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North Korea opens new housing district for families of Ukraine war dead

Seoul, Feb 16: North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine,...

Hindus among four from minority communities elected to Bangladesh parliament

Dhaka, Feb 16: Four candidates from minority communities, including two Hindus, won in the recent general elections in...

Delhi summit ‘important moment’ to unlock full benefits of AI, says UK Deputy PM

London, Feb 16: The UK's focus during the AI Impact Summit starting in New Delhi on Monday will...

BNP secured nearly 50pc votes while Jamaat received 31pc

Dhaka, Feb 15: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which swept to power with a two-thirds majority in the...

Bangladesh’s new cabinet to take oath on Tuesday

Dhaka, Feb 15: The newly-elected Members of Parliament of Bangladesh are scheduled to take oath on Tuesday morning,...
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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 2026-28 term, marking the country's seventh...

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 day Wednesday, spewing towering columns of...

Israeli military says one of the 4 bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of hostage

Tel Aviv, Oct 15: The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of...

Pakistan alleges India trying to ‘mould’ history by ‘inventing outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts’

Islamabad, Oct 15: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday alleged that India is trying to “mould” history by “inventing outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts”. The statement comes a...

Smoke continues to billow from charred chemical godown day after B’desh fire tragedy claims 16 lives

Dhaka, Oct 15: Plumes of smoke continued to billow from a charred chemical warehouse in the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, a day after a...

16 killed in fire at garment factory and chemical warehouse in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct 14: At least 16 workers were killed and several others injured on Tuesday in a fire that broke out at a garment...

India to resume postal services to US from Oct 15

New Delhi, Oct 14 : India Post will resume international postal services of all categories to the US from October 15, according to an...

US, Malaysia work to expand Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire in advance of ASEAN summit

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 14: Malaysia and the US are facilitating efforts to secure an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia that they hope...

1 dead, 2 missing, dozens rescued after remnants of typhoon lash western Alaska

Juneau (US), Oct 14: One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over...

Egyptian president says Trump’s Mideast proposal is ‘last chance’ for peace in the region

Sharm el-Sheikh, Oct 14: The Egyptian president told a summit of world leaders Monday that US President Donald Trump's Mideast proposal represents the “last...

Ceasefire in Gaza: Living hostages, Palestinian prisoners released

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Oct 13: All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free...

Policeman among 5 killed in Pak clashes

Islamabad, Oct 13: At least five people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens of officers injured when thousands of members of a...
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