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Guterres wants Bangladesh military, political authorities to work for peaceful democratic transition

United Nations, August 6 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants the Bangladesh military and political authorities to work together for a peaceful democratic transition following the resignation of P

World / 6th August 2024

Student leaders issue appeal, demand 'new Bangladesh' under Nobel laureate Yunus

New Delhi, August 6 (IANS) Amid ongoing protests in Bangladesh, student movement leaders Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmood, and Abu Bakar Majumdar released a video message on Tuesday, demanding that Nobel laureate econ

World / 6th August 2024

25 killed in Israeli attacks on schools in Gaza

Gaza, August 5 (IANS) At least 25 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes on the schools of al-Nasr and Hassan Salama in Gaza City, Palestinian security and medical sources said.Israeli warplanes bombed

World / 5th August 2024

Iran's Parliament Speaker says response to Hamas chief's assassination will be 'crushing, smart'

Tehran, August 5 (IANS) Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that the country's response to the assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh will be "crushing and smart."The

World / 5th August 2024

PM Hasina has resigned, interim govt to be formed: B'desh Army chief

Dhaka, August 5 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned, and an interim government will be formed to run the country, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on Monday.In a televised add

World / 5th August 2024

33 killed in anti-government clashes in Bangladesh: Media

Dhaka, August 4 (IANS): At least 33 people have been killed and several others injured in clashes between the police and anti-government protesters across Bangladesh, local media reported.The clashes and casual

World / 4th August 2024

Countries ask citizens to leave Lebanon amid tensions between Israel, Hezbollah

Beirut, Aug 4 (IANS) Many countries, including the UK, Sweden, Jordan, and the US, have asked their citizens to depart from Lebanon in light of the escalating crisis between Israel and Hezbollah. On Satur

World / 4th August 2024

Kamala Harris turns down Trump's election debate proposal

Washington, August 4 (IANS) US Vice President and Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has turned down a September 4 debate on Fox News proposed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.The Ha

World / 4th August 2024

Trump adds personal innuendo to attack Harris

New York, August 4 (IANS) Campaigning for a return to the White House to avenge his 2016 loss, Donald Trump continued his attacks on Kamala Harris with a string of invectives, adding an innuendo this time about

World / 4th August 2024

Iran says Hamas chief killed by 'short-range projectile'

Tehran, August 4 (IANS) Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated by a "short-range projectile loaded with an almost 7-kg warhead"."Given

World / 4th August 2024

Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets at Israel, sparks fears of war in the region

Beirut, August 4 (IANS) The tension in the Middle East has escalated as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas's political leader, blamed on Israel, spareking fears of a region

World / 4th August 2024

Egypt demands Israel withdraw from Philadelphi corridor, Rafah crossing

Cairo, August 4 (IANS) Egypt has demanded Israel to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor and the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing and halt the ongoing Israeli offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip

World / 4th August 2024

Somalia: 32 killed, 63 wounded in terrorist attack in capital

Mogadishu, August 3 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed, and 63 others injured, in a suicide bombing and gunfire attack conducted by al-Shabab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, th

World / 3rd August 2024

Will continue to monitor possibility of North Korea conducting nuclear test: US

Washington, August 3 (IANS) The United States will continue to monitor the possibility of North Korea conducting another nuclear test, a Pentagon spokesperson said, amid concerns that Pyongyang could engage in

World / 3rd August 2024

Iran army‘s elite Ansar al-Mahdi members hired by Mossad to eliminate Haniyeh: Reports

Tel Aviv, August 3 (IANS) After the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, there are reports that the Israel intelligence agency, Mossad, used the services of its Iranian agents.As per reports i

World / 3rd August 2024

US to boost military presence in Middle East amid rising tensions

Washington, August 3 (IANS) The US Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said, as President Joe Biden made good on h

World / 3rd August 2024

Harris raised $310 mn in July, more than twice of Trump's fundraising haul

Washington, August 2 (IANS) US Vice President Kamala Harris raised a record $310 million in July, her campaign announced on Friday, more than double of Trump campaign's $139 million haul for the same month. &nb

World / 3rd August 2024

Vietnam proposes 5 areas of cooperation with India at bilateral defence policy talk

New Delhi, August 2 (IANS): The 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue took place in the national capital, in which Vietnam proposed five focus areas for cooperation.The areas include delegation excha

India / 2nd August 2024

South Korea's Navy chief calls for solidarity against North Korea's nuclear threats

Seoul, August 2 (IANS) South Korea's Navy chief has called for solidarity to deal with North Korea's nuclear threats during a US-hosted meeting of senior naval officers in the Indo-Pacific region, his office sa

World / 2nd August 2024

Biden, Netanyahu discuss new deployments of US troops in Israel amid Iranian threats

Washington, August 2 (IANS) US President Joe Biden discussed new American military deployments to counter Iranian threats of direct attack against Israel during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan

World / 2nd August 2024

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