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11/12/2025

Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defense Ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

Two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers flew from the Sea of Japan toward the East China Sea to rendezvous with two Chinese H-6 bombers, and performed a “long-distance joint flight” in the Pacific, the ministry said.

Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defense Ministry said late Tuesday,

05/12/2025

Germany’s Bundestag voted for a bill on Friday that allows the country to move towards conscription, as tensions with Russia spur calls for Europe to gain more independence from the US security umbrella.
https://arknewsnepal.com/german-lawmakers-approve-plan-to-attract-more-military-recruits-to-counter-russia/

04/12/2025

When Vladimir Putin’s plane touches down in New Delhi on Thursday, he will be met with the pomp and ceremony reserved for one of India’s most steadfast partners. Yet his host, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is simultaneously attempting to maintain a deep strategic relationship with a key global rival: the United States. https://arknewsnepal.com/a-trade-deal-with-washington-and-a-warm-welcome-for-putin-is-india-trying-to-be-a-real-chanakya/

03/12/2025

The US State Department has denied that oil played a central role in America’s military sending more than a dozen warships and 15,000 troops to the region – or that oil is behind President Donald Trump’s warnings that land strikes could be imminent and planes should avoid Venezuelan air space. Instead, the Trump administration says its military threats are part of America’s effort to stop flows of undocumented migrants and illegal drugs from Venezuela. https://arknewsnepal.com/trump-is-threatening-to-attack-a-country-with-more-oil-than-iraq/

27/11/2025

India says it is examining a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was recently sentenced to death in absentia over a crackdown against a popular uprising. https://arknewsnepal.com/india-examining-bangladesh-extradition-request-for-convicted-ex-pm-hasina/

25/11/2025

Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp), Google and LinkedIn have all rolled out AI app features that have the capacity to draw on users’ public profiles or emails. Google and LinkedIn offer users ways to opt out of the AI features, while Meta’s AI tool provides no means for its users to say “no, thanks.” https://arknewsnepal.com/are-tech-companies-using-your-private-data-to-train-ai-models/

24/11/2025

Representatives from Ukraine, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the European Union will join top US officials, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, to discuss how to end the war – Europe’s deadliest since World War II. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said there will also be a Russian presence https://arknewsnepal.com/us-ukraine-talks-why-are-european-leaders-opposing-trumps-peace-plan/

23/11/2025

The coalition government is hoping a new bill agreed upon last week will help make this a reality, bolstering Germany’s forces in the face of the perceived threat from Russia and a significant shift in US foreign policy. https://arknewsnepal.com/germany-wants-to-build-europes-strongest-army/

22/11/2025

China on Friday took its feud with Tokyo over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Taikachi’s recent comments on Taiwan to the United Nations, as tensions between the East Asian neighbours deepened and ties plunged to their lowest since 2023. https://arknewsnepal.com/china-spat-with-japan-on-taiwan-deepens-reaches-un/https://arknewsnepal.com/china-spat-with-japan-on-taiwan-deepens-reaches-un/

19/11/2025

Begum’s 20-year-old son Sajjat Hosen Sojal was shot and his body burned by the police on August 5, 2024, hours before a student-led uprising forced Hasina to resign and flee the country she had ruled with an iron first for 15 years. Prosecutors allege that six student protesters were killed that day in Ashulia, a readymade garments hub on the outskirts of Dhaka: five shot and their bodies burned, while another was allegedly burned alive inside the police station. https://arknewsnepal.com/justice-only-when-hasina-is-hanged-bangladesh-victim-families-on-verdict/

18/11/2025

Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest serving prime minister, is the eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led the war for independence from Pakistan in 1971.
https://arknewsnepal.com/will-india-return-hasina-to-face-bangladesh-death-penalty/

17/11/2025

The son of toppled Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that a special tribunal will likely sentence her to death, but that she remains safe in her Indian exile, as he threatened her supporters will block next year’s election unless a ban on her party is lifted. https://arknewsnepal.com/toppled-hasinas-son-warns-bangladesh-court-will-sentence-her-to-death/