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SEOUL: South Korea President Lee Jae Myung has said the country will stand together with the United States, Seoul's longtime ally, in the new global order, but voiced the need to manage relations with China.

UNITED NATIONS: India has called on the international community to ensure that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and other terrorist organisations do not exploit Afghanistan's territory.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Indian time) officially designated Antifa as a "major terrorist organisation", days after the killing of his close aide and right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk.

UNITED NATIONS: Three police officers lost their lives and two others were critically injured in a shooting incident in Pennsylvania's Codorus Township, according to local media reports.

WASHINGTON: A day after US President Donald Trump dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend greetings on his 75th birthday and discuss bilateral ties, a former senior official in the Indian government, calling the phone call yet another "moment of bonhomie" between the two leaders, hoped that "there is no going back" in the relationship.

BRISBANE: Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Pabitra Margherita paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at his statue at Roma Street Parklands in Australia's Brisbane on Wednesday.

WELLINGTON: Several world leaders on Wednesday extended their warm greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday, lauding his leadership while calling him as a "statesman and leading voice of the Global South"

NEW DELHI: The GSP+, or Generalised System of Preferences, of the European Union was designed as a means of linking trade preferences to specific commitments in the areas of human rights, labour rights, environmental protection, and good governance. However, Pakistan, while reaping rich economic gains from the system, has exploited to persecute minority communities and suppress human rights.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked counterparts from Bhutan, New Zealand and Dominica as well as Guyana President for extending warm wishes to him on his 75th birthday.

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared heartfelt wishes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, lauding his accomplishments for India.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) warned that imposing a ban on any political party through an executive order would set a "dangerous practice" and insisted that only courts have the authority to decide such matters, local media reported.

GENEVA: British MP John McDonnell has called for an end to the human rights abuses in Balochistan by Pakistani forces and reaffirmed his commitment, together with his colleagues, to continue standing with the Baloch people.

NEW YORK: Two young radicalised alleged assassins appeared in US courts in a nation focused on rising political violence.

UNITED NATIONS: UN Security Council reform is now at the centre of discussions at the General Assembly, and there is some progress in the reform process, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

NEW DELHI: Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, discussing the unique and deep-rooted ties between both countries which are bound by shared history, language, culture, and values.

SEOUL: The South Korean foreign ministry on Tuesday said that it will launch a joint review with relevant ministries and the companies involved in possible human rights violations during a recent US raid on Korean workers.

PORT MORESBY: Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Pabitra Margherita interacted with the Indian community members in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, terming them as a "living bridge" between the two nations. He lauded the role of Indian community in strengthening partnership between two nations.

KABUL: One person was killed and three others injured, with one in critical condition, as two motorbikes collided with each other in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, police said on Tuesday.

SYDNEY: An infant has died and a second child has been hospitalised with serious injuries after they were hit by a car in Australia's Sydney.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has announced that he is suing The New York Times, accusing the American daily of running a "decades-long campaign of lies" against him and serving as a "virtual mouthpiece for the radical Left Democrat Party".

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's administration will start implementing a lowered tariff of 15 per cent on Japanese automobiles this week, in line with a bilateral trade deal.

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said that it struck a Hezbollah command site in southern Lebanon, as cross-border tensions persist despite a ceasefire.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that the US military launched the second strike in two weeks targeting an alleged drug boat from Venezuela, killing three men aboard the vessel in international waters.

KATHMANDU: In the aftermath of Nepal’s most intense youth-led uprising, the government has announced a relief package for the families of those who lost their lives during the Gen Z movement. 

KATHMANDU: Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Sunday said that criminal acts must be thoroughly investigated, the truth made public, and those responsible held accountable, local media reported. 

NEW YORK: After having singled out India for punitive tariffs, US President Donald Trump has finally taken his NATO allies to task for “shocking” purchases of Russian oil and said he would impose 50 per cent to 100 per cent tariffs on China if they stopped buying from Moscow.

PESHAWAR: In a horrific incident, a 21-year-old Afghan woman was allegedly gang-raped by five men in a refugee camp set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Haripur city, the local media reported on Saturday. 

NEW YORK: "We got him”, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said, announcing on Friday the arrest of the alleged assassin of US President Donald Trump’s close supporter, Charlie Kirk.

DHAKA: Amidst a growing rift among political parties in Bangladesh over the holding of next year's election, Shafiqul Alam, the Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor of the interim government, announced on Friday that the polling will be held by February 15, 2026.

WASHINGTON: In a major breakthrough on Friday, the US federal and local authorities announced that they have arrested the alleged shooter in the Charlie Kirk murder case.

KATHMANDU: Sushila Karki, 73, was sworn in as Nepal's interim Prime Minister late Friday evening, thus becoming the first-ever woman PM of the Himalayan nation.

DHAKA: Seven students of Chittagong University fell sick Friday during their ongoing hunger strike demanding the resignation of the university's proctorial body. Of them, three students are receiving treatment at CU's medical centre, the local media reported citing a physician.

KATHMANDU: In focus over the upheavals in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka in recent times is the use of social media as a megaphone – reflecting societal fissures while amplifying calls for accountability.

BANBASA: In the aftermath of the Gen Z movement sweeping across Nepal, calm now prevails along the Banbasa-Nepal border. Vehicle movement remains suspended, with only essential pedestrian crossings permitted under strict watch.

NEW DELHI: India and France reaffirmed their strong commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms during the 17th Meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter-terrorism, in Paris, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.