Nepali Congress-led opposition MPs on Thursday pressed Balendra Shah govt “to move beyond diplomatic notes” and open high-level talks with India and China to “reclaim” Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani — Indian territories Kathmandu claims is theirs, reports Vishant Agarwala. The demand was raised at the house of representatives’ international relations and tourism committee in Singha…
On the outskirts of Herat in western Afghanistan, one settlement drew international attention in 2022 after reports emerged that many residents had sold a kidney to survive deepening poverty and hunger. The area became widely known as the “one-kidney village,” a grim reflection of the humanitarian crisis that followed Afghanistan’s economic collapse after the Taliban…
Quote of the Day by Plato Some quotations survive centuries because they still describe human behaviour with surprising accuracy. Even in a world of smartphones, artificial intelligence and social media, the ideas written by ancient Greek philosopher Plato still feel relevant. One of his most famous quotes is, “We can easily forgive a child who…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, has announced the birth of her second child, a daughter named Viviana, with her husband Nicholas Riccio, 60, a real estate developer.The couple, who have a 32-year age gap, also share a son, Nicholas “Niko” Riccio, who was born in July 2024.Leavitt shared the news on X, writing:…
What began as a routine day of collecting rubbish in the streets of Ankara slowly turned into one of Turkey’s most inspiring community projects. Sanitation workers in the city’s Cankaya district noticed that perfectly readable books were frequently being discarded alongside household waste. Instead of sending them to landfill, workers started setting the books aside,…
A man identified by investigators as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico was shot dead in Texas after attempting to hijack a car carrying a father’s family, including several children.The suspect was named as 30-year-old Jose Ramirez and was killed on Sunday afternoon in Dallas, according to Fox 4 Dallas.Ramirez had caused a crash involving two…
File photo: Unidentified women move through the camp holding family members of suspected Islamic State militants in the Roj Camp in eastern Syria Australian authorities on Thursday arrested three women with alleged links to the Islamic State group after they returned from Syria with their children, with police preparing slavery and terrorism-related charges against them.According…
Another case study is the mysterious underground cave complex situated in the southern part of Europe and has been baffling archaeologists after scientists discovered some clues indicating that people used the cave system almost 8,000 years ago but then disappeared without leaving any reason. The enigmatic cave site, connected with Neolithic rituals, human bones, underground…
File photo: Wei Fenghe (left) and Li Shangfu China has sentenced former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu to death with a two-year reprieve on corruption charges, according to state-run Xinhua news agency.The announcement marks one of the most dramatic developments in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign within the military and political…
About 40 passengers from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak previously disembarked on the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena after the first passenger died, Dutch officials said Thursday.Authorities are now working to trace passengers and possible contacts after the outbreak left multiple people dead and several others ill, with new…
