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Klimt portrait becomes second most expensive artwork sold at auction

Salvator Mundi, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, remains most expensive painting ever sold at auction; Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelans solid gold toilet go for $12.1 million

19 Nov 2025 10:56 pm
Days after delivering death sentence for former PM Hasina, Bangladesh invites NSA Doval to visit Dhaka

Doval will host his counterparts from Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Colombo Security Conclave, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an announcement

19 Nov 2025 10:11 pm
Bangladesh EC registers NCP as political party, allots Shapla Koli symbol

The EC has registered NCP as a political party until further orders, the State-run BSS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the notification.

19 Nov 2025 9:15 pm
Louvre to set up new cameras and anti-intrusion systems after stunning crown jewels heist

The cameras some 100 of them will be up and running by the end of next year, while anti-intrusion systems will start to be put in place within two weeks, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said

19 Nov 2025 7:56 pm
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers quits OpenAI board after release of Epstein emails

Larry has decided to resign from the OpenAI Board of Directors, and we respect his decision, the board said in a statement

19 Nov 2025 7:00 pm
Iran releases Marshall Islands-flagged tanker and crew

Iran has released a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker with all 21 crew members aboard

19 Nov 2025 3:07 pm
U.S. resident infected with H5N5 a different type of bird flu

Health officials in Washington State report a resident has contracted bird flu, marking the first U.S. human case since February

19 Nov 2025 1:03 pm
Ronaldo, Elon Musk attend Trumps dinner Saudi Crown Prince

The soccer star was seated near the front of the East Room, not far from where the President and Crown Prince gave remarks to officials from both nations, along with major business leaders such as Apple CEO Tim Cook and Tesla founder Elon Musk

19 Nov 2025 7:56 am
Trump designates Saudi Arabia as major, non-NATO ally

Mr. Trump pulled out all the stops for the Saudi Prince, giving him treatment normally reserved for a state visit to the White House, despite the fact that he is not a head of state

19 Nov 2025 7:15 am
Trump says Saudi Crown Prince knew nothing about murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Mr. Trump described Khashoggi as extremely controversial, adding a lot of people didnt like that gentleman that youre talking about, whether you like him or didnt like him, things happened, but he (the prince) knew nothing about it

19 Nov 2025 12:04 am
Pakistani forces kill 15 militants in raids on their hideouts in northwestern province

Troops first carried out an operation in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing 10 Pakistani Taliban; second raid in North Waziristan district killed five more militants according to a military statement

18 Nov 2025 10:05 pm
Hasina's death sentence internal affair of Bangladesh, says China

Sheikh Hasina on November 17 was sentenced to death in absentia by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for crimes against humanity over her government's brutal crackdown on student-led protests last year

18 Nov 2025 9:16 pm
Daily Quiz: On Lunokhod 1

On November 17, 1970 Lunokhod 1 made its landmark lunar landing. Test your knowledge of the worlds first rover to explore another celestial body

18 Nov 2025 5:05 pm
Japan warns citizens in China about safety as diplomatic crisis deepens

Japan advises its citizens in China to avoid crowded areas, look out for 'suspicious people'. Japanese film screenings in China suspended as rift intensifies Japan's business leaders call for diplomatic resolution

18 Nov 2025 11:14 am
Bangladesh's interim government warns media against publishing statements of 'fugitive' Sheikh Hasina

National Cyber Security Agency said airing or publishing statements from individuals who are both convicted and fugitive violates provisions of the Cyber Security Ordinance

18 Nov 2025 11:14 am
U.S. Border Patrol arrests over 130 in first 48 hours of Charlotte immigration operation

Charlotte has seen peaceful protests in response to the crackdown, including a walkout on Monday (November 17) by students, and videos of arrests have been posted across social media

18 Nov 2025 10:05 am
Iran suspends visa waiver for Indians after misuse by criminal elements; MEA issues advisory

Visa-free entry ends from November 22, 2025; MEA urges Indian nationals to remain vigilant and avoid agents offering visa-free travel or onward transit to third countries via Iran

18 Nov 2025 7:04 am
Trumps Spear of the South sparks regional alarm as Venezuela braces for U.S. moves

Washington declares operation Spear of the South against narco-terrorists and cartel head Nicolas Maduro. As it moves heavy firepower into the Caribbean, observers say the move could be aimed at regime change in Caracas and reasserting the U.S.s power over the region amid rising influence of China and Russia

17 Nov 2025 10:14 pm
Bangladesh urges Indian government to hand over Hasina, former Minister Kamal

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) of Bangladesh on Monday, November 17, ordered the execution by hanging of ousted Prime MinisterSheikh Hasinaand former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal

17 Nov 2025 5:07 pm
Russian attack on Ukraine's Odesa region sparks fires at port

The attack damaged port equipment and several civilian vessels moored at the berths, says Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba

17 Nov 2025 4:12 pm
Bangladeshs Sheikh Hasina condemns guilty verdict in crimes against humanity trial

The former Bangladesh PM defied court orders that she return from India to attend her trial about whether she ordered a deadly crackdown against the student-led uprising that ousted her

17 Nov 2025 3:26 pm
Bangladesh Tribunal begins delivering verdict against ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

The three-member tribunal will also pronounce its judgment against Sheikh Hasina's two aides, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, over the same charges

17 Nov 2025 1:06 pm
ICT verdict on Hasina LIVE: Dhaka under tight security

Charges include mass killings, attempted murder, conspiracy, and ordering violent crackdowns on protesters during July-August 2024; Bangladesh Border Guards deployed in Gopalganj; verdict to be broadcast live on national television

17 Nov 2025 9:15 am
Russian strikes kill one person in eastern Ukraine city

Among the wounded are a 14-year-old girl, a 12-year-old child and a 61-year-old man, who was taken to hospital, Synegubov added

17 Nov 2025 9:06 am
Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says 'he will work something out' with New York City's Mayor-elect

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified no date had been set for such a meeting

17 Nov 2025 8:03 am
Netanyahu insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of U.N. vote leaving that door open

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state

17 Nov 2025 4:58 am
EAM Jaishankar meets Qatars top leadership, discusses bilateral ties, global issues

Reviewed key aspects of our Strategic Partnership including energy, trade, investment and people to people connect. Appreciate the exchange of views on Middle East/West Asia, regional and global developments, S. Jaishankar said.

16 Nov 2025 10:06 pm
Tens of thousands rally in Manila over corruption scandal that implicates top Philippine officials

Construction companies were accused of giving dozens of influential politicians and officials huge kickbacks in order to win lucrative contracts and avoid accountability for anomalies in the projects

16 Nov 2025 1:16 pm
Mastercard Champions Password-Free, Number-Free Checkout Across Asia Pacific by 2030

Accelerated push for 100% tokenization and seamless authentication in Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam by 2027

12 Nov 2025 5:03 pm
Evercomm Defines the Future of Transition Finance by Turning Global Standards into Operational Systems with CTBC

Anchored on the PCAF framework, Evercomms AI-powered transition finance engine turns global standards like PCAF and IFRS S2 into measurable action, empowering banks and their clients to lower emissions faster

12 Nov 2025 3:24 pm
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