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June 26, 2025 1:06 PM June 26, 2025 1:06 PM

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Bangladesh Declares August 8 as ‘New Bangladesh Day’ to Mark Yunus-Led Interim Govt; August 5 Named ‘July Uprising Day’

Bangladesh will observe August 8 as 'New Bangladesh Day' to mark the anniversary of swearing-in of the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who took over three days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government on August 5 last year, following a student-led uprising. The government h...

June 26, 2025 12:25 PM June 26, 2025 12:25 PM

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Ukrainian President holds meeting with US President on sidelines of NATO Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a meeting with US President Donald Trump and discussed steps toward a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands. In a social media post, Zelensky said they discussed h...

June 26, 2025 10:37 AM June 26, 2025 10:37 AM

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Sri Lanka: Annual Kataragama Esala Festival To Begin Today

The annual Kataragama Esala festival is set to commence today in Sri Lanka with the flag hoisting ceremony. Devotees who started their Pada Yatra across weeks have reached Kataragama completing a journey of over 500 kilometres across difficult terrain on foot from as far afield as Jaffna in Sri Lank...

June 25, 2025 9:00 PM June 25, 2025 9:00 PM

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NATO members agree to spend 5% of their GDPs on defence & security 

    All NATO members have agreed to raise defence and security spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2035. In the declaration at the NATO summit in the Hague, the leaders said the defence pledge will consist of investments of at least 3.5 percent of GDP per year in core defence requirements. They also vow...

June 25, 2025 8:48 PM June 25, 2025 8:48 PM

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Bangladesh appoints new state defence counsel

In Bangladesh, the International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday removed lawyer Aminul Gani Titu from his role as the state-appointed defence counsel for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a contempt of court case, citing a conflict of interest and concerns over judicial ethics. As per the media re...

June 25, 2025 6:45 PM June 25, 2025 6:45 PM

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Several US cities face record-high temperatures & extreme humidity

    Several cities in the eastern United States have faced record high temperatures and extreme humidity due to a climate phenomenon known as the heat dome. New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport reported a temperature of 38°C shortly after noon, the first time since 2013. Cities like Boston and Ba...

June 25, 2025 5:34 PM June 25, 2025 5:34 PM

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Iran approves bill suspending cooperation with IAEA

    The Iranian Parliament today approved a bill suspending cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Iranian media reported that the decision followed recent U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Esfahan, Fordow, and Natanz. During an open ses...

June 25, 2025 5:28 PM June 25, 2025 5:28 PM

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Seven Israeli soldiers killed in combat operations in Gaza

    Israel today confirmed that seven soldiers were killed during combat operations in southern Gaza after an explosive device struck their armoured vehicle. The incident occurred yesterday after an operative planted a bomb on an armoured combat engineering vehicle the soldiers were in while driving...