Friday, 31 January 2025, 11:01 pm
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Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
Online Desk: A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattenedread more
US sends second aircraft carrier ‘to deter hostile actions against Israel’
Online Desk: The United States is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean “to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts towardread more
Israel readies troops for invasion as Gaza civilians flee
Online Desk: Israel pressed on Sunday with preparations for a ground offensive in Gaza, after giving Palestinians a little more time to flee northern areas it hasread more
International Chamber of Commerce Global Chair Maria Fernanda Garza visiting Dhaka
Online Desk: Maria Fernanda Garza, chair of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a three-day visit. She is the Chair of ICC,read more
Early results in New Zealand election indicate Christopher Luxon poised to become PM
Online Desk: Voting closed Saturday in New Zealand and ballot counting was underway in a general election, with early results indicating people were favoring a conservative changeread more
Saudi pauses talk on normalization with Israel: source
Online Desk: Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and theread more
Gunmen kill six labourers in southwest Pakistan
Online Desk: Gunmen killed six labourers in an overnight raid in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said Saturday, in the region’s latest bout of violence. Balochistan hasread more
Putin calls for ex-Soviet states to expand their influence and comments on Israel-Hamas war
Online Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a Friday summit of a Moscow-dominated alliance of several ex-Soviet nations and commended the growing cooperation between them despite Westernread more
Louise Gluck, US poet and 2020 Nobel laureate, dies at 80
Online Desk: American poet Louise Gluck, winner of the Nobel prize for her distinctively austere writing that touched on themes of mythology and the universal human experience,read more
