Nepal bans solo climbs on Mount Everest and all 8,000m peaks, enforcing stricter rules, higher fees, and eco-measures. Here’s ...

Nepal has moved forward with the controversial "Social Media Bill" despite claims of attempted censorship and curtailment of ...

Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in ...

You’ll find elements of the mystic and the spiritual – and even hip-hop culture – at Mountain Mantras, a Bentley eatery serving the food of Bhutan and Nepal. Colourful prayer flags dot the ...

Football fans will be banned from drinking alcohol in Saudi Arabia during the 2034 World Cup – without any exceptions. The ...

Anti-corruption protesters find themselves on the wrong side of the law, charged with "character assassination of honorable ...

The House passed legislation Tuesday that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at schools and institutions receiving federal funds. The bill ...

Roughly 170 million American TikTok users started 2025 bracing themselves for the app's proposed ban on Jan. 19. TikTok went dark for U.S. users for about 12 hours before becoming available again ...

A hidden code in DeepSeek can transmit user data to China Mobile, found US cybersecurity firm. US lawmakers on Thursday brought forth a bill to ban Chinese artificial intelligence program DeepSeek ...

Now the USA is following suit. Members of parliament from all parties are to seek a similar ban. Democratic MP Josh Gottheimer and his Republican colleague Darin LaHood have tabled the motion.

A pair of US lawmakers are seeking to ban government workers from using Chinese startup DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence chatbot on official devices. Reps. Darin LaHood, a Republican from ...

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