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Mob kills minority Hindu man, interim government blames terror activities by victim

The deceased, identified as Amrit Mondal, had allegedly formed a criminal gang and was involved in extortion and other criminal activities

26 Dec 2025 12:55 am
U.S. naval moves against Venezuela | Explained

Which tankers did the U.S. target near Venezuela? How does the U.S. use financial systems to enforce sanctions? What role do insurance and classification societies play? What role does the Office of Foreign Assets Control have?

25 Dec 2025 10:34 pm
BNPs Tarique Rahman visits ailing mother ex-PM Khaleda Zia in hospital

The mother-son reunion on Bangladeshi soil comes after more than 17 years, although they have met several times in London, local media reports said

25 Dec 2025 7:57 pm
Lebanon says two dead in Israeli strike near Syria border

Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon and has also maintained troops in five southern areas it deems strategic despite a November 24 ceasefire

25 Dec 2025 7:34 pm
Three Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching Christmas tree at Catholic church in West Bank

The Holy Redeemer Church of Jenin posted photos of the arson, showing the skeleton of a synthetic Christmas tree that had been gutted of the green plastic branches

25 Dec 2025 7:25 pm
King Charles III leads family to church ahead of annual Christmas Day broadcast

King Charles and Queen Camilla, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, and their children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, and extended family walked to St. Mary Magdalene Church

25 Dec 2025 6:21 pm
All must join hands to maintain law and order: BNPs Tarique Rahman after return to Bangladesh

His call for unity came as Jamaat-e-Islami, the BNP's coalition partner during its 2001-2006 tenure in power, has emerged as its main rival in the upcoming polls

25 Dec 2025 6:19 pm
Syria says killed senior Islamic State leader

The strikes killed five members of the jihadist group, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

25 Dec 2025 6:02 pm
In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

Pope Leo has also lamented the conditions for Palestinians in Gaza several times recently and told journalists last month that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state

25 Dec 2025 5:11 pm
Watch: How Gen Z protests shaped the world in 2025

2025 was the year the worlds youngest citizens refused to stay silent. From Asia to Africa, Europe to Latin America Gen Z stepped out of their screens and onto the streets, demanding something simple and revolutionary: accountability.

25 Dec 2025 4:56 pm
China rejects U.S. claims on India ties, says border issue is bilateral

China accuses the United States of distorting its defence policy in an attempt to prevent an improvement in China-India relations

25 Dec 2025 4:14 pm
Two Indians, Thai woman held in Nepal with 4.3 kg cocaine

Two Indians and a Thai woman were arrested in Kathmandu over cocaine possession, with one suspect allegedly swallowing 29 pills to evade police, which were later recovered after hospitalization, officials said.

25 Dec 2025 3:19 pm
Israel calls countries condemning new West Bank settlements 'morally wrong'

Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the Land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and discriminatory against Jews, says Foreign Minister Gideon Saar

25 Dec 2025 1:23 pm
Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote local election in decades

The voting of local council members, to be conducted across Mogadishu's 16 districts, has been organised by the country's federal government but rejected by the Opposition parties, which have called the election flawed and one-sided

25 Dec 2025 1:21 pm
Trkiye detains 115 suspected Islamic State members believed planning attacks

Istanbul Police obtained information that Islamic State members had planned attacks in Trkiye, against non-Muslims in particular, during Christmas and New Year celebrations, said the prosecutors office

25 Dec 2025 12:54 pm
Helicopter crash on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro kills five, aviation authority says

Kilimanjaro regions head of police, Simon Maigwa, reported that the helicopter was on a medical rescue mission.

25 Dec 2025 12:47 pm
Faithful return to Bethlehem, Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St Peter's

On Dec. 24, the giant Christmas tree returned to Manger Square, temporarily replacing the wartime nativity scene of baby Jesus surrounded by rubble and barbed wire in a homage to Gaza's suffering.

25 Dec 2025 12:30 pm
Couldn't have ended 2025 in space domain in better way: Amb Kwatra on Indias successful launch of U.S. satellite

Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Vinay Mohan Kwatra, underlines growing 'Atmanirbharta' in the space sector

25 Dec 2025 12:12 pm
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman lands in Dhaka

His return to Bangladesh comes after a gap of 17 years amid a fresh wave of unrest and political instability that has been gripping the country

25 Dec 2025 12:00 pm
Australian PM Albanese announces bravery award for heroes of Bondi anti-Semitic attack

Mr. Albanese plans to create a special honours system for individuals who risked their safety during the beachside Hanukkah attack, including Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian Muslim

25 Dec 2025 11:40 am
North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine

Mr. Kim visited a shipyard to inspect the construction of what the North describes as an 8,700-ton-class nuclear-propelled submarine

25 Dec 2025 11:37 am
Trump warns against infiltration by 'bad Santa,' defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids

We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa, says U.S. President Donald Trump

25 Dec 2025 11:33 am
Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting

I think its tragic, and I think everybody respects and is very sad for what happened, and I think people here are out on the beach, because its like a celebration but everybody has got it in their memories and everybody is respectful of what happened, says British tourist Mark Conroy

25 Dec 2025 11:13 am
Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack

The Christmas Eve attack is the latest in a series of attacks in Nigeria's troubled northern region, where the country is battling multiple armed groups, including Boko Haram and its splinter group, Islamic State West Africa Province, among others

