Sniper shoots dead Myanmar brigadier-general in helicopter

Published On: January 30, 2024 10:20 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

YANGON, Jan 30: Four members of the Myanmar security services including a brigadier-general were shot dead by sniper fire on Monday as their helicopter prepared to land, a military source told AFP.

Nine UNRWA staff members fired over allegations: UN chief

Published On: January 29, 2024 10:05 AM NPT By: Republica

New York, Jan 29: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the termination of nine out of the 12 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff members implicated in the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel, CNN reported.

PARIS, Jan 29: The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency as well as top Egyptian, Qatari and Israeli officials were communicating in Paris on Sunday to seek a ceasefire in Gaza, officials close to the participants said.

PATNA, Jan 28: Nitish Kumar resigned as the chief minister of Bihar today. The resignation comes after days of speculation over the leader eyeing another political switch to return to an alliance with the BJP.

Jury orders Trump to pay $83 mn for sex assault defamation

Published On: January 28, 2024 10:10 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW YORK, Jan. 28: A jury in New York ordered former US president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump on Friday to pay $83.3 million to compensate the writer E. Jean Carroll, whom he was found to have sexually assaulted and defamed.

BAGHDAD, Jan. 28: The first round of dialogue to discuss ending the U.S.-led international coalition's mission in Iraq was launched Saturday, the Iraqi government said.

Flight route linking Afghanistan's Khost to UAE opens

Published On: January 27, 2024 06:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), Jan 27: The first-ever commercial flight opened from the Khost International Airport to Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday, the local television Tolonews reported on Saturday.

Airbus to open helicopter assembly line in India

Published On: January 27, 2024 09:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, Jan. 27: Airbus will build a helicopter assembly line in India with Indian conglomerate Tata, the European aircraft manufacturer said Friday.

India rolls out red carpet for Macron as France eyes trade deals

Published On: January 26, 2024 07:35 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

JAIPUR, India, Jan 26: President Emmanuel Macron was given a red carpet reception in India on Thursday with a welcome parade of elephants, as France eyes lucrative deals with the world's fifth-largest economy.

A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russia offered no evidence and Ukraine didn’t immediately confirm or deny it.