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Bangladesh's armed forces chiefs make rare joint visit to ailing ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Thr former PMs son and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who has been living in self-exile in London for over a decade, is likely to return to Bangladesh soon

3 Dec 2025 12:12 pm
FBI offers $50,000 reward for information about Indian national who murdered woman, son from India in 2017

Authorities said the motive for the killings has not been definitively established. The next step will be to bring Hameed back to the United States to face prosecution

3 Dec 2025 11:57 am
Search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to resume on Dec. 30, over a decade after it disappeared

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014.

3 Dec 2025 9:12 am
Why is there no peace in Ukraine? | Explained

While Ukraine faces the possibility of a prolonged war with Russia, a controversial 28-point peace plan from the Trump administration proposes recognition of Russian control over key territories. With pressure mounting on President Zelenskyy, the prospect of a ceasefire grows increasingly complicated amid military setbacks

3 Dec 2025 8:30 am
Pentagon chief says U.S. has 'only just begun' striking alleged drug boats

Mr. Hegseth and President Donald Trump's administration have come under fire particularly over an incident in which U.S. forces launched a follow-up strike on the wreckage of a vessel that had already been hit, reportedly killing two survivors.

3 Dec 2025 7:53 am
Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from Democrat-led States if they don't provide data

About 42 million lower-income Americans, or one in eight, rely on SNAP to help buy groceries. The average monthly benefit is about $190 per person, or a little over $6 a day

3 Dec 2025 7:26 am
Trump says National Guard will be sent to New Orleans in a couple of weeks

The city is also bracing itself for a separate immigration crackdown dubbed Swamp Sweep that aims to arrest 5,000 people over the coming weeks

3 Dec 2025 7:06 am
U.S. pauses all applications for immigrants from 19 countries: report

The pause applies to people from countries that the administration banned in June from seeking status from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

3 Dec 2025 6:23 am
We dont want them: Trump rages against Somali immigrants

Donald Trumps heated remarks come as a scandal unfolds in the state of Minnesota, where prosecutors say more than $1 billion went to non-existent social services, largely through false billing by Somali Americans

3 Dec 2025 6:03 am
U.K. medical team to arrive in Bangladesh as Zia remains critical

Speaking to reporters in front of Evercare Hospital, AZM Zahid Hossain said the U.K. specialists would join the international medical board already supervising Khaleda Zia's treatment.

3 Dec 2025 2:08 am
Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty during court appearance from hospital

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who was also shot, faces charges stemming from the November 26 shooting that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and wounded Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24

3 Dec 2025 1:42 am
Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it took control of strategic West Kordofan town

On December 2, the army denied that the RSF had taken the entire town, and accused its rivals of continuing attacks on Babanusa despite RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalos announcement of a unilateral ceasefire

3 Dec 2025 12:30 am
Qatar says hopes to push Hamas, Israel to next talks phase very soon

We think that we should be pushing the parties to stage two very, very soon, Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said.

2 Dec 2025 11:25 pm
BLA bomber targets Pakistan paramilitary headquarters

At least four persons, including North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner, and two policemen, were killed when militants ambushed his vehicle in Pakistans northwestern Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Dec 2, police said.

2 Dec 2025 11:09 pm
Putin accuses European allies of sabotaging peace efforts on Ukraine

Putin accused Europe of amending peace proposals with demands that are absolutely unacceptable to Russia, thus blocking the entire peace process, only to blame Russia for it.

2 Dec 2025 10:55 pm
India-Maldives joint military exercise begins in Thiruvananthapuram

The exercise will include tactical drills, joint mission planning and exchange of best practices, aimed at improving coordinated responses to shared security challenges

2 Dec 2025 10:32 pm
Former Honduran President released from U.S. prison after Trump pardon

The release came days after a presidential election in Honduras, in which Trump has backed presidential candidate Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party

2 Dec 2025 7:03 pm
Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank

An Israeli drone strike killed a journalist in southern Gaza on Dec 2, officials at Nasser Hospital, which received the body, said; 350 Palestinians have been killed across the territory since a ceasefire on Oct. 11

2 Dec 2025 5:59 pm
Daily Quiz | On U.S.-Venezuela altercations

As the U.S. targets Venezuela for regime change in a long list of illegal interventions, here is a related quiz.

2 Dec 2025 5:08 pm
India took leading role in emergency response in aftermath of cyclone: Sri Lankan President's office

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed heartfelt condolences to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and reaffirmed that India stands firmly beside Sri Lanka and its people in this difficult hour

2 Dec 2025 4:51 pm
Government official among four killed in ambush in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The attack in the Bannu district targeted a vehicle of Shah Waliullah, the assistant commissioner of North Waziristan; Waliullah was killed after the attack; two constables and a local were also killed while two other police officials sustained injuries, police said

2 Dec 2025 3:02 pm
Pope Leo wraps up Lebanon visit with silent prayer at site of 2020 port explosion

Pope Leo is also expected to meet with relatives of some of people killed by the blast, which tore through Beirut after hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate detonated in a warehouse

