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Iwama Kiminori, the Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, reaffirmed Japan’s steadfast dedication to its friendship with Bangladesh today, stressing that Tokyo’s position will not alter while the country is in an interim administration. “We’ve discussed how we...

The Canadian government officially apologized Saturday to an Indigenous community for the killing of several hundred sled dogs by police more than half a century ago. Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree delivered the apology in...

Australia’s communications minister announced on Sunday that the country has abandoned plans to impose fines on social media companies for failing to stop the spread of false information. If internet corporations violated new online safety requirements,...

It appeared to be a laid-back gathering of friends from a distance. One man was strumming a guitar as the others sung around a roaring bonfire in the Jerusalem Hills. They talked and laughed in between...

Christine Lagarde, the head of the European Central Bank, intensified calls on Friday for further financial integration in Europe, citing risks to free trade and a widening divide with the US. Lagarde issued a warning at...

With a fresh donation of US$2 million, the Republic of Korea has increased its assistance to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). WFP was able to contact about 76,000 Rohingya and give them a full ration...

Preparations for launching Dhaka-Khulna direct train service via Padma Bridge have proceeded one step forward as the last test run train reached Khulna at 1:10pm today. “The last trial train with the speed of around 100...

In order to improve the user experience, mobile phone operator Grameenphone and IT behemoth Ericsson have joined forces to concentrate on innovation, expansion, and the implementation of state-of-the-art solutions through workshops, pilot projects, and technology trials....

Shortly after the polls closed, preliminary results showed that voters in the Swiss city of Basel on Sunday overwhelmingly supported spending about $40 million to host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Sixty-four percent of voters in...

Dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who was forced to leave Iran, says it is bittersweet that his most recent film will be competing at the Oscars under a different nation’s banner. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,”...