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U.S. Justice Department releases thousands of records in Epstein case, including photos, call logs

Among the thousands of records released by the Justice Department are photos, call logs, grand jury testimony and interview transcripts; many of the documents have been redacted and at least some have already been in the public domain.

20 Dec 2025 3:11 am
Pakistan arrests top Islamic State Khorasan leader, says UN report

He was not just a spokesman but regarded as one of the top leaders for the group in the region, the Pakistani intelligence official told on condition of anonymity

19 Dec 2025 9:09 pm
Over 1,000 patients have died awaiting evacuation from Gaza since July 2024: WHO

WHO chief said on X that the UN agency and its partners had evacuated over 10,600 patients from Gaza with severe health conditions, including over 5,600 children since the start of the war more than two years ago.

19 Dec 2025 9:01 pm
Mystery as YouTube creator's finance livestream appears on White House website

The livestream appeared for at least eight minutes late on December 18, on whitehouse.gov/live, where the White House usually streams live video of the President speaking

19 Dec 2025 8:06 pm
Sharif Osman Hadi: Man of the streets

Sharif Osman Hadi emerged as a prominent student activist, leading movements against government oppression in Bangladesh until his tragic death in 2025

19 Dec 2025 8:06 pm
Bangladesh violence escalates as media houses torched, editor assaulted; uncertainty deepens over February elections

Across the country, students, political activists, and members of the public stage marches, blockades and demonstrations, demanding justice for Sharif Osman Hadi

19 Dec 2025 1:48 pm
Trump suspends green card lottery programme that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into U.S.

Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that at Mr. Trump's direction she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the programme

19 Dec 2025 11:05 am
Watch: Yunus urges the public to remain calm as protests turn violent after Sharif Osman Hadis death

Violent protests erupted across parts of Bangladesh following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in the movement that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hadi was shot by masked attackers in Dhaka and later died while undergoing treatment in Singapore. Authorities have launched an investigation as the chief adviser urged calm and announced a one-day state mourning.

19 Dec 2025 11:02 am
Bangladesh tense and in mourning after radical leader Hadi dies in Singapore hospital

Dhaka erupted with the news of the demise of Sharif Osman Hadi with thousands of his followers gathering at the capitals central neighbourhoods chanting slogans

19 Dec 2025 9:06 am
Who was Sharif Osman Hadi radical group leader whose death has brought protests to Dhaka

Sharif Osman Hadi, and his outfit Inquilab Mancha, had emerged as key figures in the July-August 2024 uprising in the country that had eventually led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina

19 Dec 2025 8:06 am
Violence in Bangladesh after wounded youth leader Hadi's death; media houses set on fire | LIVE

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus vows to bring those involved in this brutal murder to justice quickly; urges for peace

19 Dec 2025 8:05 am
Private jet crashes at North Carolina airport; ex-NASCAR driver Greg Briffle among 7 killed

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the plane had just taken off when it turned back to land before crashing

19 Dec 2025 7:04 am
India faces its greatest strategic challenge in Bangladesh since 1971: Parliamentary committee on external affairs

The panel says New Delhi could end up losing the strategic space in Dhaka without necessary recalibration

18 Dec 2025 10:07 pm
Thailand carries out more airstrikes on Cambodia as deadly border conflict flares

Thailand has conducted more airstrikes on Cambodia, targeting a warehouse storing rockets

18 Dec 2025 10:04 pm
Ukrainian drone attacks kill 3 in Russia's Rostov

Ukraine has been stepping up nightly drone raids deep inside Russian territory, targeting energy infrastructure that Moscow relies on to fund its offensive

18 Dec 2025 9:12 pm
Deposed Nepal PM Oli gets re-elected as CPN-UML chair for third term

Ousted PM K.P. Sharma Oli secured 1,663 votes against his opponent Ishwor Pokharel, who received 584 votes, according to party sources

18 Dec 2025 8:14 pm
China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict

We hope relevant parties will refrain from making subjective speculation and malicious hype, says Chinese Ministry

18 Dec 2025 6:01 pm
U.S. military says strike on alleged drug boat kills four in eastern Pacific

U.S. Southern Command stated on social media that the vessel was operated by narco-terrorists along a known trafficking route

18 Dec 2025 5:09 pm
Australias Bondi beach shooting: Alleged shooters holed up in hotel during Philippines visit

The Akrams largely kept to themselves and they werent approachable like other foreigners, said Angelica Ytang, a night desk manager

18 Dec 2025 12:32 pm
Ecuadorian police say football player Mario Pineida has been shot dead in an apparent attack

Ecuador is expected to have its most violent year on record with more than 9,000 homicides, according to the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime

