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Bangladesh's Awami League banned from national elections in...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 26: Amid political turmoil and a major shift in the country's political landscape, Bangladesh's interim government confirmed...
Tanzania: Five dead in helicopter crash on Mt....
Dodoma [Tanzania], December 26: Five people died after a helicopter crashed on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, the civil aviation authority said...
At least five killed in suicide attack in...
Abuja [Nigeria], December 26: At least five people have been killed and 35 injured, some of them seriously, in a...
Heavy rains drench Southern California, spawn flash flooding,...
Los Angeles [US], December 26: Torrential rains unleashed widespread flash flooding and mud flows across Southern California on Wednesday, as...
Powerball lottery in US to pay out top...
Washington [US], December 26: A ticket holder to the Powerball lottery in the US state of Arkansas has won $1.817...
Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro undergoes successful surgery
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 26: Brazil's jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone surgery for a bilateral hernia, his son...
Moscow cites slow but steady progress in Ukraine...
Moscow [Russia], December 26: Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said there has been slow but steady progress in the...
British online campaigner vows to fight US deportation...
London [UK], December 26: A British online campaigner hit by US sanctions has launched a legal battle against deportation by...
Palestinian actor, filmmaker Bakri dies
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: Acclaimed Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri has died in northern Israel, ending a five-decade...
Turkiye arrests more than 100 ISIL suspects plotting...
Ankara [Turkiye], December 26: Turkish security forces have disrupted planned attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations after arresting more...
Saudi tells Yemeni separatists leave the seized governorates
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 26: Saudi Arabia has publicly called on Yemen's main southern separatist group to withdraw from two...
'Israel will never fully withdraw from Gaza'
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: Israel will never withdraw all its troops from the Gaza Strip, Defence Minister Israel Katz...
BNP leader Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 26: Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and frontrunner to be the country's next...
US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship...
New York [US], December 25: The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near...
Ecuador soldiers sentenced to decades in prison over...
Quito [Ecuador], December 25: An Ecuadorean court has sentenced 11 of 17 soldiers to more than 34 years in prison...
Three killed as Russia strikes Ukrainian cities overnight
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Russia carried out a "massive" overnight attack on several Ukrainian cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said,...
Russell Brand faces two further charges including rape
New York [US], December 25: Broadcaster, comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with two further offences including one...
Australia cancels British man's visa after charges of...
Sydney [Australia], December 25: Australia cancelled the visa of a British national after he was charged with displaying a banned...
Algeria declares colonisation by France a crime
Algiers [Algeria], December 25: Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a...
Pope calls for 24-hour worldwide ceasefire over Christmas
Rome [Italy], December 25: Pope Leo XIV has urged "people of goodwill" to implement a 24-hour ceasefire in all wars...
Russian court sets trial date for German artist...
Moscow [Russia], December 25: A Russian court has scheduled the first public hearing in a criminal case against German sculptor...
UK rail services disruption affects Christmas Eve trips...
London [UK], December 25: UK passengers travelling home on Christmas Eve have faced travel difficulties after railway services from a...
Zelensky unveils 20-point peace plan
Kiev [Ukraine], December 25: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has unveiled a 20-point plan to end Russia's war against his country,...
Russia won't comment publicly on the latest peace...
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Russia plans to relay its response to the latest draft of a Ukraine peace plan to...
Merz stresses responsibility towards Europe in Christmas address
Berlin [Germany], December 25: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz underscored his government's commitment to ensure peace and security prevail in Europe,...
Australia's NSW passes tough anti-protest, gun laws after...
Canberra [Australia], December 25: The state of New South Wales (NSW) will have the toughest gun laws in Australia as...
Syria-Russia ties entering 'new stage' as foreign ministers...
Moscow [Russia], December 25: Syria-Russia relations are entering a new era based on mutual respect after Syria's foreign and defence...






