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Nepal’s ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown

Nepal’s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protests last year. More...

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Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shahhas been sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister after a landslide victory in the country’s first election since last year’s youth-led...

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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed to US-Israel allies

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and any transit through the waterway will face “harsh...

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Japan starts release of state-held oil to stabilize supplies

The Japanese government on Thursday started releasing state-held oil to stabilize supplies amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as part of the...

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Iran imposing toll system for vessels in Strait of Hormuz

The conflict in West Asia has put enormous stress on one of the key shipping routes that passes through the Strait of Hormuz....

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Iran rejects US proposal, sets conditions to end war – state media

Iran has rejected a US proposal to end the war and set out conditions for any ceasefire, Press TV reported on Wednesday, citing...

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Iran war: US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end war

The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a person briefed on the contours of the proposal said late Tuesday, even...

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Indonesia says it will not pay $ 1 billion fee for ‘Board of Peace’ membership

Indonesia’s president, under fire at home for signing up to US counterpart Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, has insisted his country will not...