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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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Asian shares rise after Japan’s prime minister resigns

Tokyo, Sep 8: Asian shares mostly rose with Japan's benchmark jumping higher in Monday morning trading, despite the looming political uncertainty after Prime Minister...

5 flood victims killed as rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan’s Punjab

Lahore, Sept 7: Five people were killed when a rescue boat carrying flood victims capsized in the Punjab province of Pakistan, an official said...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns

Tokyo, Sept 7: Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for...

Over 425 arrests at London’s Palestine Action rally, police condemn abuse

London, Sept 7: The Metropolitan Police on Sunday condemned the “intolerable” abuse suffered by officers who were “kicked and spat on” as they made...

Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz Carlo Acutis first millennial saint

Vatican City, Sep 7 : Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign, Japanese television reports

Tokyo, Sept 7: Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to...

Russia assaults Ukraine with over 800 drones, decoys, largest such attack in war

Kyiv, Sept 7: Russia hit Ukraine's capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack on the country since the war began,...

Boko Haram militants kill 60 in attack in Nigeria’s northeast

Maiduguri (Nigeria), Sept 7: Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria that is home...

Undersea cables cut in Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia, West Asia

Dubai, Sept 7: Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access Sunday in parts of Asia including India, and West East, experts...

Russia hits Kyiv with drones, missiles, killing at least 2

Kyiv, Sept 7: A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital Sunday killed at least two people and left smoke rising from...

Congo has announced new Ebola outbreak. Here is what to know

Dakar, Sept 6: Congo's authorities announced earlier this week a new Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than a dozen people in a southern...

Kim Jong Un’s trip to China marks transformation from shunned pariah to confident diplomat

Tokyo, Sept 5: Kim Jong Un put on a command performance this week at a gathering of some two dozen world leaders in China,...
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