Monday | February 16, 2026 | Dhaka
AFP :Another sandstorm that descended on Monday on Iraq sent at least 2,000 people to the hospital with breathing problems and led to the closure of airports, schools and public offices across the country.It...
BSS :Lebanon headed to the polls Sunday for its first election since multiple crises dragged it to the brink of failed statehood, with the ruling elite expected to comfortably weather public anger.The parliamentary election...
BSS :Finland will apply for NATO membership, the Nordic country’s president and prime minister announced Sunday, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”Today, the President of the Republic and the Government’s Foreign Policy...
BSS :The US and EU led an international outcry on Saturday after Israeli police charged the funeral procession in Jerusalem of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and beat pallbearers who almost dropped her coffin.Thousands...
BSS/PTI :At least 27 people were killed and 12 others injured as a massive blaze ripped through a four-storey building in outer Delhi’s Mundka on Friday, police said.The fire started from the first floor...
BSS :Russia has suspended electricity supplies to Finland overnight after its energy firm RAO Nordic threatened to cut off supplies over payment arrears, an official for Finland’s grid operator told AFP on Saturday. “It...
BSS :Europe pledged another half billion dollars in military support for Kyiv on Friday as Sweden and Finland’s moves toward joining NATO hit multiple hurdles.Moscow said it would cut off electricity to Helsinki, and...
BSS :Israel bolstered security in Jerusalem ahead of the funeral on Friday of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, two days after she was killed during an Israeli army raid.Israel and the Palestinians...
BSS :Finland took a step Thursday towards fast-track NATO membership, triggering a blunt warning from the Kremlin, as the war in Ukraine throttled supplies of Russian gas to Europe and the number of people...
BSS :Stalled negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme have been unblocked after fresh talks in Tehran, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday, adding that he believed a final deal was within reach.Borrell said...
BSS :More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on February 24, figures from the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.A total of 6,029,705 people had fled Ukraine as of...
BSS :Finland’s president and prime minister will announce Thursday their highly awaited positions on whether to join NATO, the first step toward a formal decision after Russia’s war in Ukraine triggered a swift turnaround...