18 Dec 2025 11:54 am
U.S. House passes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The bill, sponsored by right-wing firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, was approved by 216 votes to 211 and now heads to the Senate, where its fate is less certain

18 Dec 2025 7:07 am
Trump demands Venezuela pay for seized U.S. oil assets after calling for 'blockade'

U.S. oil companies dominated Venezuela's petroleum industry until the country's leaders moved to nationalise the sector, first in the 1970s and again in the 21st century under Mr. Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chve

18 Dec 2025 7:01 am
Netanyahu approves $35 billion natural gas export deal to Egypt, biggest in Israeli history

The gas will be delivered to Egypt over the next 15 years by U.S. energy giant Chevron, a key owner of the gas field off Israel's coast in the Mediterranean Sea.

18 Dec 2025 3:09 am
Watch: Trump expands U.S. travel ban, adding five more countries and tighter entry rules

The decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspect in the shooting of two National Guard troops over Thanksgiving weekend; the administration also fully restricted travel on people with Palestinian-Authority-issued travel documents

17 Dec 2025 10:00 pm
PoK woman crosses into Poonch along LoC after argument with father

Preliminary inquiries have revealed that she had an argument with her father and fled from her home towards the LoC area before being apprehended by the Indian Army unit

17 Dec 2025 3:15 pm
MEA summons Bangladesh High Commissioner after radical group calls for march to Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Dec. 17

Soon after the march announcement, Indian visa processing facility in Dhaka announced it will stop all operations at 2 p.m. Wednesday (December 17)

17 Dec 2025 2:12 pm
Investigators release additional video of possible Brown gunman as search continues

Authorities are asking the public for any footage they might have of the gunman who fatally shot two students and wounded nine others at Brown University

17 Dec 2025 2:08 pm
Watch: India steps up diplomacy in West Asia with focus on reconstruction and peace

India is signalling a more proactive diplomatic role in West Asia, positioning itself as a stakeholder in peace-building, reconstruction and regional stability.

17 Dec 2025 12:12 pm
Australian police charge alleged Bondi killer with terrorism, 15 murder counts

Early indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by ISIS, a listed terrorist organisation in Australia

17 Dec 2025 11:59 am
Chile President-elect calls for end to Maduro dictatorship

Jose Antonio Kast blamed Venezuelas economic meltdown and migrant outflow on the leftist Nicolas Maduro, whom he called a narco-dictator.

17 Dec 2025 7:14 am
U.S. threatens retaliation over 'unreasonable' EU tech regulations

Thomas Regnier, a spokesman for the European Commission, however responded that as we have made clear many times, our rules apply equally and fairly to all companies operating in the EU

17 Dec 2025 7:06 am
Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

Trump said the large U.S. naval armada amassed in the Caribbean will only get bigger until Venezuela returns to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.

17 Dec 2025 5:56 am
Taiwan says its military can respond rapidly to any sudden Chinese attack

Taiwan has repeatedly warned that China could try to suddenly shift its regular drills into active combat mode to catch Taiwan and its international supporters off guard

16 Dec 2025 10:08 pm
Pakistani court awards 35-year jail term to top leader of banned TLP

ATC Lahore Judge Arshad Javed announced the verdict in jail proceedings. The convict was then handed over to the superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore.

16 Dec 2025 10:00 pm
Watch: PM Modi meets King Abdullah II in Jordan to boost trade, digital ties and infrastructure collaboration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his four-day, three-nation tour with a key stop in Jordan, where he met King Abdullah to discuss trade, investment, technology and regional stability

16 Dec 2025 9:54 pm
Watch | Behind the Scenes: How Indian diplomats made Bangladeshs liberation possible | Part 2

This is the untold story behind Bangladeshs liberation and the diplomacy that made 1971 possible.

16 Dec 2025 7:08 pm
Watch | Behind the Scenes: How Indian diplomats made Bangladeshs liberation possible | Part 1

This is the untold story behind Bangladeshs liberation and the diplomacy that made 1971 possible.

16 Dec 2025 7:05 pm
Daily Quiz: On Boston Tea Party

A dramatic act of defiance in colonial Boston on December 16, 1773, now known as the Boston Tea Party, helped turn protest into revolution and reshape the course of modern history

16 Dec 2025 5:10 pm
Pakistans 'unique way' of respecting people's will is jailing PM, giving lifetime immunity to army chief: India at UNSC

India also rejected the Pakistani envoy's assertion that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir should be settled in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and the will of the Kashmiri people

16 Dec 2025 11:10 am