International

Washington: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Wednesday launched the India-US Trade Facilitation Portal as the two countries eye the USD 500 billion bilateral trade target. Misri, who is on a three-day visit to the US, launched the portal at a virtual event that was attended by...

Kathmandu:  Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel will address a joint session of both houses of the Parliament Friday. The Office of the President has sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat requesting necessary arrangements for the address. President Paudel has called the joint session of...

Beirut: Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning Wednesday afternoon, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon's health ministry said at least 89 people were killed and 700 were wounded. US President...

Beijing: Iran will allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire, but any decision to open the Strait entirely in future will depend on the results of the peace talks with the US, a senior Iranian diplomat said Wednesday. So...

Kathmandu: The Kathmandu District Court has reportedly issued an arrest warrant against former Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, in connection with a money-laundering investigation. The Kathmandu Post reported that the arrest warrants were issued Tuesday...

Washington: The White House Wednesday said "nothing is final" over plans for in-person talks over Iran. In response to questions about whether US Vice President JD Vance would be participating in US-Iran talks expected to be held later this week in Pakistan, White House press...

Islamabad: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has confirmed Tehran's participation in Pakistan-facilitated peace talks with the US in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday. Shehbaz said he held a warm and substantive telephone conversation with President Pezeshkian, hours after the US and Iran agreed on...

Washington: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Wednesday began a three-day visit to the US Wednesday to meet with senior officials to review bilateral trade and defence relations and discuss global developments, including the crisis in the Middle East. The visit of the foreign secretary offers an...

Beijing: The week-long China-mediated talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan to end fighting concluded without an agreement, with Beijing maintaining that Islamabad and Kabul have agreed to explore a comprehensive solution to resolve their differences. Representatives from China, Afghanistan and Pakistan held informal talks from April...

Dubai: Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th hour deal that allowed US President Donald Trump to pull back from his threats to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilisation. But it was unclear Wednesday if the...