Prominent Bangladeshi economist Abul Barkat, who has been a critic of radical Islam, was sent to jail on Friday over a graft case
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Israel-Hamas conflict: One dies in West Bank shopping complex attack
A terror attack at a shopping complex at the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank on Thursday left one person dead.
Ukraine intelligence officer gunned down in Kyiv
A senior Ukrainian intelligence officer was gunned down in Kyiv on Thursday
Not giving up: Kapil Sharma’s cafe in Canada posts strong message after attack by Khalistani terrorist
Kap’s cafe, actor-comedian Kapil Sharma’s restaurant in Canada, has posted a message after Khalistani terrorists attacked it on Wednesday
Pakistan: Nine passengers abducted, shot dead in Balochistan
Nine people died after armed gunmen, who were travelling in a bus, were abducted and shot dead in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Thursday
Trump turns tariff into weapon of revenge against Brazil over trial of ex-president Bolsonaro
There is a sense of kinship as Trump was indicted in 2023 for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 US presidential election. The US president addressed his tariff letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who bested Bolsonaro in 2022.
Leaked phone call reveals Sheikh Hasina authorised deadly Bangladesh crackdown during 2024 uprising
Ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina had authorised the deadly crackdown on students during the July-August Uprising
Russia hits Ukraine with over 700 drones amid Trump’s decision to send more weapons
Russia hit Ukraine with 728 drones on Tuesday, marking one of the largest aerial attacks launched on the country. Russia targeted Ukraine just a day after US President Donald Trump pledged to send more weapons to Kyiv. Russia had launched several aerial attacks on Ukraine in recent days. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the […]
ICC issues arrest warrant for 2 Taliban leaders over persecution of girls
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for two Taliban leaders and accused them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan
Singapore seeks deeper global ties as big powers compete
Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam, who also oversees national security, shared these views during an interview at the Reuters NEXT Asia summit in Singapore.
