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July 12, 2025 8:48 PM July 12, 2025 8:48 PM

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Russia launches nearly 600 drones & 26 missiles on Ukraine; President Zelenskyy condemns attack

At least six people were killed as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles. Twenty people were also injured in the attacks. Russia launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine overnight, using nearly 600 drones and 26 missiles in its fourth major attack this month. Str...

July 12, 2025 5:09 PM July 12, 2025 5:09 PM

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Taiwan deploys US supplied HIMARS during military exercise Han Kuang

Taiwan has begun deploying U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) during its 10-day Han Kuang military exercise, aimed at bolstering defences against China. HIMARS units were seen operating in Taichung, central Taiwan, today.   Military officials stressed the importance o...

July 12, 2025 2:14 PM July 12, 2025 2:14 PM

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Russian Foreign Minister meets North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui

North Korea and Russia reaffirmed their strong ties during a meeting of their top diplomats in a coastal North Korean resort city, today.   North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui met her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Wonsan for the second round of strategic talks between the two co...

July 12, 2025 10:02 AM July 12, 2025 10:02 AM

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US President Donald Trump visits flood-stricken central Texas

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited flood-stricken central Texas yesterday, describing the devastation as unprecedented.   Their visit comes after catastrophic floods claimed at least 120 lives, including 36 children, and left over 160 missing in the US State.   ...

July 12, 2025 9:24 AM July 12, 2025 9:24 AM

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UN chief Antonio Guterres condemns attacks on civilian vessels in Red Sea

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the resumption of attacks on civilian vessels in the Red Sea by the armed group Houthis in Yemen.   In a statement yesterday, the spokesman of UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric said, the sinking of two commercial vessels, along ...

July 11, 2025 10:35 PM July 11, 2025 10:35 PM

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‘Hem Bahadur Malla Award’ conferred on former Chief Justice Shrestha

The 'Hem Bahadur Malla Award 2080', has been conferred on former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha. The award was established in honour of the founder of Salt Trading Corporation, the late Hem Bahadur Malla. Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut handed over the award to Shrestha at an event organised join...

July 11, 2025 9:58 PM July 11, 2025 9:58 PM

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Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods claim around 100 lives across Pakistan

Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods have claimed ​around 100 lives and left 185 others injured across ​Pakistan ​in the last weeks. Pakistan​ National Disaster Management Authority today said that eight people were killed and 27 others injured in rain-related accidents in the past 24 hours. Pu...