Monday | January 26, 2026 | Dhaka
AFP : Indonesia launched an ambitious $4.3 billion free-meal programme on Monday to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto.Prabowo has pledged to provide nutritious meals free...
AFP : Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was around 40% higher than recorded by...
AFP : Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California’s National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help...
Al Jazeera : The head of South Korea’s presidential security service has resigned after warning authorities to avoid “bloodshed” in any attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial...
Reuters : Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “very serious and shameful”.In a yearly address to diplomats...
AFP : The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step, analysts...
AFP : Nobel peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls’ education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.Yousafzai was evacuated from the...
Agency : Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday began a four-day trip to Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as China’s threats...
BBC : Earlier this week Donald Trump Jr amplified his father’s claims with a private visit to GreenlandKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is closely monitoring the situation, after US President-elect Donald Trump...
Al Jazeera : Israeli attacks have killed at least 70 Palestinians and injured 104 others across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.More than 800 parents of...
Al Jazeera : Sudan’s military forces claim to have advanced into the country’s second-largest city Omdurman, taking some areas previously controlled by rival rebel group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Fighting was reported to...
Al Jazeera : Iran has released journalist Cecilia Sala after three weeks in jail, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office says. Meloni’s office issued a statement on Wednesday announcing Sala’s release had been secured...