2 Dec 2025 12:25 pm
Bangladesh's ex-PM Khaleda Zia's son readies return amid her deteriorating health, says party leader

The BNP chief is currently staying in a cabin on the fourth floor, and hospital officials said surrounding cabins have been vacated due to security protocols

2 Dec 2025 10:32 am
Son of 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in U.S. drug prosecution

Guzman Lopez faced multiple charges in the U.S. of funneling huge quantities of fentanyl and other drugs to U.S. streets

2 Dec 2025 7:54 am
White House says admiral ordered follow-on strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

The U.S. administration says the strikes are aimed at drug cartels, some of which it claims are controlled by Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro

2 Dec 2025 7:27 am
Zelenskyy says U.S. peace plan 'looks better' with revisions but work continues

Zelenskyy called the topic of Ukraines control over its territories the most complicated in discussions over the plan

2 Dec 2025 7:01 am
US Commerce chief confirms South Korea's 15% tariff rate retroactive to November 1

Lutnick said that the move unlocks the full benefit of South Koreas trade deal with President Donald Trump

2 Dec 2025 6:49 am
Trump holds Venezuela meeting as Maduro rejects slaves peace

The meeting comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure with a major naval build-up in the Caribbean, bombings of suspected drug-ferrying boats, and ominous warnings to avoid Venezuelan airspace

2 Dec 2025 5:00 am
12 dead, dozens missing as landslide submerges boats in Peru port

The number of people on board has not been confirmed, but the COEN national emergency operations center said there were about 50 passengers on one and none on the second

2 Dec 2025 4:21 am
Police officer killed in suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan

The attack happened in Lakki Marwat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local police official said

2 Dec 2025 4:11 am
White House says very optimistic on chances of Ukraine deal

The Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said the talks achieved significant progress but that some issues remained unresolved

2 Dec 2025 1:57 am
War clouds on the U.S. and Venezuela

Whatever Maduros failings, the U.S. must step back from its plans for Venezuela

2 Dec 2025 12:10 am
UK special forces leaders covered up Afghan war crimes: whistleblower

The whistleblower said concerns about possible war crimes were first flagged to the director of special forces in early 2011 but not acted on.

1 Dec 2025 11:44 pm
Modi promises all possible support for ailing Khaleda Zia

A five-member delegation of Chinese doctors has reached Bangladesh to assist the team supervising the former Prime Ministers treatment at a hospital in Dhaka

1 Dec 2025 11:30 pm
President to consider Israel's best interests on Netanyahu pardon

Netanyahu and his wife Sara stand accused in one case of accepting more than $260,000 worth of luxury goods such as cigars, jewellery and champagne from billionaires in exchange for political favours.

1 Dec 2025 11:22 pm
International community pledges support as cyclone toll in Sri Lanka climbs to 390

According to an initial assessment by the UN, over 15,000 homes have been destroyed, more than 200 roads remain inaccessible, and sections of the rail network and national power grid have been affected

1 Dec 2025 11:04 pm
Ukraines Zelenskyy in Paris seeking support as Donald Trump pushes plan

The plan to end the war is championed by U.S. President Donald Trump but European countries fear it risks forcing Kyiv to cave in to Russian demands, notably on territory

1 Dec 2025 9:38 pm
ICC President vows to resist U.S. and Russian pressure despite sanctions and threats

Nine staff members, including six judges and the court's chief prosecutor, have been sanctioned by U.S. President Donald Trump for pursuing investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials

1 Dec 2025 7:15 pm
Report says world's biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level

Twenty-three of the 26 companies in Europe, excluding Russia, saw their arms revenue increase as the continent boosted spending.

1 Dec 2025 5:10 pm
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia extremely unwell, put on ventilation: party leaders

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to a private hospital on November 23 when she developed a chest infection that affected both her heart and lungs

1 Dec 2025 3:05 pm
Donations for Hong Kong fire victims reach $115 million, while crackdown on dissent hardens

A steady stream of people placed flowers, cards and other tributes at a makeshift memorial near the burned-out block of buildings, after long lines of mourners during the weekend

1 Dec 2025 2:33 pm
Watch: Israels Netanyahu seeks pardon in years-long corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally submitted a pardon request amid ongoing corruption trials, calling the long-running cases tearing the country apart.

1 Dec 2025 1:23 pm
Bangladeshs ex-leader Hasina and niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption

A court in Bangladeshs capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years for corruption involving a government land project

1 Dec 2025 12:56 pm
Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as death tolls rise

The severe weather killed at least 469 people in Indonesia, 162 in Thailand and 334 in Sri Lanka, authorities said

1 Dec 2025 12:47 pm
Test flights for Taiwan's delayed new F-16s to start this month

Taiwan, which faces a rising military threat from Beijing, has complained of repeated delays to weapons ordered from the United States, the Chinese-claimed islands most important international backer and arms supplier

1 Dec 2025 12:41 pm
Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146

Forty still missing in city's worst fire in decades; hundreds moved into temporary housing

1 Dec 2025 12:39 pm
Seoul Mayor indicted over alleged illegal polling payments

Oh Se-hoon of the conservative People Power Party is now serving his fourth term as Mayor of South Korea's capital and has long been tipped as a possible future presidential candidate

1 Dec 2025 12:11 pm