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Ex-Rapper Balendra Shah Sweeps to Power in Nepalese Election Victory
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On Thursday morning following the final vote counts in Kathmandu and across Nepal, ex-rapper turned politician Balendra Shah secured a landslide victory for his newly formed party. The 275-member House of Representatives was elected on March 10 with results finalized by Election Commission officials who confirmed that Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won the most seats in history despite holding...
Victoria, Nepal ASIA
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US PM says North Korea's leader wants dialogue
Feed.koreatimes.co.kr Feed.hrt.hr Vecernji.hr Index.hr Thehindu +12
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump asked him whether North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un desires a direct conversation between his country and America or specifically with the United States during their recent White House talks on March 14, though he noted no specific timeline has been set for such dialogue yet
Washington D.C., South Korea ASIA
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TN Govt Launches Rs 2 Per Unit Electricity Subsidy
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Prod-qt-images.s3.amazonaws.com Timesnownews Thehindu Thehindubusinessline +1
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin announced a comprehensive relief package on Saturday to address the ongoing commercial LPG shortage triggered by regional conflicts in West Asia, which has severely impacted food and small-scale industrial sectors across Chennai. The government introduced an immediate subsidy of Rs 2 per unit for electricity consumption specifically targeting restaurants,...
Kolkata, India ASIA
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Trump Vows Intense Strikes On Next Week's Iranian Targets? (Clarified: Over Future Actions)TRANSLATED
Bharian.com.my Koreaherald 24-horas.mx Nst.com.my En.yna.co.kr +5
U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that American forces will carry out "very hard" or intensive airstrikes against Iranian targets within the coming days as regional hostilities enter their third week in March 2017, a development reported by multiple news outlets including Yonhap and Al-Monitor on Friday afternoon following an interview aired earlier.
Washington D.C., Iran ASIA
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US Opens Section 301 Probes Into India And 59 Other Economies
Taipeitimes Feeds.feedburner.com Feeds.bbci.co.uk Thehindu Financialpost +13
The United States has launched fresh trade investigations under the Trade Act of 1974 into sixty economies, including China and Japan. These probes aim to determine whether these nations have failed adequately to curb imports linked with forced labour practices in their respective regions or countries. This move comes as part of a broader strategy by President Trump's administration following...
Washington D.C., China ASIA
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Singapore Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh now under law society probe
Malaymail Theindependent.sg Straitstimes Businesstimes.com.sg Mothership.sg +6
Following his recent guilty verdict for lying in court, Prime Minister's Office spokesperson and former lawyer Pritam Singh is facing disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Law Society of Singapore. The legal action was formally announced on March 12 via a public hearing list scheduled at an afternoon case management conference before Assistant Registrar Seng Hock Chuan.
Singapore ASIA
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Trump Warns of Severe Iran Attacks After Russian Oil Sanctions LiftedTRANSLATED
En.yna.co.kr Japantoday Perthnow.com.au Algemeiner Larepublica +3
President Donald Trump announced that the United States will launch a severe attack on Iran "very hard over the next week," immediately following his decision to issue a partial 30-day waiver for purchases of sanctioned Russian oil. This strategic pivot aims to stabilize volatile global energy markets, which have been driven upward by ongoing tensions in the Middle East involving Israel and...
Tehran, Iran ASIA
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Malaysia's Pilgrims Fund Board negotiates with airlines to stabilise Hajj flight costs
Nst.com.my Sarawaktribune Malaymail Thesun.my Berita.rtm.gov.my +1
Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof confirmed that the Malaysian Pilgrims' Transport (TH) is actively negotiating with international carriers to shield pilgrim ticket rates from global fuel volatility driven by geopolitical instability in West Asia, which has already triggered increases across insurance and logistics sectors for Hajj 2016.
Malaysia ASIA
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US Confirms Six Killed After Refuel Plane Crash Over Western Iraq
Feed.koreatimes.co.kr Middleeasteye Cbsnews Feeds.npr.org Japantoday +3
The United States military confirmed on Friday that all six crew members aboard a KC-135 refueling aircraft were killed when the plane crashed in western Iraq. Four of those fatalities had been previously reported, but U.S. Central Command now stated there are no survivors among the remaining two personnel as rescue efforts continue into Saturday morning. The incident occurred Thursday while...
Washington D.C., USA ASIA
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Charity Recovers Two Long-Lost 'Doctor Who' Episodes from Film Cans
Thewest.com.au Japantoday Polygon Independent.co.uk Nbcchicago
Over six decades of the series, which saw early eras erased by the BBC and lost to time since its 1963 debut in a blue police box known as The Doctor's TARDIS. A film charity announced on Friday that it has successfully located two previously missing episodes from the original run stored within old movie canisters rather than traditional television archives or DVD collections, which had been...
UK ASIA
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Indonesia Bans High-Risk Social Media for Under-16s Starting March 28
The Diplomat Faz Lavozdegalicia.es Forbes.cz Dennikn.sk +46
Indonesia has signed a government regulation prohibiting children under 16 from creating accounts on high-risk social media platforms effective March 28 as part of an urgent push to combat digital threats like pornography and cyberbullying. Communications Minister Meutya Hafid announced that the ban will apply specifically to major services including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram,...
