

Washington DC. For the first time in 16 years, three prisoners from three different states are scheduled to be executed on the same day in America. Three men are scheduled to be executed by lethal ...
WASHINGTON, Aug 13: After more than five months of conflict, oil markets continue to surge and tumble over the latest developments in the US-Iran clash, including President Donald Trump's shifting ...

RABAT—The AI revolution is often described as universal, but its benefits have so far been concentrated in the countries shaping frontier models. The United States, where staggering amounts of capi...

Shipping attacks in the Gulf of Oman and Red Sea deepen fears of a prolonged conflict as Iran and the US harden their positions, with Tehran insisting the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until ...

By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Aug. 11: Kandara, a Nepali musical band, is set to begin its 2026 US tour with ‘Rhythm of Change’.

Kathmandu, August 7 The Consulate General of Nepal in San Francisco, United States, has announced that it will discontinue its services from September 1, 2026. Consular services at the consulate g...
2nd August 2026, Kathmandu Planning a trip to the US from Nepal? Read about the permanent US visa bond rule requiring B-1/B-2 applicants from Nepal to deposit up to $20,000 (NPR 30 Lakh). US Make...

Washington DC. Amid the ongoing war in Iran, the United States and Iran have made conflicting claims over control of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The US President Donald Trump has ...

OAKLAND, Aug 12: With billions of users around the world, Meta will defend itself against allegations of harming children in a new trial in the United States this week, which experts describe as so...

MILAN—The massive inflows of capital into data centers amid the frenzy of AI infrastructure investment have generated significant pushback in the United States by local opponents, leading to the ca...

Iran and Oman make progress on a framework for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but Washington’s rejection of Iranian demands and Trump’s push for compensation threaten to prolong the standof...

More people around the world now favour China over the US, a survey by Pew suggests. Pew polled more than 42,000 people in 36 countries between February and May. The research centre found that in 2...

Kathmandu, August 6 Twenty emerging entrepreneurs selected from more than 200 participants across seven cities will gather in Kathmandu on Friday for the finale of the U.S. Embassy Entrepreneurshi...

Texas. Two soldiers have died in the crash of an American Army AH-64 Apache military helicopter in Texas, USA. Officials said the helicopter, associated with Fort Hood military base, crashed in a ...
BEIJING, Aug 10: Artificial intelligence users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals -- and in Beijing's tech district, drinkers at an AI-themed bar can even ...

Kathmandu, July 28: The U.S. Embassy in Nepal supported the fourth CEO Dialogue, titled “Growing Global Value: Technology, Partnerships, and the Future of Nepal’s Tea and Specialty Agribusiness,” h...

The meeting marks a shift from Shah’s earlier practice of engaging foreign envoys collectively, with separate meetings planned with Chinese and US diplomats. Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Monday...

Washington, Aug. 9: The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government shutdown during th...

Kathmandu. Pakistan has stated that it is continuously trying to bring the United States and Iran to the negotiating table and to advance the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Speaking ...
JERUSALEM, Aug 10: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a US-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and President Donald Trump as he tries to shor...

In Rukum East, families are still paying the price for perilous journeys to the United States, with young men stranded in detention and parents buried under crushing debt. Rain falls steadily outs...

Tokyo, Aug. 7: Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to ...

The power competition between China and the US, which has been ongoing in the background for decades, is now clearly visible in space as well. China is rapidly advancing in space technology, while ...
TEHRAN, Aug 9: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, vital to the world economy, until the United States met Tehran's conditions set out the day bef...

Iran says Hormuz reopening hinges on US compensation, sanctions relief and an end to military threats, while Washington says it is seeking a deal to restore commercial shipping through the vital oi...
Cairo, July 28: Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, w...

Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine has sent new proposals to the United States with the aim of ending the ongoing war with Russia. Addressing via video on Tuesday ni...
TOKYO, Aug 9: Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons "absolute evil,” denounced growing support for ...

Tehran says an interim shipping arrangement with Oman is being discussed while it seeks broader concessions from Washington, including compensation, an end to sanctions and the release of frozen Ir...
TEHRAN, July 26 : Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was "giv...

Seoul. North Korea has again launched a suspected ballistic missile before the start of joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea. According to officials from Japan and Sou...
WASHINGTON, Aug 8: From New York to Michigan, recent election wins by progressive candidates have shaken up the Democratic Party, as it vies to regain control of Congress in November, before battli...

