Ukraine, Russia foil dozens of drone attacks
Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks overnight, with Russian officials saying on Saturday that Ukrainian strikes had killed one person in the Belgorod border region...
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Zelensky hopes war with Russia will end next year
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky voiced hope Friday that the war with Russia will end next year, speaking during a visit to Berlin to ask for sustained military support.
Zelensky touts 鈥榲ictory plan鈥� against Russia in Macron talks
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday held talks with French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris, as part of a European tour aimed at securing more Western support before the presidential election in the United States...
UK religious hate crime hits record high over Gaza war
Religious hate crime in England and Wales rose by a record 25 per cent in the last year, fuelled by a spike since the start of the war in Gaza, government data showed on Thursday.
Rationality and risks of rage
THE Mahabharata introduces us to a tale dominated by rage, the wrath of Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, whose fierce anger becomes a catalyst for the eventual war of Kurukshetra. Her rage stems from a profound injustice: being disrobed and humiliated in the Kaurava court during a rigged dice game, an act not just of personal degradation but a symbolic violation of dharma. Draupadi鈥檚 sense of honour is assaulted...
Red July: Bangladesh diaspora activism
EARLY on July 15, I woke up in Washington, DC to Facebook posts from Dhaka friends about Bangladesh Chhhatra League members ruthlessly attacking and beating up students at Dhaka University who were peacefully protesting to reform an outdated and regressive job quota system which shut them out of employment...
3 million UK children living below poverty line: study
A record 9.3 million people, including three million children, are facing hunger and hardship in the UK, a study said Wednesday, with the new Labour government under...
Ukraine hits Crimea oil terminal, Russia claims gains
Kyiv said on Monday its forces had struck a large oil terminal overnight on the occupied Crimean peninsula as Moscow claimed the capture of another village in east Ukraine.
Ukraine probes execution of 4 POWs by Russia
Ukrainian prosecutors said on Saturday they were investigating allegations Russian forces executed four Ukrainian prisoners of war and said a possible suspect for the killings was in custody...
Ukraine hits Russian oil depot in drone attack
Ukraine said on Friday it had hit an oil depot in Russia鈥檚 Voronezh border region in a drone attack.
UK MPs to consider assisted dying law
UK lawmakers are to consider a proposal to legalise assisted dying, a member of the ruling Labour party said Thursday, as calls mount to change the law.
Ukraine opens soldier recruitment office in Poland
Ukraine said Thursday that it had opened its first recruitment office in Poland aiming to enlist citizens for its fight against Russia鈥檚 invasion.
Thousands in Berlin call for end to Ukraine war support
Thousands of people in Berlin on Thursday demonstrated against Germany鈥檚 military support for Ukraine as it battles to hold back invading Russian troops.
Japan PM warns 鈥榯oday鈥檚 Ukraine could be tomorrow鈥檚 East Asia鈥�
Japan鈥檚 new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba warned in his first policy speech Friday that 鈥榯oday鈥檚 Ukraine could be tomorrow鈥檚 East Asia鈥�, saying that the world is becoming ever more...
Russian drone attack kills three in Ukraine
Ukraine said Thursday a Russian drone attack killed three people, including a young girl, in its northern Chernigiv border region...
Russian strike kills six in Ukraine
A Russian strike on a southern Ukraine market killed six people on Tuesday as the nation held a moment of silence to mark a major public holiday honouring troops, authorities said...
Bangladesh envoy to UK Saida Muna Tasneem asked to return immediately
The interim government has asked Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem to return to Dhaka immediately.
UK lawmaker quits Labour Party over PM鈥檚 鈥榟ypocrisy鈥�
The new government of UK prime minister Keir Starmer reeled from its first resignation Saturday, as lawmaker Rosie Duffield quit the Labour Party, accusing him of 鈥榟ypocrisy鈥� over his...
Embassy of Afghan in UK shutters after Taliban cuts ties
Afghanistan鈥檚 embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the previous government in Kabul and fired its UK staff.
UK watchdog bans Naomi Campbell from running charity over 鈥榤isconduct鈥�
Former supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from running a charity after an inquiry found funds raised by an organisation she founded was spent on spa treatment and room service charges.
3 female KNF suspects鈥� bail denied
A senior judicial magistrate court in Bandarban on Wednesday rejected prayers of three Bawm women, arrested in joint drives in April and May this year suspecting them to be members of Kuki-Chin National Front, seeking bail...
Ukraine to spend 60pc of 2025 budget on defence
Kyiv will spend more than 60 per cent of its entire state budget on defence and security next year, according to a draft plan, as Russia鈥檚 invasion grinds on...
Baitul Mukarram khatib Ruhul Amin removed
The government on Sunday removed Mufti Ruhul Amin from his position as khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque due to his absence at duties and his involvement with...
Kyiv says struck ammo depots in Russia
Ukraine said on Saturday it had successfully struck two Russian weapons depots in the southern Krasnodar and western Tver regions, with Moscow announcing more than 1,000 evacuations...
Govt vows action over Baitul Mukarram conflict
The religious affairs ministry said that the government was determined to take legal actions against the culprits, who were involved in the clash and vandalism inside Baitul Mukarram National Mosque...
China to resume seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima ban
China said Friday that it would 鈥榞radually resume鈥� importing seafood from Japan after imposing a blanket ban last year over the release of water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant.
UK economic data delivers fresh blow to new govt
UK state debt is as big as the country鈥檚 economic output for the first time since the 1960s, data showed Friday, as the new government warns of tough fiscal decisions before its maiden budget.
70,000 Russian soldiers killed in war against Ukraine
The BBC and the independent Russian news site Mediazona said on Friday they had documented the deaths of around 70,000 Russian soldiers since the start of Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.
Followers of two Baitul Mukarram khatibs clash
The followers of two khatibs of Baitul Mukarram, the current and former khatibs, clashed at the mosque on Friday, leaving several people injured.