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Khaleda Zia laid to rest as thousands gather to bid farewell to BNP leader

1 Jan 2026 12:49 AM IST
Dhaka: Hundreds of thousands of people on Wednesday bid an emotional farewell to former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was laid...

Turkiye holds 125 more IS suspects in nationwide sweep

1 Jan 2026 12:46 AM IST
Ankara: Turkish authorities on Wednesday pressed ahead with nationwide operations against suspected Islamic State members, detaining 125 people in...

Russia releases video footage to challenge Kyiv over alleged attack

1 Jan 2026 12:46 AM IST
MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry released video footage on Wednesday of what it said was a downed drone at a briefing intended to show Ukraine tried...

Russian drones blast Ukraine’s Odesa, injure 6 including children

1 Jan 2026 12:45 AM IST
Kyiv: Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six...

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian PoW as part of ceasefire pact

1 Jan 2026 12:45 AM IST
Bangkok: Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war (PoW) held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire pact the two...

Taiwan reunification ‘unstoppable’, Xi says in new year address

1 Jan 2026 12:44 AM IST
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping in his New Year address on Wednesday said Taiwan’s reunification with China is “unstoppable” while projecting...

B’desh health adviser resigns, second exit in a week

1 Jan 2026 12:44 AM IST
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s special assistant to the chief adviser for the health ministry, Sayedur Rahman, has resigned, becoming the second senior official...

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's family pay their last respects to her ahead of Namaz-e-Janaza

31 Dec 2025 10:15 AM IST
Dhaka: The body of former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia reached her Gulshan residence, Firoza, on Wednesday, where family members and...

Myanmar’s military-backed party claims strong lead

31 Dec 2025 12:34 AM IST
Bangkok: The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claimed Tuesday it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first general...

A different age: AI agents arrived in 2025 and changed the tech game forever

31 Dec 2025 12:34 AM IST
Pittsburgh: In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as...

World Briefs

31 Dec 2025 12:34 AM IST
Somalia’s prez in Turkey for talks after Israel recognises Somaliland Istanbul: Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Turkey on...

Israel to halt operations of several aid organisations in Gaza in 2026

31 Dec 2025 12:31 AM IST
Jerusalem: Israel on Tuesday said it will suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to...
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