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Japan SDF chopper with 10 people disappears near Okinawa
Tokyo: A helicopter of Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) with 10 people on board disappeared on Thursday off the southwestern prefecture...
700 firefighters work to douse massive Dhaka wholesale market fire
Dhaka: About 700 firefighters continued working on Wednesday to completely douse a massive blaze that erupted at the Bangabazar in...
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza in response to rocket firing
Jerusalem: Israel on Wednesday carried out intensive airstrikes on military facilities in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired from...
Iran appoints new Ambassador to UAE after 8 years
Tehran: Iran has appointed an Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after eight years of having no envoy in the...
Trump becomes first former US President to be arrested
New York: Former President Donald Trump surrendered on Tuesday at a local court here, making history as the first former...
Ex-NZ PM Ardern appointed special envoy for combating terrorism
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Tuesday appointed his predecessor Jacinda Ardern as Special Envoy for the Christchurch...
Japan’s central bank buys record govt bonds in fiscal 2022
Tokyo: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesday said it bought a record 135,989 billion yen ($1.02 trillion) in government bonds...
Sri Lanka sees significant increase in remittances in 2023
Colombo: Sri Lanka saw a significant increase in remittances so far this year with over $560 million sent back by migrant...
As judgement day approaches, Trump vows to escalate attacks against Manhattan DA
New York: Former US President Donald Trump has reportedly told his legal team and political advisors that he will escalate...
PM Sanna Marin concedes defeat in Finnish parliamentary polls
Helsinki: Incumbent Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has conceded defeat after the opposition National Coalition Party won the parliamentary elections. According...
