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Bangla Press Desk: Two Jewish men were seriously injured in a stabbing attack in Golders Green, north London, UK. A man ran down a busy street with a knife and attempted to attack Jewish worship...
Bangla Press Desk: Tehran’s main source of drinking water is at risk of running dry within two weeks, state media warned on Sunday, owing to a historic drought.The Amir Kabir dam, one of five which provide drinking water for the capital, "hold...
Bangla Press Desk: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday departed for a two-day visit to China, with planned talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang expected to centre on economic and technological cooperation despite...
Bangla Press Desk: Xi Jinping joked about spying on South Korea's president as he gifted him a pair of smartphones, telling him to "check if there is a backdoor" in a rare jest from the Chinese leader that made headlines in Seoul.The lighthear...
Abu Sabet: FBI Director Kash Patel has hit back at the “beyond pathetic” reports that he used a government jet to see his girlfriend perform at a wrestling event, claiming they were an attempt to smear his “rock-solid conservative” partner.Last week,...
Bangla Press Desk: Israel on Sunday signalled it could intensify operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of rearming, urging Beirut to disarm the Iran-backed group.Despite a November 2024 cease...
Minara Helen: President Trump’s off-the-cuff disclosure that he underwent an MRI scan is raising fresh questions about the secrecy surrounding Trump’s health and the need for presidents to be more transparent.Trump is the oldest person to be elected...
Bangla Press Desk: When Anna was planning her first visit to Xinjiang in 2015, her friends were perplexed."They couldn't understand why I'd visit a place that back then was considered one of China's most dangerous areas."One of her friends pulled out...
Bangla Press Desk: Iran said on Sunday that it would rebuild nuclear sites damaged by Israeli and US strikes "stronger than before", as mediator Oman urged Tehran and Washington to revive stalled diplomacy.US President Donald Trump has sa...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States and China have agreed to set up military-to-military channels to “deconflict and deescalate any problems” as the bilateral ties “has never been better” following the “historic” Trump-Xi Jinping meeting, said US De...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Democratic President Barack Obama called New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Saturday and offered to be a “sounding board” if the 34-year-old frontrunner wins the election. He also praised Mamdani's campaign.The call,...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States envoy for Syria said on Saturday that Damascus's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is to travel to Washington to sign an agreement to join an international US-led alliance against the Islamic State.Asked by report...
Noman Sabit: New Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules are going into effect on Saturday, even as benefits will already not be issued through November without federal funding due to the government shutdown.The United States Departmen...
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