Tel Aviv, August 13 (IANS) The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to bring the militant group Hamas to the negotiating table.An indirect peace talks betw
Moscow, August 13 (IANS) Twelve civilians have died and another 121 have been injured following Ukraine's attack on the Kursk region, Acting governor of the region Alexei Smirnov said.About 180,000 people are s
Beirut, August 12 (IANS) Hezbollah launched multiple Katyusha rocket barrages at a military base in northern Israel on Monday, in retaliation for Israeli strikes on villages in southern Lebanon the previous day
Moscow, August 12 (IANS) Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of shelling the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) which resulted in fire in the area of one of the cooling towers."Tonight an attack by a Ukrainia
Khartoum, August 12 (IANS) At least 28 civilians were killed and 46 others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sud
Kabul, August 11 (IANS): A total of 1,779,603 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Pakistan, Iran, and other countries over the past 12 months, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriatio
New Delhi, August 11 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has revealed that she could have remained in power if she had "surrendered" the sovereignty of Saint Martin Island and "allowed America
Chittagong, August 10 (IANS) Tens of thousands of Hindus converged in the heart of Bangladesh's Chittagong on Saturday, holding a massive protest rally against the ongoing attacks on the community and demanding
Dhaka, August 10 (IANS) Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has resigned as the head of the country's top court after receiving an ultimatum from leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, local m
Male, August 10 (IANS) Calling India as one of the "closest allies" and "invaluable partners", Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Saturday reaffirmed his administration's "full commitment" to strengthening th
Gaza, August 10 (IANS) At least 100 Palestinians were killed on Saturday by Israeli airstrikes at a school serving as a shelter for displaced people in Al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City, the country's medical
Tehran, August 10 (IANS) A top Iranian military commander said Tehran considered avenging the assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh as its duty, Iranian media has reported.Esmaeil Qa'ani, comman
Dhaka, August 9 (IANS) As many as 205 incidents of persecution of members of minority communities have been reported across 52 districts in Bangladesh since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation on
Jerusalem, August 9 (IANS) Israel replied to Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators early Friday, saying that it will send a delegation to resume talks on a Gaza ceasefire deal on August 15.Israeli Prime Minister Be
Moscow, August 9 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law, officially legalising cryptocurrency mining in the country from November 2024, according to a document published on the government port
Tokyo, August 9 (IANS) Japan marked the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Nagasaki on Friday, with the city mayor calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Su
New Delhi, August 8 (IANS) Saima Wazed, daughter of former Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday said she is “heartbroken” as she cannot hug her mother after the unrest in her country.“He
New Delhi, August 8 (IANS) Bangladesh went into a tailspin after nationwide protests over job quota flared up. Following the agitation, Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh's Prime Minister and fled the country
Tel Aviv, August 8 (IANS) Israel intelligence is gathering maximum information from its network in Gaza on Yahya Sinwar, the newly anointed political head of the militant group, Hamas.Sources told IANS that Isr
Dhaka, August 7 (IANS) Bangladeshi Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said Wednesday that an interim government, headed by Nobel Laureate and noted economist Muhammad Yunus, will be sworn in on Thursday night.Ad