Monday | February 16, 2026 | Dhaka
BSS/AFP :North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases on Thursday and declared a “serious emergency”, with leader Kim Jong Un appearing in a mask on television for the first time to order nationwide lockdowns....
BSS :Myanmar’s junta will allow tourists to apply for visas after a break of more than two years, state media saidThursday, sparking calls by an activist group for foreign travellers to stay away.The country...
BSS :A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country over acts of violence against anti-government demonstrators.The magistrate in the...
BSS :China’s ambassador to the Philippines has congratulated Ferdinand Marcos Jr for his victory in the presidential election, expressing confidence that ties between the two nations would be “stronger”, a statement said Thursday.“I have...
BSS :Russia is the “most direct threat” to the international order because of its invasion of Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday in Tokyo.Russia “is today the most direct threat...
BSS : Sri Lanka’s top defence official on Wednesday ruled out a military takeover despite the island nation’s political deadlock and thousands of troops on the streets to keep order after two days of...
Al Jazeera :The United States Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, has called for a “thorough investigation” into the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.Shireen was fatally shot by Israeli forces on...
BSS/AFP :At least 44 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador’s latest grisly prison riot, the public prosecutor said, as another 100 prisoners managed to escape. Authorities said a fight broke out between the rival Los...
BSS :About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females must fully cover their faces and bodies when in public. Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban...
Al Jazeera :Russian satellite television broadcasts were altered on Monday to show viewers in Moscow messages about the war in Ukraine: “You have blood on your hands”, according to screenshots.The photographs showed Moscow satellite...
BSS/AFP :Northern Ireland’s bickering leaders came under pressure on Sunday to unite in a new government after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an unprecedented win in the election. Once the political wing...
BSS/AFP :More Syrian children are in need of humanitarian support than at any time since a devastating civil war erupted over a decade ago, but funding for them is “dwindling”, the United Nations warned...