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Kathmandu, Nepal – On the eve of Valentine’s Day last month, a former king in Nepal was on a helicopter, making his way to the capital, Kathmandu, from Jhapa, a district to the southeast where he has business interests.Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah landed in Kathmandu to a red carpet welcome by thousands of supporters, with chants of “Raja aau, desh bachau!” (“Come back, king, save the country!”), a slogan popular among Nepal’s royalists, ringing out.Four days later, on the eve of Nepal’s Democracy Day, the 78-year-old former monarch released a video message with English subtitles, speaking of his “unwavering sense of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of War on Monday identified four of the six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in a March 1 drone attack in Kuwait while supporting Operation Epic Fury, as officials said the incident remains under investigation.The soldiers were killed at the Port of Shuaiba during what officials described as an unmanned aircraft system attack. All were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa, which provides logistical and operational support to U.S. forces overseas.The fallen service members were identified as Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Lakeland, Florida; Sgt. 1st…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eileen Gu released a statement on social media Monday, reflecting on her controversial decision to compete for Team China despite being born and raised in the U.S. Gu’s statement tied the decision back to her passion for promoting women’s sports, and encouraging young girls to pursue sports. “I gave my first speech on women in sports and title IX when I was 11 years old. I talked about being the only girl on my ski team, and, despite attending an all-girls’ school from Monday through Friday, becoming best friends with my teammates on the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Footage captured a startling moment when a Waymo self-driving vehicle briefly blocked Austin ambulance crews rushing to the scene of Sunday’s deadly mass shooting.The incident occurred around 2 a.m. at a popular entertainment hub, where a gunman fatally shot three people and wounded 13 more. In the footage, the Waymo car comes to a sideways stop in the road as an ambulance heads up the street with flashing lights.  As the vehicle appeared slow to react, intermittently moving and stopping, visibly distressed witnesses shouted at it to move. A Waymo self-driving car is seen…

Residents in some south Edmonton neighbourhoods near the University of Alberta are sounding the alarm over new infill properties where individual bedroom are being rented out rooming house-style — in some cases by the day and even the hour. People living in Belgravia and McKernan who spoke to Global News feel some of the developments are deceptive.“As it’s being built, they’re not advertised that they’re going to be rooming houses,” explained McKernan resident Rhonda Bell.“They say seven or eight units —a multi-family dwelling. But what they’re actually building is about 32 rooms at a time.“Each bedroom has it’s own ensuite.…

A secret review into the National Party’s performance at last year’s federal election says it needs to “fundamentally change” its approach to recruiting and preselecting female candidates to attract “more high-calibre women”, a phrase controversially coined by Tony Abbott over a decade ago.The Nightly has exclusively obtained a leaked copy of the previously hidden 33-page Nationals document that concludes nuclear power was one of the party’s few policies voters knew about — and was not popular.“The party’s chronic underperformance with female voters is a strategic liability that is costing us support and making our seats more vulnerable,” the confidential assessment…

LONDON: The British government announced on Tuesday (Mar 3) that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers.The Home Office said there had been a surge in asylum applications by students from those countries and almost 135,000 asylum seekers in total had entered the United Kingdom using legal routes since 2021.”Britain will always provide refuge to people fleeing war and persecution, but our visa system must not be abused,” said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in a statement. “That is why I am…

Washington, DC – On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio provided a looping justification for the US launching a war against Iran: Israel was planning to strike Iran, which would have prompted Tehran to strike the US assets in the region, requiring Washington to launch preemptive strikes on Iran.Even as the administration of US President Donald Trump has sought to roll back claims made by several officials in recent days, they have continued to spark dismay across the political spectrum.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listRubio’s statement was particularly notable, given the assessment by many Iran analysts that the…

Voters in three states are headed to the polls Tuesday in a set of primary elections that mark the start of the 2026 midterm cycle — and could highlight internal debates among both Democrats and Republicans over the future of their parties.Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. ET throughout most of North Carolina. The North Carolina State Board of Elections posted on social media that voting would be extended for one hour at a Halifax County voting site after delays on Tuesday morning, meaning there will not be any primary results until polls close at 8:30 p.m. Polls in Texas closed across…

Luke Grimes shares why he was originally reluctant to star in “Marshals” – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor Luke Grimes talks about starring in the “Yellowstone” spinoff “Marshals.” Grimes reveals why he was hesitant to join the cast at first and what it was like to have his new song “Haunted” to play in the premiere episode.