Ukraine launched one of its most extensive drone offensives in recent months, striking Russia’s largest oil terminal on Saturday and igniting fires that engulfed two massive tankers. The assault temporarily halted crude loading operations at the Bashneft-owned facility, situated nearly 1,400 kilometers from the active front lines.
India on Friday, September 12 voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution endorsing the New York Declaration on the peaceful settlement of the Palestine question and the implementation of the two-state solution.
Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been selected to head Nepal's transitional government, making her the country's first female Prime Minister after Gen Z protesters successfully ousted Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's administration.
The death toll from the ongoing Gen Z protests in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley has reached 31, according to The Kathmandu Post, citing officials from the Department of Forensic Medicine at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. The hospital has been receiving the bodies of those killed for postmortem examinations.
Conservative activist and right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk has died after being shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10.
Nepal Army arrests 27 amid violent Gen Z protests, causing 19 fatalities and 500 injuries. Government extends the curfew and intensifies security measures to control unrest
In the wake of rising unrest and violent demonstrations across Nepal, Chief of Army Staff General Ashok Raj Sigdel on Tuesday, September 9 issued a late-night appeal urging agitating groups to suspend their protests and engage in dialogue with the government.
Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stepped down on September 9 after two days of violent protests left at least 19 people dead and hundreds injured in Kathmandu and surrounding towns.
Nepal’s Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has resigned from his post, taking moral responsibility for the deaths of 19 people during Monday September 8 violent Gen-Z protests. Lekhak submitted his resignation to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during a cabinet meeting on Monday evening, a senior minister confirmed.
At least 19 people, including a 12-year-old child, were killed on September 8 after security forces opened fire on demonstrators across several districts of Nepal.
The decision comes weeks after the LDP and its coalition partner Komeito suffered major losses in July’s upper house election, leaving the ruling bloc without a majority in either chamber of parliament.
BNP raises concerns over increasing mob violence and extremist threats in Bangladesh. The party warns these developments endanger social harmony and democratic values.
Afghanistan has been struck by a second devastating earthquake in less than 48 hours, compounding the scale of destruction and deepening the humanitarian crisis in the country’s mountainous southeast.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan, resulting in 800 fatalities. Over 2,500 people reported injured, with significant destruction in Kunar province. Rescue efforts continue amidst challenging conditions.
A massive landslide has destroyed a village in Sudan’s western Darfur region, claiming the lives of at least 1,000 people, one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s recent history.
Powerful earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan, death toll at 622. Over 400 individuals injured, with numbers expected to rise. No official international aid offers received yet.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. The quake resulted in at least nine deaths and 15 injuries. Tremors were felt across Pakistan and northern India, causing widespread panic.
PTI instructs members to boycott Punjab by-elections. Party members resign from several parliamentary committees. PTI signals strategic withdrawal from current political processes.
US President Donald Trump has rejected a federal appeals court decision that struck down a majority of his administration’s tariff measures, asserting that all tariffs remain in force and are essential for safeguarding America’s economic strength.
South Korea will ban smartphones in schools from 2026 to reduce distractions and improve focus. The policy encourages more direct interaction between students and teachers during lessons
Two children were killed and 17 injured in a shooting during a Catholic Mass in Minneapolis. Authorities are investigating the motive and the community mourns the tragedy
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