Jerusalem: Israel told the United States that Turkey was preparing to deploy a radar system and air-defense assets at a Syrian airbase, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News reported. Israeli security officials reportedly told Washington…
Dhaka: A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, in suspicious circumstances that have prompted a police investigation. The bodies were recovered…
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a phone call to discuss the latest regional developments and ongoing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions. The two ministers discussed efforts…
Tokyo: Iran’s weaponry and defence equipment production has doubled over the past 12 months, a senior official has said. In an interview with state-run IRIB TV on Friday evening (local time), Iranian Defence Ministry spokesman…
Moscow: Russian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 250 Ukrainian drones within 12 hours, said the Russian Defence Ministry. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday (Moscow time), Russian air defence systems shot…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s prison system is struggling with severe overcrowding, with 75 prisons across the country having a combined capacity of 45,186 inmates but currently housing 98,233 — more than twice their designated capacity. Such inhuman…
Cairo: The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement may validate China’s rhetoric of multipolarity, but it also exposes the hollowness of its strategic substance. The post-American regional order Beijing advocated for the Middle East is taking shape…
Washington: California state Senator Aisha Wahab has won a special election to the US House of Representatives, becoming the first Afghan American elected to Congress. Wahab, a progressive Democrat and daughter of Afghan refugees,…
Washington: California’s State Assembly has adopted a resolution recognising Diwali and expressing its “deepest respect” for Indian Americans and the Indian diaspora in the state and around the world. House Resolution 137 recognises this…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has renewed his demand for mandatory photo identification and proof of citizenship for voters, placing election rules at the centre of his campaign to retain Republican control of Congress in…
