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Hospitals in parts of Somalia are struggling with rising numbers of wounded after a sharp increase in fighting since the beginning of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday, reports AFP. Recent attacks, including a roadside blast narrowly missing the president’s convoy last month, are heightening fears of a resurgence by jihadists, despite gains by ...

France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference in New York in June on settling the Israel-Palestinian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview broadcast Wednesday. “We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,” Macron, who this week visited Egypt, told France 5 ...

    Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   Geneva, 1 April — A coalition of international human rights activists and legal experts has called on the global democratic community to take a stand against what they describe as an escalating wave of violence and repression in Bangladesh under the interim leadership of Dr Muhammad Yunus. At a press conference held at the Geneva ...

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv overnight partially destroyed a building housing offices of state channels broadcasting in foreign languages, a television channel said Sunday. Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, striking several targets and killing at least two people. “On April 6 overnight, a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv caused significant destruction ...

Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary visa ban on 14 countries, including Bangladesh, ahead of the Haj season. According to sources, the ban will apply to Umrah, business and family visas, with the restrictions likely to end in mid-June. Diplomatic sources said that Umrah visa holders can enter Saudi Arabia until April 13. They said that Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Egypt, ...

Thousands protested in the South Korean capital Saturday in support of disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office a day earlier over his bungled martial law declaration, reports AFP. South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday to remove Yoon over the December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, triggering fresh elections to be held by June ...

The death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake in Myanmar has climbed to 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 still missing, according to State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing. Speaking at a cash donation ceremony for quake victims in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, he provided the latest figures, as reported by local media. Rescue efforts continue as authorities ...

Four people died and two were missing following an accident on Monday at a coal mine in Spain’s northern region of Asturias, officials said. Another three people were seriously injured and taken to hospital, the central government’s office in Asturias said in a statement. Two of the injured had burns while the third suffered a blow to the head, it ...

The death toll from Myanmar’s devastating earthquake has surged to 1,644, with over 3,400 injured and 139 still missing. In response to the crisis, the shadow National Unity Government (NUG), which opposes the ruling military, has declared a unilateral two-week partial ceasefire to facilitate relief efforts. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck central Myanmar on Friday, causing widespread destruction, particularly in Mandalay ...

The death toll from a massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 1,000, the ruling junta said on Saturday, with more than 2,000 injured, reports AFP. A statement from the junta’s information team said 1,002 people are known to have died in Friday’s shallow 7.7-magnitude quake, with 2,376 injured.