Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said some 60,000 Afghans returned between Sept 23 to Oct 22 from Pakistan, which announced on Oct 4 it will expel undocumented migrants that do not leave.
31 October 2023

Japan announces sanctions on Hamas-related individuals, company

It is the first set of sanctions Japan has imposed on Hamas since its deadly rampage on Oct. 7 that Israeli authorities say killed over 1,400 people.
31 October 2023

Israel rejects Gaza ceasefire, as ground troops free one hostage

Israel declared war on Palestinian militant group Hamas after it launched an unprecedented wave of attacks inside Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking more than 230 people hostage.
31 October 2023

Gaza situation moves from bad to worse

Israeli ground forces fought deadly battles with Hamas fighters inside Gaza yesterday and sent tanks to the outskirts of the biggest city while air strikes kept raining down on the besieged Palestinian territory
30 October 2023

India's ED summons Delhi CM Kejriwal for questioning

India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in connection with an excise policy-linked money-laundering case on November 2, official sources said last night
30 October 2023

Gaza situation turns from bad to worse

Israeli ground forces fought deadly battles with Hamas fighters inside Gaza yesterday and sent tanks to the outskirts of the biggest city while air strikes kept raining down on the besieged Palestinian territory.
30 October 2023

Thousands of people feared displaced in new clashes

Thousands of people are feared to have been displaced by four days of fighting in northern Myanmar, including several hundred who reportedly fled to China, the United Nations said yesterday.
30 October 2023

Russia blames ‘external interference’

Russia yesterday blamed “external interference” for an anti-Israel riot that closed an airport in the Muslim-majority region of Dagestan the previous day.
30 October 2023

S Africa calls for UN force to protect Gazans

South Africa yesterday called for the United Nations to deploy a rapid protection force to protect civilians in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza from further bombardment.
30 October 2023

Deadly strike on journos was ‘targeted’

A Reuters journalist killed in southern Lebanon two weeks ago and others wounded in the same incident were deliberately targeted, a Reporters Without Borders investigation released on Sunday said.
30 October 2023

India vows to free its ex-navy personnel

India’s foreign minister yesterday said the country would “make all efforts” to secure the release of eight ex-navy personnel sentenced to death by a court in Qatar, reportedly for spying for Israel.
30 October 2023

Israel hits military infrastructure in Syria

Israel’s army said yesterday it carried out air strikes on military infrastructure inside Syria as fears grow that its war against Hamas could spur a broader regional conflict.
30 October 2023

JS adopts resolution condemning Israeli attacks

Parliament yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution strongly condemning Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people and calling upon the Muslim world to come forward effectively to protect them
30 October 2023

Israeli forces attack north Gaza's main city from both sides

Hamas says fighting Israeli troops east of Gaza city
30 October 2023

PM denounces Israeli attacks on Palestine, calls for end to war

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today once again condemned the Israeli attacks on Palestinian people and said Bangladesh is making efforts to stop all wars that are raging across the world
30 October 2023

4 killed in Israeli raid on West Bank's Jenin: ministry

Four Palestinians were killed Monday during an early-morning Israeli raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry said as violence escalated in the restive area.
30 October 2023

Record 6.9 million internally displaced in DR Congo: UN

The number of internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record 6.9 million due to escalating violence, the United Nations said Monday
30 October 2023

Hamas says 'heavy fighting' in Gaza as Israel steps up ground war

Hamas said it was engaged in "heavy fighting" with Israeli troops on Sunday inside northern Gaza, where besieged residents were again told to flee.
30 October 2023

Preventing aid getting to Gaza could be 'a crime': ICC prosecutor

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor warned Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza could constitute a crime.
30 October 2023

Mob storms Russian airport looking for Israelis

A mob looking for Israelis and Jews overran an airport in Russia's Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday, after rumours spread that a flight was arriving from Israel.
30 October 2023