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A once-banned Bangladeshi religio-political party poised for its strongest electoral showing in February’s parliamentary elections is open to joining a unity government and has held talks with several parties, its chief said. Opinion polls…
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The season’s first heavy rains and snowfall have ended a prolonged dry spell in Afghanistan but triggered flash floods that killed at least 17 people and injured 11 others, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management…
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A deadly explosion hit a crowded bar during New Year celebrations in the upscale Alpine resort town of Crans-Montana in Switzerland, killing several people and injuring many others, authorities said on Thursday. Police in the southwestern…
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A new study published in Nature Climate Change warns that up to 4,000 glaciers worldwide could disappear every year by the mid-2050s if global warming continues on its current path, underscoring the profound consequences of climate policy…
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President Donald Trump said he is dropping — for now — his effort to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, following a series of legal setbacks. In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump said he was…
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People around the world rang in 2026 on Wednesday, bidding farewell to 2025 — one of the hottest years on record and a year marked by war, political upheaval and fragile hopes for peace. In Russia, President Vladimir Putin used his…
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A total of 128 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025, with more than half of the deaths occurring in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Thursday. Describing the toll as a “global red alert,” IFJ…
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Auckland became the world’s first major city to usher in 2026, lighting up the skyline with a spectacular fireworks display from New Zealand’s tallest structure, the Sky Tower. Around 3,500 fireworks were set off over nearly five minutes,…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia and to convey India’s condolences. Shortly after his arrival, Jaishankar met Zia’s son, Tarique…
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As the Paris Agreement marked its tenth anniversary this year, COP30 was meant to be more than a routine climate summit. It was expected to signal a shift from promises to delivery—an “implementation COP” that would put concrete roadmaps…
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