Nepal’s new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present politicians and officials, a move aimed at controlling corruption in the Himalayan nation.

Dozens of Palestinian children have been unable to go to school in the Israeli-occupied West Bank this week because of barbed wire erected by Jewish settlers across the path they normally use.

Iran’s nuclear ambitions were among the biggest sticking points in the negotiations between both sides in Islamabad last weekend.

It’s not their war. But it’s becoming their political and economic nightmare. World leaders who opposed the US-Israeli attack on Iran are being torn between Donald Trump’s ire at their failure to join the conflict and electorates who are deeply hostile to the war and America’s president.

Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon yesterday, days after US President Donald Trump attacked him on social media.

US President Donald Trump yesterday announced that Lebanon and Israel had agreed on a 10-day ceasefire and said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism that the Iran war may be nearing an end.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he "welcomes" US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 10-day ceasefire with Israel, which was due to start at 2100 GMT on Thursday evening

US president says Israel and Lebanon agreed to ceasefire after talks with leaders

Announces that the two countries have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on Thursday, though it was unclear whether Iran-backed Hezbollah was on board

Informed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about his refusal

The United States will blockade Iranian ports for "as long as it takes," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday, threatening renewed strikes if Tehran does not make a deal

Remarks follow Trump’s warning of 'civilization dying' in Iran

Criticises use of religion to justify wars

'Ceasefire is the natural starting point,' says Lebanese President

R. Ramanan says no proposal involving Bestinet has been submitted to Cabinet

Government led by Balendra Shah launches anti-corruption move after election victory

The bill proposes fast-tracking implementation of a 2023 law in the world's largest democracy of 1.4 billion people, reserving 33 percent of seats for women

We are not aware of any planned contact with the Israeli side, and we have not been informed of any through official channels, the source said

Rare engagement could offer “breathing room” in a conflict that has drawn Lebanon deeper into regional war

Washington has reportedly sought a 20-year suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment program while Tehran has proposed suspending nuclear activity for five years -- an offer US officials rejected.