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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: 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...
Bangla Press Desk: Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, has emerged as a favourite among young Nepalis to represent them in an interim government after deadly protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign....
Bangla Press Desk: Israel’s military described its attack on a residential complex in central Doha, Qatar, as a “precise” attack. In an official statement on Tuesday, the Palestinian movement Hamas said the attack killed five of its...
Bangla Press Desk: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that his government is actively engaging the United States to secure a fair trade and investment deal, but emphasised that the country will not "go on bended kne...
Noman Sabit: The person of interest in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday was released after being interrogated by law enforcement, according to the FBI Director Kash Patel. “The subject in custody has...
Bangla Press Desk: Right-wing youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead Wednesday in a "political assassination" that sparked fears of more political violence in an increasingly febrile United...
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