Monday | January 12, 2026 | Dhaka
Agencies : Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with...
Agencies : Indonesia has called for respect for Yemen’s territorial integrity and commended efforts to maintain stability in the region, a day after Saudi Arabia bombed a weapons shipment from the UAE at a...
AFP : A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian-held part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region has killed at least 20 people, a Moscow-installed governor and Russian authorities said Thursday. “Three UAVs struck a...
Al Jazeera : Myanmar’s military has claimed a voter turnout of more than 50 percent in the first stage of its national elections, framing the vote as “successful” despite widespread condemnation as a “sham”...
Reuters : Australia’s Sydney began 2026 with a fireworks display held under an enhanced police presence, weeks after gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish event in the city. Sydney’s annual New Year’s Eve...
AFP : As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a fragile hope that their “endless nightmare” might finally end.For...
AP : Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for about five months, implementing a key provision of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending deadly clashes along the two countries’ border....
Agencies : The EU warned Wednesday that Israel’s threat to suspend several aid groups in Gaza from January would block “life-saving” assistance from reaching the population. “The EU has been clear: the NGO registration...
Agencies : In the biting cold, homeless friends Danish and Sylvain walked briskly in the dark toward a hot meal distribution point, rubbing their hands together, their huge backpacks weighing down on their shoulders....
Agencies : Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation. Although the number of...
AFP : Zohran Mamdani, young upstart of the US left, was readying Wednesday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After...
