US seaside city issues state of emergency, curfew after deadly shootings
WASHINGTON, March 20 – The city of Miami Beach in the US state of Florida issued a state of emergency…
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North Korea: Latest Simulated Nuclear Missile Counterstrike
North Korea said on Monday it simulated a nuclear attack on South Korea by launching a ballistic missile over the…
Meeting with Xi Putin: what to expect from the China-Russia talks
KATHMANDU, March 20: Our Russia editor Steve Rosenberg and China correspondent Stephen McDonell have been considering what each side seeks…
IMF to approve $2.9bn bailout package for Sri Lanka: central bank governor
COLOMBO, March 20 – Sri Lanka’s central bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe told media on Sunday that the country’s “dollar crisis”…
Pakistani police break into former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s home and arrest 61
Pakistani police stormed the residence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday and…
Trump says he expects to be arrested and calls for protests
Donald Trump said Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as…
Protests over pension reform in France are violent again
March 18 – Protesters have again clashed with police in central Paris over the French government’s pension reforms. Thousands of…
Brazil: Four people killed when helicopter crashes in Sao Paulo
The Fire Department of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has confirmed the death of four people in a helicopter crash on Friday…
New COVID origin data points to raccoon dogs in China market
Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified shows raccoon dog…
China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week
KATHMANDU, March 17: The Kremlin said it would discuss a “comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.” The visit comes as Beijing,…