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The attacks came a day after a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed two people and wounded five, according to regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov
The Finance Minister explained the allocations towards environmental programs in the Union Budget did not tell the entire story of how much would be spent on projects during the year; also argued that India was not waiting for funds and technology to come from elsewhere
Trump had said on February 13, that a change of government in Iran would be the est thing that could happen, as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the West Asia to ratchet up military pressure on the Islamic republic
The BNP alliance won 212 seats, compared with 77 for the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, according to the Electoral Commission
The amnesty law, if enacted, is expected to cover all charges brought against dissidents who opposed the rule of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chavez over the past 27 years
A month after Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests, widespread arrests are roiling the country
Canadian leaders gathered in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, to honour victims of one of the countrys worst mass shootings. Police say 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed two family members before attacking a former school in the small mountain community.
The remarks of Jamaat-e-Islami leader came a day after the largest Islamist party of Bangladesh alleged that the election process had inconsistencies and fabrications
The Sheriff said release of the video, which took days to retrieve and reassemble from discarded digital data likely left unarchived on Google servers, immediately generated a flood of nearly 5,000 calls from tipsters
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to form the government in Dhaka after a landslide victory, but jubilation is also palpable at the Jamaat-e-Islami headquarters, as the party-led alliance has secured 77 seats. As the country prepares for its first elected government since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas ouster in August 2024, the road ahead remains fraught with challenges
Indias autonomy and global credibility could be undermined by its unilateral trade deal with the United States
Gupta has been jailed in Brooklyn since his June 2024 extradition to the U.S. from the Czech Republic, where he had been arrested a year earlier. He had pleaded not guilty previously
The Democrats on the Foreign Relations panel, led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, criticised the practice of third-country deportations as costly, wasteful and poorly monitored in the report and called for serious scrutiny of a policy that now operates largely in the dark
An impassioned Heraskevych, who is allowed to remain at the Games despite not competing, told reporters at the Cortina Sliding Centre that he believed his disqualification was otally wrong.
The next round of talks on the Ukrainian settlement will be held in the same trilateral Russia-U.S.-Ukraine format, on February 17-18 in Geneva, the RIA Novosti news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.
The FBI doubled the reward; they also released new visuals of the suspect
The leftist politician is known for his contribution to the APRC report, seen as a crucial starting point on power devolution to the Tamils
Bangladeshi Nationalist Partys ascent to power after 20-years marks a turning point in countrys politics, following violent protests in 2024 which toppled Sheikh Hasina government
South Korean officials initially expressed doubt that Kim Jong Un's daughter could be chosen as a North Korean leader, citing the country's deeply conservative culture and tradition of male-dominated leadership
Yuko Yamaguchi has been responsible since 1980 for the design of Kitty, who is officially not a cat but a little girl from London, overseeing her rise to the epitome of Japan's kawaii cute soft power
The vote in the 193-member assembly was 117-2, with the United States and Paraguay voting o and Tunisia and Ukraine abstaining
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman claimed election victory on Friday, a top party official told AFP, after the first polls since a deadly 2024 uprising
She claimed that voter turnout was negligible in most polling centres nationwide, and in many centres across the capital and other areas, there were no voters at all
The British Defence Ministry said some $200 million would go to a NATO scheme backed by U.S. President Donald Trump to buy American weaponry for Kyiv
The Judge said the BBCs application was premature nor had it shown that it would be prejudiced if the stay was not granted
Jaahnavi Kandula was hit by Officer Kevin Dave, who was driving as fast as 119 kph in a 40-kph zone as he responded to a drug overdose call. He had his emergency lights on and had been using his siren at intersections.
Moscow has been trying to nudge Russians to use a more tightly controlled domestic online service.
Which are the two major blocs competing in the Bangladesh elections? What is the referendum for?
And under our leadership, we're becoming a massive energy exporter. In just the past few months, we've made historic trade deals with Japan, Korea, India and others to increase our coal exports dramatically, Mr. Trump said
The contest pits two coalitions led by former allies, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami, with opinion polls giving an edge to the BNP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner said the suspects mother and stepbrother were also found dead in a home near the school and added the motive remained unclear
Arctic and High North security will be strengthened against rising Russian threats as Britain steps up its presence in the region, says U.K. Ministry of Defence
Well-known Albanian actor Anila Bisha, whose face and voice were used to create Diellas avatar, said she had not approved her identity for use in that way
At least 10 people dead in the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School; dozens more injured
The attack caused damage to an apartment in a residential building, and drone debris also fell on the territory of a kindergarten, the Governor said.
The approach has become a familiar one for the administration, and this time focuses on frequent targets: California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota
Benjamin Netanyahu, making his sixth visit to the United States since Donald Trump took office, will be urging the U.S. leader to take a harder line on arch-foe Iran's ballistic missile programme
Canadian police say eight people were killed in a school shooting in British Columbia, including a shooter, and dozens more were injured
Two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl died as a result of an enemy strike, according to regional military head
U.S. President Trump will be joined by (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin to formalise the rescission of the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding
He called for citizens to vote in favour of the popular referendum on the July Charter that will bring substantial changes to the Constitution
Information adviser Shafiqul Alam says the U.S.-Bangladesh trade deal inked on Monday is a game changer that can further open up the U.S. market for Bangladesh. In April 2025, Bangladesh restricted yarn imports from India through its land ports after bilateral ties soured. In May 2025, India imposed curbs on imports of readymade garments and other items from Bangladesh through land ports.
The shop owner hacked to death with a sharp weapon in Mymensingh; family alleges robberyas minority groups warn of rising communal violence ahead ofFebruary 12 elections.
Donald Trump's immigration campaign has been heavily scrutinised in recent weeks, after the shooting deaths in Minneapolis of two protesters at the hands of Homeland Security officers
It will be their sixth meeting in the United States since Donald Trump returned to office a year ago; they also met in Jerusalem in October when Mr. Trump announced a ceasefire in Gaza
Andrews association with convicted-sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has made global headlines and put the UK royal family in a tight spot.

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