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Gunmen kill 23 bus passengers in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan
Karachi: Unidentified gunmen in a targeted attack shot and killed at least 23 people from Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday in the restive Balochistan province after offloading them from buses and checking…
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‘Let’s not have World War III’: Trump on Middle East tensions
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has criticised the Biden administration’s efforts concerning the situation in the Middle East and stressed that they should not have a third world war. Questioning the…
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Guterres asks Hezbollah, Israel to de-escalate tensions
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked Israel and Hezbollah to immediately de-escalate the situation that is “threatening regional security and stability,” according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. The two sides…
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Yunus urges China to relocate solar panel factories to Bangladesh
Dhaka: facing growing export restrictions for its solar panels, should explore the possibility of relocating some of its solar panel factories to Bangladesh to boost the country’s green transition and exports, Chief…
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12 Bangladeshis arrested in Tripura for entering India illegally
Agartala: Altogether 12 Bangladesh nationals and one Indian facilitator have been arrested from two places in West Tripura district since Saturday, police said. Seven Bangladesh nationals along with their Indian facilitator were…
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Russian court sentences 5 men to over 6 years for anti-Israel riots in Dagestan
A court in southern Russia has sentenced five men to more than six years in prison for their alleged involvement in last year’s mass anti-Israel protest at an airport in Dagestan, a…
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4 more murder cases filed against deposed PM Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least four more murder cases have been filed against Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her former cabinet ministers and aides, media reports said on Sunday. A murder case was…
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Mpox impacting a broader demographic, warns Lancet report
New Delhi: Monkeypox (Mpox) has once again surged to global attention and unlike the 2022 outbreak, the 2024 outbreak is impacting a broader demographic globally, a latest Lancet report has warned. The…
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Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft, 8 vessels around its territory
Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) said on Sunday that it detected 12 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels from 6 am (local time) on Saturday to 6 am (local…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted
Paris: Russian-born Pavel Durov, founder and owner of popular encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France over several charges related to his platform, and faces up to 20 years in…
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Telegram Chief Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Paris: Pavel Durov, billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Telegram, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening for alleged offences related to the popular messaging app, media reports…
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Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League party members placed on fresh remand in murder cases
Dhaka: A court here on Saturday placed Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former law minister Anisul Huq, former social welfare minister Dipu Moni and…
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Elon Musk’s X unveils investor list: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Saudi Prince among key backers
Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has disclosed the identities of nearly 100 investors who supported Musk’s 44 billion USD acquisition of the platform in October 2022, according…
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Russia and Ukraine exchange 230 prisoners of war
Moscow: Russia and Ukraine on Saturday successfully exchanged 230 prisoners of war following negotiations held with the mediation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “As a result of the negotiation process, 115…
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Nepal bus accident: 51 survivors, 2 bodies to arrive in UP
Maharajganj: Fifty-one people of the group from Maharashtra that had gone to Nepal and met with a bus accident there will arrive here on Saturday evening, along with the bodies of the…
