London wall illuminates Covid鈥檚 enduring pain at Christmas
UK families of some 2,40,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
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Multiple bird flu cases detected across England
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said that 鈥榝urther鈥� cases of bird flu were detected in Norfolk, east England and East Riding of Yorkshire, northeast England in the past week...
Zelensky accuses Slovak PM of wanting to 鈥榟elp Putin鈥�
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused Slovak prime minister Robert Fico of wanting to 鈥榟elp鈥� president Vladimir Putin by continuing to import Russian gas.
Saka out for 鈥榤any weeks鈥� with hamstring injury
Bukayo Saka will be sidelined for 鈥榤any weeks鈥� after suffering a hamstring injury in Arsenal鈥檚 5-1 win at Crystal Palace, manager Mikel Arteta said Monday.
North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties in Russia-Ukraine war: Seoul
More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia鈥檚 war with Ukraine, South Korea鈥檚 Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday.
Saka out for 'many weeks' with hamstring injury
Bukayo Saka will be sidelined for 鈥榤any weeks鈥� after suffering a hamstring injury in Arsenal's 5-1 win at Crystal Palace, manager Mikel Arteta said Monday.
Russia claims capture of two more east Ukraine villages
Russia said on Sunday it had captured two more villages in east Ukraine, the latest territorial gains for Moscow鈥檚 advancing army.
Drone strikes Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine frontier
Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres from the frontier, as Moscow鈥檚 troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine.
Russian missile barrage on Kyiv kills one, cuts heating
Russian missiles targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv at sunrise on Friday, killing at least one person and cutting heating to hundreds of residential buildings in cold temperatures.
UK retail sales disappoint before Christmas
UK retail sales rose less than expected in the run-up to Christmas, according to official data Friday that deals a fresh blow to government hopes of growing the聽economy.聽
British minister Tulip Siddiq named in graft case filed in Bangladesh
Tulip Siddiq, 42, who as the Treasury鈥檚 economic secretary is responsible for tackling corruption in UK financial markets, is alleged to have brokered a deal with Russia in 2013 that overinflated the price of a new nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
Musk鈥檚 possible meddling in UK politics stirs concern
Concerns are growing in the UK as tech billionaire Elon Musk takes an increasingly close interest in Britain鈥檚 political scene, appearing to cosy up to hard-right firebrand lawmaker Nigel Farage...
Zelensky huddles with European leaders
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was to meet NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels Wednesday to discuss 鈥榥ext steps鈥� on Russia鈥檚 war as Donald Trump prepares to take office as US president...
South Korean president fails to appear before corruption watchdog
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear before the country鈥檚 corruption watchdog on Wednesday, it said, after he was summoned for questioning over his martial law bid...
Russian army鈥檚 chemical weapons chief killed
The head of the Russian army鈥檚 chemical weapons division was killed on Tuesday in a brazen attack in Moscow claimed by Kyiv 鈥� the most senior military figure assassinated in Russia yet as the Kremlin鈥檚 campaign in Ukraine drags on...
Chelsea's Mudryk fails drugs test: Premier League club
Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, as reports stated the Ukraine international has been provisionally suspended.
UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc
Britain on Sunday became the first European nation to join a major Indo-Pacific trading bloc, in what has been hailed as the country鈥檚 biggest trade deal since Brexit...
Advisory committee formed to oversee DAP implementation
Bangladesh interim government has formed a seven-member advisory committee to oversee the implementation of the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
BNP chairperson to attend political programme after six years
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia will join a political programme in person for the first time after six years.
South Korean president faces second impeachment vote
South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge...
Crowned youngest world chess champ, teen prodigy eyes 'greatness'
Newly crowned world chess king Gukesh Dommaraju said becoming a champion was a dream that was more than a decade in the making, as he underlined his ambition to strive for 鈥榞reatness鈥�.
52,500 mt wheat imported from Ukraine reaches Chattogram
A ship, carrying 52,500 metric tonnes of wheat imported from Ukraine reached Chattogram, the first consignment of food grains imported under the interim government.
Indian teen prodigy becomes youngest world chess champ
Indian teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest undisputed world chess champion Thursday after beating China's Ding Liren in the final match of their series in Singapore.
Muktijuddho Utsab held at Russian house in Dhaka
Muktijuddho Academy Trust organised an event titled War of Independence Festival to mark the 53rd anniversary of the Victory Day at the Russian house in Dhaka on Tuesday...
S Korean police blocked from raid on president鈥檚 office
South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards were blocking a raid on president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist...
South Korean ex-defence minister tries to kill himself
South Korea鈥檚 former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month鈥檚 martial law operation, a senior prisons official said on Wednesday...
Women鈥檚 role in realising July uprising spirit demanded
Politicians, academics, professionals and women leaders on Tuesday at a seminar demanded increasing participation of women in the implementation of sprits of recent student-people movement...
South Korea bars president from leaving country
South Korea鈥檚 president Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after he plunged the country into chaos by briefly imposing martial law...
Ex-minister Faruk Khan, 3 others remanded
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed four people, including former civil aviation and tourism minister lieutenant colonel (retired) Muhammad Faruk Khan, on three-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of schoolboy Shamim in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmandi area during the July-August mass uprising...
S Korean opposition plans new impeachment push
South Korea鈥檚 main opposition party said on Sunday it will try again to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of martial law...