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Bangladesh Army rejects student-led party leaders allegation of political interference

The newly-formed National Citizen Party staged protest rallies at the Dhaka University campus, vowing to thwart at any cost a military-backed plot to rehabilitate the party.

23 Mar 2025 7:43 pm
Pope Francis appears on hospital balcony to bless crowd in first public appearance in battle with pneumonia

Pope Francis appearance came before he was due to be released and return home to the Vatican for a two-month period of rest and convalescence.

23 Mar 2025 5:08 pm
Israel presses ground offensive in Gaza, issues evacuation order in Rafah

Israeli military spokesman said the army launched an offensive to strike the terrorist organisations in a district of the southern city of Rafah, already the target of a major Israeli offensive about a year ago

23 Mar 2025 4:46 pm
Pakistan, Afghan officials discuss issues in bilateral ties

Pakistan and Afghanistan officials discuss strained ties over militancy, trade, refugees, aiming to strengthen bilateral relations

23 Mar 2025 4:34 pm
Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Istanbul and key Erdogan rival, arrested following Turkish court orders

Ekrem Imamoglus imprisonment is widely regarded as a political move to remove a major contender from the next presidential race, currently scheduled for 2028

23 Mar 2025 4:04 pm
Three killed after Moscow targets Kyiv with a mass drone attack ahead of ceasefire talks

Local Ukrainian officials and emergency services say at least three people were killed in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass drone attack targeting the city

23 Mar 2025 1:47 pm
Pakistan confirms second case of mpox in 2025

The patient, a resident of Shah Latif town in Malir district, is currently under treatment at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, a media report said

23 Mar 2025 12:33 pm
U.S. lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, says Kabul

Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said the U.S. government had revoked the bounties placed on Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani

23 Mar 2025 12:19 pm
Prosecutors request formal arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, top challenger to Turkiye's Recep Tayyip Erdogan

A court is now set to decide whether the popular Opposition figure will be charged and jailed pending a trial

23 Mar 2025 12:17 pm
Ukraine drone attacks kill one in Rostov: Russian authorities

Twenty-nine drones were downed overnight over the Rostov region in Russias south, the Russian Defence Ministry said

23 Mar 2025 11:36 am
Indian-origin man, his daughter killed in U.S. store shooting

Pradipkumar Patel and his daughter were working at the store on Lankford Highway in Accomack County, Virginia when the shooting incident happened

23 Mar 2025 11:31 am
Bangladesh request for Muhammad Yunus-PM Modi meeting under consideration, Parliamentary panel told

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar was also learnt to have told the meeting that SAARC was inactive because of Pakistan's approach and thus India is trying to strengthen BIMSTEC

23 Mar 2025 11:03 am
Israeli airstrike kills Hamas political leader in southern Gaza, Hamas media reports

Pro-Hamas media said the airstrike killed Bardaweel, who is a member of the group's political office, and also killed his wife

23 Mar 2025 10:45 am
News in Frames: Basking under the spring sun

Celebrated mainly by Kurdish people around the world, Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, heralds the arrival of spring, and celebrates life and rebirth

23 Mar 2025 10:43 am
U.K. government orders probe into Heathrow shutdown that sparked concern over energy resilience

Heathrow announced its own review, to be led by former transport secretary Ruth Kelly, a member of the airport's board

23 Mar 2025 9:33 am
What does a terror group branding entail?

Why has India demanded a ban on the Sikhs for Justice? Which are the countries it is looking to for support?

23 Mar 2025 6:22 am
More than 340 held after mass protests in Turkiye

Turkiyes largest protests in a decade follow the arrest of Istanbuls Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, sparking clashes and arrests across the country

23 Mar 2025 4:26 am
Three killed, 15 injured in shooting at YoungPark in New Mexicos Las Cruces

Gunshot victims ranging in age from 16 to 36 were treated on the scene or sent to area hospitals

23 Mar 2025 2:31 am
Badar Khan Suri: Peace researcher

The Indian postdoctoral researcher at Georgetown University has been detained in the U.S. for promoting anti-Semitic rhetoric and Hamas propaganda

23 Mar 2025 1:19 am
Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital on March 23

Pope Francis will be released after 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, said his doctors

23 Mar 2025 12:25 am
Sudans army says it seized key buildings in Khartoum after retaking the Republican Palace

Sudans military has consolidated its grip on Khartoum, retaking more key government buildings a day after it gained control of the capitals Republican Palace from a notorious paramilitary group

23 Mar 2025 12:14 am
Russia accuses unfriendly state of planning the 2024 Moscow concert hall assault

One year since the Moscow concert hall attack killed 145 people, Russian officials claim it was planned and organized by the special services of an unfriendly state.

