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Bangla Press Desk: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The earthquake occurred at 10.27pm local time (1757 GMT)...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump hailed his assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a "martyr for truth" on Wednesday while assailing the "radical left," suggesting its rhetoric contributed to the death of the conservative activist. "For y...
Bangla Press Desk: France has been plunged into a new political crisis with the defeat of Prime Minister François Bayrou at a confidence vote in the National Assembly.The defeat – by 364 votes to 194 – means that Bayrou will on Tuesday present his g...
Bangla Press Desk: Nepal rolled back its social media ban on Tuesday, a day after at least 19 people were killed in protests demanding the government lift its restrictions and tackle corruption. All major social media apps were working, an AFP re...
Bangla Press Desk: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas Monday in London, as the UK government edges towards recognising a Palestinian state. The leaders discussed "the need for an urgent so...
Bangla Press Desk: Deported from the United States after having his asylum application rejected, Russian soldier Artem Vovchenko -- who fled the army to avoid fighting in Ukraine -- now faces seven years in jail back home. Vovchenko, 2...
Bangla Press Desk: A major arms fair opens Tuesday in London without the presence of Israeli government officials due to worsening diplomatic relations between Britain and Israel over the Gaza conflict. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's...
Bangla Press Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a solid-fuel engine used for long range nuclear missiles, state media reported on Tuesday, marking another key step in in a weapons programme Western powers have failed...
Bangla Press Desk: A lewd birthday letter that Donald Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 -- which the US president claimed did not exist -- was published Monday by a congressional panel investigating the late financier's sex...
Bangla Press Desk: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday attended a virtual BRICS Summit and delivered an important statement, calling on BRICS countries to forge ahead in solidarity and cooperation. The summit was chaired by Brazilian Presiden...
Bangla Press Desk: President Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist Tuesday over Israel's strikes against Hamas in Qatar, as he insisted he played no role in the attack by one close US ally against another. Trum...
Bangla Press Desk: Israel struck the headquarters of Hamas political leaders in Qatar on Tuesday, killing five of its members, as the militant group’s top figures gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. One membe...
Bangla Press Desk: France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu takes office on Wednesday facing a day of protests that are expected to see transport, education and other services suffer disruptions in a show of grassroots anger against...
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