Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that the military will not change its tough response to Hamas-led mass protests near Gaza’s border with Israel, warning that those who approach the border will endanger their lives.
Category: Conflicts
PM making ‘mockery’ with people, alleges BNP
BNP on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making ‘mockery’ with people by seeking vote for her party after ‘snatching’ voting right.
16 killed as fighting rages across Indian Kashmir
Sixteen people have been killed in Indian Kashmir in some of the fiercest fighting this year in the restive Himalayan region, police said Sunday, as authorities braced for more violence.
‘Deal struck’ to take critically injured out of Douma
A deal has been reached to evacuate critically injured people from Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region, reports say. The agreement follows negotiations between the rebel group Jaish al-Islam, civic leaders and Russia. The wounded will…
White House Press Secretary on Trump’s step against Russia
By Mohammad Zainal Abedin from NY New York, March 27 – White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued a press release explaining the reasons of expelling the Russian diplomats from America. A press statement issued on March 26, highlighted the…
Saudi Arabia intercepts missile from Yemen’s Houthi
Saudi air defense forces have intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile targeting the border city of Najran on Saturday, Al Arabiya reported.
PP, counsel of Kunio Hoshi murder case, goes missing
The public prosecutor, also the counsel of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi murder case, Rathish Chandra Bhowmik, went missing on Friday morning as two bikers picked him up from in front of his house at Tajhat area, outskirts of the divisional…
Dhaka to seek Moscow’s support over Rohingya issue
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali leaves here for Moscow on Sunday on a two-day visit when Rohingya issue is expected to come up prominently as Dhaka wants to seek Moscow’s support to resolve the protracted crisis.
Tearful Malala visits her Pak hometown
Mingora, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Saturday arrived in her hometown of Mingora for the first time since a Taliban militant shot her there in 2012 for advocating girls’ education.
Nightclub gunman’s widow sobs as jury finds her not guilty
Miami, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) – The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was acquitted Friday of helping to plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward — a rare and…
Media blackout: fugitives and shields at the Kim-Xi Summit
Beijing took great pains to protect the North Korean leader and ensure talks went smoothly Adam Cathcart When information is scarce and risks are high, even responsible stakeholders can start to act like fugitives. Chinese officials burned plenty of energy…
Use Cold War mechanism to avoid West-Russia escalation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday for restoring Cold War “mechanisms” to avoid escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, after the White House declared the expulsion of 12 Russian diplomats, among others, from its UN mission.
BNP leaders demand Khaleda’s release for treatment
Voicing concern over Khaleda Zia’s ‘sudden illness’ in jail, BNP on Friday demanded the government immediately release her for her better medical treatment either at home or abroad.
Zafrullah Chy asks BNP leaders to work harder before polls
Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury on Friday suggested BNP standing committee members to be more active to prepare their party for the next national election overcoming the current ‘adverse situation’.
BNP’s return to power means country’s destruction: PM
Seeking vote for Awami League in the next general election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said BNP’s return to power means destruction of the country.
Korean historic summit 27 April
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a border village on April 27, the South announced Thursday after the nations agreed on a rare summit that could prove significant in global efforts to…
Venezuela jailbreak attempt sparks blaze: 68 dead
A total of 68 people died on Wednesday during an attempted jailbreak in Venezuela after a fire engulfed police holding cells in one of the worst tragedies in years in a notoriously violent and overcrowded prison system.
Conflicts force up global hunger levels
Largely driven by conflict, the number of hungry people has dramatically increased around the world, reversing decades of progress, according to a new report.
Rohingya issue to get focus at OIC foreign ministers’ meet
Myanmar has agreed to engage UNHCR in the Rohingya repatriation and rehabilitation process which Dhaka sees as a progress.
BD Buddhist leaders launch int’l appeal for Rohingyas
Dhaka, Mar 29 – Upon visiting the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh Buddhist leaders have announced the launch of an international appeal to halt Myanmar’s “policy of violence” and increase humanitarian assistance to the victims.
US interfaith leaders call for imposing sanctions on Myanmar
American interfaith leaders on Wednesday called upon the international community to impose full sanctions on Myanmar until it stops what they said the textbook case of genocide against Rohingyas and restore citizenship of its displaced Muslim minority people.
NATO joins in Russian diplomat expulsions after spy attacked
London, Mar 28 (AP/UNB) — NATO on Tuesday joined a wave of countries and groups expelling Russian diplomats over the nerve-agent attack on a former spy in Britain. Russia denounced the actions as “boorish” and insignificant but pledged to retaliate.
$930M given for Yemen aid as Saudi prince meets UN leader
United Nations, Mar 28 (AP/UNB) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have given $930 million to U.N. humanitarian efforts in Yemen as a war between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen’s Houthi rebels enters its fourth year.
UN chief blasts Burma army chief over Rohingya comments
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday criticized Myanmar’s army chief after he declared that the Muslim Rohingya had nothing in common with the country’s other ethnic groups.
Dhaka denounces Houthi missile attacks aimed at Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh has conveyed its deep concern at the recent multiple ballistic missile attacks by the Houthi rebels aimed at Riyadh and other bordering cities of South Western parts of Saudi Arabia. The missile attacks were however successfully intercepted by the…
AL, allies vow to uproot anti-liberation forces from BD
Dhaka, March 26 – The Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday vowed to root out anti-liberation forces from the soil of Bangla in a bid to keep continue the pace of development under the leadership of prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Saudis intercept 7 Yemeni rebel missiles in deadly escalation
Saudi forces intercepted seven Yemeni rebel missiles on Sunday, including over the capital Riyadh, in a deadly escalation on the eve of the third anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition’s intervention in Yemen.
Massive farmer protest in Maharastra, India against water diversion
Scores of farmers from Vikramgadh, Dahanu, Jawhar, Mokhada and other areas in Palghar district under the aegis of the Surya Pani Bachav Samiti (SPBS) are on an indefinite fast at Palghar for the past three days to protest the state…
Will Trump’s dialogue with NK leader open a window
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY Speakers at a discussion meeting urge the Trump administration to use the proposed meeting with North Korean leader to open a window of dialogue and cooperation. New York-based Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) sponsored the discussion…
EU recalls Moscow envoy after blaming Russia over spy attack
Brussels, Mar 23 (AP/UNB) — The European Union is recalling its ambassador from Moscow for consultations over the nerve gas attack against a former spy in Britain earlier this month, reinforcing a united stand with Prime Minister Theresa May against…