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Top leaders, interim chief Yunus cast ballots in Bangladesh’s crucial polls

Dhaka, Feb 12: The top leaders of Bangladesh's two major contending parties, as well as interim chief Muhammad Yunus, cast their ballots early on Thursday as voting began in...

Voting begins in Bangladesh’s crucial parliamentary elections

Dhaka, Feb 12: Voting began on Thursday morning in Bangladesh's crucial general election -- the first since the...

Shootings at school, home in British Columbia leave 10 dead

Vancouver, Feb 11: A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead, including a woman whom...

20 dead as Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar

Antananarivo (Madagascar), Feb 11: At least 20 people are dead after Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar's...

B’desh gears up to hold crucial elections on Thursday amid high security

Dhaka, Feb 11 : Bangladesh will hold crucial parliamentary elections on Thursday, 18 months after an interim government...
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Swedish PM says NATO won’t be blackmailed over Greenland

Davos, Jan 21: US President Donald Trump will appear on Wednesday with other high-profile government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in...

Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace

Jerusalem, Jan 21: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Wednesday he had agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, after...

Iran’s top diplomat issues most direct threat yet to US as crackdown over protests squeezes nation

Dubai, Jan 21: Iran's foreign minister issued the most direct threat yet Wednesday against the United States after Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters, warning...

China urges Taliban authorities to safeguard its nationals after Kabul restaurant blast

Beijing, Jan 20 : China on Tuesday urged the Taliban interim government in Afghanistan to take effective measures to ensure the safety of its...

Australia’s Parliament passes gun laws, debates anti-hate speech bill after Sydney attack

Melbourne, Jan 20 (AP) : Australia's Parliament on Tuesday passed new gun restrictions and began debating draft anti-hate speech laws proposed after two shooters...

US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search

St Paul, Jan 20: Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a US citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a...

Explosion in restaurant in Kabul kills at least 7; Pak president says blast caused by bomb

Kabul, Jan 20: An explosion at a restaurant in downtown Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded about a dozen more,...

School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say

Johannesburg, Jan 19: A truck and a school minibus were in collision in South Africa's Gauteng province Monday, killing at least 13 children, authorities...

Death toll in Karachi shopping mall fire rises to 21

Karachi, Jan 19: The death toll from a major fire at a shopping mall in Pakistan's Karachi city rose to 21 on Monday, while...

Bangladesh says most incidents involving minorities in 2025 were non-communal

Dhaka, Jan 19 : The majority of incidents involving members of minority communities in Bangladesh during 2025 were "criminal in nature" and not driven...

Jaishankar’s blunt message to Poland: Don’t help fuel terror infrastructure in our neighbourhood

New Delhi, Jan 19 : Poland should display "zero-tolerance" for terrorism and not help "fuel" the terrorist infrastructure in India's neighbourhood, External Affairs Minister...

Hackers target Iran state TV’s satellite transmission to broadcast exiled crown prince

Dubai, Jan 19: Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country's exiled crown prince and calling on security forces...
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