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Reports of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh ‘factually incorrect,’
DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that it's crucial to start a new chapter in the Indo-Bangla ties, which should begin with the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as her continued presence in…
Oil tanker burns after two alleged Houthi missiles hit it in Gulf of Aden.
DUBAI: Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden late Friday, splashing down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said.
The attack comes after the Houthis repeatedly…
Pakistan’s ISI complicit with terrorists, says former US NSA McMaster
WASHINGTON: There is an "undeniable complicity" of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with terrorist groups, former US National Security Advisor Lt Gen (retd) H R McMaster has said, revealing that during his tenure under then…
Iraq-US joint raid kills 15 Islamic State group militants
BAGHDAD: A joint operation by US and Iraqi forces killed 15 Islamic State group fighters in Iraq's western desert, with seven US troops hurt during the operation, US Central Command said.
The raid targeted Islamic State leaders and was…
West Bank city ‘cut off from the world’ as Israel raid drags on
Jenin: Concrete slabs and sheet metal were piled high alongside streets in Jenin on Saturday, as residents assessed the damage from Israel's latest West Bank raid even as explosions persisted nearby.
The scars of ongoing clashes in the…
Three dead as tiny plane hits Oregon townhome row
PORTLAND: Three people were dead after a small plane crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning in a neighborhood east of Portland, setting the homes ablaze, authorities told KATU-TV.
Officials earlier in the day had said the…
Turmoil in Bangladesh could stop India-Bangladesh projects.
NEW DELHI: Bilateral projects involving India are likely to remain stalled in Bangladesh due to the turmoil there, say political observers.
"India-led projects in Bangladesh (old and new) are likely to remain stalled for a long time. The…
China pushes rivals’ limits in regional disputes
BEIJING: China's campaign of confrontation, from remote reefs in Southeast Asia to Taiwan and far-flung Japanese islands, is designed to wear down regional rivals competing with it for contested territories, analysts say.
Beijing in…
Zelensky becomes dull in war-torn east Ukraine
KLEBAN-BYK: Olena Semykina, the owner of a village shop in east Ukraine, voted for President Volodymyr Zelensky five and a half years ago, hoping the fresh-faced political newcomer would end the fighting unleashed by Russian proxy forces in…
America ready to ‘turn the page’ on Trump: Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON: The American people are ready to "turn the page" on Donald Trump, Kamala Harris has said, asserting that her Republican challenger is pushing an agenda which "divides" the country and "diminishes the character" of its people.…
Bombs set by Yemeni rebels on vessel threat Red Sea oil spill
DUBAI: Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned…
Russia claims two more villages in eastern Ukraine
Moscow: Russia said Thursday that it took two more east Ukrainian villages - in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions - as its forces continue their advance deeper into the country.
The defence ministry said Russian forces captured the village…
Russia bombs Ukraine with missiles and drones for third time in four days.
KYIV: Russia conducted a heavy aerial attack on Ukraine for the third time in four days Thursday, again launching missiles and scores of drones that mostly were intercepted, Ukraine’s air force said.
Russian forces fired five missiles…
Israeli army says it has killed five more West Bank militants
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it has killed five more militants in a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank early Thursday, including a well-known local commander.
There was no immediate Palestinian confirmation of the…
China still committed to ‘stable’ US ties, Xi tells Sullivan
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told top White House aide Jake Sullivan Thursday that Beijing remained committed to good ties with the United States, despite "great changes".
Sullivan, the first US national security advisor to…
Hong Kong court convicts two journalists in a landmark sedition case
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet on Thursday, in a sedition case that is widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedom in the city once hailed as a bastion of free press in…
Brazil’s top court threatens to ban X operations in latest conflict twist.
RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly Twitter, unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours.
The order…
Kamala Harris’ election would defy history
NEW YORK: As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others in her position who have tried the same.
Since 1836, only one sitting vice president,…
Jaat-e-Islami chief Bangladesh wants good relations with India
DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami supremo Shafiqur Rahman has said his party seeks harmonious and stable ties with India but asserted that New Delhi needs to reconsider its foreign policy in the neighbourhood, as bilateral relations do not…
Bangladesh TV journalist found dead in Dhaka lake
DHAKA: The body of a 32-year-old woman TV journalist in Bangladesh was recovered from a lake here in the capital on Wednesday, according to media reports.
The deceased was identified as Sarah Rahanuma, a newsroom editor at Gazi TV, a…
