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September 11, 2025 10:00 AM

South Korea’s Lee says US immigration raid may make companies ‘hesitant’ about investing

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday a U.S. immigration raid resulting in the detention of hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor business project could have an impact on U.S. investment decisions made by Korean companies. The raid ...

September 10, 2025 4:29 PM

Eight people hurt in explosion at South Korea military base, Yonhap says

An explosion at a South Korean military base in a region near the border with North Korea has injured eight people, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. Two of the injured had severe burns, but no one was in a critical condition, Yonhap sai...

September 10, 2025 3:37 PM

Nepali rapper turned mayor is young people’s favourite in political crisis

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, an unusually youthful elected official in Nepali politics dominated by seasoned legislators, has emerged as a favourite among young people to represent them in an interim government. The capital's 35-year-old mayor, a...

September 10, 2025 3:14 PM

South Korea says plane with detained workers unlikely to leave U.S. on Wednesday

South Korea is working with U.S. authorities to bring home hundreds of Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in the state of Georgia, though it will be difficult to fly them back on Wednesday, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Earlier, a sourc...

September 10, 2025 1:18 PM

Iran, IAEA announce agreement on resuming nuclear inspections

Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday they had reached a deal on resuming inspections at sites including those bombed by the U.S. and Israel but gave no specifics, and Tehran warned the West the deal was off if sanctions were re-imposed....

September 10, 2025 4:39 PM

Soldiers guard Nepal’s parliament, patrol streets after two days of deadly protests

Soldiers guarded Nepal's parliament and patrolled deserted streets on Wednesday amid a curfew in the capital Kathmandu, after two days of deadly anti-corruption protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. The upheaval in the poor Himal...

September 10, 2025 12:08 PM

Tourists stranded in Nepal as Gen Z protests force Kathmandu Airport shutdown

Hundreds of tourists from India and several other nations have been stranded in Nepal after Kathmandu Airport was shut down due to safety concerns following violent Gen Z protests against alleged corruption and the Oli government’s controversial so...

September 10, 2025 11:47 AM

India expresses concern over Israeli strikes in Qatar, calls for restraint

India on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of Israeli airstrikes in Doha, Qatar, urging all parties to exercise restraint and prioritise diplomacy to prevent further escalation in the region. In an official statement, Ministry of External Affai...

September 10, 2025 10:14 AM

PM Modi expresses anguish over Nepal situation; Cabinet Committee on Security discusses situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the situation in Nepal, where violent protests have led to the tragic loss of lives, particularly among young people. Expressing deep sorr...

September 9, 2025 4:16 PM

Nepal PM Oli quits as anti-corruption protests spiral

Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-corruption demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban. Oli's government lifted th...

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