Thursday, 17 September 2026, 12:12 am
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Bangladesh Polls: NDI, IRI to deploy joint technical assessment team
Online Desk: The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) will deploy a joint team to Bangladesh to conduct a “limited technical assessment” of electoral violence conditionsread more
EU chief orders aid ‘surge’ for Gaza after hostage deal
Online Desk: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said she has ordered her European Commission to step up aid deliveries to Gaza following the announcement of a four-dayread more
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Vanuatu: USGS
Online Desk: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northern Vanuatu on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but authorities said it was not expected to trigger a tsunami. The quakeread more
Israel, Hamas agree deal for 4-day truce
Online Desk: Hamas and Israel have agreed to a four-day truce in Gaza during which Hamas will release 50 women and children held as hostages in exchange for the releaseread more
Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon kills 2 journalists of a Pan-Arab TV station, official says
Online Desk: An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed Tuesday two journalists reporting for the Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV on the violence along the border with Israel, according to the Lebaneseread more
Putin, Xi and UN Secretary-General Gutteres to attend virtual meeting on Israel-Hamas war
Online Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS bloc of developing countries will hold a virtual meeting on the Israel-Hamas war onread more
Cold, mud and mice: Ukraine enters second winter of war
Online Desk: In a heated shelter near the eastern front line, Ukrainian serviceman, Dmytro, looked on as a mouse sniffed the air and then scuttled behind plastic sheeting insulating theread more
US Secretary of State outlined how they engage with govts, workers to protect labor rights: State Dept Spokesperson
Online Desk: The United States has said it will continue to engage with the government, opposition, civil society, other stakeholders to urge them to work together for the benefit ofread more
Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital sheltering thousands
Online Desk: Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering forread more
