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March 17, 2026 8:35 AM
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US President Donald Trump has said that he delayed a planned visit to China as he needed to remain in Washington during the conflict with Iran. Trump said he had asked China to postpone the visit by about a month. He added he is looking forward to being with them as they have a very good relationshi...
March 17, 2026 8:26 AM
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Indian Embassy in Iran has strictly advised Indian nationals currently in Iran to not approach or attempt to cross any land border of Iran for onward travel without prior and explicit coordination with the Indian Embassy in Tehran. In the advisory, the embassy said that the Indian nationals who atte...
March 17, 2026 7:40 AM
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Sri Lanka has announced that Wednesdays will be observed as a weekly holiday for government offices, schools, universities and courts to ease pressure on fuel supplies amid ongoing shortages. The Commissioner General of Essential Services said the measure will take effect from March 18, 2026, and wi...
March 16, 2026 10:17 PM
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The government of Nepal has recommended Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal as a member of the upper house of the federal parliament, the National Assembly. The Cabinet has decided to recommend Minister Aryal, who is originally from Gulmi district, to the President for appointing him as the National Asse...
March 16, 2026 9:35 PM
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The Election Commission of Nepal has published the names of all newly nominated proportional representation nominees today. In the 110 seats under the proportional representation system, there are a total of 82 women from all the parties. All the political parties that gained national status in th...
March 16, 2026 9:27 PM
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The United Kingdom and Germany have rejected US President Donald Trump’s call for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz during the escalating West Asia war triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran, stressing that the conflict is not a mission for the allian...
March 16, 2026 9:24 PM
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The ongoing conflict following joint attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran has severely disrupted air travel between Bangladesh and the Gulf region, leaving thousands of migrant workers stranded and exposing gaps in government preparedness. According to officials at Hazrat Shahjalal Inte...
March 16, 2026 9:07 PM
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Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it carried out a targeted drone strike on a Pakistani military camp in the Wana area of South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The strike came in response to the overnight airstrikes by Islamabad in Kandahar province. According to the ministry's ...
March 16, 2026 8:18 PM
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The conflict across West Asia has widened in the past few hours as Israel confirmed an expansion of its ground operations in southern Lebanon while missile exchanges with Iran continued. Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said Israeli forces had advanced westward toward the Litani River, aimed ...
March 16, 2026 5:40 PM
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Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has assured the public that adequate fuel stock is available to meet demand until the end of next month. Speaking to the media, Chairman of CPC, D. J. Rajakaruna, said previously ordered fuel shipments continue to arrive on schedule, ensuring steady...
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