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February 28, 2025 8:49 PM February 28, 2025 8:49 PM

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Bangladesh: National Citizens’ Party led by Student protesters launched

In Bangladesh, the National Citizens' Party (NCP), a new political platform formed by student activists from the July-August Movement, was officially launched this evening at Manik Miah Avenue in Dhaka. Leaders from the Jatiya Nagorik Committee and Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, who played a ...

February 28, 2025 6:13 PM February 28, 2025 6:13 PM

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Suicide Blast at Pakistan Mosque Kills 5, Injures 20 During Friday Prayers

In Pakistan, a powerful blast killed at least five people and injured 20 others during Friday prayers at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to media reports, the suicide bomber was present in the main hall of the mosque and detonated himself as the prayers were concluding.   Local me...

February 28, 2025 4:54 PM February 28, 2025 4:54 PM

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Canadian PM Trudeau Warns of Strong Response to US Tariffs as Trade Tensions Rise

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned of an immediate and extremely strong response if the United States imposes tariffs on Canada. This comes amid rising trade tensions, with US President Donald Trump planning to implement 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting March 4. Trudea...

February 28, 2025 1:14 PM February 28, 2025 1:14 PM

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India-UAE CEPA anniversary event highlights deepening economic ties

The third anniversary of the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and the second anniversary of the UAE-India Business Council (UIBC) UAE Chapter were commemorated at a high-profile event attended by key dignitaries, industry leaders, and government officials.   The gat...

February 28, 2025 8:16 AM February 28, 2025 8:16 AM

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Chess grandmaster Boris Spassky passes away at 88

Soviet chess grandmaster and tenth-world champion Boris Spassky has passed away in Moscow. The Russian Chess Federation announced this. He was 88. He was famously defeated at the height of the cold war. The federation in a statement called it a “great loss for the country”. Spassky is best remembere...

February 28, 2025 7:51 AM February 28, 2025 7:51 AM

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US President Trump announces additional 10% tariff on imports from China

US President Donald Trump has announced a 10 per cent additional tariff on imports from China and plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday. Imports from China already face at least a 10% tax, which began earlier this month. Last night, President Trump also confirmed a 25 pe...

February 28, 2025 8:20 AM February 28, 2025 8:20 AM

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6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Nepal in the early hours today. The earthquake jolted Nepal at 2:36 AM Indian time. National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center said that the epicentre was at Bhairavkunda in Sindhupalchowk district, about 65 kilometres east of the capital ...

February 27, 2025 9:09 PM February 27, 2025 9:09 PM

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New coalition govt in Austria, five months of political deadlock ends

Austriа's conservative People's Party, centre-left Social Democrats, and liberal Neos reached a deal to form a new coalition government, ending five months of political deadlock. The agreement follows September's elections in which the far-right Freedom Party emerged as the largest political force b...

February 27, 2025 2:08 PM February 27, 2025 2:08 PM

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India criticises Pakistan at UNHRC, calls failed state reliant on international aid

At the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, India strongly criticized Pakistan, calling it a failed state reliant on international aid. Kshitij Tyagi, India's Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, accused Pakistan’s leaders of spreading falsehoods from their military-...

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