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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: Civilians in Gaza City were being chewed up in a devastating surge of Israeli ground invasion that has trapped hundreds of thousands of people in the Palestinian city. Israeli tanks and warplanes continued bombarding G...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure. The 14 other members of the Council...
Bangla Press Desk: The Indian Embassy in Washington on Saturday released an emergency assistance number for Indian nationals following US President Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications. “Indian nationals...
Bangla Press Desk: The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday on reimposing deep economic sanctions on Iran over its resurgent nuclear program. Britain, France and Germany -- signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Acti...
Bangla Press Desk: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Sunday that Britain, Canada and Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state was a necessary step toward lasting peace in the region. Welcoming the move by the three countri...
Bangla Press Desk: An Emirati-owned think tank has published a paper assessing the economic, political and security impact of a potential coordinated airspace blockade against Israel by Arab and Muslim-majority countries, reports Middle...
Minara Helen: Erik Siebert, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, resigned on Friday amid pressure from the Trump administration to launch an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage...
Bangla Press Desk: Two civilians were killed and four injured in Russia's Belgorod region in Ukrainian attacks, the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Telegram on Sunday. One woman died when a shell hit a private house in...
Staff Reporter: A Boston man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and stealing a U.S. Treasury tax refund check as well as a check from a New York law firm. Lonnie S...
Bangla Press Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a public address on Sunday asked citizens to stop using foreign-made products and instead use local ones, pushing for a self-reliant campaign when trade ties with the United Stat...
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump's administration escalated its campaign against Harvard University on Friday, placing new restrictions on the Ivy League school's ability to access federal funds for student aid, citing concerns...
Bangla Press Desk: The Israeli military warned on Friday it would operate with "unprecedented force" in Gaza City, telling residents to flee as it presses its ground offensive on the territory's largest urban centre. Israel has pummelle...
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