Iran activates air defences as Trump faces congressional deadline
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Gaza flotilla: 211 activists ‘kidnapped’ by Israel
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years: RSF
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine in phone call
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Israeli strikes kill 4 more in Gaza
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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India capital shaken by 4.0-magnitude quake
The earthquake, with its epicentre in New Delhi, occurred at 5:36am
17 February 2025, 02:55 AM
US plane carrying 112 deported Indians reach Amritsar
On Saturday, another US military aircraft carrying 117 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amristar
16 February 2025, 19:08 PM
Shaheen Anam gets prestigious UK award for social work
Shaheen Anam, executive director of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), has been awarded an honorary MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by the United Kingdom, the British High Commission in Dhaka said on its verified Facebook page yesterday.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Taiwan detects 24 Chinese military aircraft
Taiwan said it detected 24 Chinese military aircraft near the island yesterday as a Canadian warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Russian strikes hit Ukraine power plant
Russian drone strikes have damaged a thermal power plant in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine overnight, leaving 46,000 consumers without heating as temperatures plunge below freezing, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said yesterday.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Austria says suspect likely inspired by IS
The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach is believed to be a follower of Islamic State (IS) who was radicalised online, authorities said yesterday.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Mali gold mine accident kills 48
At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
‘He who saves his country does not violate any law’
Echoing France’s Napoleon Bonaparte, US President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
18 killed in Delhi train station stampede
The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India’s capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said yesterday, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Lebanon blocks Iran planes after US warnings
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah yesterday urged the Lebanese government to reverse a decision blocking Iranian flights from landing in Beirut, following US warnings.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Taiwan hails ‘positive’ wording by US
Taiwan yesterday praised the “positive and friendly” wording about the island on the US State Department’s updated website, which has removed the phrase that Washington does “not support Taiwan independence”.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel praises Trump’s Gaza ‘bold vision’
Israel and the United States have a common approach to Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday, praising President Donald Trump’s “bold vision” for the territory after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
US axes 17 more US-funded projects
Trump has assigned Musk's DOGE for cost-cutting across different departments and agencies
16 February 2025, 10:35 AM
Rubio discusses Gaza truce with Israel PM on first leg of Mideast tour
Rubio is expected to push US President Donald Trump's widely condemned proposal to take control of Gaza and relocate its more than two million residents
16 February 2025, 10:21 AM
Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump
The MK-84 is an unguided 2,000 pound bomb, which can rip through thick concrete and metal, creating a wide blast radius.
16 February 2025, 08:11 AM
Elon Musk says xAI's Grok 3 chatbot to be unveiled on Monday
Musk said Grok 3 was in the final stages of development and would be released in about a week or two
16 February 2025, 05:43 AM
Trump: If it saves the country, it's not illegal
Trump, who took office on January 20, has made broad assertions of executive power that appear headed toward US Supreme Court showdowns
16 February 2025, 04:30 AM
Vance attack on Europe overshadows Ukraine talks at security conference
The clash underlined the divergent worldviews of Trump's new administration and European leaders
16 February 2025, 04:14 AM
Zelensky rejects Trump-led deal with US on minerals
Trump, a businessman leader highly critical of the money Washington has sent to Ukraine to fight Russia's invasion, has pushed for access to rare earths in Ukraine.
16 February 2025, 03:14 AM
Stampede kills 18 at India railway station
The death toll in a stampede that broke out at New Delhi railway station late last night reached 18, officials said today
16 February 2025, 03:03 AM