Category: World

Kathmandu: The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over their 13-month war in Gaza and the October 2023 attack on Israel respectively. Netanyahu condemned the arrest warrant against him, saying Israel… Continue reading International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

Kathmandu: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US. The criminal charges, filed on Wednesday in New York, are the latest blow to 62-year-old Mr Adani, one of Asia’s richest men,… Continue reading US charges Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud

Katmandu: Australia’s debate over capping foreign student numbers is “not over” despite a controversial bill unexpectedly losing support, a top industry body says. The bill, part of efforts to slash overall migration to Australia, had been opposed by most universities who say it would damage the higher education sector and its global reputation. The government… Continue reading Uncertainty after Australia foreign students bill hits opposition

Kathmandu: Former President Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, defeating current Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party candidate. Trump secured a second term in office after overcoming Harris, who was aiming to become the first female president in U.S. history. To win the presidency, a candidate needs… Continue reading Donald Trump wins election as the 47th President of the United States

Kathmandu: Election day voting has begun in the United States, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vying to become the next president. Harris has advocated for abortion rights and pledged to lower food and housing costs for working families. Trump has vowed to seal the border and has proposed tax cuts worth trillions. Americans aren’t… Continue reading Voting under way in key states with Trump and Harris neck and neck

Kathmandu: A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day. Kamala Harris will spend all of Monday in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes offer the… Continue reading Harris and Trump will both make a furious last-day push before Election Day

Kathmandu: At least 36 people have died and 27 have been injured after a bus fell into a gorge in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand. Officials said 44 people were on board when the driver lost control and the bus fell into a 50m-deep ditch in Marchula, located in the state’s Almora district. The state… Continue reading At least 36 die after bus falls into a gorge in India

Kathmandu: North Korea’s constitution now defines the South as a “hostile state”, according to state media, in the first mention of what Pyongyang’s recent constitutional revisions entailed. State newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported the change as an “inevitable and legitimate measure”, at a time when tensions between the Koreas are at their highest point in years.… Continue reading N Korean constitution now calls South ‘hostile state’

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India of making a “massive mistake” that Canada could not ignore if Delhi was behind the death of a Sikh separatist leader last year on Canadian soil. Trudeau made the comments two days after Canadian officials accused India of being involved in homicides, extortions and other violent acts… Continue reading Trudeau accuses India of ‘massive mistake’ amid diplomatic row

Kathmandu: Six international migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying a group near the border with Guatemala, Mexico’s Defense Department said Wednesday. The department said in a statement that soldiers claimed they heard shots as the trucks and two other vehicles approached their position late Tuesday in the southern state… Continue reading 6 migrants including Nepali shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire