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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...
Minara Helen: President Trump on Sunday took new shots at Harvard University, saying he wants to know exactly who the foreign students it enrolls are after the Department of Homeland Security last week sought to block the prestigious sc...
Ema Alice: Three individuals were sentenced yesterday for their participation in a scheme to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor (GaDOL), out of tens of millions of dollars in benefits meant to assist unemployed individuals during t...
Noman Sabit: President Trump on Monday said he was considering taking $3 billion of grant money from Harvard University and distributing it to trade schools around the country, amid an ongoing battle with the country’s oldest university...
Bangla Press Desk: The Palestinian delegation won the right to fly their flag at the World Health Organization after a symbolic victory in a vote on Monday that its envoy hopes will lead to greater recognition within the United Nations...
Ema Alice: Two men have found themselves in deep legal trouble as they face charges for their engagement in a Medicare fraud scheme amounting to over $227 million. Arrested yesterday, Syed Murtuza Kablazada, 34, of Arlington Heights, Il...
Bangla Press Desk: Saudi Arabia announced that 28 May (Wednesday) will mark the first day of Dhu Al Hijjah, as the crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom on Tuesday evening. Accordingly, Eid-ul-Azha 2025 will be observed on 6 June...
Minara Helen: President Trump issued a full pardon Monday to a former Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of bribery, alleging that he was a victim of a “weaponized” Justice Department under the Biden administration. Trump announ...
Bangla Press Desk: More than 30 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a local government official said Monday, the latest raids in a region where herders and farmers often clash over land access....
Ema Alice: The Trump administration directed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world Tuesday to halt scheduling visa interviews for international students as it weighs expanding “social media screening and vetting” for applicants...
Bangla Press Desk: A Hamas source said the group had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal presented by mediators that reportedly involves the releasing of 10 hostages in two batches and a 70-day truce. The outline of the new potential...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh high commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah on Thursday presented his credentials to Indian president Droupadi Murmu at a formal ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Murmu accepted cre...
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