International

Taipei: China launched two probes targeting the US semiconductor sector Saturday ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this week on trade, national security and the ownership of social media platform TikTok. China's Ministry of Commerce announced an anti-dumping investigation into certain analogue...

London: A massive far-right march in London led by activist Tommy Robinson turned violent after clashes broke out between protesters and security officials, leaving 26 police officers injured and resulting in 25 arrests, according to local media reports. According to the Metropolitan Police, violence erupted...

Kathmandu: Nepal's leading political parties Saturday described as "unconstitutional" and a "blow to democracy" President Ram Chandra Poudel's decision to dissolve the parliament even as the security situation in the Himalayan nation gradually returned to normal following two days of deadly protests. After dissolving the...

New Delhi: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has apprehended two Nigerians and a Brazilian national who are suspected to have escaped from jails in Nepal during the recent anti-government protests, officials said Saturday. The force guarding the India-Nepal international border and the state police have...

Basking Ridge: President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50 per cent to 100 per cent for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Trump posted on...

New York/Washington: The US has asked G7 countries to impose tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia, asserting that only “unified efforts” that cut off funding to Moscow's war machine at source can apply sufficient pressure to end “the senseless killing.” US Treasury Secretary Scott...

Washington: India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra,  Saturday (Indian time) engaged in discussions with members of the US House of Representatives on strengthening bilateral trade, energy cooperation, and India's consistent support for resolving the Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy. Kwatra held...

Moscow: A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region Saturday, prompting a tsunami warning. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor hit 111 kilometres (69 miles) east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative centre of the...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday said that Pakistan will host the next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in 2027, as he urged the authorities to start preparations for it in the national capital. Sharif made the announcement while addressing a road development project in...

Kathmandu: Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki took oath as Nepal's first woman Prime Minister Friday, to lead an interim government, ending days of political uncertainty after the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli earlier this week following wide-spread protests. President Ramchandra Paudel...