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Gaza’s Hamas-controlled civil defence agency says dozens of people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a shelter in a school in Gaza City. Israel’s military said it had struck the location on Saturday, describing its target as a Hamas command centre embedded in the school. According to Gaza’s civil defence agency, the strike in…

Microsoft researchers said on Friday that Iran government-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a “high ranking official” on the U.S. presidential campaign in June, weeks after breaching the account of a county-level U.S. official. The breaches were part of Iranian groups’ increasing attempts to influence the U.S. presidential election in November, the researchers said in…

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, while addressing the weekly briefing said that the two spoke about the developments in Bangladesh and West Asia. Amid reports of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s plans to seek asylum in the UK, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday, received a call from UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy.…

Over the past week, watched by the world’s media, the top leaders of Hamas descended on Qatar to choose a new political leader for their group. Delegates flooded in from across the Middle East after almost a year of fighting between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. Some arrived shaken, having woken just days before to the news…

The government has decided to withdraw the Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants), Bill, 2014 which was introduced in Rajya Sabha in February 2014, when the Congress-led UPA government was in power. The BJP-led government is slated to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to amend the Waqf Act, 1995. The…

Thousands of anti-racism protesters have rallied in cities and towns across England after a week of anti-immigrant rioting and disorder. Gatherings in locations where anti-immigration protests had been expected – including north London, Bristol and Newcastle – were largely peaceful, with counter-protesters chanting “refugees are welcome here” forming the bulk of the crowds. Police had been braced…

Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for calm Wednesday and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, was in Paris for the Olympics when he was named interim leader following talks…

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was named chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising. Yunus was appointed to the post by Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin after he held meetings with student leaders and chiefs of…

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her newly selected vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, campaigned for the first time together on Tuesday in Philadelphia, kicking off a multi-day tour of battleground states aimed at introducing Walz to the national stage. In his remarks to a raucous crowd of more than 10,000 at Temple University,…

Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visa has been revoked by the United States, according to insider sources close to the opposition in Bangladesh. This development comes amid reports that Western nations, including the US, sought her ousting from power. Hasina, who resigned and fled to India following violent protests in Bangladesh, is currently at Hindon Airbase in…

A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that Google violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world’s default search engine, the first big win for federal authorities taking on Big Tech’s market dominance. The ruling paves the way for a second trial to determine potential fixes, possibly including a breakup…

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her ouster. Jubilant crowds stormed unopposed into the opulent grounds of the presidential residence, carrying out looted furniture and TVs. One…

The clashes between student protesters, police, and ruling party activists in Bangladesh led to 91 deaths and hundreds of injuries. 14 police officers have also been killed in Sirajganj, Bangladesh government sources said. New Delhi: A new surge of violence erupted across several cities in Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka. The clashes between student protesters, police, and…

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the country should honor President Biden by adding him to Mount Rushmore. The 81-year-old commander in chief is “such a consequential president of the United States, a Mount Rushmore kind of president,” Rep. Pelosi (D-Calif.), 84, claimed in a clip aired on “CBS Sunday Morning Show.” “You have Teddy Roosevelt up…

Videos showed Israel’s Iron Dome defence system being activated over Israel early on Sunday after Hezbollah launched a barrage towards upper Galilee. US President Joe Biden has said he hopes Iran will back down from threats of retaliation against Israel to avert a serious war in the Middle East. Tensions are rising further in the region after…