23 Mar 2025 12:02 am
India was aware of anti-Hasina wave but could not interfere, says Jaishankar

EAM briefs Members of Parliament on Indias foreign policy with regard to Bangladesh, Myanmar, says SAARC is not off the table

22 Mar 2025 11:41 pm
Three killed, one injured in hand grenade explosion in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Police investigate fatal hand grenade explosion in under-construction house in Parachinar, Pakistan

22 Mar 2025 6:15 pm
Uganda military says it killed 242 rebels in east Congo this week

A United Nations source who did not wish to be named said 70 rebels and 12 Ugandan troops were killed

22 Mar 2025 5:21 pm
Pope Francis plans to appear in public on March 23 for first time in five weeks

Pope Francis to make first appearance in over five weeks, offering blessing from hospital window as he battles pneumonia

22 Mar 2025 4:57 pm
Trump pulls security clearances for Biden, Harris and Hillary Clinton

While the revocations may not have immediate impacts, it is another sign of the growing political rift in Washington as Mr. Trump seeks revenge on his perceived enemies

22 Mar 2025 10:56 am
Japan hosts talks with China and South Korea; agrees to promote cooperation

The three-way meetings are an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with both China and South Korea. An earlier trilateral meeting was held in South Korea last year

22 Mar 2025 9:46 am
U.S. Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 5,32,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

The order applies to about 5,32,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022

22 Mar 2025 8:05 am
Israeli military says it intercepted missile fired from Yemen; Houthis claim responsibility

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it fired a ballistic missile toward Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv

22 Mar 2025 7:32 am
Thousands rally in Istanbul as Erdogan issues warning against protests over Mayors arrest

Protests erupted across multiple Turkish cities denouncing the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul even as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a stern warning that demonstrations would not be tolerated

22 Mar 2025 7:29 am
Elon Musk holds unprecedented Pentagon meeting, wants leakers prosecuted

Mr. Musk met U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for 80 minutes in his first such talks at the Pentagon, which is responsible for a large chunk of federal government spending. It was unclear whether U.S. generals joined that meeting virtually

22 Mar 2025 7:02 am
Gunmen fire at Iraqi consulate in Istanbul; no casualties reported

In the evening hours today, individuals on motorcycles have opened fire on Iraq's Consulate in Istanbul. There was no loss of life or material in the incident, says Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Oncu Keceli

22 Mar 2025 4:20 am
U.S. senators push for more funding for California fire recovery

With burned residences and businesses in the background, senators Alex Padilla of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey said there were bright spots in the recovery

22 Mar 2025 4:00 am
Londons Heathrow Airport slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power

The blaze started just before midnight on Thursday at a substation about 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) from the airport and took firefighters around seven hours to bring under control

22 Mar 2025 2:20 am
Italy's Constitutional Court allows singles to adopt foreign minors, ending 40-year ban

Italy's right-wing government headed by Premier Giorgia Meloni has opposed singles' adoptions in court, but the country's centre-left opposition hailed Friday's ruling as a historic turning point.

22 Mar 2025 1:40 am
Saudi Arabia frees prisoners in apparent easing of crackdown

More than 30 dissidents, many jailed for social media posts, have been released since December, in an apparent rollback of ad laws singled out by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler

22 Mar 2025 1:00 am
Bangladesh government says will not ban ousted PM's party

Interim government refuses to ban ousted premiers party, sparking backlash from student revolutionaries in Bangladesh

21 Mar 2025 11:33 pm
Pakistani journalist faces court over anti-state posts

The founder of Pakistans Raftar channel, Farhan Mallick, faces charges of spreading fake news, sparking concerns over freedom of expression

21 Mar 2025 11:24 pm
Israeli troops move deeper into Gaza as top court halts firing of security chief

Israel intensifies military operations in Gaza to secure the release of hostages, sparking a power struggle and crisis

21 Mar 2025 10:47 pm
Trump awards next-generation F-47 fighter jet contract to Boeing

U.S. President Trump announces Boeing contract for F-47 stealth fighter to succeed the F-22 Raptor, promising unmatched capabilities and air superiority for generations to come.

21 Mar 2025 10:42 pm
Deportees from the U.S. hop embassy to embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum

The focus of international humanitarian concern just weeks before, the deportees now say they're increasingly worried that with little legal and humanitarian assistance and no clear pathway forward offered by authorities, they may be forgotten

21 Mar 2025 2:36 pm
Trump's call for AI deregulation gets strong backing from Big Tech

Major tech firms are pushing the administration of President Donald Trump to loosen rules on building AI

21 Mar 2025 1:41 pm
Trump gives Oval Office a makeover to reflect his brand

The Republican has decked out the inner sanctum of the U.S. presidency with gilded trophies and gold-plated, Trump-branded coasters, and filled almost every available inch of wall space with portraits of his predecessors

21 Mar 2025 1:03 pm
Top Russian official visits North Korea to meet North Koreas Kim Jong Un

Mr. Shoigu's visit comes after Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countries' leaders

21 Mar 2025 12:39 pm
Namibia to inaugurate its first woman President

Nandi-Ndaitwah will become one of the few women leaders in the region when she is inaugurated at a ceremony to be attended by heads of states of neighbouring countries including Angola and South Africa

21 Mar 2025 12:31 pm
Sudan's military says it has retaken Presidential Palace held by rival paramilitary forces

A Sudanese military officer wearing a captains epaulettes made the announcement in the video, and confirmed the troops were inside the compound

21 Mar 2025 12:30 pm
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

Several airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Indonesia's tourist island of Bali due to the eruption

21 Mar 2025 12:12 pm
Bluntness that won Trump a second term backfires to attract legal trouble

Republicans lack of restraint had given him a boost during the election;but his looseness with words and a ready-fire-aim approach is a shift from predecessors like Obama, who used to say that he was careful because anything he said could send troops marching or markets tumbling

21 Mar 2025 12:12 pm
South Korea says it agreed with U.S. to swiftly resolve 'sensitive country' status

The U.S. Department of Energy has not explained why it put its Asian ally on the watchlist, which also includes China, Iran, Russia and North Korea

21 Mar 2025 11:38 am