FGN27: CHINA-US-TARIFFS-LD REAX

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

FGN22: NEPAL-2NDLD MINISTERS

Nepal: 3 ministers inducted by new caretaker PM Karki sworn in Kathmandu: Three newly-appointed ministers, including former electricity board CEO Kulman Ghising, in the Sushila Karki-led interim government in Nepal took the oath of office on Monday.

FGN32: CHINA-PAK-ZARDARI

China throws open its secret military complex to Pak President Zardari Beijing: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been given a rare tour of a secret military complex in China, the first foreign head of state to tour the sprawling compound, where he spoke of enhancing joint defence production.

FGN30: NEPAL-ARYAL

Nepal's interim govt aims to conduct election on time in free and impartial atmosphere: Home Minister Aryal Kathmandu: Nepal's newly-appointed Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal on Monday said that the interim government aims to conduct the general election on time in a free and impartial atmosphere.

FGN34: PAK-IMRAN-ELECTION-REPORT

Khan’s party asks COG to make its ‘bombshell’ report on last year’s election in Pak public Lahore: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party has asked the Commonwealth Observer Group to make its report on last year’s February 8 general elections public, saying it is nothing short of a “bombshell” for the incumbent Shehbaz Sharif government.

FGN31: PAK-MILITANTS

31 TTP militants killed in northwestern Pakistan in military ops: Army Peshawar: At least 31 militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in two separate engagements in northwest Pakistan, the army said on Monday.

FGN2: US-TRUMP-INDIAN-LD BEHEADED

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.

FGN10: UK-SIKH-ASSAULT-ARREST

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.

FGN33: QATAR-LD SUMMIT

Qatar hosts summit in response to Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha, seeking to restrain such attacks Dubai: Qatar hosted a summit of leaders of Arab and Islamic nations Monday in the hopes of presenting a united response to Israel's attack on Hamas leaders in Doha last week. But the group has few ways to restrain Israel as its war in the Gaza Strip grinds on. (AP)

PTI GSP

Tariff measures prompt China to denounce proposed imports curbs as economic coercion and warn of reciprocal countermeasures. A proposal urging allied states to impose tariffs on purchasers of another state's energy imports prompted the targeted state to denounce the measure as economic coercion and threaten reciprocal countermeasures, indicating potential escalation in trade-restrictive and retaliatory state actions. The report also notes ongoing domestic criminal proceedings, a racially aggravated assault arrest, counterterrorism operations with reported militant fatalities, and a party's request for public disclosure of an election-observer report, implicating transparency in electoral oversight.