Brazil storm death toll rises to 50

Brazilian authorities said Thursday evening that the death toll from floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in the country’s southeast had risen to at least 50, with emergency workers continuing to dig through the wreckage.
24 February 2023

UN chief condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Wednesday as the General Assembly met in a special session two days before the anniversary of Moscow’s attack.
24 February 2023

G20 meet in India: Division emerges over Russia-Ukraine war

India wants the geopolitical tension to be referred to as a "crisis" or a "challenge" while the US and other western nations want to describe it as nothing short of "war"
24 February 2023

Terror financing watchdog suspends Russia's membership

A global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering today suspended Russia's membership for its "illegal, unprovoked and unjustified" full-scale military invasion of Ukraine while retaining Myanmar, Iran, and North Korea on its "black list".
24 February 2023

China urges Russia, Ukraine to hold talks, warns against using nuclear weapons

The 12-point paper calling for a "political settlement" of the crisis follows accusations from the West that China is considering arming Russia, a claim Beijing has dismissed as false
24 February 2023

British MPs, diplomats celebrate Bangladesh’s 'dramatic progress' in last 14 years

A cross-party group of leading politicians, as well as diplomats and community leaders, attended the event in the House of Lords' Attlee Room a day after the February 21 commemoration of Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day
24 February 2023

5 Bangladeshis killed, 2 hurt in South Africa crash

The accident took place Friday morning in the city of Beaufort West as a car carrying the Bangladeshis collided with a lorry
24 February 2023

A year of disinformation around the war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has been accompanied by a ferocious battle of disinformation, waged in particular by pro-Russian agitators seeking to distort and shift the blame for many atrocities on the ground.
24 February 2023

Putin underestimated Zelenskyy

It's a world record. No leader before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has managed to hold an address every single day for a straight year.
24 February 2023

One Year Of Ukraine War: Undoing of Bangladesh economy

In the end, it was a war that began some 5,800 kilometres away a year ago that laid bare the longstanding weaknesses of the Bangladesh economy.
24 February 2023

R Kelly gets another 20 yrs for child pornography

Kelly, 56, is already serving a 30-year sentence he received after a Brooklyn jury in a separate federal trial convicted him on racketeering and sex trafficking charges
23 February 2023

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 yrs in LA rape case

Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence for his separate 2020 conviction in New York for sex crimes
23 February 2023

One woman dies every 2 mins: UN

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth complications, despite maternal mortality rates dropping by a third in 20 years, the United Nations said yesterday.
23 February 2023

Ukraine ‘will prevail’

Ukraine “will prevail” over invading Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday, a day before the first anniversary of Moscow’s assault on his country.
23 February 2023

Violence flares around Gaza

Israel launched air strikes on Gaza in return for rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave yesterday, a day after the deadliest Israeli
23 February 2023

No sign Russia mulling nuclear use

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered fresh criticism of Russia’s suspension of a key nuclear treaty, but stressed there was no indication Moscow was moving closer to actually using an atomic weapon.
23 February 2023

UN chief condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Wednesday as the General Assembly met in a special session two days before the anniversary of Moscow’s attack.
23 February 2023

Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to lead World Bank

Banga is Indian-American and currently serving as vice chairman at equity firm General Atlantic
23 February 2023

Adani invests in bankrupt Sri Lanka

The project comes after Sri Lanka awarded Adani a $700 million strategic port terminal project in Colombo in 2021
23 February 2023

Israel bombs Gaza after rocket fire, deadly raid

Hours earlier, rockets fired from Gaza lit up the night sky and triggered sirens in the Israeli cities of Sderot and Ashkelon, Al Jazeera said adding there were no reports of casualties at the time
23 February 2023