According to Israeli media reports, Netanyahu is planning to propose a complete reoccupation of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to propose a complete reoccupation of the Gaza…
If partners ensure security, Zelensky says Ukraine is ‘ready for elections’
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is “ready for elections” after US President Donald Trump said Kyiv was “using war” to prevent them. Zelensky’s five-year presidency was set to conclude in May 2024, but Ukraine’s martial law after Russia’s invasion has banned elections. Zelensky told reporters he will request recommendations to change the law after Trump’s…
Crisis in Gaza talks: Qatar’s PM
The nearly two-month-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will not be finalized until Israeli forces depart from the Palestinian territory in accordance with a peace plan supported by Washington and the UN, stated Qatar’s prime minister, the mediator, yesterday. “We are currently at a pivotal juncture…” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Qatari premier,…
Tents take a year to arrive in Gaza; UK criticises assistance delays
The UK government has condemned the protracted delays in allowing assistance into Gaza, after the arrival of a shipment of over 1,100 tents that took more than a year to reach the region. The foreign secretary has expressed worries that additional UK-funded assistance has failed to reach locals, despite the truce between Hamas and Israel….
Trump sends Witkoff to Moscow to resolve Ukraine issue
On Tuesday, Donald Trump said he has sent his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to confer with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, as the US president aims to finalise an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that there were “merely a few outstanding points of contention”—however,…
The Taliban asserts that a Pakistani attack in an Afghan province killed nine
Pakistan’s strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan resulted in the deaths of at least ten individuals, including nine children, according to a spokesperson for the Taliban government, on Tuesday, following a suicide attack on a security compound in Peshawar, Pakistan. “Pakistani invading forces bombed the residence of a local civilian, resulting in the martyrdom of nine children…
Trump lauds New York mayor-elect Mamdani at friendly White House encounter
Following months of barbs, US President Donald Trump and incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met cordially at the White House on Friday, where they exchanged pleasantries and committed to working together to address crime and affordability in the nation’s largest city. The ideological adversaries — a Republican billionaire and a young democratic socialist…
At least 20 killed in Russia’s bloodiest western Ukraine bombing
Ukrainian sources report that a Russian drone and missile assault on the western city of Ternopil has resulted in the deaths of at least 20 individuals, including two children, and has struck two residential buildings. According to authorities, an additional 66 individuals were injured, including 16 minors, in one of the most lethal Russian assaults…
Death sentence for Sheikh Hasina’s atrocities
Sheikh Hasina, the ousted prime minister of Bangladesh, has received a death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the insurrection in July of the previous year. Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal received a death sentence. In contrast, former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who testified as a state witness, was sentenced…
Human chain formed to protect Shahi Eidgah grounds; Sohel Chowdhury beaten up
Local social organisation Mallika Samajkalyan Sangstha, Goaitula, Sylhet, staged a human chain on Tuesday, 28 October, at the Shah Eidgah playground, demanding an immediate halt to the ongoing fair that has encroached upon the historic sports field. Key Speaker Attacked en Route Home Md. Sohail Chowdhury, Cultural Affairs Secretary of the Bangladesh Socialist Party (BASD)…
A referendum and a legislative election will be held on the same day: Chief adviser
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus announced that the referendum on implementing the July Charter will take place on the same day as the thirteenth national parliament election in early February. He made this proclamation in his national speech on Thursday, November 13, at noon. The principal adviser stated, “After evaluating all pertinent issues, we…