2023

In a battle between two South American giants, Argentina came out on top in flying colours against defending champions Brazil today in the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia. The Albicelestes, who are yet to taste the…

President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the West had a "dangerous" monopoly over artificial intelligence and Russia needed to rival "biased" Western chatbots with its own technology. The race to develop AI has heated up since the…

With children and pets in their arms and their belongings loaded onto donkey carts or car roofs , thousands of displaced Gazans headed home yesterday as a four-day Israel-Hamas truce began. The din of war was replaced by the horns of…

Dhaka requested New Delhi to expedite the process of signing the Teesta River water deal and other treaties concerning shared rivers during the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) yesterday. Previously, in 2011, Bangladesh and India…

The UK and Bangladesh will continue to work closely to turn climate commitments into action and have common objectives for COP28, said British Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director, Matt Cannell. "It is vital that COP28 keeps…

The much-anticipated trailer of the upcoming film "Animal" was revealed, showcasing a dark and intense narrative of vengeance. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the movie boasts a star-studded cast including Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor,…

North Korea said yesterday it would deploy stronger armed forces and new weapons on its border with the South, a day after Seoul suspended part of a 2018 military accord between the two Koreas in a protest over Pyongyang's launch of a spy…

Far-right populist Geert Wilders wants to be the Netherlands' next prime minister and would focus his efforts on curbing immigration, he said following a landmark election win that will have repercussions in the Netherlands and Europe.…

Why a truce if they can't go home? At Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, war-weary displaced Palestinians remain sceptical about the Israel-Hamas deal to exchange hostages for prisoners. Maysara Assabagh is just one of 1.7…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again accused the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami of trying to foil the January 7 national election. "The consequences will not be good if anyone tries to foil the election," she said. Hasina, also…