Jakarta, Indonesia ASIA
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US Sanctions 6 Individuals, 2 Entities Over $800 Million N
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The United States Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions against six individuals and two entities for their roles in a North Korea-orchestrated scheme that defrauded American businesses by funneling hundreds of millions, allegedly up to $800 million, through fraudulent IT workers into Pyongyang's weapons programs. This operation utilized remote information technology laborers from...
Washington D.C., USA ASIA
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Trump Threatens to Destroy All of Irans Defense Companies After Airstrikes
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U.S. President Donald Trump issued an unprecedented threat on Friday morning via Truth Social stating that all Iranian defense companies will be destroyed and declaring his "great honor" in ending 47 years of what he calls the killing of innocent people worldwide, coinciding with a massive explosion rocking Tehran during annual Quds Day demonstrations amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
Tehran, Iran ASIA
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China-Korea Train Service Resumes After Six-Year Halt
Thenews.com.pk Prod-qt-images.s3.amazonaws.com Straitstimes Lefigaro.fr En.yna.co.kr +2
China has resumed cross-border rail operations with its neighbor after halting them for nearly seven years. China's state news agency Xinhua announced that Train K27 departed Dandong at 18:50 Beijing time on March 13, marking the first passenger service between Pyongyang and a Chinese city since early February of this year following pandemic-era suspensions in late January or mid-February last...
Beijing, China ASIA
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New Iranian Leader Vows Revenge and Blocks Strategic Oil Route
CNBC Nst.com.my Tribune.com.pk Foreign Policy Si.bloombergadria.com +5
On March 12, Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered his forces to maintain a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz while launching devastating attacks on Gulf energy targets. In these first public comments since assuming power from Ayatollah Ali Akman in late February and early January respectively (as per multiple reports), he vowed revenge against US-Israeli military operations that...
Tehran, Iran ASIA
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Saudi Oil Tanker Crosses War-Torn Strait Of Hormuz To Reach Mumbai
Hindustantimes Timesofoman News.abplive.com Prod-qt-images.s3.amazonaws.com Thehindu +3
On March 12 (local time), a foreign-flagged vessel named *Shenlong* successfully crossed the war-hit Strait of Hormuz and docked in Mumbai carrying approximately one million barrels of Saudi crude oil. This marks the first post-conflict transit through this critical energy choke point, which had previously stalled following US-Israel offensive actions against Iran that began on February 28;...
Mumbai, India ASIA
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North Korean leader's sister condemns US-South Korea drills
Elmundo.cr Tanea.gr The Diplomat Deccanchronicle Bharian.com.my +17
Kim Yo-jong has strongly criticized American allies for conducting their annual Freedom Shield military exercises, labeling the maneuvers a "provocative repetition of wartime" that endangers global security while warning them to cease such actions immediately due to fears they will lead to terrible consequences including war and nuclear catastrophe between North Korea's leadership.
Washington D.C., South Korea ASIA
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Jury begins landmark trial on child harm liability
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Twelve jurors are set to deliberate and render a verdict following approximately one month of testimony from experts, therapists, engineers, executives including Mark Zuckerberg regarding social media's impact on children. Lawyers for the plaintiff have made closing arguments before addressing Meta (Facebook) and YouTube in this high-profile case concerning liability for harms caused by...
Los Angeles, USA ASIA
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MtI contests US Trade Surplus Claim Amidst Section 301 InvestigationTRANSLATED
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The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has strongly disputed U.S. claims regarding trade surpluses in the context of a new Section 301 investigation launched by the Office of United States Trade Representative on March 2, which targets Singapore alongside China Japan South Korea India Vietnam Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Philippines Taiwan & Mexico for alleged structural excess capacity and...
Washington D.C., Singapore ASIA
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Trump Rebrands Oil Price Surge as Economic Win Amid Iran War Costs
Alquds NBC News Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Inquirer Memeorandum +1
President Donald Trump has shifted his narrative to frame the sharp rise in oil prices triggered by a new war with Iran not as an economic crisis, but as positive development benefiting American energy companies. While he previously boasted about low gasoline costs during last month's State of the Union address and claimed gas was dropping on his watch before launching hostilities against...
Washington D.C., Iran ASIA
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Sony Faces £1 Billion Suit Over High PS PricesTRANSLATED
Sky News Feeds.skynews.com Jovempan.com.br News.google.com Teletica +12
Sony has been sued on March 8, with plaintiffs seeking damages totaling $2.7 billion (approximately SEK 150–264 million depending on the source) from UK consumers under a class-action lawsuit filed by PlayStation users who allege overcharging for digital games and in-game content since roughly two years ago or nearly ten times according to some accounts; The claimants accuse Sony of breaching...
London, UK ASIA
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Ukraine and Romania Sign Deal for Joint Drone Production in Bucharest
Bne.eu Bluewin.ch Aftenposten.no United24media Straitstimes +1
On March 12, the Ukrainian government announced a strategic partnership with Romanian authorities to manufacture defense systems locally. The agreement specifically targets joint production of drones within facilities located near Kiev but situated physically on Romanian soil as part of broader military cooperation efforts between Kyiv and Brasov officials who met in Bucharest earlier that day
Kyiv, Romania ASIA