January2025
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France’s Macron arrives in Beirut to meet Lebanon’s new leaders: AFP
Jan 17, 2025According to an AFP journalist, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Friday morning to meet with Joseph Aoun, the newly elected president of Lebanon, and Nawaf Salam, the prime minister-designate. At approximately 6:45 a.m.... -
Canada ex-central banker Mark Carney launches PM bid
Jan 17, 2025Former Canadian central bank governor Mark Carney became the clear favorite to succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party when he announced his candidacy on Thursday. The 59-year-old economist, who attended... -
Los Angeles fire evacuees told no return for at least a week
Jan 17, 2025Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told Thursday they would not be allowed back for at least a week, with fears over electrocution, landslides and... -
Indian troops kill 12 Maoist rebels
Jan 17, 2025As New Delhi intensifies efforts to put an end to the protracted insurgency, Indian security forces killed at least 12 Maoist militants in central India, according to authorities. In their decades-long insurgency, the rebels claim to... -
Two Cambodian deminers killed by anti-tank mine
Jan 17, 2025According to demining officials, two Cambodian deminers were killed while attempting to remove a decades-old anti-tank mine from a rice field that had previously been the scene of combat between government troops and Khmer Rouge soldiers.... -
Israeli cabinet to meet on ceasefire after PM says hostage deal finalised
Jan 17, 2025Israel’s security cabinet was set to meet Friday after final details of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal were ironed out, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, with the United States “confident” the truce would... -
North Korea warns of stronger action over South’s drills with US, Japan
Jan 17, 2025North Korea condemned on Friday joint military drills between South Korea, Japan and the United States held this week, threatening to respond by exercising its right to self-defence “more intensively”. The trilateral exercise was held after... -
57 more stranded Bangladeshis repatriated from war torn Lebanon
Jan 17, 2025With full government funding, 57 trapped Bangladeshi people were repatriated from war-torn Lebanon today on an aircraft from Qatar. According to a foreign ministry press release here, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates’... -
Dhaka renews initiative to explore opportunities in Africa
Jan 17, 2025By encouraging positive communication and assisting Bangladeshi companies operating in Africa, Dhaka has redoubled its efforts to investigate prospects in that continent. According to a ministry press statement issued today, the foreign ministry had an interministerial... -
Dhaka inks MoU with Netherlands to minimise food wastage
Jan 17, 2025Bangladesh and the Netherlands today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming mainly to reduce food wastage and promote a balanced food intake habit in the South Asian country as part of its efforts to address...
