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UK PM faces pressure to sack Tulip Siddiq

Shawdesh Desk: UK prime minister Keir Starmer faced fresh pressure Monday to sack his anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq, amid accusations over her family ties to Bangladesh’s toppled premier. Siddiq has

UK Prime minister asked to sack Tulip for corruption allegation

Shawdesh Desk: Yunus for probe into properties The United Kingdom’s leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch has called upon prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to dismiss treasury minister Tulip Siddiq

Gaza death toll 40pc higher than recorded: Lancet study

Shawdesh desk: Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was around 40

OpenAI chief Sam Altman denies sister’s sexual abuse accusations

স্বদেশ ডেস্ক: Open AI CEO Sam Altman denied on Tuesday allegations from his sister Annie Altman, who has filed a complaint accusing him of childhood sexual abuse. “…Annie has made

Rescuers search for survivors after earthquake in Tibet

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions on Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people. Videos published

Saving lives should be first priority, says UNHCR over Rohingya issue

Shawdesh Desk: The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has called on States to prioritise life-saving actions as hundreds of Rohingya stateless people from Myanmar have sought safety in the region

Quake in China’s Tibet kills 95

Shawdesh desk: A devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed ‘many buildings’ on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring

Canadian prime minister Trudeau likely to resign this week

Shawdesh desk: Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week as he faces mounting dissent within his Liberal Party, newspaper The Globe and Mail reported