Qatar Charity delivers life-saving medical support to children, elderly people
UNB: As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen healthcare services for the most vulnerable, Qatar Charity organised its fourth paediatric medical camp in Bangladesh...
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Trump says US will soon ‘take a pass’ if no Ukraine deal
AFP: President Donald Trump said Friday the United States will “take a pass” on brokering further Ukraine war talks unless there is quick progress from...
Venezuelan migrants ask US Supreme Court to halt ‘imminent’ deportations
REUTERS: Lawyers for Venezuelan men detained in Texas asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to block what the lawyers said were the men’s imminent...
At least 148 people die after boat catches fire in Congo, media reports say
Reuters: At least 148 people were found dead in Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorised wooden boat caught fire and capsized, media reports citing...
Myanmar junta says to free 4,893 prisoners in amnesty
AFP : Myanmar’s military government said on Thursday it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country’s new year festivities.Civil rights...
US air strikes kill 58 in Yemen
Al Jazeera : Air strikes by the United States on Yemen’s Ras Isa oil port have killed at least 58 people in what is one...
Southeast Asia walks tightrope between China, US
Deutsche Welle : Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday for the last leg of his week-long tour of Southeast Asia, which included...
Iran stages nationwide Army Day parades
AFP : Iran staged military parades on Friday to mark its annual Army Day celebrations, showcasing a wide array of its latest domestically built drones,...
Hamas signals rejection of Israel’s latest truce proposal
AFP : Hamas on Thursday signalled its rejection of Israel’s latest truce proposal and called for a “comprehensive” deal to end the 18-month-long war.The Palestinian...
Sri Lankans throng to Kandy for rare display of Buddhist relic
AFP : Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka’s holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday’s display of a prized relic that will be...
Two killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Al Jazeera : A Russian missile strike has killed one person in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, with a separate drone attack killing another...