Friday | January 30, 2026 | Dhaka
AFP : Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry of health warnings. Over the weekend, the central Shizuoka...
Aljazeera : Israeli forces ramped up attacks on areas across the northern Gaza Strip despite new ceasefire discussions taking place. At least 50 people were killed in the latest 24-hour reporting period and dozens...
AFP : Emmanuel Macron refused his prime minister’s resignation on Monday, as the president scrambled to maintain France’s credibility after his snap election gamble failed to break political deadlock. The left-wing New Popular Front...
Reuters : A militant attack on an Indian Army convoy in the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir killed at least five soldiers, India’s defence minister said on Tuesday, the latest in a spate...
BBC : Clandestine hospitals in the Philippines have been offering plastic surgery services to fugitives and scam centre workers to help them evade arrest, authorities say. Two such illegal hospitals could be shut down...
AFP : Residents of Kyaukme in northern Myanmar are counting their dead and picking through rubble following fresh fighting that shredded a Beijing-brokered ceasefire between the junta and an alliance of armed ethnic groups....
News Desk : In the first six months of 2024, Myanmar’s junta violence, including atrocities and bombings, resulted in the deaths of 1,076 civilians, according to a report by an activist group. The Assistance...
Reuters : Russia launched a barrage of missiles on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a rare daytime attack on Monday, killing at least 20 people across the country and hitting a key children’s...
AFP : At least 11 people are dead and 19 more are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s central island of Sulawesi, an official said Monday....
Reuters : Heavy rains flooded roads and railway lines on Monday in India’s financial capital Mumbai, disrupting flights and forcing the closure of schools and colleges. Just ahead of the morning rush hour, more...
Deutsche Welle : Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact on Monday that would enable them to deploy troops in each other’s countries, as they bolster security relations amid China’s growing assertiveness...
Reuters : France faced a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations starting Monday to form a government, after a surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen’s quest to bring the far right...