25 Dec 2025 10:47 am
Discovery of a million more potential Epstein documents delays further releases

Releases so far have contained extensive redactions, angering some Republicans and doing little to defuse a scandal threatening the party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

25 Dec 2025 2:27 am
Dhaka braces for return of BNP leader ahead of polls

BNP acting chairman and son of former PM Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman, to arrive on December 25 after nearly 18 years in exile in the U.K.; he is scheduled to address party members, visit ailing mother

24 Dec 2025 11:25 pm
Israel says it killed Hamas financial officer in Gaza

Hamas's leader for the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed on December 14 the death of Raed Saad and his companions, though he did not name Zaqut

24 Dec 2025 10:29 pm
European Union 'strongly condemns' U.S. sanctions against five Europeans

They were responding after the U.S. state department announced Tuesday (December 23) it would deny visas to the five, accusing them of seeking to coerce American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints they oppose

24 Dec 2025 10:25 pm
Awami League will not be allowed to participate in Bangladesh election: interim government

This will be the first time since 1971 that the party has been barred from contesting an election in Bangladeshs history

24 Dec 2025 9:51 pm
Trumps growing bonhomie with Pakistan Army chief is deeply concerning for India: Congress

The Congress pointed to the latest remarks by the American President on the Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and questioned the Narendra Modi governments silence on the issue

24 Dec 2025 8:37 pm
Israel accuses Hamas of violating Gaza truce, says it will respond

The Israeli military earlier said that an explosive device had detonated against a military vehicle in the southern Rafah area of Gaza and that one officer had been lightly injured

24 Dec 2025 7:36 pm
Putin has been briefed on U.S. proposals for Ukraine peace plan, the Kremlin says

All the main parameters of the Russian side's position are well known to our colleagues from the United States, says Kremlin spokesman

24 Dec 2025 5:20 pm
Pakistan court extends interim bail of Imran Khan, his wife Bushra in May 9 cases

The May 9 cases are related to violence by former PM Imran Khan's supporters who resorted to vandalism in 2023 after his arrest in Islamabad

24 Dec 2025 5:16 pm
China probably seeks to capitalise on decreased tension along LAC to stabilise ties with India: U.S. report

India probably remains sceptical of Chinas actions and motives. Continued mutual distrust and other irritants almost certainly limit the bilateral relationship, the report added

24 Dec 2025 4:13 pm
U.S., Ukraine reach consensus on key issues, but territorial disputes unresolved

The draft proposal, which reflects Ukraines wishes, intertwines political and commercial interests to safeguard security while boosting economic potential

24 Dec 2025 3:21 pm
U.S. border patrol agents arrest 30 Indian nationals living illegally in America

Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector in California arrested 49 illegal immigrants with commercial drivers licenses during vehicle stops at immigration checkpoints and in interagency operations, says U.S. CBP

24 Dec 2025 2:43 pm
Turkey says electrical failure reported before Libyan military jet crash

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya earlier said the aircraft requested an emergency landing while flying over Ankaras Haymana district, adding that the wreckage was later found near Kesikkavak village in the area

24 Dec 2025 12:24 pm
U.S. lawmakers express concern over total ban of Bangladeshs Awami League party

Bangladeshi people deserve the opportunity to choose an elected government through a free and fair election, says U.S. lawmakers

24 Dec 2025 11:50 am
Ukraine drone attacks target Moscow at night, spark industrial fire in Tula, says Russia

Russian Defence Ministry said its air defence units destroyed 172 Ukrainian drones overnight, nearly half of them over regions bordering Ukraine

24 Dec 2025 11:30 am
China probe finds Taiwanese smugglers controlled vessel that damaged subsea cables

China previously accused Taiwan of manipulating possible Chinese involvement in the case, saying it was making claims before the facts were clear

24 Dec 2025 10:53 am
U.S. denies visas to EU ex-commissioner, four others over tech rules

The U.S. State Department said it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to coerce American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints

24 Dec 2025 10:35 am
Trump's AI hiring campaign draws interest from 25,000 hopefuls

Previous U.S. presidents have launched similar initiatives to bring tech talent into government, including former President Joe Biden

24 Dec 2025 9:50 am
U.S. judge rejects business group's challenge to Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said President Trump had adequately backed up his claim that the H-1B program was displacing U.S. workers, including by citing examples of companies that laid off thousands of Americans while simultaneously petitioning for H-1B visas.

24 Dec 2025 8:17 am
Trump's newly appointed envoy to Greenland says U.S. not looking to 'conquer' the Danish territory

Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry said the Trump administration isn't going to go in there trying to conquer anybody or try to o take over anybody's country.

24 Dec 2025 7:40 am
Australian lawmakers approve sweeping new state gun laws, protest ban

The reforms passed the upper house of the New South Wales Parliament early on Wednesday by a vote of 18 to eight

24 Dec 2025 7:03 am
France's parliament approves Emergency Bill to prevent U.S.-style government shutdown

The emergency law ''is like a spare tyre, Finance Minister Roland Lescure told lawmakers, urging quick work on a real budget for next year. Relying on it for too long risks greatly weakening the French economy

24 Dec 2025 6:40 am
Explosion at Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2

The explosion happened at Bristol Health & Rehab Centre in Bristol Township, just as a utility crew had been on site looking for a gas leak, although the cause of the explosion was unclear several hours later, as was the extent of the casualties.

24 Dec 2025 6:26 am