International

March 30, 2026 1:22 PM

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Air China resumes direct flights between Beijing-Pyongyang after gap of 6 year

China's flag carrier, Air China, has resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea's capital of Pyongyang today after a gap of 6 years. This comes after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals resumed on 12th March. Flights and passenger trains from China to North K...

March 30, 2026 1:13 PM

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Aluminium prices surge after iran-linked strikes hit gulf smelters

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange jumped six per cent today, nearing four-year highs after Iranian-linked strikes damaged key Gulf production facilities over the weekend, raising fears of supply disruptions from one of the world’s most important aluminium-producing regions. Benchmark thr...

March 30, 2026 11:43 AM

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Australian Govt announces measures to halve fuel excise tax till June

Australia will halve its fuel excise tax till the end of June to help ease costs for households amid a surge in fuel prices prompted by the West Asia conflict. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement today as the international benchmark for crude oil rose above dollar 116 a ...

March 30, 2026 11:08 AM

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Kuwait says service building at one of its power and water desalination plants damaged in Iranian attack

Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy has said that a service building at one of its power and water desalination plants was damaged in an Iranian attack, leading to the death of an Indian worker and causing significant material losses. According to ministry spokesperson Fatim...

March 30, 2026 9:50 AM

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Nepal’s former PM KP Sharma Oli remanded in judicial custody for 5 days

Nepal's former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was remanded in judicial custody for five days by the Kathmandu District Court yesterday. Mr Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday for their alleged involvement in suppressing the Gen Z movement held in September last year, i...

March 30, 2026 8:23 AM

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Iran’s parliamentary speaker accuses US secretly planning ground invasion

Iran’s parliamentary speaker has accused the United States of secretly planning a ground invasion, despite appearing to pursue diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East conflict. Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Iranian forces are ready to respond if US troops enter the country, warning th...

March 30, 2026 7:54 AM

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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan’s military of shelling outskirts of Asadabad in Kunar Province

Afghanistan has accused Pakistan’s military of shelling the outskirts of Asadabad in Kunar Province, killing one and wounding 16, mostly women and children. Deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said mortars and heavy weapons were used by Pakistan’s military yesterday to strike rural areas an...