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Bangla Press Desk: Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that Britain would spend almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernise its armed for...
Abu Sabet: Many Americans are not leaving the house without their passports, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to conduct raids across American cities. Reports of citizens being detained have created a culture of fear, leading th...
Noman Sabit: For workers in 19 states, New Year's won't just mean festivities and futile resolutions- they'll also be getting paid more as minimum wage increases kick in. For some, those raises will be historic: In six states, the minimum wage will r...
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Bangla Press Desk: Christian and human rights organisations have sounded alarm over alleged attempts by Hindu far-right groups to disrupt Christmas celebrations in India, amid a series of attacks targeting members of the minority communit...
Bangla Press Desk: An association of hoteliers in West Bengal has decided to temporarily stop providing accommodation to Bangladeshis in and around Siliguri in view of political turmoil in the neighbouring country.According to a recent no...
Minara Helen: A Louisiana factory chief proved to be a real-life Santa Claus — giving each of his 540 full-time employees six-figure bonus checks totaling $240 million.The generous gesture came after the benevolent boss sold the company for $1.7 bill...
Bangla Press Desk: Myanmar will hold a third phase of voting for its general election on 25 January, according to an announcement on state media on Friday, outlining a poll plan that comes amid a raging civil war in the Southeast Asian na...
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Bangla Press Desk: At least 5 worshippers were killed and 35 others injured when a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside a mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno state, during evening prayers, police said.No...
Bangla Press Desk: Torrential rains unleashed flash floods and warnings of debris flow across southern California's fire-scarred areas, as a series of Christmas storms pummeled the state, with downpours and high winds forecast through Fri...
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Bangla Press Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled the country will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of 2025, state media KCNA said on Friday.Kim s...
Ema Alice: It’s a very happy holiday for a lucky lottery player in Arkansas, who nabbed a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve, according to the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery.The winning ticket was sold at a Murphy USA gas station in Cabot,...
Noman Sabit: As President Trump’s first year back in office comes to a close, two officials in particular are under intense scrutiny, raising questions about how long they will remain in their jobs: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Dir...
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Bangla Press Desk: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday seized an oil tanker in the Gulf carrying more than a dozen foreign crew members, state media reported.The vessel "was carrying 4 million litres of smuggled fuel with 16 non-Iranian cr...
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