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Putin tells Abbas of 'great pain' at Palestinian plight
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin told visiting Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday that Moscow was pained by the...
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Israeli minister tells US that large-scale Iranian attack expected, Axios reports
WASHINGTON - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations...
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Philippines urges China to de-escalate tensions after air incident over Scarborough Shoal
MANILA - The Philippines urged Beijing on Monday to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as...
Aug 12, 20242 min read


Israel orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores
CAIRO - Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian...
Aug 12, 20243 min read


Nobel laureate Yunus takes charge of Bangladesh, hopes to heal strife-torn country
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country...
Aug 9, 20243 min read


Nobel laureate Yunus makes emotional return to Bangladesh to lead caretaker government
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus made an emotional return home to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a new interim government...
Aug 8, 20243 min read


Bangladesh new interim leader Yunus heads home, government to be sworn in on Thursday
DHAKA - The Nobel Peace laureate tapped to lead an interim government in Bangladesh called for calm and boarded a flight on Wednesday to...
Aug 8, 20244 min read


Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination
CAIRO - Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran...
Aug 7, 20243 min read


Hindu homes, temples targeted in Bangladesh after Hasina ouster, minority group says
DHAKA - Hundreds of Hindu houses, businesses and temples have been vandalised since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a...
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Protesters force four Bangladesh cenbank deputies to resign, bank sources say
DHAKA - Four deputy governors of Bangladesh's central bank were forced to resign on Wednesday after about 300-400 officials protested...
Aug 7, 20242 min read


India evacuates non-essential staff from its embassy, consulates in Bangladesh, Indian official sources say
NEW DELHI - India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh,...
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Exclusive-Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina's fate
DHAKA/NEW DELHI - The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a...
Aug 7, 20244 min read
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