White House says the orders target birth tourism and other limited categories after the Supreme Court struck down Trump's broader attempt to restrict automatic citizenship. US President Donald Tru...

Kathmandu. Amid the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, the US has fired missiles at a cargo ship flying the flag of Panama, which was heading towards an Iranian port, breaking the Iranian blockad...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The US Embassy in Nepal has launched the 2026 cohort of the USYC Nepal programme, selecting 55 young leaders from more than 1,600 applicants across the country.

Trump has often threatened massive strikes if Tehran did not reach an agreement and then cited progress in talks that have so far failed to end hostilities. US President Donald Trump said his admi...

Kathmandu. American citizen Robert Gilman was released from Russian custody on Tuesday. A non-profit organization advocating for two American officials and their families confirmed Gilman's release...
KATHMANDU, Aug. 7: The Consulate General of Nepal in San Francisco, United States, has announced that it will discontinue its services from September 1, 2026.

The missiles are principally the Army’s surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles. The US Army has used up much of its stockpile of ...

Kathmandu. The Donald Trump administration has canceled more than 175,000 visas, the US State Department said on Monday amid tightening immigration restrictions in the US. According to the ministr...
HONG KONG, Aug 7: Oil prices extended gains and stocks fell further on Friday amid fading optimism over a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as reports said Iran was planning to block US and Isra...

Maximum bond raised to $20,000 for certain B1/B2 applicants The US Department of State has announced that it will make its visa bond programme permanent for citizens of 50 countries, including Nep...

Washington DC. American President Donald Trump's social media company Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) has incurred a loss of 238 million US dollars in the second quarter from April to June ...
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 6: Tensions over US military stockpiles amid its conflict with Iran have reportedly escalated at Camp David last week, where President Donald Trump confronted his War Secretary P...

The attacks come as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returns from the United States, where he said President Donald Trump agreed to give Ukraine licences for Patriot missiles. Russian air strikes kil...

California. The US Court of Appeals has ruled to allow thousands of lawsuits against Meta Platforms, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat to proceed, alleging that they designed their platforms to be addic...
SYDNEY, Aug 6: Australia said on Thursday it would buy long-range missiles for its fighter jets from the United States, announcing an Aus$736 million ($518 million) deal that is smaller than a mult...

Iran effectively shut the strait to ships other than its own after the United States and Israel attacked on February 28. Oman has won backing from Gulf states for a plan that would let Tehran coll...

Bogota. Local authorities have stated that the death toll from the powerful earthquake in western Colombia has reached at least 30. According to the US Geological Survey, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake...
TEHRAN, Aug 4: Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States after President Donald Trump said new talks would begin Monday in an effort to end their war, now in its sixth m...

Around 700 delegates from 39 countries are expected to attend the event next month. The US will have the largest delegation, followed by China. The upcoming 17th Seminar of the International Assoc...

Bogota. A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the earthquake was in the Choco region, between t...
TEHRAN, Aug 2: Iran's military sources denied on Sunday U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Tehran had asked Washington to call off its strikes, calling his remarks "a new lie," Iran's Mehr ne...

Tokyo. Asian share markets rose on Monday as a weak US jobs report eased the risk of an immediate interest rate hike. The positive impact of Wall Street was seen in Asian markets, but crude oil pri...
WASHINGTON, July 31: Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is preparing a major spending push to help Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm elections, Axios reported Thursda...

Tehran. As negotiators seek a deal to end the war, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the 'no war, no peace' situation with the United States. Pezeshkian said on Saturday...
TEHRAN, July 31: Mediator Pakistan insisted on Thursday that negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing, even as Washington carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" on its foe in ret...

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rate for today (Monday). Accordingly, the purchase rate for one US dollar has been set at 152 rupees 04 paisa and the selling rate a...
TEHRAN, July 30: A US attack killed three people, including a two-year-old, on Iran's Qeshm island, the Fars news agency reported on Thursday after the US military said it wrapped up a heavy wave o...

Destructive wildfires have become a part of daily life in many parts of America. Americans are adapting to a warming planet, and rapidly increasing weather events are becoming commonplace. This sum...

BEIJING, July 29: Beijing accused the United States on Wednesday of seeking to "suppress" Chinese companies, after Washington banned imports of humanoid and quadruped robots manufactured abroad.

