International

New York: Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam's holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city....

Melbourne: Auckland was the first major city to ring in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand's tallest structure, Sky Tower, followed by a defiant celebration in Australia in the aftermath of its worst mass shooting. South Pacific countries are the first...

Kyiv: Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday. Four apartment buildings were damaged in the bombardment, according to...

Dhaka: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka Wednesday and conveyed the Indian government's condolences to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on the passing of his mother and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. In a post on X, the EAM said that...

Dhaka: The funeral prayer of Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia will be held Wednesday at 2 pm, officials said. The coffin of former prime minister Zia will be placed at the west end of Manik Mia Avenue instead of the South Plaza of the...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will represent the government and people of India at the funeral of Khaleda Zia, the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Wednesday. Zia, a three-time Prime Minister and long-time...

Dhaka: In yet another disturbing act of violence against minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, another Hindu man was shot dead by a colleague in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district, the local media reported Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Ansar member Bajendra Biswas....

Washington: US and partner forces have killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS operatives in Syria following a large-scale strike earlier this month, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). Conducted over 19 days beginning December 20, the US-led operations carried out 11 missions across Syria, resulting...

Moscow: Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia's Defence Ministry said Tuesday, as the US efforts to broker a deal to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine have entered a pivotal stage. The ministry released a video showing combat...

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Tuesday said his country's answer to an attack would be harsh, which appeared to be in response to a warning by US President Donald Trump over the reconstruction of Iran's nuclear programme. “Answer of Islamic Republic of Iran to any...