International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan has met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and shared their “common vision” to strengthen Bangladesh-ICC cooperation and ensure accountability for crimes committed against the Rohingya people. They held the meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA yesterday (26 September). Discussions included the Rohingya genocide and ways […]
Donald Trump says Iran has made failed attempts on his life Donald Trump has been briefed by US intelligence on threats from Iran to assassinate him, his campaign said. The Republican presidential candidate was briefed “regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the
The exiled National Unity Government said the junta’s offer was not worth considering Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years. This is dictatorship’s first such outreach since it seized power
During a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday afternoon, they acknowledged the growing presence of Nepal’s students in Bangladesh During a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday afternoon, they acknowledged the growing presence of Nepal’s students in Bangladesh. “Delighted to meet with Chief Adviser Prof
During the meeting, justice and accountability for the atrocities and abuse of human rights committed during the July-August mass uprising and also during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year-long dictatorship were discussed He made the comments when senior officials of more than half a dozen top global human rights groups met him at a hotel on Wednesday (local
Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered voters a break with the established political order Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has taken his oath of office, promising to “rewrite history” for a country that is recovering from its worst economic crisis.The left-leaning Dissanayake has cast himself as a disruptor of the political status quo, and analysts
An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday.More than 20 others were injured
Ukraine has banned the use of the Telegram messaging platform on official devices issued to government and military personnel, as well as defence sector and critical infrastructure employees. Ukraine has banned the use of the Telegram messaging platform on official devices issued to government and military personnel, as well as defence sector and critical infrastructure
Security has been stepped up outside Japanese schools and official buildings in China The killing of a Japanese schoolboy in the Chinese city of Shenzhen has sparked worry among Japanese expats living in China, with top firms warning their workers to be vigilant.Toshiba and Toyota have told their staff to take precautions against any possible
Elon Musk wrote that “no one is even trying” to kill Joe Biden or Kamala Harris in a since-deleted tweet. The US Secret Service says it is “aware” of a social media post by Elon Musk in which he said that “no one is even trying” to assassinate President Joe Biden or Vice-President Kamala Harris.Mr
Delhi leader Arvind Kejriwal got bail in a liquor policy case on Friday Prominent opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has resigned from his post, days after getting bail in a corruption case.Kejriwal spent five months in jail in connection with a now-scrapped alcohol sales policy. He has denied the allegations against him.He
Lebanese army soldiers block an entrance of a southern suburb of Beirut following the blasts The Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah says two of its fighters and a girl have been killed after handheld pagers used to communicate exploded.Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was among hundreds of people reportedly injured by what Hezbollah called “mysterious” blasts
Ryan Routh appears to have felt strongly about Ukraine’s war effort, pictured here talking to the AFP news agency at a rally in Kyiv in April 2022 What is Mr Routh’s connection to Ukraine?Mr Routh told the New York Times in 2023 that he wanted to assist the war effort in Ukraine, and was seeking
Some 68,000 people are expected to die alone and unnoticed in Japan this year, police say, as the population continues to age Here, amid the everyday discussions about the merits or otherwise of dyeing grey hair, people also share news about the latest lonely death, or kodokushi – officially defined as one in which “a
Archive photo showing a boat with migrants onboard crossing the Channel last year Eight people have died overnight while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French police say.Rescue services were alerted after the boat got into difficulty in waters north of Boulogne-sur-mer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region after 01:00 local time (00:00
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