Concerns in US over growing extremism in Bangladesh
There are serious concerns in the US over growing extremism in Bangladesh, a former White House official has said, observing that deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh did a good job in controlling it. Lisa Curtis, who served as President-elect Donald Trump’s South Asia point-person in his first term, has said there...
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S Korean opp leader gets suspended jail term
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UK Treasury chief not satisfied by paltry 3rd quarter growth
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Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Lebanese rescuers
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N Korea tests exploding drones
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Downing Street apologises for menu ‘mistake’ at Diwali reception
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Sri Lankan president's NPP secures parliamentary majority
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Trump vows to end Russia-Ukraine war
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Dubai approves first aerial taxi vertiport, set for 2026 launch
Dubai has approved the construction of its first aerial taxi vertiport near Dubai International Airport, marking a major step towards becoming the first city to offer urban aerial transport. The vertiport, designed to blend seamlessly with Dubai’s skyline, will provide passengers a unique, efficient, and comfortable travel experience in the skies. Crown...
Amsterdam warns of new calls for unrest
A senior police officer warned Tuesday of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam, after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night and the city faces tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. Olivier Dutilh, of the Amsterdam police...
Olaf Scholz to seek trust vote in Dec
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on December 16, paving the way forward for an early parliamentary election in February. Scholz declared his plans for a vote of confidence during a speech in parliament on Wednesday, one week after his three-party coalition...
Stage set for parliamentary polls in Sri Lanka today
Sri Lanka is set to hold on Thursday its snap parliamentary election – first after the 2022 economic crisis – amid deployment of nearly 90,000 security personnel across the country. Voting will take place at over 13,314 polling stations across the country, from 7 am to 4 pm local time with...
British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize
British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her ambitious and beautiful ‘Orbital’, which becomes the first novel set in space to win the 50,000-pound literary prize selected from a historic shortlist that was dominated by women this year. ‘Orbital’, the biggest-selling book on the shortlist in the...
China holds combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal
China held sea and air combat drills Wednesday at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, an area of reefs and rocks the Philippines also claims in the South China Sea. On Sunday, China published new baselines for the shoal including geographic coordinates. A nation’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone are typically defined...
Russia launches first missile attack on Kyiv in months as NKorean troops fight in Kursk
Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days on Wednesday, authorities reported, as the Pentagon said most of the North Korean troops sent to help Moscow’s war effort are fighting to drive Ukraine’s army off Russian soil...
