Myanmar junta hints at further election delay
AFP :Myanmar will hold a national census late next year, state media reported on Friday, hinting at another delay in elections the junta has pledged to hold to end the crisis sparked by its...
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North Korea’s Kim orders intensified drills to simulate real war
AFP :Kim Jong Un ordered North Korea’s military to intensify drills for a “real war”, state media reported on Friday, as the leader oversaw a fire assault drill with his daughter in tow.Photographs showed...
Nepal to elect new president amid political uncertainty
AP :Nepal’s parliament members lined up Thursday to elect a new president, the third since the Himalayan nation abolished a centuries-old monarchy and became a republic.The election of the president has fueled feuds among...
Louisville police discriminate against Black people, US Justice Dept says
Reuters :The Louisville, Kentucky, police force routinely discriminates against Black residents, uses excessive force and conducts illegal searches, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday, following a probe prompted by Breonna Taylor’s killing in...
Women march as rights under threat across the globe
AFP :Women hit the streets from Kabul to Mexico City on Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day and stand up for rights that are coming under increasing attack.With Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers imposing what the...
Likely to be completed by Sept: Ctg-Dohazari rly line renovation work starts
Chattogram Bureau :In coordination with the work of the Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar railway line, the work of the 40km Chattogram-Sholoshohor-Dohazari railway line has also started in full swing. Sources of the project director said that...
CUSC to cooperate in protecting Karnaphuli, Halda rivers; no lease, construction there: NRPC
Chattogram Bureau : The leaders of Greater Chattogram Development Struggle Standing Committee exchanged views with Chairman of the National River Protection Commission Dr Manzoor Ahmad Chowdhury. He exchanged views at the Circuit House of...
Loss due to women’s exclusion from digital world could grow to $1.5tn by 2025 without action : UN Chief
AP : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said investing in women uplifts all people, communities and countries. “Let us work together – across governments, the private sector and civil society – to build...
Israeli troops kill six during new raid in Jenin
AFP : Israeli troops on Tuesday killed six Palestinians in Jenin including a gunman accused of killing two Israelis, the latest deadly raid in a surge of violence in the occupied West Bank.After Israeli...
Von der Leyen: EU will never accept Russia threat to its security
AFP : European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, addressing Canada’s parliament on Tuesday during a visit to bolster support for Ukraine, said Europe would never accept Russian threats to its security.“We will...
UK police officer who murdered woman sentenced for further sex crimes
Reuters :A former London police officer, who was jailed for life in 2021 for raping and murdering Sarah Everard in a case that shocked Britain, has been sentenced to 19 months in prison for...
Battle for Ukraine’s Donbas painful and difficult: Zelensky
AFP :Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv’s forces were in a “painful and difficult” battle in the eastern Donbas region, which includes the war-torn city of Bakhmut.“I would like to pay special...