International
PLA launches “Justice Mission 2025” drills in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING, Dec 29 : The PLA Eastern Theater Command has dispatched its Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force troops in the Taiwan Strait...
Australian PM announces terms for review into Bondi Beach attack
CANBERRA, Dec 29 : Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced the terms for an independent review of the Bondi Beach terror attack,...
Macron holds talks with Zelenskyy after call with Trump
PARIS, Dec 29 : French President Emmanuel Macron said that he joined a conversation between European leaders, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and US President Donald Trump,...
China opposes Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
BEIJING, Dec 29 : China on Monday said it firmly opposes Israel's formal recognition of Somaliland as an "independent sovereign state" and its agreement...
North Korea says it tested long-range cruise missiles
SEOUL, Dec 29 : North Korea said on Monday it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea to test the country's nuclear deterrence,...
South Korean President Lee returns to presidential palace avoided by predecessor
SEOUL, Dec 29: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday commuted to Cheong Wa Dae, the country's traditional presidential palace, for the first...
Zohran Mamdani has bold promises. Can he make them come true as New York...
NEW YORK, Dec 29: Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor. Can he do it?
Mamdani, a 34-year-old...
US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies...
GENEVA, Dec 29: The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for UN humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump's administration continues to...
BNP’s Tarique Rahman’s nomination papers filed
DHAKA, Dec 29: Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman submitted his nomination papers on Monday for the upcoming elections.
The papers were filed around...
Weaponisation of water: Pak senator on India’s hydel project on Chenab river
ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: A Pakistani senator on Monday said that "weaponisation of water" will further "inflame" the already tenuous ties between Pakistan and India.
The...
Trump says Ukraine and Russia are ‘closer than ever’ to peace after talks with...
PALM BEACH (US), Dec 29: US President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are "closer than ever before" to a peace deal...
Official says 6 Islamic State militants, 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkiye
ANKARA, Dec 29: Turkiye's interior minister says six Islamic State militants and three police officers were killed in a clash that broke out in...
Fire at Indonesian retirement home kills 16 older residents
MANADO (Indonesia), Dec 29: A fire at an Indonesian retirement home killed 16 older people on Sunday evening, police said.
The fire in the...