kathmandu: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel shortly in his latest effort to push for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza.
His ninth trip to the region since the war began in October comes days after the US presented a modified proposal aimed at bridging long-standing gaps between the two sides.
The US and Israel have expressed optimism about a deal since talks resumed in Doha last week, but Hamas says suggestions of progress are an “illusion”.
Differences are said to include whether Israeli troops will be required to withdraw fully from the Gaza...

Kathmandu : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the sports persons to break the efforts being made to vitiate national unity inciting the people in various names.
Addressing the opening session of the third meeting of the Central Committee of the Nepal Sports Federation here today, the Prime Minister insisted on maintaining the national unity as many forces can break the national unity in the name of religion, caste and incite the people.
“In such a small country, we have many castes, languages and ideologies living together. This is our wealth and living heritage,” PM Oli...

Recent developments in North Korea’s close alignment with Russia are alarming. North Korea’s supply of missiles and artillery to Russia, coupled with Russia’s overt ‘pro-North Korea’ stance such as disregarding international sanctions, is a significant event in the Russia-North Korea relationship. Additionally Putin’s visit to North Korea after 24 years and the new Russia- North Korea treaty appear to be outcomes of mutual interests.
However, it is particularly surprising that North Korea seems to be using Russia as a shield to escape the influence of its...