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Dhaka: Violence erupted at several polling booths across Bangladesh Thursday, leading to the death of a political leader as the voting was underway across the nation, local media reported. These incidents unfolded hours after polling began, reflecting the deteriorating law and order situation and volatile...

Bilzen-Hoeselt (Belgium):  Leaders from across the European Union are meeting Thursday in a Belgian castle as the 27-nation bloc faces antagonism from US President Donald Trump, strong-arm economic tactics from China and hybrid threats from Russia - challenges that have prompted a rethink of Europe's...

Dhaka: A 28-year-old Hindu man was found dead with visible injury marks on his body in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar district, just a day before the crucial general elections, raising fresh anxieties among minority communities over possible election-linked violence amid an already tense political atmosphere, according to...

Seattle: The city of Seattle has reached a USD 29 million settlement with the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck by a speeding police officer as she crossed a street in 2023. Jaahnavi Kandula was hit by Officer Kevin Dave,...

Dhaka: Voting began Thursday morning in Bangladesh's crucial general election -- the first since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in massive nationwide protests in August 2024. The voting started in 299 out of 300 parliamentary constituencies across the country from 7:30 am (local...

Washington: A bipartisan group of 100 members of Congress has urged Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to exempt the health care sector from a new $100,000 fee on employers petitioning for H-1B visas, warning it could deepen staffing shortages and limit access to care across...

Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold crucial parliamentary elections Thursday, 18 months after an interim government took charge following the collapse of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year regime in massive country-wide deadly protests. The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements, deploying nearly one million security personnel...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has made a striking admission regarding the country’s historical alignment with the United States, accusing Washington of exploiting Islamabad for its strategic interests before abandoning it once its objectives were achieved. Speaking in Pakistan’s National Assembly, Asif acknowledged the...

Nuremberg: India has always negotiated with a "clear mindset" on sectors that are "very" sensitive for the country in trade pacts and has protected all those key segments under the interim trade agreement with the US, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said. He also said that...

Dhaka: More than half the polling centres have been identified as "risk-prone" for the general elections in Bangladesh, as officials said 90 per cent of them will be under CCTV surveillance, with many policemen deployed in the capital, Dhaka, wearing body cameras. Officials said the...