Representational image | Photo Credit: Reuters A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Jordan and Syria late on Monday (August 12, 2014), according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), with residents across both countries and in Lebanon feeling its impacts but no immediate reports of fatalities. âThe quake was at a depth of 10 km…
Bangladesh Hindus hold a protest rally condemning communal atrocities committed against them and other religious groups in the Muslim-majority country, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United States will continue to monitor the situation in Bangladesh, the White House said, emphasising that President Joe Biden is “consistent in speaking…
Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari speaks to the media as Israelâs military displays what they say is an Iranian ballistic missile which they retrieved from the Dead Sea after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, at Julis military base, in southern Israel on April 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 has struck the Los Angeles area, the U.S. Geological Survey has said. People reported feeling it strongly across the Los Angeles area on Monday (August 12, 2024). A medical building shook and residents said glasses and dishes rattled in many places. The quake comes less than a week…
A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stands guard at the India-Bangladesh border checkpost, at Hili in Dakshin Dinajpur district on August 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A top adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday (August 12, 2024) said that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s extended stay in India will not hurt bilateral relations…
A Bangladeshi smuggler was killed by Border Security Force (BSF) troops during a self-defence incident along the India-Bangladesh border in Malda district, West Bengal. The incident occurred on the night of August 11-12, when a group of smugglers armed with sharp weapons attacked BSF forces from the Chandnichak Border Outpost of the 115th Battalion on…
Tanzaniaâs main opposition Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbowe speaks during a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 18, 2022. Tanzaniaâs main opposition party demanded Monday the release of its top leaders detained in a mass roundup ahead of a planned youth rally, a move rights activists have condemned as âtroublingâ. | Photo…
In this photo released by the Taliban Spokesman Office, Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the Taliban government who leads the Taliban delegation, center right, speaks with Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov, during a meeting in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, June 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Three years into its rule of Afghanistan,…
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and then British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the Australia – United Kingdom – U.S. (AUKUS) partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California U.S. March 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia said on Monday (August 12,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday (August 12, 2024) that the Ukrainian army’s incursion into the Kursk region, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee and embarrassed the Kremlin, is an attempt by Kyiv to stop Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region and gain leverage in possible future peace talks. Russian…
