World
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Bangladesh slashes egg import duties, from 25 to 5 percent
Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday drastically cut import duty on eggs from 25 percent to 5 percent to…
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Hezbollah vows new phase in war, as Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Sinwar
Iran's mission to the United Nations issued a statement honouring Sinwar, emphasising that he died on the battlefield and not…
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Pakistan’s leader calls on Biden to secure release of woman serving lengthy prison term
Siddiqui became a terrorism suspect after she left the US and married a nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a self-proclaimed…
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Singapore detains teenager for planning terror attack on non-Muslims
Singapore has detained a 17-year-old self-radicalised supporter of terror group ISIS under the Internal Security Act (ISA) mere weeks before…
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Gaza remains at risk of famine, says UN
The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization said that the latest findings of the Integrated Phase Classification…
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Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon rises to 2,412: Report
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on October 8, 2023, has…
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Israel confirms it has eliminated Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar
In yet another blow to Hamas, Israel on Thursday evening confirmed that it has eliminated Yahya Sinwar -- the chief…
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Israeli military investigating whether top Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza
The Israeli military says it is looking into whether Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation…
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870 climbers allowed to scale 37 peaks in Nepal
Nepal had issued 870 permits for climbers to scale 37 mountains in the country during the fall climbing season.
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IDF says killed Hezbollah battalion commander in Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Thursday that it had killed Hussein Muhammad Awada, a Hezbollah battalion commander in…
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Pakistani police fired tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger spread over…
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Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant against Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
The tribunal also directed the authorities concerned to produce the 46, including Hasina, before it after arresting them by November…
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Saudi Arabia’s new initiative for stronger bonds with Indian, other expats
Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative that aims at promoting quality of life and developing stronger bonds between the…
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Israeli military says intercepted two rockets launched from Gaza
Two rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip were intercepted by Israeli air defence systems, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
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Human induced climate change made Nepal rains more intense, scientists say
The late September floods that killed more than 240 people in Nepal were driven by rainfall made about 10 per…
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India believes Canada doesn’t take seriously violence or terrorism or incitement to hatred: Trudeau
Trudeau had no definite answer when asked if the alleged interference was a rogue element or authorized by the responsible…
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13 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on house in Gaza City
At least 13 Palestinians were killed, including children and women, and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli raid that…
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2,367 killed, 11,088 injured by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon: Health Ministry
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict on October 8, 2023, reached…
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Lebanese officials say Israeli airstrike on Nabatiyeh hit meeting coordinating relief efforts
Lebanese officials say an Israeli airstrike on Nabatiyeh hit a building during a meeting coordinating relief efforts.
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Bomb blast in northwest Pakistan injures 5 policemen
At least five policemen were injured on Wednesday when a remote-controlled bomb targeting their vehicle went off in the restive…
