International

10 dead in Indonesia’s oil tanker fire, explosion

Batam, Oct 15: A fire and explosion on a crude palm oil tanker at a shipyard on Indonesia's Batam Island on Wednesday killed at least 10 people and injured...

Pak announces 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan

Islamabad, Oct 15: Pakistan on Wednesday said a 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed with Afghanistan, amid border clashes...

Toxic fumes prevent rescuers’ entry to fire-ravaged chemical depot in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct 15: Plumes of smoke continued to billow from a charred chemical warehouse here on Wednesday, preventing...

India elected to UN Human Rights Council for seventh time

New York, Oct 15: India has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the...

Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

Jakarta, Oct 15: Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight...
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Bangladesh’s former chief justice Khairul Haque detained in sedition, forgery cases

Dhaka, Jul 24 : Bangladesh’s former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque was detained here on Thursday in connection with three criminal cases, including a...

BSF jawans foil bid to smuggle 16kg silver ornaments near Bangladesh border, 1 held

Kolkata, Jul 24 : The Border Security Force (BSF) has said its jawans seized 16.55 kg of silver ornaments and arrested one person during...

FTA, UK-India Vision 2035 mark step-change in bilateral ties: Foreign Secretary Lammy

London, July 24: Besides a "significant and comprehensive" Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be signed between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer, an...

Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding

New York, Jul 24: Columbia University announced Wednesday it has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to...

Europe and China holding scaled-back trade talks with expectations low for major agreements

Brussels, Jul 24: European leaders are meeting with top Chinese officials in Beijing on Thursday to discuss trade, climate change and global conflicts, with...

Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block

Washington, Jul 24: A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court...

Death toll in B’desh jet crash rises to 32

Dhaka, July 23: Grief and angst continued to grip Bangladesh on Wednesday, two days after a jet crashed on a school building as the...

Zelenskyy faces backlash as Ukrainians protest new anti-corruption law

Kyiv, July 23: Ukrainian activists called for more protests Wednesday against a law they say weakens the country's anti-corruption watchdogs, following the first major...

Nepal: PM Oli’s party rejects former president’s bid to re-join party politics

Kathmandu, July 23: Nepal's ruling CPN-UML has blocked former president Bidya Devi Bhandari’s bid to re-enter active politics, saying it would be inappropriate for...

After a gap of five years, India resumes issuance of tourist visas to Chinese citizens

Beijing, Jul 23 : India has announced resuming issuance of tourist visas to Chinese nationals from this week, a move that comes as part...

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 21 people, health authorities say

Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip), July 23: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people late Tuesday and early Wednesday. More than half of...

Driver accused of ramming into crowd outside LA nightclub charged with 37 counts of attempted murder

Los Angeles, Jul 23: The driver accused of ramming his car into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub over the weekend was charged...
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