Tehran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized the need to pull the country out of its current uncertain state. He described the relationship between Iran and the United States as a sta...

WASHINGTON, July 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought licenses to produce Patriot air-defense interceptors during a "good meeting" with US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, as he un...

Tehran. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has put forward strict conditions for reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. Iran has demanded that the US lift its naval blockade...

WASHINGTON, July 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with US counterpart Donald Trump, as Kyiv seeks to win fresh diplomatic and military ...

Tehran. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel and the United States of trying to pit the Persian Gulf nations against Tehran. He claimed that these two friendly nations are taking a...
TEHRAN, July 28: Iran's foreign ministry on Monday said it was not currently involved in negotiations with the United States, despite a halt in recent fighting between the two sides.

Kathmandu. An American official said that the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway, will reopen after talks between Iran and Oman, with positive progress being made. Reuters, quoting the American...

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rates for today (Saturday). According to the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar has been set at 152 rupees 04 paisa and...

Washington DC. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in America has increased. The Ministry of Labor has stated that 199,000 people applied for unemployment benefits in the week e...

Washington DC. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will mandatorily check the social media accounts of foreign journalists applying for visas to work in America. According to The Daily Signal, the Dona...

Washington DC. In recent days, news reports in American media indicated that the ammunition stockpile held by the Ministry of Defense was dwindling amidst the ongoing war with Iran. Trump, the Mini...

New York. According to American researchers, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to create new viruses that are fully active in the laboratory and capable of self-replication. The entire gen...

Kathmandu. Services will be provided only until August 15 from the Consulate General of Nepal located in California, United States of America. The Nepal Consulate General in San Francisco today is...

Washington D.C. US President Donald Trump has signed two new executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship. The US Supreme Court had rejected his previous attempt just a few weeks ago. ...

New Mexico. A judge in New Mexico, USA, has ordered Meta to pay a fine of an additional 567 million US dollars for failing to warn children about the risks of social media. This is the largest ruli...

KATHMANDU. US President Donald Trump has expressed expectations that the ongoing conflict with Iran will end soon. Responding to journalists' questions about energy prices, Trump stated that the wa...

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rates for today (Friday). Accordingly, the purchase rate for one US dollar has been set at 152 rupees 06 paisa and the selling rate ...

Beijing. China has announced new sanctions against the United States. Sanctions and export control measures were announced on Wednesday against the US and its companies. Beijing has stated that the...

Hiroshima. Japan's Hiroshima city has observed the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bomb attack, re-alerting the world community about the dangers of nuclear weapons. On this occasion, Hiroshima M...

Washington DC. US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States still has plenty of ammunition. Trump responded via social media platform Truth Social after news emerged in various medi...

Tehran. Iran has warned of widespread retaliation against Gulf energy infrastructure, US military assets, and other strategic structures if America launches military attacks on its soil again. Acc...

Washington DC. US Vice President JD Vance has said that potential peace talks with Iran will not be easy. According to him on Wednesday, the peace talks will be chaotic and will take time to reach ...

Washington. US officials have begun investigating an incident where President Donald Trump's helicopter 'Marine One' may have come extremely close to a commercial passenger plane during a flight ov...

Washington DC. The United States has deported 147 Venezuelan immigrants. The deportation process was temporarily halted due to a powerful earthquake that occurred two months ago. For the first time...

Tel Abib. The Board of Peace, formed under the leadership of America, has stated that the Israeli army will withdraw from Gaza only after the complete disarmament of Hamas. This view was made publi...

Washington D.C. Twenty-five Democratic-led US states have filed a lawsuit in court against the new double-digit tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration on goods imported from various tra...

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rate for today (Tuesday). Accordingly, the purchase rate for one US dollar has been set at 152 rupees 25 paisa and the selling rate ...

Kathmandu. US President Donald Trump has claimed that talks with Iran are ongoing and that this is the 'last chance' for Tehran to 'sign a good document (agreement)'. He also claimed that the curre...

Washington DC. 3 people died and 7 people were injured in a shooting at the 'In-N-Out Burger' restaurant in Twin Falls city, Idaho state, United States of America. According to local authorities, s...

Kathmandu. After US President Donald Trump announced that further military strikes against Iran would be halted for the time being, Iranian government and semi-government media have mocked Trump. ...

