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Ukraine downs 20 Russian drones, 2 cruise missiles

Shawdesh desk: Ukraine said Thursday it had downed 20 Russian attack drones and two cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed one and wounded at least four in the

After NATO frustration, West offers Ukraine security commitments

Shawdesh desk: Western powers will propose long-term security commitments for Ukraine on Wednesday after NATO dashed President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hopes of a clear timeline for joining the alliance. Zelensky will

Bangladesh to buy fertilizer from Russia

Shawdesh Desk: The government on Wednesday decided to purchase 30,000 tonnes of muriate of potash from Russia with per tonne costing $342. The cabinet committee on government purchase in a

BBC chief faces media grilling over presenter scandal

Shawdesh Desk: BBC chief Tim Davie on Tuesday faced a media grilling after claims that a top presenter paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images. The accusations

10 dead, 10 wounded in Ecuador shootings

Shawdesh Desk: Ten people were killed and ten injured, including children, in two shootings Sunday in Guayaquil, the Ecuadoran port city in the grips of a bloody war between drug

UN urges Bangladesh govt to stop harassing Odhikar representatives

Shawdesh Desk: Three United Nations experts on Tuesday called on Bangladesh government to stop harassing the representatives of the human rights organisation Odhikar and ensure respect for due process. ‘This

Netherlands to return treasures to Indonesia and Sri Lanka

Shawdesh desk: The Netherlands is set to hand back hundreds of precious artefacts taken from Indonesia and Sri Lanka during its colonial period. Objects to be returned include a gem-encrusted

300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands

Shawdesh Desk: At least 300 people who were traveling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday, Reuters