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Nepal's PM expects growing trade cooperation with China
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 15: Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday voiced hope for a growing trade and investment...

Fatal car crash in Australia's Sydney kills 3,...
Sydney [Australia], March 15: A third person, a three-month-old girl, has died following a two-vehicle crash in Sydney's southwest, local...

Biden to sign executive order on background checks...
Washington [US], March 15: US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to increase the number of...

Philippines, US to hold biggest ever military exercises...
Manila [Philippines], March 15: The Philippines and the United States will hold their biggest ever military training exercises in April,...

Two children confess to killing 12-year-old girl in...
Koblenz [Germany],March 15: Two girls of12 and 13 have confessed to killing another 12-year-old girl in the German town of...

In Iraq, Saddam's ageing superyachts attest to legacy...
Basra [Iraq],March 15: Frozen in time for 20 years, two superyachts lie at the confluence of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates...

China lifts sweeping tourist visa curbs
Beijing [China], March 15: China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the...

China to raise retirement age to deal with...
Beijing [China], March 15: China is planning to raise its retirement age gradually and in phases to cope with the...

Several wounded in clashes as Pakistan police try...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 15: Pakistani police and supporters of Imran Khan fought pitched battles outside the former prime minister's home...

Taiwan shows off its drones as key to...
Taipei [Taiwan], March 15: Taiwan showcased new models of its domestically produced military drones on Tuesday, saying they are key...

Farmers' protest party set to shake up Dutch...
The Hague [Netherlands], March 15: A farmers' protest party looks set to shake up the political landscape in the Netherlands,...

The EU is calling on members to deport...
Brussels [Belgium], March 15:The European Union today called on member states to deport more migrants who cross its borders without...

The US invited the Russian ambassador to speak...
Washington [US], March 15: The American authorities announced this evening that they summoned the Russian ambassador in Washington to the...

FIFA confirms new 104-game format for World Cup...
Abu Dhabi [UAE],March 15: The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games due...

S. Korea's import price rebounds in February
Seoul [South Korea], March 14: Price for imported goods to South Korea rebounded last month on local currency's depreciation to...

Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in leading global...
Beijing [China], March 14: An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations has cast China in a...

Japan court orders retrial for decades-long death row...
Tokyo [Japan], March 14: Tokyo's High Court ordered a retrial on Monday for an 87-year-old former boxer, dubbed the world's...

Pope Francis marks 10 years with podcast and...
Rome [Italy], March 14: Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast,...

Kyiv condemns 'kidnappings' as Russians foster Ukrainian kids
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 14: At their home in the middle of Siberia, Russian pastor Roman Vinogradov and his wife Yekaterina...

Syrian castle among ancient sites at risk
Damascus [Syria], March 14: Zuhair Hassoun examines worrying cracks in a Crusader-era castle in Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage site...

Washington grants training to strengthen alliances before Beijing
Washington [US], March 14: The US has been making a series of moves to strengthen and strengthen military cooperation with...

China to resume issuing all types of visas...
Beijing [China], March 14: China will resume the issuance of all types of visas for foreigners starting on March 15,...
Hundreds of migrants try to force their way...
Mexico City [Mexico], March 14: U.S. officials stopped hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants entering the country from Mexico on Sunday...

SVB shock could have chilling effect on British...
London [UK], March 14: HSBC (HSBA.L)'s rescue of the British arm of Silicon Valley Bank saved the heavily-exposed UK biotech...

'I lost everything': Cyclone Yaku unleashes destruction in...
Lima [Peru], March 14: Powerful Cyclone Yaku has unleashed torrents of rain on Peru's northern region in recent days, burying...

Iran pardons 22,000 people who took part in...
Tehran [Iran], March 14: Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief GholamhosseinMohseniEjei...

Turkey's quake toll tops 48,000 as government races...
Ankara [Turkey], March 14: The death toll in Turkey from last month's major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister...