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November 23, 2023 5:08 PM

Kathmandu Valley witnesses two politically charged protests

Kathmandu Valley witnessed two demonstrations in the Balkhu and Tinkune areas of the city with clashes between demonstrators of the two groups. Durga Parsai, a medical practitioner, led a group for ‘Saving the Nation, Nationality, Religion, Cult...

November 23, 2023 3:58 PM

Thousands of devotees visited Narayan temple in Kathmandu Valley on Haribododhani Ekadasi

Hindus across Nepal are observing the Haribodhini Ekadashi today, a religious ritual dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Devotees pay obeisance to Lord Vishnu by visiting Vishnu temple, observing fast and taking holy dips at rivers and ponds. Hari...

November 23, 2023 3:49 PM

Int’l community welcomes temporary ceasefire between Israel, Hamas

The international community has welcomed a temporary ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, and called upon relevant parties to reach a permanent ceasefire and to resume peace talks on the basis of the two-s...

November 23, 2023 3:11 PM

Gaza ‘most dangerous place in the world to be a child’ – UNICEF

The Gaza Strip is the "most dangerous place in the world to be a child," the head of the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Wednesday (November 22). UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell told the U.N. Security Council that more th...

November 23, 2023 1:04 PM

North Korea scraps military deal with South, vows to deploy new weapons at border

North Korea said on Thursday it would deploy stronger armed forces and new weapons on its border with the South, a day after Seoul suspended part of a 2018 military accord between the two Koreas in a protest over Pyongyang's launch of a spy satellite...

November 23, 2023 10:41 AM

Israeli strike kills five Hezbollah fighters, including senior member’s son

An Israeli strike on the village of Beit Yahoun in south Lebanon on Wednesday evening killed five Hezbollah fighters, including the son of a senior Hezbollah member, according to Hezbollah and three sources with knowledge of the situation. The group...

November 22, 2023 5:01 PM

Israeli military strikes targets in southern Lebanon

Israel’s military struck areas of southern Lebanon on Wednesday (November 22), as cross-border hostilities with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah continued. There was no immediate confirmation of casualties. The strikes came a day after eight people ...

November 22, 2023 3:38 PM

Pakistan’s top court accepts Imran Khan’s plea for bail

Pakistan's Supreme Court accepted on Wednesday a bail application from detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said, a day after another court declared illegal his trial on charges of leaking state secrets. The former cricket star is...

November 22, 2023 2:57 PM

Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah militia says 5 killed by US strikes

Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah militia said five of its members were killed in its stronghold of Jurf al-Sakhar, south of Baghdad, in U.S. strikes that Washington said were in response to attacks by Iran-aligned militias against its forces in the region. T...

November 22, 2023 2:52 PM

Israel, Hamas agree four-day truce for hostage release and aid into Gaza

Israel's government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to allow in aid and release at least 50 hostages captured by militants in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel. The first truce in...

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