesters during campus raids at Columbia University and The City University of New York (CUNY) in New York on Tuesday night, officials say. Eric Adams, the city’s mayor, says the “massive operation” took place at Columbia’s request to remove those who had occupied a building. City officials also alleged that… Continue reading NY police arrest around 300 in campus raids

Kathmandu: The social media company founded by former President Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict during his administration and which many of his allies want him to curtail in a potential second term. Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, filed an application in June… Continue reading Trump called this visa ‘very bad’ for Americans

Kathmandu: The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. The sanctions are meant to hold Iran accountable for its weekend attack and to deter further such activity. But the practical impact… Continue reading US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel