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Operating from the upper floors of a six-storey building in west Kathmandu, the Rastriya Swatantra Party ran a centrally coordinated campaign that combined targeted in-person outreach, a large social media apparatus and diaspora funding to propel 35-year-old Balendra Shah - a former rapper and Kathmandu mayor - to the forefront of Nepal’s national …
India allowed the Iranian amphibious vessel Lavan to berth at the southern port of Kochi following an urgent request from Tehran, a government source said, on the same day a U.S. submarine struck the Iranian frigate Dena off Sri Lanka. Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar described the decision as driven by humanitarian considerations rather th…
As heavy Israeli strikes hit southern Beirut suburbs, thousands of migrants and refugees, excluded from many official shelters, have been forced to seek sanctuary in churches and informal sites. Humanitarian groups say they are stretched thin and international funding gaps hamper rapid response, leaving pregnant women, children, and foreign nationa…
Seven days into the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, military strikes that removed senior Iranian leadership and struck forces on multiple fronts have not produced a defined exit strategy. The conflict has widened across the region, disrupted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and left President Trump facing political risks at home even…
Tornadoes and severe storms struck southern Michigan on Friday, killing at least four people and injuring more than a dozen. Videos and local reports show roofs torn off, debris lofted into the air, and extensive damage to homes, pole barns and utility infrastructure. Hundreds of residents remain without power as officials assess recovery needs and…
The war centered on Iran entered a second week as U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Tehran's "unconditional surrender" and threatened to influence the country's leadership selection. Fighting has broadened geographically, with Israeli strikes extending into Lebanon and renewed attacks on Iran, while Iran has struck at Israel and multiple Gulf…
A Brooklyn jury convicted a Pakistani man of conspiring to arrange the killings of then-President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials, in a plot prosecutors say was directed by Iran. The defendant, Asif Merchant, was accused of attempting to recruit U.S.-based operatives in retaliation for the 2020 killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. A…
A federal judge in Boston dismissed the case of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza after she declined to board an ICE-arranged flight from Honduras to the United States. The judge said her refusal removed the court’s sole remaining basis for jurisdiction; her attorney plans to appeal. The litigation follows her detention at Logan Airport, a prior judicial ord…
The United Nations will elect a new secretary-general this year to serve a five-year term beginning January 1, 2027. The formal nomination period opened late last year and will include televised interactive dialogues in April. Several candidates have been nominated by their countries; the Security Council will conduct secret straw polls to reach co…
Six sources familiar with Hezbollah's internal preparations say the Lebanese group spent months restocking rockets and drones, bolstering logistics and shoring up command structures in anticipation of another conflict with Israel. Backed materially by Iran and by local manufacturing efforts, Hezbollah used a reported monthly budget to pay fighters …
The United States has urged Sri Lanka to refuse repatriation of survivors from the Iranian warship IRIS Dena and the crew of the naval auxiliary IRIS Booshehr, according to an internal State Department cable dated March 6. The Dena was struck by a U.S. submarine roughly 19 nautical miles off the Sri Lankan port of Galle, an attack that killed dozen…
Three sources with knowledge of discussions involving Israeli and Iranian Kurdish armed groups say Israel has carried out strikes inside western Iran and is supporting Kurdish factions that hope to exploit the current U.S.-Israeli air campaign to seize towns along the Iran-Iraq frontier. Kurdish leaders have been in talks with both the United State…
The Department of Defense has appointed Gavin Kliger as its Chief Data Officer, placing him in a senior role charged with day-to-day alignment and execution of the Pentagon's AI projects and direct engagement with leading AI labs. The appointment comes amid scrutiny of Kliger’s social media activity between October 2024 and January 2025 and follows…
European law enforcement agencies have identified 22 individuals they believe were involved in a series of exploding parcels in 2024. Authorities say the suspects, recruited across several countries and often in precarious socio-economic circumstances, are suspected of acting on behalf of Russia's GRU military intelligence service. The incidents, w…
Three officials familiar with intelligence assessments say Russia has been sharing targeting information with Iran that pinpoints locations of U.S. ships and aircraft operating in the Middle East. The full scope of Moscow's assistance remains uncertain as Tehran's own tracking capabilities appear degraded following recent strikes. The conflict has …
Iraq-based Shi’ite paramilitaries that Iran cultivated over decades have so far not mounted a widespread response to an Israeli-U.S. assault on Iran. Local commanders and militia members say a mix of targeted killings, the loss of secure regional logistics hubs, the political and business ascent of militia leaders, and the erosion of centralized au…
The World Health Organization warns that medical supplies across Gaza are at critical levels after reports that items like gauze and needles are depleted. Although Israeli authorities reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing for a gradual flow of aid, only a fraction of needed trucks are entering, fuel shortages are constraining hospital operations and t…
Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old former rapper who served as Kathmandu mayor, is on track to become Nepal’s next prime minister after his Rastriya Swatantra Party led early election counts. The party’s performance in direct and proportional votes positions it to form government, but governance challenges and accusations over rights and property seizure…
Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party is on track to capture a decisive share of seats in Nepal’s 275-member lower house as vote counting proceeds, driven by strong support from young voters after months of street protests. Early trends show the party leading in a large number of contested constituencies while established parties lag behind.
Russia has warned that it would react should Finland permit nuclear weapons to be placed on its soil, arguing such a policy change increases Finnish vulnerability and represents a threat to Moscow. The Kremlin's remarks followed Helsinki's announcement that it plans to remove a long-standing prohibition on hosting nuclear arms, a move presented by …
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) requested last month that Britain’s MI6 increase its role in safeguarding Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa following a series of alleged assassination plots, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The appeal underscores foreign efforts to stabilize Syria amid renewed Islamic State activi…
Colombia holds legislative elections that will fill 102 Senate seats and 182 House seats and include intra-party consultations to select presidential candidates. The vote will influence the next president's ability to advance legislation amid a fragmented party system, while debates over vote-counting software and security concerns by illegal armed…
Sri Lankan authorities escorted the Iranian naval auxiliary vessel IRIS Booshehr toward port and transferred 208 of its crew to a naval camp, officials said. The move came two days after a U.S. submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena nearby, an attack that killed 87 people and has amplified regional hostilities with knock-on effects for trade …
A senior U.N. official said about 100,000 people are currently in collective shelters in Lebanon after Israeli orders for residents to evacuate multiple areas, and that displacement is likely to rise rapidly. The U.N. coordinator described the scale of recent evacuation warnings as unprecedented and noted shelter capacity is being strained, with ma…
United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said he intends to travel to Washington later this month but expressed skepticism that the visit will change the trajectory of a rapidly escalating regional confrontation that has entered its seventh day after U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. Turk urged international actors to move quickly to de-escalate a…
