Kolkata’s tram service to be discontinued
News Desk : Kolkata’s tram system, which has been a part of the city’s landscape since 1873, is set to come to an end. India’s...
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Pregnancy completely rewires mothers’ brains: Study
Deutsche Welle : We know that pregnancy completely changes a mother’s body, but new research shows changes in the brain are just as dramatic.Based on...
Immediate call for temporary ceasefire on Lebanon border
Al Jazeera : The United States, France and several Arab and European countries have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border following...
New rules for using nuclear weapons
BBC : Vladimir Putin says Russia would consider an attack from a non-nuclear state that was backed by a nuclear-armed one to be a “joint...
Conflict keeps millions out of school in Africa
Deutsche Welle : Ongoing conflicts across West and Central Africa have disrupted the education of around 2.8 million children, according to a recent United Nations...
Don’t want to be sandwiched between China, India: SL
Indian Express : “We don’t want Sri Lanka to be sandwiched, especially between China and India,” said Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the newly-elected President of Sri...
Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city
AFP : Red flags flutter over bullet-scarred buildings in the strategic Myanmar city of Lashio, which an ethnic minority group linked to China seized from...
China test-fires ICBM for first time in decades
BBC : According to the Pentagon’s estimates China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenalChina has said it successfully launched an intercontinental...
Israel says carrying out ‘extensive’ strikes in Hezbollah strongholds
Arab News : The Israeli military said it was carrying out “extensive” air strikes in south Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa Valley on Wednesday after...
CNN Poll: Harris-Trump locked in exceedingly close presidential race
CNN : The race for president between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is exceedingly close, with Harris’ support resting on stronger...
Human Rights warn Myanmar executing anti-coup activists
Al Jazeera : Myanmar’s military regime has executed two anti-coup activists and plans to execute five more on September 24, rights groups have said, urging...