By Saurabh Sharma, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Sahana Bajracharya NUWAKOT/KATHMANDU/UPPER TRISHULI 3A HYDROPOWER STATION, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A delirious Kabir Maharjan drifted in and out of consciousness in a pool of muddy water in complete darkness, trapped for nine days in a tunnel beneath the wreck
Sept 8 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prosecutor general said on Monday he had offered his resignation citing political reasons, in the latest sign of disunity in the senior ranks of the Ukrainian ruling elite. “This is a political decision, and I have made it consciously. I do not want the position of Prose
SAO PAULO, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are tied in a potential second-round runoff in October’s election, a Quaest poll commissioned by Globo showed on Monday. In a simulated runoff, Lula would win 41% of
By Ayose Naranjo HAVANA, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Cuba’s top diplomat said on Monday there are no talks underway with the United States, nor were there any plans for future negotiations, amid a “genocidal” blockade that Cuba says has cost the island nation over $8 billion in economic damages in the last y
By Lewis Macdonald and Clotaire Achi PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Female employees at the Eiffel Tower were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation at the weekend, according to union representatives, prompting a staff protest and an investigation by Paris city authorit
By James Mackenzie BERLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The far-right AfD’s triumph in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt marks a defeat for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and sends a warning to other European leaders battling the same mixture of slow growth and disillusion with mainstream politics. The Alt
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members of the royal family following their return to the United Kingdom. A letter sent on behalf of the king to senior government officials said the couple will continue to refrain from using th
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, with the two leaders agreeing on “the need to continue working towards a ceasefire” to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, Downing Street said. • “The Prime Minister reiterated the UK’s suppor
Sept 7 (Reuters) – Haiti’s armed gangs are increasingly expanding from Port-au-Prince into rural areas, adopting hit-and-run tactics including kidnappings, cattle theft and roadblocks while security and political responses remain focused on the capital, a new report said on Monday. The analysis, pub
Nauru Opens Embassy in Jerusalem, Democratic Republic of Congo To Follow By The Media Line Staff The Pacific island nation of Nauru opened its first embassy in Israel on Monday, becoming the ninth country to establish an embassy in Jerusalem. Last week, The Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zai
VIENNA (AP) — The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday. The “configuration” and the “technical features” of the nuclear r
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian government on Monday proposed dissolving Parliament, setting in motion a procedure for scheduling an early parliamentary election that could see President Aleksandar Vucic switch to the post of prime minister. The vote is seen as a test of Vucic’s tight rule in Se
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg, the latest in a cycle of tit-for-tat moves following an attempted drone attack in Leipzig that Germany blamed on Russia. The ministry said the German consulate must stop operations and
GENEVA, Sept 7 (Reuters) – A U.N. expert said on Monday that Israeli clearance of rubble in Gaza could destroy valuable evidence of “atrocity crimes” and prevent the recovery of human remains. Israel’s assault on Gaza — started after the deadly raid into Israel by Hamas in October 2023 — has generat
Sept 7 (Reuters) – Bolivian authorities on Monday confirmed that seven people have died after an explosion on Friday at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (20 miles) from La Paz. Army Commander Hector Alarcón said in a press conference that seven people were stil
By Friederike Heine BERLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Mamad Mohamad watched with mixed emotions as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) swept to a historic victory on Sunday evening in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. A member of the Greens, the 46-year-old is set to become one of the first lawma
MAGDEBURG, Germany, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could end up forming its first state government with the help of a small leftist party that shares its hostility both to mass immigration and to the mainstream parties’ efforts to exclude more radical parties from pow
MIAMI (AP) — Federal investigators examining why an Amazon cargo jet barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport and into vehicles, killing at least five people, are likely to focus on a crucial moment in the landing: whether the plane touched down too late to stop safely. Video of Sunday’s
Sept 7 (Reuters) – North Korea’s newly appointed defence minister, Kim Song-gi, has called the upcoming joint military drills to be held by South Korea, Japan and the United States a provocation, state media KCNA reported on Monday. Kim also vowed to take “strong and reflective countermeasures” if
BERLIN (AP) — Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has established itself as a significant political force in the 13 years since its founding, but it has never been part of any state or federal government. That’s a result of what is often called a “firewall” against cooperation with the anti-immigrant,
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled on Monday a 200-million-euro ($232 million) investment package for Greenland, as the European Union seeks to boost its relations with the vast island. “Greenland can count on the EU,” von der Leyen said, after signing an EU-
LONDON (AP) — After a wait of almost 1,000 years and a journey of hundreds of miles, the Bayeux Tapestry ‘s big moment is here. The embroidered panorama depicting the last successful invasion of England goes on public display at the British Museum this week, back on British soil for the first time s
MOSCOW, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it was closing down the German Consulate-General in St. Petersburg in retaliation for Berlin’s decision to close the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin. Germany took its own measures after accusing Moscow of an attempted
BELGRADE, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Serbia’s government on Monday asked President Aleksandar Vucic to dissolve the parliament and call a snap election, Prime Minister Djuro Macut said in a televised statement. (Reporting by Ivana Sekularac) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Sept 7 (Reuters) – North Korea and Russia opened their first road bridge on Monday in a carefully choreographed display of friendship, a structure which spans the Tumen river and which both sides cast as an important milestone in their deepening strategic partnership. The fi
BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities fined two companies and said that one of China’s best-known comedians had caused a “negative impact” on society, after an audience reported him for changing the lyrics of a patriotic song during a performance. The Culture and Tourism Bureau in Wuhan city said Monday they f
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Sept 7 (Reuters) – A planned U.S.-Saudi atomic deal does not include Riyadh signing the Additional Protocol that gives the U.N. nuclear watchdog sweeping inspection powers, but something close to it on some points is in the works, the agency’s chief said on Monday. The U.S
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Brazil’s opposition is set to take to the streets on Independence Day on Monday, as right-wing presidential hopeful Senator Flavio Bolsonaro seeks to capitalize on a crisis engulfing the country’s Supreme Court to bolster his campaign against President
BELGRADE, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered in front of a church in Belgrade to pay respects to former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mladic remains a revered figure among many Ser
MOSCOW, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the resumption of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, but said it was too early to say when and where such talks might take place. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comments when asked about
