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October 23, 2025 10:21 PM October 23, 2025 10:21 PM

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Bhai Tika Marks Conclusion of Nepal’s Five-Day Tihar Festival

With the celebration of Bhai Tika, the five-day Tihar festival of Nepal concluded on Thursday. Bhai Tika is the final and major day of the Tihar festival, on which sisters offer seven tika colours to their brothers, wishing them happiness, long lives, and prosperity. To observe the Bhai Tika, the br...

October 23, 2025 7:42 PM October 23, 2025 7:42 PM

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US President Trump Warns US Support for Israel Would End if West Bank Annexed

  United States President Donald Trump says, Israel will lose all of its support from the US if it annexed the West Bank. Mr Trump in an interview published today in the American news magazine TIME said that Israeli annexation of the West Bank won't happen because he had given his word to the Arab c...

October 23, 2025 10:19 PM October 23, 2025 10:19 PM

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Russia Warns US Oil Sanctions Could Harm Global Economy, Hinder Diplomacy

Russia says, new sanctions on its oil industry by the United States risked hurting diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine war. Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a news conference in Moscow today that Russia has developed a strong immunity to sanctions, warning that such actions will ...

October 23, 2025 12:22 PM October 23, 2025 12:22 PM

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Houthis Release 12 Detained UN Staff from Yemen’s Sanaa, Fly Them Out of Country

As many as 12 United Nations international staff detained last week by the Houthis in Yemen's capital Sanaa were released and flown out of the country, said a statement from UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg's office. Three other detained UN employees were also free to move or travel, the statement sa...

October 23, 2025 12:18 PM October 23, 2025 12:18 PM

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ICJ Orders Israel to Uphold Human Rights, Facilitate UN Relief in Gaza

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has said that Israel is obligated to uphold international human rights laws in the Palestinian territories and work with the United Nations to provide relief to the civilian people in Gaza. The basic needs include food, water, shelter, fuel and medical serv...

October 23, 2025 11:38 AM October 23, 2025 11:38 AM

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US Military Sinks Eighth Alleged Drug-Trafficking Vessel in Pacific, Two Dead

  The US military has sank eighth alleged drug-trafficking vessel in international waters, the first such strike in the Pacific, killing two people aboard, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X that at the direction of President Donald Trump, the Department of War conducted a lethal kinetic s...

October 23, 2025 11:12 AM October 23, 2025 11:12 AM

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Lassa Fever Death Toll in Nigeria Rises to 172 in 2025

In Nigeria, the death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak has risen to 172 since the beginning of this year. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that 924 confirmed cases out of 8,041 suspected cases were reported from January to October this year. The public health agenc...