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Nepali Congress & CPN-UML strike deal to oust Prachanda, form new alliance

The two leaders tentatively agreed to form a new government, amend the Constitution, and work out a power-sharing formula

North Korea claims new ballistic missile capable of carrying huge warhead

The North's official Korean Central News Agency called the weapon Hwasongpho-11Da-4.5 which can carry 4.5 ton-class super-large warhead

US deepening relationship with India in several key areas: Official

The US State Department Deputy Spokesperson, Vedant Patel has said that the US is strengthening its relationship with India in several key areas, including economic and security cooperation.

SCO Summit expected to review situation in Afghanistan, Ukraine conflict

India's priorities in SCO are shaped by the prime minister's vision of a 'SECURE' SCO, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said

Ukraine's defence minister to hold discussions with Austin: Pentagon

President Joe Biden's administration has provided Ukraine with more than $50 billion in military aid since 2022

What is China's planned financial stability law and how will it work?

The fund would cover systemically important financial firms that are "too big to fail", such as major banks and insurers

In a first, Tesla deliveries expected to dip 6% for second straight quarter

Tesla has hit a speed bump after years of rapid growth that helped make it the world's most valuable automaker

8 Nepal ministers from CPN-UML in Dahal-government set to resign today

The latest change in the government in less than 100 days of its formation on March 4 comes amid a new agreement that was struck at midnight in between KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba

Judge releases 2006 grand jury records of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking

The judge's release of the approximately 150 pages came as a surprise as he had scheduled a hearing for next week on when and how to release them

Turkish prez accuses opposition of fueling racism amid anti-Syrian riot

The rioting erupted in the Melikgazi region of central Kayseri province late on Sunday, following reports that a Syrian refugee there had allegedly sexually harassed a 7-year-old Syrian girl

Jordan Bardella could become youngest French PM at helm of far-right party

Bardella is part of a generation of young people who joined the party under Marine Le Pen in the 2010s

Iran's presidential candidates spar over lack of solutions before runoff

During a more than two-hour debate on public TV, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian attacked his competitor, Saeed Jalili, a hard-line former nuclear negotiator, for his lack of experience

Category 4 hurricane Beryl intensifies in Caribbean, eyeing Jamaica

Beryl was packing winds of up to 155 mph (250 kmh) as of 2400 GMT on Monday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said

Samsung workers to strike in S Korea on July 8-10, says union official

The union wants a more transparent system for bonuses and time off, and wants the company to treat it as an equal partner

Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images in streaming series

The lawsuit claims the dissemination of intimate images without his consent violated New York's so-called revenge porn law

Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan should be released immediately: UN human rights group

Despite his conviction in multiple cases, Khan remains the leading opposition figure

Israel orders mass evacuation, signals new assault on southern Gaza city

The order suggested Khan Younis will be the target in the latest of Israel's repeated raids into parts of Gaza

Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria, and N Korea of backing Hamas' Oct 7 attack

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, seeks at least $4 billion in damages for a coordination of extrajudicial killings and hostage takings

Biden slams Supreme Court's decision on Trump in effort to shift age focus

The American people must decide whether Donald Trump's assault on our democracy on Jan. 6 makes him unfit for public office, Biden said

Trump says he can end Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia disagrees

At a CNN town hall in May 2023, Trump said: They're dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I'll have that done I'll have that done in 24 hours