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Bangla Press Desk: Ankit Yadav, a seafarer from India, has been stuck on a boat at an inland Iranian port for about 2-1/2 weeks, surviving with his three fellow mariners on limited rations of to...
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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...
Bangla Press Desk: Hong Kong lawmakers on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have granted recognition to same-sex partnerships in the Chinese city, despite the rights offered being limited, in a major setback to the LGBTQ+ movement....
Bangla Press Desk: Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said late Tuesday that another of their boats had been struck in a suspected drone attack off Tunisia's coast. Aiming to break Israel's blockad...
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