Nepal Chief Election Commissioner urges voters to cast ballots without fear The country is going to the polls to elect 275 members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the federal parliament. Of the total seats, 165 will be elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, while 110 will be filled through the proportional representation system.

March 4, 2026 at 11:45PM

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Khamenei is dead: Why Iran’s regime isn’t collapsing despite supreme leader’s killing The Islamic Republic of Iran is built on constitutional and institutional structures that extend far beyond a single individual.

March 4, 2026 at 02:12AM

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From Kabul to Baghdad: How many countries has US bombed since 2001 and at what cost? Since 2001, the United States has fought three major wars and carried out air and drone strikes in at least 10 countries, reshaping global geopolitics in the name of the “war on terror”. These conflicts have caused an estimated 940,000 direct deaths and are projected to cost the US around $8 trillion, including long-term veterans’ care.

March 3, 2026 at 11:28PM

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Analysis: Can Iran still operate Hezbollah, Hamas, and its regional allies after Khamenei's death? Middle East Conflict: What was once described as the "axis of resistance", a loose but coordinated alliance stretching from Lebanon to Yemen, now appears fractured. The command structure that bound it together has been badly damaged. Supply lines have been disrupted. Senior military figures are gone.

March 2, 2026 at 05:03PM

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Cheaper drones, costly defences: Why Iran may hold the edge in a long war with US-Israel Iran’s expanding use of low‑cost drones have introduced a battlefield equation that experts describe as uncomfortable for technologically superior militaries. Each drone launched costs only a fraction of the missile required to destroy it.

March 2, 2026 at 11:02PM

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Iran’s missile storm becomes a numbers game: Are US and Israel running out of defences? The success of air defence systems depends not only on technology or coordination but also on the supply. After months of heavy combat in previous confrontations, those supplies may already be under stress.

March 2, 2026 at 03:49AM

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Trump urged Iran’s elite IRGC to surrender; hours later, missiles began flying. Here’s why US President Donald Trump called on members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iranian security forces to surrender, saying they would receive immunity if they laid down their weapons and face deadly consequences if they refused.

March 2, 2026 at 03:04AM

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