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Nepal: 3 ministers inducted by new caretaker PM Karki sworn in Kathmandu: Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Monday administered the oath of office to three ministers inducted by newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister Sushila Karki into her cabinet.

FGN12 CHINA-US-TARIFFS-REAX

China terms as 'bullying' US call to G7, NATO to impose tariffs for importing Russian oil; Warns of countermeasures Beijing: Beijing on Monday described the US call to G7 and NATO countries to impose tariffs against China and other countries importing Russian oil as a "typical act of unilateral bullying" and "economic coercion", and threatened countermeasures if Washington’s call is heeded.

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Trump calls slain Indian-origin motel manager ‘well-respected’, flags immigration issue Houston/New York: US President Donald Trump has described the Indian-origin motel manager brutally beheaded in Dallas as a “well-respected person” and said the accused in the case will be charged with first-degree murder.

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UK police arrest man on suspicion of racially motivated rape of British Sikh woman London: The UK police investigating a racially aggravated sexual assault of a Sikh woman have arrested a man on suspicion of rape.

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Pak PM Shehbaz leaves for Qatar to attend emergency meeting of Arab-Islamic nations Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday left for Qatar on a day-long visit to participate in an emergency meeting of Arab-Islamic nations in Doha to discuss a possible unified response to Israel's attack on the Hamas leadership in the Gulf country.

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Criminal charges, including alleged first degree murder, prompt prosecution while trade coercion claims raise tariff and diplomatic concerns. Induction of three ministers into a caretaker cabinet underlines executive authority during interim governance. Criminal matters include a homicide case to be pursued as first-degree murder with immigration implications and an arrest on suspicion of a racially aggravated sexual assault. Internationally, a state condemned proposed tariffs on importers of sanctioned oil as economic coercion and threatened countermeasures, while a prime minister attended an emergency multilateral meeting to coordinate diplomatic responses.