The Balendra Shah government in Nepal is planning to amend its statutory rape law by introducing a “Romeo-Juliet” clause that would prevent consensual relationships between teenagers close in age from automatically being treated as rape cases. The proposed reform,...

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A classified Pakistani diplomatic telegram has surfaced, reportedly indicating an alleged US-backed effort to remove the Imran Khan-led government in Islamabad, according to a report. The secret diplomatic cipher, dated March 7, 2022, is being cited as evidence of...

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Daniel Shapiro, former US ambassador to Israel and now a critic of the war’s execution, described the proposed agreement in stark terms. “The US-Iran deal being described in the news is a weak deal, and the net result of this war is significant damage to US strategic...

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For decades, Western companies sold the Everest dream to the world while Sherpas provided the labour. Agencies based in New Zealand, Britain and the United States marketed summit attempts to wealthy climbers and charged premium fees, while Sherpas carried oxygen...

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NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has ordered the framing of corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against two Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), for allegedly compromising investigations in certain cases in...

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BELGRADE: Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Belgrade to renew calls for early elections, demands that emerged from the anti-corruption movement sparked by a deadly rail station disaster. Since the station canopy collapse in November 2024 in Novi...

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