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Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday floated a new plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a senior official said. As part of the plan, the United States would continue its blockade on Iranian ports, while coordinating with allies to impose higher costs on Iran's attempts to subvert the free flow of energy, according to a senior administration official. Trump weighing multiple diplomatic options to push Iran to end its chokehold  Trump is weighing multiple diplomatic and policy options to push Iran to end its chokehold on the waterway, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because…

Kathmandu: At least 20 people were killed on Thursday when a jeep skidded off a hilly road and plunged about 700 metres into a gorge in Nepal's Rolpa district, the Kathmandu Post reported police as saying.  The accident took place in the Jaljala area when the vehicle slipped on a muddy stretch during rain and plunged down a hillside, officials said. The private jeep had been hired by locals travelling to attend the Baisakh Purnima celebrations on Friday, according to police inspector Sunil Thapa Nepali, information officer at the District Police Office in Rolpa. Rescue operations are being hampered by…

Islamabad: In a significant geopolitical pivot, Pakistan on Thursday opened six land routes to Iran, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz blockade. This move facilitates the flow of Iranian goods into the region, directly undermining US sanctions and complicating the Washington-Tehran standoff. By providing this strategic lifeline, Islamabad risks a severe diplomatic rift with the US, signalling a tactical shift towards regional alliances and Iranian energy dependence. Emergency measure follows standoff in Strait of Hormuz The emergency measure, which was announced by the Ministry of Commerce through the “Transit of Goods through Territory of Pakistan Order 2026,” follows a weeks-long naval standoff…