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In Nepal, a Gen Z 1st-time candidate’s fight to take indigenous communities from periphery to parliament

Climate activist Tashi Lhazom is contesting Nepal polls to ensure 'structural changes' in remote regions—a mission born out of personal experiences.

Iran conflict LIVE UPDATES: UK sending fighter jets to Qatar, says Starmer

Tensions persist after Israel-US launched what they called a 'preemptive strike' against Iran on 28 February, plunging the region into chaos with Iran striking back. Stay tuned for live updates.

Nepal elections 2026 LIVE UPDATES: Reports of minor disruptions as voter turnout touches 24%

Nepal is voting today to elect a new government, months after the GenZ uprising toppled the K.P. Sharma Oli-led government. Stay tuned for live updates with ThePrint

From streets, GenZ once toppled Nepal govt. They are now fighting battle for reforms up to Parliament

As Nepal election begins 5 March, ThePrint speaks to five prominent faces of the GenZ movement about the shift—and splintering—of youth politics in the country.

Deluge of AI-generated Iran war videos from Pakistan prompts X to change its rules & warn creators

A number of users from Pakistan running accounts mimicking Iranian and Israeli accounts sharing AI generated videos were noted by X’s head of product development Nikita Bier.

Not Patriot air defence system but Kuwaiti F/A-18 shot down 3 American F-15s, says report

A Kuwaiti pilot accidentally launched missiles at the American warplanes, killing none but marking the US' first fixed-wing losses since the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader.

$35K kamikaze drone modelled on Tehran’s own Shahed design—all about LUCAS, deployed by US against Iran

In what CENTCOM called a first, Washington used these one-way attack drones during Operation Epic Fury against Iranian targets.

Iran conflict LIVE UPDATES: ‘We are just getting started, more bombers arriving today,’ says US war secy

Tensions persist after Israel-US launched what they called a 'preemptive strike' against Iran on 28 February, plunging the region into chaos with Iran striking back. Stay tuned for live updates.

Phone taps, traffic cams & an unusual move by Khamenei. How US & Israel took out the ayatollah

Though Israel focused on sabotaging enemy assets & countering proxies among others, the 7 October Hamas attacks changed its stance that the heads of enemy states were off-limits.

US has to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible

American military doesn’t have weeks to do so — only days. The waterway is world’s most important oil chokepoint, transporting about 20% of world’s crude & refined petroleum products.

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This oil shock hits differently for the US

While the 1970s and 2022 shocks supercharged US inflation, a sustained conflict with Iran would primarily hit the American economy through slower growth.

India has options beyond choked Strait of Hormuz. But conditions apply

Nearly 50% of India’s crude imports are exposed to the chokepoint. So far this year, India has imported an average of 2.6 million barrels per day (mbpd) from Gulf countries.

Indian Navy says it deployed P-8I, diverted ships to boost efforts to rescue sunk Iran warship’s crew

Two Indian naval ships involved in the search and rescue operations in connection with IRIS Dena, which was operating 20 NM West of Galle in SAR region under Sri Lankan responsibility.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.