The senior journalist and the newly appointed ambassador Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey replied to the tweet of former US President Donald Trump regarding the minorities in Bangladesh. Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey wrote in a tweet on Friday, “Thanks to Donald Trump for realizing the importance of ensuring the protection of minorities, wherever they are in the world or of what religions they ...
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Roadside bomb kills 7 including 5 children in Pakistan
A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing seven people, including five nearby children, officials said, reports AP. Local police chief Fateh Mohammad said the attack occurred in Mastung, a district in Balochistan province. He said a motorized rickshaw carrying schoolchildren was nearby when the bombing happened, ...
Read More »Trump condemns ‘attacks on minorities’ in Bangladesh
Republican Donald Trump, who is running again for the White House, has strongly condemned the “barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh”. “It would have never happened on my watch. Kamala and Joe have ignored Hindus across the world and in America. They have been a disaster from Israel ...
Read More »Harris, Trump head west in US election race countdown
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take their nail-biting White House race west on Thursday (October 31), seeking supremacy on border security and aiming to woo crucial Latino voters days ahead of the US election, reports AFP. Pop singer Jennifer Lopez will bring her star power to the stage for Harris in Las Vegas, as the candidates battle through the seven ...
Read More »Netanyahu hoping for Trump triumph
With the US presidential election heading into the home stretch, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely be hoping for Donald Trump to return to the White House. Trump’s last time in office was good for Netanyahu, and in the lead-up to the November 5 vote, the former president has sent mixed messages on his Middle East policy. His remarks ...
Read More »Israel strikes Iran military targets, Tehran says damage ‘limited’
Israel struck military sites in Iran early on Saturday, saying it was retaliating against Tehran’s strikes on Israel this month, the latest attack in the escalating conflict between the heavily armed rivals. Hours later the Israeli military said its strikes had been completed and its objectives achieved, but a semi-official Iranian news agency vowed a “proportional reaction” to Israeli moves ...
Read More »Harris joined by Obama, Springsteen at star-studded rally
Kamala Harris held a star-studded rally Thursday in swing state Georgia, where former US president Barack Obama and rock legend Bruce Springsteen joined her final push for voters ahead of November’s nail-biter election. Harris is cranking up the celebrity wattage — including with Beyonce in Texas on Friday, according to reports — at a series of concerts in battleground states ...
Read More »26 die as storm wreaks havoc in Philippines
Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said on Thursday, as it made landfall on the northeastern coast. Trami, locally known as severe tropical storm Kristine, dumped heavy to torrential rain on the main island of Luzon triggering widespread flooding and landslides. With maximum sustained ...
Read More »Cyclone Dana: West Bengal schools to remain shut for 4-day
The West Bengal government announced on Tuesday that schools and academic institutions will remain closed in various parts of the state following a notice from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regarding Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall on the coast of West Bengal by October 24. According to a notice issued by the School Education Department of the ...
Read More »Hamas likely to name new leader after Sinwar’s death
The Palestinian group Hamas will likely replace Yahya Sinwar with a new political leader based outside Gaza while his brother – Mohammad Sinwar – is expected to assume a bigger role in directing the war against Israel in the territory, experts say. In its leadership deliberations, Hamas must consider not only the preferences of its main backer – Iran – ...
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