Putin says Russia may halt energy supplies to Europe, redirect them to Asia

Nepal votes in 1st elections since Gen Z protests ousted Oli government

US assistant secretary begins two-day Dhaka visit with talks at foreign ministry

US Congress considers moves to curtail Trump’s war powers

Khamenei’s son Mojtaba named Iran’s new supreme leader

THE WORLD IN BRIEF

Canada PM Carney says unable to rule out military role in Iran war

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East, after earlier saying that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran were “inconsistent with international law”.

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

US Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump`s military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorised by Congress.

Chinese shipping giant Cosco suspends Gulf shipping bookings amid Hormuz blockade

China’s state-owned shipping giant Cosco Shipping Lines, one of the world’s largest oil tanker operators, said it will suspend cargo services to and from several Gulf countries starting Wednesday, citing escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Trump says US attack on Iran was aimed at preventing development of nuclear bomb

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the attack by American and Israeli forces on Iran was necessary to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon, claiming that if Washington had not acted first, Iran could have struck Israel.

SOUTH ASIA

Nepal votes in 1st elections since Gen Z protests ousted Oli government

Nepal

US assistant secretary begins two-day Dhaka visit with talks at foreign ministry

Bangladesh

UK seeks closer ties with Bangladesh’s new government

Bangladesh

US suspends immigrant visa for 75 nations, including Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Afghanistan says 55 civilians killed in border clashes with Pakistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan fires at Pakistani jets over Kabul as conflict intensifies

Afghanistan

India’s PM Modi to visit Israel as genocidal war continues in Gaza

India

Nepal’s rapper-mayor in pole position to become PM

Nepal

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