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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

The U.S. has already deployed USS Abraham Lincoln to the Arabian Sea, some 500 km off Irans Persian Gulf coast; on February 13, officials told U.S. media that the second carrier going to the region would be USS Gerald R. Ford, the worlds largest aircraft carrier

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 Secretary of State added that the United States does not want to separate from Europe but to revitalise its alliance with the continent

The Consulate is in touch with the family and also is in contact with the concerned local authorities to locate the student, says Indian consulate in San Francisco

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

Thousands of government workers, from airport security agents to disaster relief officials, will either be furloughed or forced to work without pay until funding is agreed upon by Congress

A month after Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests, widespread arrests are roiling the country

African countries are battling military coups, disputed elections and protests inspired by hardship worsened by foreign aid cuts.

Mr. Trump's Interior Department said it was terminating the 50-year lease the group received in 2020 to run the golf courses. The agency accused NLT of failing to make required investments in the properties and to pay rent.

With a landslide verdict in its favour, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to form the government in Dhaka, with its leader, Tarique Rahman, becoming the countrys first male Prime Minister elected to the post in decades

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.

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

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

A U.S. delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with meet Iranians

The United States captured President Nicolas Maduro in an audacious raid and whisked him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges early in January.

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

President Donald Trumps administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the area

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control granted general licenses to BP, Chevron, Eni, Repsol and Shell authorising transactions related to oil or gas sector operations in Venezuela, with certain conditions

The U.S. President confirmed that hes deploying a second aircraft carrier group to West Asia for potential military action against Iran

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

Her statement comes after jury president Wim Wenders response to a question on Gaza at a press conference, where he stated, We cannot really enter the field of politics, calling filmmakers the counterweight to politics

Indias autonomy and global credibility could be undermined by its unilateral trade deal with the United States

Sources in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) say India and Bangladesh have a settled border and it makes no sense to shoot to kill someone; besides, they add that former PM Sheikh Hasinas comments on Bangladeshs internal affairs will pose a challenge to normalisation of ties

A fact-finding committee has been formed with representatives from relevant institutions and is collecting documents and hearing statements, Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told the local news agency ISNA

According to Election Commission data, only 84 women contested the election accounting for barely 4.08% of the total candidate pool

Young voters in Bangladesh have urged the new BNP-led government to go beyond a peaceful election and deliver meaningful reform. Many Gen Z voters say the spirit of last years student-led uprising must be honoured through justice, transparency and equal opportunities.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee extend greetings to the victorious BNP a day after voting had ended in the neighbouring country

Transfer of power likely by February 17 or 18, say interim government sources; PM Modi congratulates Mr. Rahman on his win, says India will continue support for a democratic, progressive, and inclusive Bangladesh

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

We are extremely worried about Cuba's deepening socio-economic crisis amid a decades-long financial and trade embargo, extreme weather events, and the recent U.S. measures restricting oil shipments, says U.N. human rights office spokesperson

U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this month that his administration was seeking $1 billion from Harvard to settle probes into school policies

In this special election analysis, host Smriti speaks with Kallol Bhatacharjee reporting from Dhaka on Bangladeshs dramatic 2026 polls. With the Awami League barred and the BNP resurgent, is this a true democratic reset after the 2024 uprising?

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

In Bangladeshs big election, the BNP scores a major win against the Islamist Jamaat in coalition NCP Gen Z party that ousted Sheikh Hasina. Muhammad Yunus delivers on his promise of elections, but without the Awami League, can the results from Bangladeshs poll be politically sustainable? And what does it mean for India? We will get you ground reports from The Hindus Kallol Bhattacherjee in Dhaka.

Mr. Rubio and Mr. Wang met at a major hotel in the Bavarian capital, shaking hands but not speaking to reporters. Washington and Beijing have been locked in a standoff over tariffs since Mr. Trump returned to power last year.

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 election offers India an opportunity to repair ties with Bangladesh, which took a hit in the post-Hasina months.

Bangladeshs February 12 election marks a dramatic political shift, with the BNP surging ahead and Tarique Rahman poised to return to power after nearly two decades in exile. The vote follows the 2024 uprising and a reshaped political landscape.

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

Palestine Action was proscribed in July, having increasingly targeted Israel-linked defence companies particularly Elbit Systems in Britain with direct action, often blocking entrances or spraying red paint

The leftist politician is known for his contribution to the APRC report, seen as a crucial starting point on power devolution to the Tamils

According to the Election Commission, 60.2% of voters backed the reform package

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

A relative said that the family is currently mourning, and it was not appropriate to speak about the settlement money.