Trump threatens Canada with 35 percent tariff rate starting Aug 1

WASHINGTON, (AFP):- Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was..

EU issues guidelines to curb powerful AI models

BRUSSELS, (AFP):- The EU unveiled on Thursday long-delayed recommendations to rein in the most advanced AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and help companies comply with the bloc's sweeping new..

‘Around 260 megawatts electricity disconnected from NTS’

KATHMANDU:- Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, has said around 260 megawatt electricity has been disconnected from the national transmission system (NTS) due to..

Ethical code enforced for immigration employees at TIA

KATHMANDU:- The Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has enforced a moral code of conduct for its employees beginning Friday. Office Chief Bishnu Prasad Koirala..

National Assembly approves proposal seeking consideration on Nepal Citizenship Bill

KATHMANDU:- The proposal seeking consideration on the Nepal Citizenship (Second Amendment) Bill, 2081, received with a message from the House of Representatives, has been unanimously approved by the..

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men linked to a Taiwan-based group and accuse them of subversion

By KANIS LEUNG, HONG KONG (AP):- Hong Kong police announced on Thursday that they arrested four people linked to a Taiwan-based group under a Beijing-imposed national security law, accusing them of..

California surgical center staff demand to see warrant as ICE agents detain landscaper

By JANIE HAR, San Francisco , (AP):- Federal immigration agents seeking to detain a Honduran landscaper chased him into a Southern California surgical center and quickly found themselves in a..

Protesters and federal agents clash during raid at Southern California farm

By AMY TAXIN, San Francisco, (AP):- A confrontation erupted Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid on a Southern California farm, with authorities throwing canisters..

Budget focused on giving impetus to economy: Finance Minister Poudel

KATHMANDU:- The government has presented its budget (income and expenditure) estimates for the upcoming fiscal year 2025/26 in the parliament. The government was expected to bring the budget with..

Chances of heavy rainfall at one or two places in five provinces

KATHMANDU:- There are chances of heavy rainfall at one or two places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali provinces today. The monsoon wind has its influence throughout the country at..

Rasuwagadhi flash flood attributed to glacial lake outburst

KATHMANDU:- The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has attributed the recent flash flood in the Lhende River, on the Nepal-China border in Rasuwa, to a glacial lake outburst in its..

Judge will consider Abrego Garcia’s request to try to avoid deportation before his trial

By BEN FINLEY and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, GREENBELT, Md. (AP):- A federal judge on Thursday will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s request to be sent to Maryland to await trial on human smuggling..

Tighter borders and aid cuts could risk greater instability, UN migration chief warns

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, ROME (AP):- The head of the United Nations’ migration agency warned Thursday that Western nations risk creating greater instability by simultaneously tightening borders..

Taiwan’s president watches live-fire drills with new US-made tanks

By JOHNSON LAI and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, HSINCHU, Taiwan (AP):- Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te watched live-fire drills with U.S.-made Abrams M1A2T tanks Thursday, as part of major annual..

Judge’s order puts birthright citizenship issue on fast track back to US Supreme Court

By MARK SHERMAN, HOLLY RAMER, New Hampshire, (AP):- The justices could be asked to rule whether the order issued Thursday by a federal judge in New Hampshire complies with their decision last..

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