Friday | January 23, 2026 | Dhaka
Deutsche Welle : Mariana Oliveira, a forests expert at the World Resources Institute in Brazil, didn’t mince words when describing how wildfires have ravaged her country.“Last year, Brazil experienced its most intense and widespread...
AFP : Pope Leo XIV took his message of building bridges and promoting dialogue to the Roman Curia on Saturday, in his first audience with members of the Catholic Church’s governing body.The late Pope...
Al Jazeera : The European Union has said it will defend its interests after United States President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50-percent tariff on all goods from the 27-member bloc.The EU’s top...
Reuters : The Trump administration issued orders on Friday that it said would effectively lift sanctions on Syria, following President Donald Trump’s pledge earlier this month to ease restrictions and support the country’s reconstruction...
AP: At least 60 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, as Israel continued its military campaign and allowed only limited...
AP: On Friday, the Trump administration initiated major exemptions to longstanding U.S. sanctions on Syria, marking a significant step toward President Trump’s commitment to end decades of punitive measures against a nation devastated by...
Al Jazeera : Aid agencies have continued to criticise Israel after it announced it had sent a small convoy of trucks carrying vital supplies into Gaza.COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for civil affairs...
BBC Online : Harvard is suing the Trump administration after it revoked the university’s ability to enrol international students, escalating a dispute between the White House and one of America’s most prestigious institutions.In the...
AFP : Elias Rodriguez faces murder and other charges after allegedly gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.Here’s how events unfolded, per the criminal complaint and law enforcement...
BBC Online : A Royal Bengal tiger was killed and dismembered by a mob in India’s north eastern state of Assam, a forest official has said.Angry residents from a village in the Golaghat district...
Al Jazeera : The Senate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of lifting the immunity of ex-President Joseph Kabila.In a secret ballot on Thursday night, the parliament...
Al Jazeera : Negotiators for Iran and the United States have begun a fifth round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme amid uncompromising rhetoric on both sides.Several convoys arrived at Oman’s embassy in Rome’s...