Israel opposition, hostage families call for end to Gaza war
Israel鈥檚 opposition leader and the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza called Tuesday for an end to the war in the Palestinian territory after a ceasefire was announced with Iran.
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Ceasefire in Iran-Israel war takes hold
A fragile ceasefire in the Iran-Israel war appeared to be holding on Tuesday, after 12 days of strikes that saw Israel and the United States pummel the Islamic republic鈥檚 nuclear facilities.
Israel will 鈥榬espond forcefully to Iran鈥檚 ceasefire violation鈥�: defence minister
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said Tuesday he had ordered the army 鈥榯o respond forcefully to Iran鈥檚 violation of the ceasefire鈥� after incoming Iranian missiles were reported by the military...
Winds fuel fears of new Croatia wildfires
Firefighters in southern Croatia were on high alert Sunday in fear that expected strong winds could rekindle blazes in the Balkan nation.
Israeli fire kills 72 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 72 people on Thursday, including 21 who had gathered near aid distribution sites as famine looms after more than 20 months of war...
Israeli fire kills 33 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said 33 people were killed by Israeli fire in the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, including 11 who were seeking aid...
Trump says wants 鈥榬eal end鈥� to Israel-Iran conflict
US President Donald Trump said he wants a 鈥榬eal end鈥� to the conflict between Israel and Iran, not just a ceasefire.
Israeli fire kills 20 waiting for aid in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli troops killed 20 people waiting to collect food on Monday, the latest deadly incident near a US-backed aid centre in the Palestinian territory鈥檚 south...
Russia launches deadly strike in east Ukraine
Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people and wounded 60 others, including children, on Wednesday, authorities said, as Moscow pushed ahead with attacks after rejecting an unconditional ceasefire...
Military aids evacuations as Canada wildfires expand
Canada鈥檚 military used aircraft to help evacuate members of a remote Indigenous group Monday as wildfires spread eastward from the Prairies region and into the country鈥檚 most populous province Ontario.
Russian ceasefire memorandum is an ultimatum: Zelensky
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that Russia was giving Ukraine an ultimatum at peace negotiations but said he was ready to hold direct talks with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump 鈥榓ny day鈥�...
Purana Paltan building catches fire
A fire broke out in a multi-storey building in the capital鈥檚 Purana Paltan area on early Monday, but was brought under control quickly with the efforts of the fire service...
Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after quake
Myanmar鈥檚 junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued campaign of air strikes...
Jatiya Party office set on fire in Lalmonirhat
The district unit office of the Jatiya Party in Lalmonirhat was reduced to ashes after a group of unidentified miscreants set it on fire late on Saturday night...
New US-backed truce proposal does not meet demands: Hamas
The White House said Thursday Israel had 鈥榮igned off鈥� on a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, but the Palestinian group said the deal failed to satisfy its demands.
First Security bank鈥檚 Board holds 300th meeting
The 300th meeting of the board of directors of First Security Islami Bank PLC was held on Thursday at FSIB head office in Dhaka with Mohammad Abdul Mannan, chairman of the board in the chair.
Bappa Mazumder, family escape fire unharmed
A fire broke out at the Banani residence of popular singer and composer Bappa Mazumder on Thursday morning but the artiste and his family escaped unharmed.
30 shops burnt to ashes in Baghaichhari fire
Around 30 shops were burnt to ashes in a fire at Muslim Block Bazaar in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati early Wednesday...
Israeli warning fire at diplomats sparks outcry amid Gaza pressure
Israeli troops fired warning shots during foreign diplomats鈥� visit to the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the military said, drawing condemnation as pressure mounted on Israel to allow aid into war-battered Gaza...
Bangladeshi youth injured in BSF firing
A Bangladeshi youth was injured as the Border Security Force of India opened fire targeting him along the border at the Rajapara bordering point under Bishwambharpur upazila in Sunamganj Monday morning...
ACC prosecutes聽S Alam, 42 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against 43 people, including S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, also former chairman of First Security Islami Bank, and the bank鈥檚 former...
Fire at Mirpur slum brought under control
A fire broke out at a slum in the Bhashantek area of Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur on Sunday evening and was brought under control after more than an hour.
Relatives grieve Kashmir man killed hours before truce
Relatives and neighbours on Monday mourned a man killed by a blast in Indian-administered Kashmir, hours before a weekend ceasefire with Pakistan ended a spiralling conflict.
Ceasefire that changed nothing
BY THE time dusk fell on, the smoke had not yet cleared from the borderlands of Kashmir, and yet an announcement rang out across global airwaves: India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire. US president Donald Trump, with characteristic theatricality, declared on his truth social account that both nations, after all-night talks allegedly brokered by the United States...
Kyiv will meet Russia for talks if it agrees to ceasefire: Zelensky
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Kyiv would meet with Moscow for talks in Istanbul on May 15, but that Russia must first commit to a 30-day ceasefire starting from Monday...
India-Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violations
A ceasefire appeared to hold on Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals聽 accused each other of violating a truce that brought them back from the brink of all-out war.
India claims Pakistan violated truce, Islamabad denies charge
India accused Pakistan of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement Saturday and said it was retaliating, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.
Ukraine, allies seek 30-day Russia truce
The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland agreed Saturday to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting Monday, Kyiv said.
India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire
Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks, the news surprisingly announced by US president Donald Trump, who congratulated them on...
UK, N European nations support 30-day Ukraine ceasefire
The UK, France and a group of northern European nations said on Friday they supported a US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.