Poland shoots down Russian drones
Reuters : Poland shot down drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to...
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Nepal deploys Army amid worsening protest violence
NN ONLINE: The Nepalese army was deployed to the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday in a bid to restore order after days of escalating unrest, during which tens of thousands of demonstrators torched...
Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests
BBC : Nepal has lifted a social media ban after it sparked anti-corruption protests that led to clashes with police, leaving at least 19 people dead. In the weeks before the ban, a “nepo...
Ex-PM Thaksin sentenced 1 year in jail
BBC : Thailand’s top court has ruled that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a year in jail, in yet another blow to the influential political dynasty. The decision relates to a previous...
US court upholds sexual assault defamation order against Trump
Aljazeera : A federal appeals court has refused to throw out an $83.3m jury verdict against US President Donald Trump for damaging the reputation of the writer E Jean Carroll in 2019 when he...
US sanctions cyber scam networks in Myanmar and Cambodia
Reuters : The United States imposed sanctions on cyber scam operators in Myanmar and Cambodia on Tuesday, a booming industry the U.S. says stole tens of billions from Americans last year, according to a...
Russia’s cancer vaccine achieves 100pc efficacy in trials
Agency : Russia has announced progress on a new mRNA cancer vaccine called EnteroMix. The vaccine has shown strong results in early testing, shrinking tumors and slowing growth in patients. It was developed by...
Nepal PM Oli flees after resigning
News Desk : Former Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday resigned from office and fled Kathmandu in a military helicopter to an undisclosed location, following two days of violent anti-corruption protests that...
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigns after protests: statement
NN ONLINE: Nepal’s prime minister resigned on Tuesday, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns on protesters in years saw at least 19 people killed. “I have resigned from the post of...
At least 19 killed in Nepal protest over social media ban, corruption
NN ONLINE: At least 19 people were killed Monday when police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal demanding the government lift a social media ban and tackle corruption. Several...
Nepal ‘Gen Z’ protest over social media ban kills 14
Unrest killed at least 14 people and injured dozens in Nepal’s capital on Monday, state TV said, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament in anger at...
Six people killed by Palestinian gunmen at a Jerusalem bus stop
NN ONLINE: Footage from a dashboard camera captured people fleeing near a bus stopped at the roadside as gunfire rang out. Another clip showed the bus’s windshield and windows perforated by bullets. “I...