UN chief welcomes cease-fire, urges negotiations
GB Today UNB/AP: The United Nations chief is urging Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers to observe their cease-fire, and he…
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UK records another 2,412 coronavirus cases
Another 2,412 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in…
Gaza’s only Covid testing lab destroyed in Israeli strikes, says health ministry
Israel air strike on Monday knocked out Gaza’s only Covid-19 testing laboratory, the health ministry has said. PTI:…
Israel, Hamas escalate heavy fighting with no end in sight
NB/AP, Jerusalem: Israel stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a high-rise building used by the…
Global Covid-19 cases surpasses 157 million
UNB, Dhaka: Amid mass inoculation drive in many countries, Covid-19 cases crossed 157 million across the globe. According…
India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 20 million
UNB/Xinhua, New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-million mark, reaching 20,282,833 on Tuesday, as 357,229 new cases…
US formally begins withdrawing troops from Afghanistan after 20 years
US officials on the ground say the withdrawal is already a work in progress – and May 1…
Worldwide Covid-19 cases pass 150 million: AFP tally
BSS/AFP, Paris: Worldwide Covid-19 cases passed 150 million on Friday, according to an AFP count, with numbers soaring…
Indonesia says missing submarine found, all 53 crew killed
BSS/AFP, BALI, Indonesia: All 53 crew aboard an Indonesian submarine that disappeared last week were killed, the military…
European Union promises aid to fight the second wave of Covid ravaging India
Hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds in view of a…
EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies
UNB/AP, Bangkok: The European Union expanded its sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a…
Global Covid-19 cases exceed 135 million with 2.9 million fatalities
UNB, Dhaka: Over 135 million people have been infected with Covid-19 globally with the reports of 2.9 million…
World leaders pay tribute to Prince Philip
BSS/AFP, London: Current and former world leaders joined a chorus of condolences from around the world following the…
UK to announce new international travel rules
BSS/AFP, London: Britain will on Monday set out plans to restart international travel, using a “traffic-light” system as…
Venezuelan journalists, activists freed by military: NGO
BSS/AFP, CARACAS: Two journalists and two activists missing for more than 24 hours after an encounter with the…
Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war: UN envoy
UNB/AP, UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces the possibility of…
Global Covid-19 cases surge past 127 million
XINHUA, NEW YORK: Amid the worrying situation of Covid-19 infection in different parts of the world, the global…
Over 100 protestors shot dead by Myanmar armed forces on ‘day of shame’, UN ‘horrified’
Deaths have been reported from 40 cities in Myanmar. NE NOW NEWS: Over 100 protestors were shot dead…
Brazil becomes 2nd nation to top 300,000 Covid-19 deaths
UNB/AP, Sao Paolo: Brazil topped 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, becoming the second country to do so…
UK to announce biggest asylum overhaul ‘in decades’
BSS/AFP, London: The British government on Wednesday launched plans for what it said would be the biggest overhaul…