June2024
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Indian technical team to visit Dhaka soon to talk conservation of Teesta river: Modi
Jun 24, 2024The main results of discussions between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Saturday included moving forward with the start of negotiations on a comprehensive trade agreement, strengthening defense ties, and... -
US aircraft carrier arrives in S. Korea for joint drills
Jun 23, 2024According to Seoul’s navy, a US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Saturday as part of cooperative military exercises designed to strengthen defenses against North Korean threats. The declaration was made the day after South... -
Niger authorities confirm sabotage of oil pipeline by rebels
Jun 23, 2024Following a rebel movement’s claim of responsibility for the incident, Niger’s military authorities revealed that an oil pipeline transporting crude oil to neighboring Benin had been sabotaged. The movement wants the president of Niger released. “Malicious... -
New Chief of Army Staff takes charge
Jun 23, 2024As of today, General Waker-Uz-Zaman assumed command as the new Chief of Army Staff. According to a press release issued by ISPR this afternoon, he assumed leadership from his predecessor, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed. Subsequently, at... -
China, France launch satellite to better understand the universe
Jun 22, 2024In an impressive display of collaboration between the Western superpower and the Asian behemoth, a French-Chinese satellite launched on a quest for the universe’s most powerful explosions on Saturday. The Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM), created... -
Japanese royals arrive for three-day state visit to UK
Jun 22, 2024The three-day state visit, which is being hosted by King Charles III, begins on Saturday when the Japanese emperor Naruhito and empress Masako land in Britain. After arriving on a plane from Japan, the royal couple... -
Extreme heat is new danger stalking US-bound migrants
Jun 22, 2024In the Mexican desert near the US border, security forces are on alert after a man was found dead from heat stroke on the journey to what he hoped would be a better life in North... -
‘Saudi state did not fail’ after hundreds dead during hajj: official to AFP
Jun 22, 2024A top Saudi official defended the Gulf state’s handling of the hajj pilgrimage on Friday, following reports from multiple nations of over 1,100 fatalities, many of which were linked to the intense heat. “The state did... -
South Korea fires warning shots after new border incursion
Jun 22, 2024Seoul’s military said Friday it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border in the third such incursion this month. The nuclear-armed North has been reinforcing the border in recent... -
‘Bodies on the ground’: Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrors
Jun 22, 2024Yasser eventually came to the conclusion that he had no alternative but to make the holy pilgrimage illegally after years of failing to obtain a hajj visa; this is a decision he now regrets. Despite having...
