Nepal launches inquiry into deadly anti-Corruption protest

Nepal’s interim government, led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, has set up a panel to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests this month that killed 74 people and forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to quit, a minister said on Monday. The demonstrations, which began as a Gen-Z led movement against widespread corruption and … Read more

Putin proposes one-year extension of US-Russia nuclear arms pact

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday offered US counterpart Donald Trump a nuclear arms control deal to extend the last remaining treaty limiting both countries’ nuclear weapons by one year, while Moscow and Washington discuss what comes next. Russia and the United States possess the world’s largest nuclear arsenals. The New START treaty, the last … Read more

Bavuma out of Test series in Pakistan as De Kock back for ODIs

LONDON: Captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of South Africa’s Test series against Pakistan next month, but Quinton de Kock has made himself available again for the one-day internationals. Cricket South Africa announced on Monday that a calf injury will prevent Bavuma, who led the Proteas to the World Test championship at Lord’s in … Read more