KATHMANDU, March 13 - A three-year-old party won Nepal's general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the next prime minister, with a mandate for the rapper-turned-politician to restore political stability.
Three missing sailors are believed to be trapped in the engine room at the stern.
The aim is for the allies to jointly develop a counterforce to hypersonic glide vehicles pursued by China and Russia.
Sites in Seoul featured in the movie have emerged as must-visit destinations.
A minister said the move is paramount to preserving human rights and protecting civilisation.
He said people selling fuel at inflated prices were engaging in actions that were 'un-Australian'.
Schools will designate regular screen breaks and areas for gadget use, said the Schools Minister.
More than 20 per cent of 13-to-15-year-olds are still using TikTok and SnapChat.
The flowers can provide a moderately significant cooling effect, said a landscape architect.
A major transformation in the group’s business came when Mr Kirit Shah took over during the 1970s and 1980s.
Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on South Korean goods to 25 per cent.
It was accused in a lawsuit of providing flight credits instead of cash refunds for those cancelled.
The case relates to cancelled flights during the pandemic, for which customers were given credits instead of cash.
The sequel brings back the co-directors of the first film, which was a smash-hit for the streaming service.
SEOUL, March 13 - South Korean police investigating the 2024 Jeju Air crash said on Friday they had raided the transport ministry as part of a widening probe into whether regulatory lapses contributed to the disaster at Muan International Airport.
DUBAI/BEIRUT, March 13 - The leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States all voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday, killing thousands of people, disrupting the lives of millions of others and shaking financial
March 12 - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke by telephone to his counterparts from both China and Russia on Thursday, three days after U.S. President Donald Trump said the Communist island was in \"deep trouble\".
A group of more than 120 Democrats in the US House on Thursday pressed Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether American forces used artificial intelligence in the deadly bombing of an elementary school in southern Iran. “What is the role of artificial intelligence, if any,
NASA is preparing for an imminent launch of Artemis II, a manned lunar flyby flight – the first in 50 years. While the launch is planned for April, and NASA announced on March 12th that the launch will go ahead, there remain serious problems with the spacecraft. NASA thinks the
Canberra has said there are about 115,000 Australian nationals across the Middle East.
Disruptions to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have prompted India to prioritise household and transport gas supplies, leaving restaurants and other businesses scrambling for fuel.
"He will support Malaysia (when Singapore faces Malaysia), but will always show up for me," said Siti Khadijah Shahrem.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his government have little time to lose in pushing harder for reform, if they wish to retain their support base, says an academic.
Fervour for AI agent OpenClaw has consumed China in recent weeks but underneath the excitement, there are concerns, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
Pyongyang dismissed Japan’s claim that the build-up was for self-defence.
SEOUL, March 13 - North Korea accused Japan of heightening regional security risks by accelerating the deployment and development of long-range missiles, saying Tokyo's military buildup amounted to preparations for a future attack, state media KCNA said on Friday.
March 12 - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Thursday, where the two leaders discussed regional developments, the prime minister's office said.
These weather forecasters on social media bridge gaps in official services, offering practical and timely local advice.
DUBAI, March 12 - Ships must coordinate with Iran's navy to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the country's foreign ministry spokesperson said in comments carried by Mehr news agency on Thursday.
JERUSALEM, March 12 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran's new supreme leader as he sought to use his first press conference since the start of the war to defend his joint military assault with the U.S. against Iran.
LONDON, March 12 - The U.S. Navy, perhaps with an international coalition, will escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz when it is militarily possible, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sky News in an interview on Thursday.
MOSCOW, March 12 - The director general of the U.N. nuclear watchdog discussed non-proliferation issues on Thursday with the head of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation ahead of other meetings with officials, the company said.
March 12 - The U.S. and Western allies clashed with Russia and China on Thursday over Iran's nuclear intentions, as Washington sought at the United Nations to further justify the war it launched on Iran two weeks ago.
The International Energy Agency said Thursday that the US-Israeli war on Iran and its reverberating impacts across the region have sparked “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” with flows of crude and other fossil fuel products through the
JERUSALEM, March 12 - The Israeli military struck checkpoints in Tehran operated by the Basij, it said on Thursday, as part of an effort to weaken the rule of Iran's clerical leaders.
The Rastriya Swatatantra Party has won a large majority in an election dominated by issues including corruption.
The law gives legal basis to President Xi's agenda to assimilate minorities into a national identity.
KATHMANDU, March 12 - Nepal will begin rationing cooking gas amid fears that the Middle East conflict could create a nationwide shortage, an official said on Thursday.
Countries around the world are feeling the impact of the conflict and the resulting energy price shock.
Doctors call for more government intervention to counter misinformation and other issues.
China’s shift toward an all-nuclear submarine fleet could extend its strategic reach from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean while spurring a broader regional buildup of nuclear-powered undersea forces. This month, the US Navy’s intelligence chief, Rear Admiral Mike Brookes,
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have not formally authorized a war in Iran, though they may soon be expected to approve emergency funding for the endeavor without any projection from the Trump administration as to how long it may last or the full cost, not just in dollars but
Sources tell CNA that PM Anwar Ibrahim instructed his former political aide-turned-business figure Farhash Wafa Salvador to withdraw from a campaign to take control of the company.
After arriving in Jakarta, they will go to their respective hometowns.
Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the international system. Given that the global economy is maritime based and rests on secure and predictable flows of goods by sea, the
Officials will weigh impacts and responses to surging oil prices as well as disruptions to shipping, logistics and trade flows.
The possibility of developing a training defence facility in eastern Indonesia was also discussed.
ISLAMABAD/BEIJING, March 12 - Chinese mediation efforts, including a message from President Xi Jinping, have helped ease the worst fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, three Pakistani government officials said.