War & Conflict
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Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen Saturday: sources close to discussions
Feb 1, 2025Following a fourth hostage and prisoner exchange under a truce agreement, Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt is set to reopen on Saturday, according to a Hamas official and a source familiar with the talks who... -
Trump suggests US releasing 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
Jan 27, 2025In response to reports that the US president had lifted a block on the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs, Donald Trump declared on Saturday that a “lot of things” that Israel had ordered were now being delivered.... -
Belarusians near Ukraine border long for end to war
Jan 27, 2025Sergei Budyukhin, a pensioner from Belarus who lives 30 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, says the conflict on the opposite side of the line never seems far away. “I am afraid,” said the talkative 63-year-old on... -
US freezes almost all aid except for Israel, Egypt arms: memo
Jan 26, 2025The largest donor in the world, the United States, stopped almost all foreign aid on Friday, with the exception of emergency food and military support for Egypt and Israel. Days after President Donald Trump took office,... -
Hamas, Israel in new hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza truce
Jan 26, 2025In accordance with a ceasefire agreement for Gaza, Israeli and Palestinian Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners on Saturday. However, a last-minute disagreement prevented hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from returning to the destroyed northern part of... -
Foreign attacker killed after stabbing 5 in Tel Aviv
Jan 23, 2025A foreign attacker stabbed five people in Tel Aviv on Tuesday before being shot dead, Israeli authorities said. The stabbing happened in a bustling nightlife spot of Israel’s commercial capital, which an AFP photographer saw cordoned... -
Israeli military chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’: statement
Jan 22, 2025Due to his involvement in the IDF’s “failure” during the October 7, 2023, attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Major General Herzi Halevi, the chief of Israel’s military, resigned on Monday. Halevi resigned during a... -
Russia says downed 55 Ukrainian drones overnight
Jan 22, 2025Russia said Tuesday that it had downed 55 Ukrainian drones overnight, adding that falling debris had sparked a new fire at an oil depot in a border region. “During the course of the past night, air... -
Iran says hopes Trump will take ‘realistic’ approach to region
Jan 21, 2025Iran expressed its hope on Monday that Donald Trump’s incoming US government would take a “realistic” stance and demonstrate “respect” for the interests of nations in the region. On Monday, Trump will take the oath of... -
CHT Affairs adviser visits injured students at hospital
Jan 18, 2025Adviser to the interim government for CHT Affairs Supradip Chakma today visited injured members of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement central committee at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in city’s Shyamoli area. He urged the on duty doctors to ensure...