International

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison over irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal New Town project, local media reported. Additionally, Hasina’s sister, Sheikh Rehana, was handed a seven-year sentence, while her niece,...

New Delhi: Bangladesh is witnessing a sharp rise in the criminal ecosystem where violence and extortion have become a new normal. During the 2024 unrest, which led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, violence engulfed the country. While the security agencies in Bangladesh...

Quetta: At least one child was killed, and several others were critically injured in Balochistan after mortar shelling by Pakistani forces on unarmed civilians in Kech district, a leading human rights organisation said Monday. Condemning the incident, Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department,...

Jakarta: India's Consulate General in Medan Sunday expressed condolences and solidarity with the people of Indonesia over the victims of floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. "CGI Medan conveys deepest condolences for the tragic losses from floods and landslides in Aceh,...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted a pardon request to President Isaac Herzog. The document includes a request from Netanyahu's lawyer Amit Hadad and a letter signed by Netanyahu, local media reported Sunday. Hadad has submitted a 111-page request to Herzog's Residence Legal...

Colombo: At least 400 Indian nationals stranded at the Colombo airport following the extreme weather conditions in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka were sent back home Sunday. Around 150 of them were sent back to Delhi aboard flight C130, while 250 of them were sent to Trivandrum...

Kabul:  More than 6000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran in a single day, a Taliban official said Sunday, local media reported. Sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants' Issues report on X, Taliban Deputy Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 1,188...

Colombo: Sri Lanka continued relief and rescue efforts Sunday with India's assistance in the aftermath of catastrophic floods, landslides and devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah that killed over 190 people. According to the latest figures released by Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre(DMC) at 12 pm...

New York: Days after reportedly speaking directly with Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, US President Donald Trump has ramped up his campaign against the country, declaring the airspace closed, signalling possible military action. In a terse Truth Social Post Saturday afternoon, he said, “... please consider...

Hong Kong: China's factory activity contracted for the eighth straight month in November, according to an official survey on Sunday, underscoring challenges for the country's economy despite the US-China trade truce. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index rose slightly to 49.2 in November from 49...