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Bangladesh PM orders removal of congratulatory billboards across Dhaka

Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman has ordered the swift removal of advertisements and banners congratulating him that have been displayed on billboards across various roads in the capital. The directive

US-UK relationship ‘not like it used to be’, says Trump

US president Donald Trump said the historical relationship between his country and Britain was ‘not like it used to be’, in an interview to British daily newspaper The Sun. ‘This

555 killed in Iran since start of war, Iran Red Crescent says

A total of 555 people have been killed across Iran in US and Israeli strikes that began two days ago, the Iranian Red Crescent said Monday. “Following the Zionist-American terrorist

Bangladesh says Khamenei assassination violation of international law

Bangladesh said on Monday that the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was a violation of international law and norms. The government issued the statement a day after Ayatollah

Bangladesh PM Tarique orders women-only bus service in Dhaka

Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman on Monday directed the authorities concerned to introduce a dedicated bus service for women in the capital. The instruction was given to Road Transport and

Smoke rising from US embassy in Kuwait City

An AFP correspondent saw black smoke rising from the US embassy in Kuwait on Monday, with the diplomatic mission telling people not to come to the premises as Iran on

Israel hits Lebanon, expanding Iran war

Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon, including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of

Eight killed as Shias storm US Consulate in Karachi

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into