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Hundreds of Israelis protest against Middle East war, clash with police

Hundreds of Israeli protesters gathered in Tel Aviv and some other cities on Saturday to protest the war in the Middle East, in unauthorised demonstrations that security forces sought to

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10 from Sunamganj among 22 migrants killed in Mediterranean Sea

At least 10 among 18 Bangladeshi migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea late Friday during a six-day suffering to reach Europe from Libya were from three upazilas in Sunamganj, the

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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis’ attacks on Israel widen Middle East war

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels joined the month-old Middle East war, claiming two missile attacks on Israel that raised concern on Sunday about the war spreading to the Red Sea. Fears

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Nepal’s ex-PM arrested over role in protest crackdown

Nepal’s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested Saturday morning over their alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protestors in September, police said.

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Iran reports attack at Bushehr nuclear power plant: IAEA

A strike hit near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant late Friday but caused no radiation leak or damage to the reactor, the UN atomic watchdog said, after Israeli strikes on

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Panel wants prosecution of ousted Nepal PM over violence in Gen Z protests

A Nepali panel set up to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests in September last year has recommended that former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli be prosecuted for “negligence” for

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Saudi Arabia says reserves ‘right to take military actions’ over Iran attacks

Saudi Arabia has not ruled out military action in response to repeated missile and drone attacks from Iran, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters

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Lebanon says Israel strikes on central Beirut kill at least six

Lebanon said Israel struck central Beirut early Wednesday without warning, killing at least six people, as the Israeli military announced it was targeting the country’s south. Lebanon was drawn into

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