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Bangla Press Desk: France's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from apps such as Ti...
Bangla Press Desk: France's top diplomat said Thursday that Hamas had lost its fight in Gaza and must accept "surrender" under a plan put forward by US President Donald Trump. The Palestinian militant group is currently weighing its response to th...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday froze $26 billion for Democratic-leaning states, following through on a threat to use the government shutdown to target Democratic priorities. The targeted prog...
Bangla Press Desk: Hamas officials want amendments to clauses on disarmament in US President Donald Trump's new Gaza peace plan, a Palestinian source close to the group's leadership told AFP on Wednesday. Hamas negotiators held discuss...
Bangla Press Desk: A Gaza-bound aid flotilla is currently sailing toward the enclave, entering a high-risk zone where previous missions have faced attacks and interceptions. On Wednesday, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported that the...
Bangla Press Desk: Karamat Ali's cows and buffalos once provided his multi-generational family with milk. But earlier this year, the 61-year-old sold about a dozen bovine - and spent the proceeds on a set of solar panels. The rice farm...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets within Russia, two officials told Reuters on Wednesday, as it weighs whether to send Kyiv missiles that could be used in such st...
Bangla Press Desk: The Global Sumud Flotilla reports that 13 vessels have been intercepted so far by Israel and 30 are still enroute to reach the coast of the war-torn territory with aid for starving Palestinians. Flotilla spokesperson...
Bangla Press Desk: Billionaire Elon Musk became the first person to achieve a net worth of $500 billion, briefly, as the shares in his electric vehicle company rebound from his clumsy stint in politics, amid other gains. The 54-year-ol...
Bangla Press Desk: Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday expelled all remaining Israeli diplomats in the country over Israel's interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and reported detention of two Colombian activists. Petro...
Bangla Press Desk: The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, grueling standoff that could lead...
President Xi Jinping has called on the Chinese people to continue drawing on historical experience and forge ahead with determination in advancing Chinese modernization, as the country prepares to mark its National Day on Oct 1. Xi, who is also ge...
Bangla Press Desk: An aid flotilla bound for Gaza is on its way to the enclave, entering a high-risk area where earlier missions have been intercepted or attacked. On Wednesday, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported that the Israeli milit...
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