Aid operation in Gaza ‘collapsing’

The head of the main UN aid agency in the Gaza Strip warned late Saturday that its work is collapsing after nine countries decided to cut funding over allegations that several agency employees had participated in the deadly Hamas attack against Israel four months ago.
28 January 2024

Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa in Paris

Two protesters on Sunday hurled soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in Paris, demanding the right to "healthy and sustainable food", an AFP journalist said
28 January 2024

UN chief asks donor countries for 'continuity' in Gaza agency operations

UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded on Saturday for donor states to "guarantee the continuity" of the body's Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) after several halted funding over accusations of staff involvement in Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel
28 January 2024

Tetulia records season’s lowest temperature at 5 degrees Celsius

The temperature in Panchagarh’s Tentulia dropped to 5 degrees Celsius today, the lowest of the season in Bangladesh.
28 January 2024

World's largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami

The Icon of the Seas has left its Miami home base for the first time as it set course for a seven-day tour of the Caribbean
28 January 2024

North Korea fires several cruise missiles: Seoul military

North Korea fired several cruise missiles on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state
28 January 2024

More countries pause funds for UN Palestinian agency

Six European countries paused funding for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel
28 January 2024

Fighting In Myanmar: Dozens of towns, bases fall to separatists

The Arakan Army’s late Wednesday claim that it “completely controlled” Pauktaw, a town of 20,000 people close to a crucial deep water port in the capital of western Rakhine state in Myanmar, is one of a series of wins for the Three Brotherhood Alliance. 
27 January 2024

Order To Pay $83.3M: Trump to ask higher court to reduce compensation

Donald Trump was handed a stinging defeat on Friday by a Manhattan jury that ordered him to pay $83.3 million to the writer E Jean Carroll, who said he destroyed her reputation as a trustworthy journalist by denying he raped her.
27 January 2024

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments

Nasa’s rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jerezo Crater, according to a study published on Friday.
27 January 2024

‘Houthi Missile Attack’: One Bangladeshi onboard British tanker on fire

One Bangladeshi and 22 Indian crew members are on board a British oil tanker MV Marlin Luanda which reported a fire outbreak in the Gulf of Aden, following an alleged Houthi missile strike.
27 January 2024

Israel’s Accusation: Countries halt funding to UN agency in Gaza

Britain, Italy and Finland yesterday became the latest countries to pause funding for the United Nations' refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following allegations its staff were involved in the October 7 attacks on Israel.
27 January 2024

Sikh Murder: India cooperating with Canada

India is cooperating with Canada and bilateral ties are improving after tensions spiked over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia, a top Canadian official told CTV in an interview published on Friday.
27 January 2024

N Korea, China agree to defend common interests

North Korea and China agreed to strengthen tactical cooperation and defend common interests, the North’s official KCNA news agency said yesterday, reporting on Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui’s meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong.
27 January 2024

India, France agree on joint defence production

India and France have agreed to work together on the joint production of defence equipment including helicopters and submarines for the Indian armed forces and production for friendly countries,
27 January 2024

Freedom Of Expression: UK intervenes in takeover of Telegraph newspaper

Britain ordered a new probe into an Abu Dhabi-backed plan to buy the influential Telegraph newspaper on Friday, stepping in a second time after Redbird IMI revised the deal to allay concerns of foreign interference in one of the country’s oldest dailies.
27 January 2024

Palestinians torn between pride and frustration

Palestinians trapped in the grip of war were caught between feelings of pride and frustration on Friday following the UN’s top court saying Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza.
27 January 2024

Israel says will seek to stop UN agency's activities in Gaza after war

Israel will seek to stop the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Gaza after the war, its foreign minister said Saturday, after Israel accused several UNRWA staff of involvement in Hamas's October 7 attack
27 January 2024

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet

Nasa's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jerezo Crater, according to a study published on Friday
27 January 2024

Israeli military reports at least 11 gunmen killed in Gaza's Khan Younis

Israeli aircraft, tanks and infantry troops have killed at least 11 militants over the past 24 hours in battles in Gaza's Khan Younis, the military said on Saturday
27 January 2024