- Saturday, 5 July 2025
Indo-Nepal relations are ever expanding, says South Block senior official
Munu Mahawar, the Additional Secretary of Northern Division at the MEA, said during a meeting with a group of journalists from Nepal and Bhutan on Thursday that the relations between Nepal and India were special.
Questions raised about technology to fight global warming
The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000 carbon credits to fund what it describes as a groundbreaking technology in the fight against climate change.
94 Palestinians seeking aid killed
Airstrikes and shootings killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday. Five people were killed w
PM interacts with officials of Overseas Nepali Forum-Spain
The Prime Minister, who departed for Spain last Saturday (June 28) to attend the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) organized by the United Nations in Seville from June 30 to July 3, met with the Nepali community last night following the official events of the conference.
Major garment producer Bangladesh eyes US trade deal
Bangladesh, the world's second-biggest garment manufacturer, aims to strike a trade deal with the United States before Donald Trump's punishing tariffs kick in next week, the country's top commerce official told AFP.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs cleared of most serious charges, to remain jailed for now
Sean "Diddy" Combs' will remain behind bars for now, a judge ruled on Wednesday, after the music mogul was cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life but found guilty of lesser prostitution-related offenses.
Weapon shipments to Ukraine halt
The United States is pausing some weapons shipments to Ukraine over concerns about declining US stockpiles, officials said Tuesday, marking a setback for Kyiv as it faces intensifying Russian attacks. Kyiv reacted to the military aid cuts by summoning the deputy chief of the US embassy in Kyiv to a meeting on Wednesday.
Sheikh Hasina sentenced to six months in jail
Bangladesh on Wednesday convicted fugitive ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina of contempt of court and issued a six-month prison sentence in absentia, the first verdict since she was ousted last year.
Heat wave covers much of Europe
A heat wave covered much of Europe on Monday, with a record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and high winds fanning forest fires in Turkey. Heat warnings w
Trump urges 60-day Gaza ceasefire deal ahead of Netanyahu visit
US President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to finalize such a deal, as its forces also stepped up operations in the Palestinian territory.
Greenland eager to welcome tourists
Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We're waiting for you. "Come visit Greenland," said Nukartaa Andreassen, who works for a water taxi company in the capital city, Nuuk. "Learn about it, learn about us. We love to have you. We love to tell our stories and our culture."
Thailand's PM suspended by Constitutional Court
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country's Constitutional Court on Tuesday, as it opened a probe into her conduct in a diplomatic spat with Cambodia.
Trump suggests DOGE look at Musk's companies to save money
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that his efficiency department should take a look at the subsidies that Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO Elon Musk's companies have received in order to save the federal government "BIG" money.
