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Standoff intensifies in Strait of Hormuz after Trump issues ‘shoot and kill’ order

Dubai, Apr 24: Tensions in the standoff between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz intensified Friday after US President Donald Trump said he ordered the US...

Hindu Kush Himalaya snowpack crashes to record low for fourth straight year: ICIMOD

Kathmandu, Apr 24: Ganga basin is among the 12 showing above-normal snow persistence in 2026 when overall snow...

9 killed in attack at copper and gold mine in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Karachi, Apr 23: Nine workers were killed when militants attacked a copper and gold mine site in Pakistan's...

Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

Dubai, Apr 23: US President Donald Trump in a morning social media post ordered the US military to...

Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on house where she took cover, paper says

Beirut, Apr 23: A Lebanese journalist was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in southern...
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Nepal PM sacks Labour minister for misusing post to benefit wife

Kathmandu, April 9: Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Thursday sacked a minister for misusing the post to benefit his wife, 15 days after he...

2 ex-policemen sentenced to death over killing of student during 2024 protest in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 9: A special Bangladeshi tribunal on Thursday sentenced two former policemen to death for their role in the killing of a university...

Iran’s nuclear agency chief says its right to enrich uranium is necessary’ for US talks

Dubai, Apr 9: The chief of Iran's nuclear agency said Thursday that protecting Tehran's right to enrich uranium is “necessary” for any ceasefire talks...

North Korea says its latest weapons tests included missiles with cluster-bomb warheads

Seoul, Apr 9: North Korea on Thursday said its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb...

2 killed in plane crash at small airport in Arizona

Marana (Arizona), Apr 9: Two people have died in a fiery plane crash at a small airport in Arizona, officials said on Wednesday. The plane...

Iran publishes chart showing it may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz as shaky ceasefire holds

Dubai, Apr 9: Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait...

At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn’t apply there

Beirut, Apr 9: Lebanon's health ministry said that Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Israel...

India and Bangladesh signal commitment to strengthen relations

New Delhi, Apr 8: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday conveyed to his Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman India's desire to engage "constructively" with...

Strait of Hormuz opening will depend on results of talks with US: Iranian envoy to China

Beijing, Apr 8: Iran will allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire, but any decision to open the...

India asks its nationals in Iran to ‘expeditiously exit’

Dubai, Apr 8: India on Wednesday advised its nationals in Iran to “expeditiously exit” the country using routes suggested by its mission in Tehran...

Global markets jump and oil prices decline as Iran ceasefire agreement reached

Tokyo, Apr 8: Global shares surged in Wednesday trading, as oil prices plunged after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that...

US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats

Tehran, Apr 8: Iran, the United States and Israel reached a tentative, two-week ceasefire Wednesday in the war that tore across the Middle East...
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