Category: World

Kathmandu: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western countries to ban all Russian visitors – and the Kremlin has responded with scorn. Russians should “live in their own world until they change their philosophy”, Mr Zelensky told The Washington Post. Such a ban, he argued, would be more effective than the current sanctions, which… Continue reading Ban Russian visitors, Zelensky urges West

Kathmandu: China is halting co-operation with the US in several key areas including climate change, military talks and efforts to combat international crime. As reported by the BBC news, the new measures follow a trip to Taiwan by a US congressional delegation led by senior Democrat Nancy Pelosi. China, which also announced it was sanctioning… Continue reading Taiwan tensions: China halts co-operation with US on key issues

Kathmandu: A spike in shootings and murders in July fueled a 31% increase in the city’s crime rate over the same month in 2021. As reported by the New York Daily News, murders were up 34% last month compared to July 2021. Police counted 47 murders in July 2022, up from 35 committed in July… Continue reading NYC crime rate climbed 31% in July compared to July 2021

Kathmandu: Nancy Pelosi has taken part in a press conference in Taiwan, despite warnings from China over visiting the island. As reported by BBC, the US Speaker of the House addressed the “struggle between autocracy and democracy” as she replied to a question about China in a press confress. She also said that the US… Continue reading Nancy Pelosi emphasizes commitment to protecting democracy on her visit to Taiwan

Kathmandu: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi expressed China’s firm opposition to the visit to Taiwan region of China by Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the United States House of Representatives. Issuing a statement today, Ambassador Hou said that visit of speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to China’s Taiwan region is a… Continue reading Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yanqi condemns US Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Katahmandu: In another major blow to NYC Mayor Adams’ education agenda, a Manhattan appeals court judge on Friday upheld the ruling of a lower court temporarily barring the Education Department from proceeding with controversial school budget cuts. As reported by the New York Daily News, Judge Bahaati Pitt rejected a plea from city lawyers to… Continue reading Pause on NYC schools budget upheld by appeals judge

Kathmandu: US President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID on Tuesday night, five days after first testing positive for the virus, and is set to exit isolation on Wednesday, as reported by the New York Daily News. Biden, 79, was fever-free, had not taken Tylenol over the previous 36 hours and was experiencing minimal… Continue reading Biden tests negative for COVID

Kathmandu: Four people protesting against a United Nations peacekeeping mission were killed on Wednesday in the Congolese city of Uvira when troops fired warning shots which hit an electric cable that fell on them, officials said. As reported by the Reuters, three U.N. peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed on Tuesday in protests… Continue reading Four dead as anti-U.N. protests spread in Congo

(New York Daily News): Mayor Adams admitted Thursday that his administration violated the law by failing to house several asylum-seeking families in a timely manner earlier this week as the city’s shelter system reels from a recent influx of thousands of Latin American migrants. As a “right-to-shelter” state, New York is required by law to… Continue reading Mayor Adams admits NYC violated law to shelter asylum seekers amid migrant surge

(BBC): Ranil Wickremesinghe has been promoted from being Sri Lanka’s prime minister to its new president within a matter of days. His predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled the country and resigned following months of mass protests over the island’s economic crisis. Wickremesinghe faces the immediate task of trying to lead Sri Lanka out of economic collapse… Continue reading Sri Lanka welcomes new President; Ranil Wickremesinghe