Russian strikes kill 11 in Ukraine
Russian missiles on Tuesday crashed into schools, hospitals and kindergartens in central Ukraine, killing at least 11 and wounding dozens more in a region coming under mounting pressure...
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Russian barrage kills 10 in Kyiv
Russia聽fired dozens of drones and missiles at Ukraine on Monday, ripping open a housing bloc in Kyiv, killing 10 civilians and burying others beneath the rubble...
UK moves to ban protest group Palestine Action
The UK government announced Monday it would ban campaign group Palestine Action under anti-terror laws following a 鈥榙isgraceful attack鈥� on Britain鈥檚 largest air force base last week.
Ukraine vows to expand strikes on Russia
Ukraine鈥檚 top military commander vowed to increase the 鈥榮cale and depth鈥� of strikes on Russia in remarks made public Sunday, saying Kyiv would not sit idly by while Moscow prolonged its three-year invasion...
Zelensky accuses West of supplying Russia weapons鈥� tools
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Western firms of supplying Russia with 鈥榤achine tools鈥� used to make weapons, in remarks made public Saturday.
Russia sent wrong bodies: Zelensky
Kyiv received the bodies of 20 Russian soldiers instead of Ukrainian ones during exchanges of war dead with Moscow, president Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Saturday.
Russia, Ukraine exchange more captured soldiers
Russia and Ukraine exchanged more captured soldiers on Friday, the latest in a series of prisoner swaps agreed at peace talks in Istanbul earlier this month.
Kuki woman killed in Manipur
A woman from the Kuki community was killed in a crossfire between security forces and suspected Kuki militants in Chingphei village of Churachandpur district on Thursday, shortly after a gun attack left a Meitei聽 farmer injured in neighbouring...
Ukraine fears being sidelined by Iran-Israel war
Fighting between Iran and Israel could deflect global attention from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and even bolster Kremlin鈥檚 war effort, Ukrainian officials say...
UK apologises to thousands of grooming victims as it toughens law
The UK government announced on Monday that it would bring in tough new laws to 鈥榬oot out the scourge鈥� of grooming gangs, and apologised to thousands of victims believed to have been sexually exploited.
CRP founder Valerie, 2 volunteers receive British awards
The founder of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed in Bangladesh, Valerie Taylor, along with two long-time volunteers, Janet Irene Varney and Roger Michael Varney, received recognition in the recent His Majesty The King鈥檚 Birthday Honours list for their outstanding contribution to supporting disadvantaged and disabled people in Bangladesh and the UK.
G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis
Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks on Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues, including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.
Russian advance nears Ukraine鈥檚 Sumy region
Despite the driving rain, a few elderly residents wander into the streets of Stets鈥檏ivka in northeast Ukraine to catch a yellow bus to go shopping in nearby Sumy, the regional capital...
Russian advance nears Ukraine鈥檚 Sumy region
Despite the driving rain, a few elderly residents wander into the streets of Stets鈥檏ivka in northeast Ukraine to catch a yellow bus to go shopping in nearby Sumy, the regional capital.
The folly of a war with Iran
THE neoconservatives who orchestrated the disastrous wars with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya 鈥� and who were never held accountable for the profligate waste of $8 trillion taxpayer dollars, as well as $69 billion squandered in Ukraine 鈥� look set to lure us into yet another military fiasco with Iran...
Ukraine hopes Israel-Iran crisis won鈥檛 decrease military aid
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said he hoped the escalation between Israel and Iran would not result in a drop in military aid to Kyiv, according to remarks published on Saturday.
Ukraine receives 1,200 bodies from Russia
Ukraine on Friday said it has received 1,200 unidentified bodies from Russia as part of an agreement reached at peace talks in Istanbul.
Ukraine, Russia exchange new group of POWs
Ukraine and Russia said on Thursday they had swapped a fresh group of prisoners of war, the third exchange this week as part of a deal agreed at peace talks in Turkey...
UK economy shrinks in April
Britain鈥檚 economy shrank more than expected in April following a tax hike on UK businesses and a record drop in exports to the United States due to president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs, official data showed Thursday...
For whom the drones buzz
THOSE drone attacks on five Russian airfields last week were nothing if not daring. No final report from Moscow yet, but three figures鈥� worth of Ukrainian drones launched from the backs of trucks destroyed some number of strategic bombers in the Russian fleet...
Yunus to receive 鈥楬armony Award 2025鈥� today
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will receive the prestigious 鈥楬armony Award 2025鈥� today from King Charles III.
Yunus focuses on asset recovery in London tour: Shafiqul
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said that the main focus of Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 tour to London was to recover the stolen assets...
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...
UK lawmakers meet Yunus in London
A group of UK parliamentarians under the banner of All Party Parliamentary Group called on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in London on Tuesday and discussed issues of mutual interest.
UK unemployment rises to near 4-year high
Britain鈥檚 unemployment rate has reached the highest level since July 2021, official data showed on Tuesday, after businesses were hit by a UK tax rise and US tariffs kicked in...
UK, four nations sanction two far-right Israeli ministers
The UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway announced sanctions against two Israeli ministers on Tuesday for 鈥榬epeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities鈥�, they said in a joint statement.
Russia fired record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight
Moscow fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine, including on the western region of Rivne that has been largely spared from attacks, Kyiv said on Monday, also claiming an attack on a Russian factory hundreds of miles east of Moscow...
Yunus to visit UK in June 10鈥�13
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to depart Dhaka for London on Monday evening, embarking on a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom from June 10 to 13...
Russia accuses Ukraine of 鈥榩ostponing鈥� POW swap
Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of postponing a large-scale prisoner swap and the repatriation of the bodies of dead soldiers they had agreed on during peace talks in Istanbul...
Five Eid congregations to be held at Baitul Mukarram
Five Eid-ul-Azha congregations will be held on Saturday at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque this year, as ever...