The results from last month’s election showed that Nepal’s ruling coalition has lost the majority mark. This is seen as a rebuke by the voters to the political elites of the Himalayan republic. The incumbent Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress emerged as the largest party, but his five-party ruling alliance failed to reach the majority mark. The alliance won 136 seats in the … Continue reading Nepal’s ruling coalition loses majority in election

A roadside bomb went off near a bus which carried government employees, during rush hour, killing six people on Tuesday, a Taliban official said. Hindustan Times reported that Mohammad Asif Waziri, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the police chief in Balkh province, said the bombing in Mazar-e Sharif, the provincial capital, also wounded seven people. The bomb was planted in a cart by the side of … Continue reading Bomb blast kills 6 in North Afghanistan

Satellite pictures released by Maxar Technologies revealed that Russia is building up a large army base in the port city of Mariupol, which it captured in May. In the image, a U-shaped compound could be seen near the centre of the city, with its roof painted in the red, white, and blue star of the Russian Army. “From Russian Army for Mariupol citizens,” a message … Continue reading Russia building up a massive army base in occupied Mariupol, satellite images show