New York. United States President Donald Trump has indicated that he will not launch new military attacks for the time being, claiming that a preliminary framework for a peace agreement with Middle...

Washington DC. US President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday night that the US has canceled the military strike it was preparing to carry out on Iran for the time being. He said this decision was m...

Tehran. Amidst growing fears of further military action from America and Israel, Iran has warned of a decisive and proportional response to any attack. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gave t...

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rates for today. According to the central bank, the purchase rate for one US dollar is set at 152 rupees 32 paisa and the selling ra...

KATHMANDU. US embassies in many West Asian capitals have urged US citizens to be prepared to depart, warning of potential 'unforeseen escalation' of regional conflict. "Americans in the region sho...

The United States has historically had bipartisan support from both major parties for Israel. That is, Republicans and Democrats have shared common ground on this issue. However, recent assessments...

Dhangadhi. Far-Western Province Assembly member and former Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of the province, Prakash Bahadur Deuba, has been in America for the past 11 months. He ha...

Washington DC. A former US Congress analyst has said that America has reached a strategic 'stalemate' in its conflict with Iran. According to Kenneth Katzman, a fellow at The Soufan Center and for...

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rate for today (Saturday). According to the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar has been set at 152 rupees 32 paisa and ...

Tehran. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has strongly condemned the alleged US attack in the residential area of Qeshm Island, calling it a 'terrorist attack' on civilians. He ac...

Washington DC. The economic growth rate of the world's largest economy, America, has appeared relatively weak. US economic growth rate has appeared weaker than expected in the second quarter of 202...

Washington DC. The US President Donald Trump administration has decided to stop US government funds provided through the global vaccine alliance Gavi to the World Health Organization (WHO). Americ...

Washington DC. Following Iran's alleged 'surprise' missile attack on US forces, America and Saudi Arabia have launched powerful retaliatory strikes on military targets related to Iran. The US Centr...

New York. Following cybersecurity breaches using OpenAI's AI tools, a new debate on AI regulation has started in America. The Trump administration, which has so far adopted a policy of relatively l...

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rate for today (Thursday). Accordingly, the purchase rate for one US dollar has been set at 152 rupees 74 paisa and the selling rate...

Kathmandu. The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is going to ban the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing potential national security risks. Th...

Kathmandu. The military tension that has existed between the United States of America and Iran for some time ended on Wednesday. Hostile activities between the two countries have resumed after Iran...

Tehran. Iran has stated that it has not requested talks with the United States in the past two weeks and has not relinquished its control over the strategic waterway Strait of Hormuz. A senior Iran...

Baghdad. Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's visit to Saudi Arabia has been postponed after the United States and Saudi Arabia jointly conducted air strikes on the bases of Iran-backed Iraqi armed...

Tehran. Amidst war with America and Israel, Iran, which is reorganizing its defense system, is going to receive shoulder-launched air defense missile launchers made in China within a few weeks. Ac...

Baghdad. On Wednesday morning, Iran-backed Iraqi armed group Popular Mobilization Forces said that the United States and Saudi Arabia had launched joint air strikes on various military bases. Accor...

Washington DC. The administration of US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that it will ban the import of new humanoid robots manufactured abroad into the United States, citing national se...

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rates for today (Wednesday). According to the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar has been set at 153 rupees 07 paisa an...

Tehran. Iran has stated that it has suffered a major loss in its natural gas production capacity due to the war with America and Israel. According to the Iranian government, the country has lost a...

White House. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold separate high-level talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on...

Washington DC. US President Donald Trump has said that the US has temporarily stopped the resumed airstrikes on Iran at the request of the Iranian government. He also warned that the attacks would ...

Washington D.C. Crude oil prices fell sharply in the world market on Monday after the conflict between the United States and Iran was temporarily halted. This decline is considered the biggest sinc...

Iran and the United States have returned to mediated talks, and their military actions have been temporarily halted. However, the impact of the war continues to be felt on international waterways b...

Kathmandu. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has departed for the United States for a high-level meeting with US President Donald Trump. According to a statement issued by the Israeli gov...

Kathmandu. US President Donald Trump has postponed the airstrikes on Iran for the second consecutive day. According to US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, President Trump made this dec...

Washington D.C. The number of soldiers injured and killed in the war started by America against Iran has been confirmed to be over 600. The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) updated its official...