World
Britain is holding discussions with its NATO allies on strengthening security in the Arctic region to counter growing threats from Russia and China, a senior government minister said on Sunday.Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks were routine and not linked to recent comments by US Pre...
World,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
President Donald Trump said Sunday he is “inclined” to exclude ExxonMobil from participating in Venezuela’s oil sector after its chief executive expressed serious doubts about investing in the country following the removal of former President Nicolás Maduro.Speaking to repor...
The death toll from Iran’s nationwide protests has risen to at least 544, activists said on Sunday, as US President Donald Trump claimed Tehran has reached out to Washington seeking negotiations after he threatened military action over the violent crackdown on demonstrators.Trump said his admi...
Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland on Sunday after flights at Kittilä airport were canceled due to severe cold.The temperature at the airport dropped to minus 37 degrees Celsius (minus 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday morning, after several days of similar frigid weather,...
UNB/Agencies: A mosque and a police station were set on fire in Iran as nationwide protests over economic hardship turned increasingly violent, with state media reporting that more than 100 members of the police and security forces have been killed since the unrest began.Iran’s state tele...
A two-month-old Palestinian baby has died from severe cold in Gaza, becoming the fourth child to freeze to death since November, health officials said on Sunday.Zaher al-Wahidi, director of health information at Gaza’s Health Ministry, said the infant, Mohammed Abu Harbid, died of hypothermia ...
National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election
UNB, Kurigram: Authorities have identified 351 polling centres in Kurigram district as high-risk out of a total of 706 stations across its four parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 13th National Parliament Election.Deputy Commissioner Annapurna Debnath disclosed the information at a meeting of ...
Greenland’s remote location, harsh climate and lack of basic infrastructure have so far prevented the development of any commercial mine for rare earth elements, raising doubts over President Donald Trump’s push to secure control of the Arctic island as part of his strategy to break Chin...
Heavily retouched photos of Israel’s First Lady Sara Netanyahu, shared in official government announcements, have raised concerns about transparency, ethics, and the integrity of Israel’s state archives, officials and experts said.The edited images show Sara Netanyahu with flawless skin,...
Venezuelans across Latin America expressed mixed emotions after the ouster of former President Nicolás Maduro, with many celebrating the news yet remaining cautious about returning to their homeland, officials and migrants said.In Peru, 22-year-old graphic designer Yanelis Torres printed T-sh...
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and injured three others in the Russian city of Voronezh on Saturday, local officials said Sunday.Regional Governor Alexander Gusev said a young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone struck a house. Three others we...
Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy continued into Sunday in Tehran and the country’s second-largest city, Mashhad, crossing the two-week mark as violence linked to the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said.With internet services cut and phone lines l...
National,Crime & Corruption,Country, Districts
UNB, Cox'sBazar: The quiet morning in Whykong union, Teknaf, was shattered when an 11-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet, highlighting the ongoing risks faced by communities along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.Tanzina Afrin, daughter of Jashim Uddin, was in the Lamba Beel area around 7...
At least eight people, including the bride and groom, were killed early Sunday when a gas cylinder exploded at a house in Pakistan’s capital shortly after a wedding reception, police and officials said.The explosion occurred while guests who had gathered to celebrate the newlyweds were sleepin...
World,Environment & Nature
Because of harsh environment in Greenland, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements that many high-tech products require. Besides President Donald Trump prevails in his effort to take control of...
National,Crime & Corruption
UNB, Khulna: A 26-year-old young man was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Bagmara in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Rashed alias Pikul, son of Abdul Auwal of Rupsha upazila.SM Sabur Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rupsha Police Stat...
Thousands of people marched through Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, as well as another recent shooting involving federal agents in Portland, Oregon. The demonstration was part of hund...
The United States and its partner forces have carried out extensive airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria, US officials said, describing the operation as a response to a deadly attack on American forces last month.According to US Central Command (Centcom), the strikes were ord...
The gradual release of prisoners in Venezuela entered a third day on Saturday, as families continued to gather outside prisons hoping to reunite with detained relatives following a government promise of a “goodwill” release.Among those freed was Diógenes Angulo, who had spent a ye...
Myanmar on resumed voting Sunday in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the civil war between the military government and its armed opponents.Polling stations opened at 6am in about 100 townships, i...
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