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Key moments in the life of Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter's 1977-1981 presidency included successes like the Camp David peace accords, but also enough controversy for US voters to see him as weak -- and send him packing after only one term.
Carter's legacy however was largely built…
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven ‘intention economy’
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon "covertly influence" users' decision making in a new commercial frontier called the "intention economy", University of Cambridge researchers warned in a paper published Monday.…
Gaza hospital shut after Israeli raid, director held: health officials
An Israeli military raid targeting Hamas members has forced a major hospital in northern Gaza out of service and led to the detention of its director, the WHO and health officials said Saturday.
The assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital…
At least 62 dead, two rescued in South Korea plane crash
At least 62 people were killed when an airliner veered off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday, the national fire agency said.
Two people were…
One killed in Pakistan as Kabul retaliates
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said yesterday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that…
Police officer shot dead in Norway
Norwegian police said an officer in his twenties and a suspect had died after an overnight shootout yesterday in the Nordic nation where police rarely die in the line of duty.
The last time a police officer was shot and killed in the…
Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban
US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.
"In light of the novelty and…
German president dissolves House Sets Feb 23 polls date
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday dissolved parliament and confirmed the expected date for the early general election prompted by the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.
Scholz's coalition was brought down…
Israel strikes ‘infrastructure’ on Syria-Lebanon border
The Israeli military reported it conducted air strikes yesterday targeting "infrastructure" on the Syrian-Lebanese border near the village of Janta, which it said was used to smuggle weapons to the armed group Hezbollah.
"Earlier today,…
AL destroyed national unity, economic stability
The fallen Awami League government had prioritised self-interest over the nation's progress during its 15 years in power, said Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman yesterday.
Speaking at a rally in Dumuria upazila's Atharo Mile…