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Interim leader Muhammad Yunus urges a ‘yes’ vote for reforms as Bangladesh heads to its historic 2026 polls Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman waves to supporters in Sylhet on January 21, 2026, as part of the official launch of his election campaign. Photo: AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh begins official campaigning on Thursday for hugely anticipated … Read more
Tehran rejects external casualty reports, claiming ‘organised terrorist elements’ killed over 3,000 people Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Photo: AFP TEHRAN: The Iranian government announced the official death toll from nationwide protests, state media reported Wednesday. The Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, a … Read more
For decades, leaders have gathered in Davos to discuss a shared economic and political future. On Wednesday, President Trump turned the forum into a bracing clash between his worldview and theirs.
Sources say White House advisers sought to calm allies and steer policy away from military escalation US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders, at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland. SOURCE: REUTERS President Donald Trump’s retreat from threats of force as an option for acquiring Greenland capped … Read more
With the ICC denying a move to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh has 48 hours to decide its T20 World Cup participation The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will speak to the country’s interim government in a last-ditch attempt to secure the team’s participation in next month’s Twenty20 World Cup after their demand to shift their matches outside … Read more
After assailing Europe in a long speech at Davos, the president said he had won an agreement on the future of the Arctic territory.
The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.
. Former US president Bill Clinton and former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia. Photo: Reuters (file) WASHINGTON: A US House panel was set to vote Wednesday on whether to launch contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton over their refusal to testify before its … Read more
. Leaders from more than 60 countries have been invited to serve on the Peace Council. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated a warning that Iran would be wiped “off the face of this earth” if Tehran ever succeeded in assassinating the US leader. In a heated exchange of threats, Iran and … Read more
Palestinian family members and colleagues carry the body of Palestinian journalists killed in an Israeli strike, as they leave the Nasser Hospital for burial, in Khan Yunis. Photo: AFP GAZA CITY: An Israeli air strike killed an AFP freelancer and two other journalists in Gaza on Wednesday, the territory’s civil defence agency said, while the … Read more