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January 5, 2025 11:32 AM

Pakistan: 8 killed, 40 injured in Suicide Bomb Blast in Balochistan

In Pakistan, at least 8 people were killed and over 40 people were injured following a suicide bomb blast in the Turbat area of Balochistan yesterday. The blast targeted a military vehicle carrying security personnel. Pakistani forces later cordoned off the area to investigate the attack. The separa...

January 5, 2025 11:25 AM

8 Civilians Killed, 53 Injured in RSF Shelling Amid Ongoing Violence in Sudan

In Sudan, at least 8 civilians were killed and 53 others got injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital city of Khartoum and El Fasher city in western Sudan's North Darfur State. Khartoum State's Health Ministry has said that RSF militia's continued s...

January 5, 2025 9:43 AM

India-Bangladesh to Exchange 185 Fishermen and Vessels Today at Bay of Bengal

India and Bangladesh are likely to exchange 185 fishermen and their vessels detained in their respective countries today. Dhaka agreed to hand over 95 Indian fishermen to Indian authorities. In a reciprocal repatriation process, India too agreed to release 90 Bangladeshi fishermen detained in India....

January 5, 2025 8:30 AM

Austrian chancellor to resign after coalition talks collapse

In Austria, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said that he would step down in the coming days after coalition talks between his People's Party and the Social Democrats collapsed. He will also resign as the leader of the People's Party. In a social media post yesterday, Nehammer said that his party has ended ...

January 4, 2025 9:15 PM

Russia Issues Stern Warning to Ukraine Over ATACMS Missile Attempt on Belgorod

Russia issued a stern warning to Ukraine, saying it will respond to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attempts to strike the Belgorod Region with American ATACMS operational-tactical missiles. A statement issued by the Russian Defence Ministry said these actions by the Kyiv will be met with retaliatory me...

January 4, 2025 6:56 PM

Bangladesh: Vehicle registration drops 15% to a decade low in 2024

Vehicle registration dropped 15% to a decade low in 2024 in Bangladesh. Registration of almost all types of vehicles including private car, bus, truck, motorcycle and pickup van has declined for the second straight year in 2024, according to a Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) report.  ...

January 4, 2025 5:24 PM

Ecuador declares state of emergency in seven provinces

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency in seven provinces and three municipalities amid escalating internal unrest and armed conflict. The provinces affected include Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, Santa Elena, El Oro, Orellana, and Sucumbíos, along with the Metropol...

January 4, 2025 3:44 PM

Myanmar to release thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar's military government said that it will release around 6,000 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the nation's Independence Day. It also reduced sentences of other inmates' as part of a mass amnesty. The military did not give details of what the prisoners had been co...

January 4, 2025 1:29 PM

Indian-American Suhas Subramanyam sworn into 119th US Congress

Indian-American Suhas Subramanyam was sworn into the 119th US Congress yesterday, as the first Indian-American and South Asian to represent Virginia's 10th Congressional District. Subramanyam becomes the sixth member of the ‘Samosa Caucus’; the informal name for the group of Indian American law...

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