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Trump enters election year with big wins, bigger political headwinds
Reuters : President Donald Trump stormed back into office with a shock-and-awe policy blitz that expanded presidential power and reshaped America’s relations with the world....
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel
Agencies : Iran executed a man on Saturday who was convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence and military, state media reported. The executed individual, identified...
Seven elephants killed in India train accident
Reuters : Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a Delhi-bound train collided with a herd in northeast India early on Saturday (20 December),...
US carries out ‘massive’ strike against IS in Syria
BBC : The US says its military has carried out a “massive strike” against the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, in response to a...
US pushes for ceasefire in Sudan’s civil war
Al Jazeera : The United States is pressing for an immediate humanitarian truce in Sudan as fighting intensifies across the vast strategic Kordofan region, with...
Imran Khan, wife given further jail terms after state gift fraud case
BBC : Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a fraud case involving...
UN’s top court to hold Myanmar genocide hearings in January
Al Jazeera : The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings in a landmark case next month accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against...
US, Russian officials to meet in Florida for more Ukraine talks
Reuters : US negotiators are set to meet Russian officials in Florida on Saturday for the latest talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine,...
India drops Shubman Gill T20 WC squad
AFP, Mumbai : Indian selectors dropped Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill on Saturday from the T20 squad for the World Cup (WC) in February...
Dortmund beat Gladbach 2-0 to close in on leaders Bayern
Agency : Borussia Dortmund squandered many chances but eased past Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday to take over second place in the...
Kamran, Delport join Chattogram for BPL
BSS, Dhaka : Chattogram Royals have bolstered the squad further for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament by confirming Pakistan’s Kamran Ghulam and...