Nepal introduces two-day weekend holidays in wake of fuel crisis

Apr 05, 2026

The Government of Nepal on Sunday decided to implement a two-day public holiday--Saturday and Sunday--in response to the ongoing fuel crisis linked to prolonged...

EU concludes wide crisis response exercise

Oct 26, 2024

The European Union (EU) successfully concluded the EU Integrated Resolve 2024, a joint exercise co-led by the Council of the EU, the European Commission,...

Cross-strait crisis likely to occur in 2024: Taiwan, US experts

Jan 23, 2024

More than half of surveyed US and Taiwan experts said they believed a cross-Taiwan Strait crisis was likely to occur in 2024, although there...

Blinken praises UN's community response to Afghan crisis

Sep 07, 2021

Washington [US] September 8 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday praised the Unites Nation's role in Afghanistan where the Taliban seized...

Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan needs urgent response: HRW

Sep 05, 2021

New York [US], September 5 : The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said foreign donors should take immediate action to ensure that necessary aid...

Iran vows kinetic response to Trump's "Project Freedom" naval mission in Hormuz Strait

May 04, 2026

Tehran has rejected Donald Trump's "Project Freedom" naval mission, asserting that the Strait of Hormuz's security is "in the hands" of Iranian forces. According...