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May 14, 2025 7:27 PM May 14, 2025 7:27 PM

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Bangladesh agrees for floating exchange rate to get IMF loan

    Bangladesh Bank (BB) agreed with the condition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to switch to a market-based exchange regime to get loan confirmation. Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said on Wednesday that the central bank will allow the exchange rate of the dollar to be determine...

May 14, 2025 6:19 PM May 14, 2025 6:19 PM

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17 killed in flash floods in Somalia

In Somalia, at least 17 people have been killed and more than 84,000 others displaced due to flash floods following torrential rains across the country since mid-April. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said an assessment conducted by disaster management officials has reveal...

May 14, 2025 5:32 PM May 14, 2025 5:32 PM

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President Trump urges Syrian President to normalise relations with Israel

US President Donald Trump met Syria's interim President and former Islamist rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the summit of the United States and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh today. During the meeting, President Trump urged the Syrian lea...

May 14, 2025 5:09 PM May 14, 2025 5:09 PM

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Vietnam: People paying respects to Holy Buddhist Relics from Sarnath

  In Vietnam, a large number of devotees are paying their respects to the Holy Buddhist Relics at the prominent Quan Su Pagoda temple in the capital city of Hanoi. The sacred relics of Lord Buddha have been sent from Sarnath in India and were enshrined in the Buddhist temple yesterday with ceremonia...

May 14, 2025 1:44 PM May 14, 2025 1:44 PM

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International defence experts hail Operation Sindoor as decisive victory

India’s Operation Sindoor has been hailed as a decisive military victory by international defence experts, including John Spencer, a prominent U.S. military veteran and head of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute in New York.   Referring to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Spe...

May 14, 2025 11:59 AM May 14, 2025 11:59 AM

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Islamic Jihad launches rockets at Israel in response to Gaza hospital strikes

The armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, Al-Quds Brigades, has announced that it launched rocket attacks on Israeli cities in response to Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis.   The attack aimed to demonstrate the resistance's ability to respond decisively to Isr...

May 14, 2025 8:41 AM May 14, 2025 8:41 AM

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Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital kills 28, injures dozens

An Israeli air strike has killed 28 people and injured dozens more at the European Hospital in Khan Younis. According to a spokesman for the Hamas-run civil defence agency, Israeli warplanes dropped six bombs simultaneously on the hospital, striking both its inner courtyard and surrounding areas. Th...

May 14, 2025 8:19 AM May 14, 2025 8:19 AM

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US President Trump, Saudi Crown Prince sign $142 billion arms deal

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a wide-ranging strategic economic partnership agreement in Jeddah yesterday. The deal covers multiple sectors, including a huge arms deal worth nearly 142 billion dollars. Agreements also include significant Saudi investment...