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Kathmandu: K P Sharma Oli Monday was sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister for the fourth time to lead a new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability in the Himalayan nation. The leader of Nepal's largest communist party was appointed...

Islamabad: In a controversial move, the Pakistan government Monday announced that it will ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party for its alleged involvement in anti-state activities and slap cases against him and two of his senior party colleagues for treason. “In view of...

London: Britain's King Charles III has written to US presidential candidate Donald Trump after an assassination attempt on the former president during an election rally in the United States, Buckingham Palace said Monday. The 78-year-old Republican nominee for the November presidential race was addressing supporters...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is facing growing opposition for reelection in the upcoming leadership race of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a recent media poll showed. Some 57 per cent of respondents are against Kishida running in the LDP leadership election in...

Islamabad: At least eight security personnel and nine civilians have been injured in an attack in the cantonment area of the Pakistani military in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, official sources said. The incident took place at about 4.45 a.m. local time...

Canberra: Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Australia in October, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed. Albanese Monday said he and Governor-General Sam Mostyn will welcome the king and queen to Australia in October for Charles III's first visit to the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated KP Sharma Oli on his appointment as prime minister of Nepal and said he looked forward to working closely with him to further strengthen the friendship between the two countries. Oli, the leader of Nepal's largest communist...

Washington: Donald Trump underwent a precautionary CT scan after he was shot in the upper ear during a campaign event and the scan came back clear, according to a media report Monday. A 20-year-old gunman fired multiple shots at Trump, 78, at a campaign rally...

Kathmandu: KP Sharma Oli, the leader of Nepal's largest communist party, was appointed Nepal's Prime Minister for a fourth term Sunday to lead a new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability in the Himalayan nation. Oli, 72, succeeds Pushpa Kamal...

Rome: Two Indian nationals have been arrested for allegedly enslaving 33 farm labourers, all from India, in Italy's Verona province, according to a media report, weeks after the country was shocked by the tragic death of a Sikh farm worker who bled to death. Finance...