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Kathmandu:  Two government-owned entities of Nepal and India on Wednesday signed a Joint Venture (JV) and Shareholders’ Agreement for the construction of two high-capacity cross-border transmission lines, marking another step forward in…

Islamabad:  Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday issued a stern warning to Afghan Taliban, stating that they can test the resolve of Islamabad at their "own peril and doom", local media reported. He added that Pakistan…

Tokyo : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday asserted that nothing would undermine the fragile Gaza ceasefire he brokered a few weeks ago, even after Israel launched deadly airstrikes in the enclave on Tuesday, killing over 30 in response…

Tel Aviv : Israel on Wednesday declared a "renewed enforcement" of the ceasefire">Gaza ceasefire, hours after carrying out a series of airstrikes that killed 91 Palestinians, including at least 24 children, as reported by Al Jazeera, in…

Islamabad,Lahore in Pakistan continues to remain the world's most polluted city as smog blanketed the region on Tuesday and the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 329 at around 9 am (local time) as per Swiss air quality monitor…

Tokyo  A man charged for assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 pleaded guilty on Tuesday, in his first court hearing since the fatal shooting that shocked the nation and drew attention to Unification Church and its…

Minsk India and Belarus held eighth round of Foreign Office Consultations in Minsk, discussing the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including political, economic, cultural, tourism, education and consular matters. According to a…

ndian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri, an indigenously built Shivalik-class Guided Missile Stealth Frigate, arrived at Japan's Sasebo on Tuesday. Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force welcomed INS Sahyadri upon arrival, Indian Embassy in Japan said…

Emphasising that the bilateral relationship between Japan and the United States has now become "the greatest alliance in the world", Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday pledged to build with visiting US President Donald…

Kuala Lumpur: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday met New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur, during which both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to…

Seoul: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a protest in South Korea's Busan city against the ongoing Pakistani military siege and aggressive actions in the Zehri region of Balochistan. The protesters distributed pamphlets in English…

Kuala Lumpur: India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, on Monday, met the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and appreciated the discussion on bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues.…

Kuala Lumpur: US President Donald Trump is scheduled to depart Malaysia shortly, continuing to Japan for the second stop of his six-day, three-nation tour of Asia. Trump is expected to depart Kuala Lumpur around 10 a.m. local time Monday…

Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that “the 21st century is our century, the century of India and ASEAN” during his virtual address to the 22nd India-ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, underscoring the profound…

Kuala Lumpur : Thailand and Cambodia, on Sunday, signed a joint declaration on a peace deal in the presence of US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, marking a formal step toward halting hostilities and…

Kuala Lumpur : Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held talks with US President Donald Trump and agreed to strengthen the bilateral alliance during their first telephone talks according to the Japanese premier's office. The…

Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday praised US President Donald Trump's role in facilitating the landmark agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian…

Kuala Lumpur : Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Sunday expressed his gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his "decisive leadership and steadfast commitment" in supporting lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand. "On behalf…

Bangkok : Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday cancelled his planned visit to Malaysia for the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit following the death of Queen Mother Sirikit, AA reported, citing…

New Delhi; Pakistan's total public debt hit $286 billion by the end of the 2024–25 fiscal year, and its borrowing has reached an "unsustainable" level, a new report has said. The figure, up 13 per cent from the previous year, underscores…