Temperatures rising steadily amid global warming

As the world is headed to a warmer climate with rising temperatures due to global warming, Bhutan is also experiencing warmer winters. After the drop at 14.1°C in 2018, the average temperature during October, November, and December (OND) has steadily increased by an average of 0.3°C. This trend aligns with findings from the Climate Change […]

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Nepal economy towards improvement: Minister Paudel

Nepal Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel claimed that the country’s economy was moving towards improvement in comparison to the past with the reform efforts yielding results. The economic indicators have shown gradual improvement of country’s economy, Minister Paudel said at a press meet and interaction organized here today by the Finance Ministry. “We have not […]

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Impeached South Korean president seeks release as court reviews arrest

South Korea’s impeached president on Saturday argued for his release before a Seoul judge as the court reviewed whether to grant a law enforcement request for his formal arrest. Yoon, who has been in detention since he was apprehended on Wednesday in a massive law enforcement operation at his residence, faces potential rebellion charges linked […]

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ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over elections

Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar’s junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia on Sunday. The Myanmar military seized power in February 2021, making unsubstantiated claims of massive electoral fraud in 2020 polls won resoundingly by the Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League […]

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Ceasefire brings hope in Gaza as Hamas frees first hostages

In Tel Aviv, thousands of Israelis cheered, embraced or wept in a square outside the defence headquarters as they watched live video on a giant screen showing three female hostages exiting a vehicle surrounded by armed Hamas men. Palestinians poured into the streets to celebrate and return to the rubble of their bombed-out homes on […]

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Syrian Foreign Minister optimistic about return to Arab League

Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan al-Shibani said on Saturday that his country is deeply optimistic about rejoining the Arab League. Syria’s new ruling party is trying to reassert its position in the regional political arena. Foreign Minister al-Shibani spoke with Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki at a joint press conference in Damascus. He said […]

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UN calls for immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon

The ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel is “fragile” and “risky,” UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has called for the Israeli military to withdraw from Lebanon quickly. In a speech to the UN Security Council on Saturday, Lacroix said, “A ceasefire agreement has been reached to end the conflict between Lebanon and Israel. However, […]

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