November 24, 2024 4:03 am

Day: November 15, 2024

Scotland ends its winless streak with a victory over 10-man Croatia

Scotland won their first Nations League victory and halted their long winless streak with a late goal from substitute John McGinn to defeat 10-man Croatia. After Dominik Kotarski parried a Ben Doak shot, the midfielder snatched a loose ball and scored his 19th goal for his country, causing a belated uproar at Hampden. The result […]

Robbers abducted a baby girl along with cash and gold in Dhaka

Dhaka, Bangladesh – An eight-month-old baby girl was abducted yesterday morning during a robbery at the home of a Ministry of Home Affairs employee in Azimpur, Dhaka. The robbers also looted cash and gold ornaments from the residence. As of 8:00 pm, law enforcement officials had not yet rescued the child, Zaifa, daughter of Farzana […]

NIA Raids Multiple Locations Across India in Bangladeshi-Linked Al-Qaeda Terror Funding Case

Deepanwita Martin The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted extensive raids on Monday at nine locations across India as part of an investigation into terror funding activities linked to Bangladeshi nationals connected to the terror group Al-Qaeda. The raids were carried out simultaneously in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, West Bengal, Bihar, Tripura, and […]

Elon Musk Reportedly Meets Iran’s UN Ambassador Amid Rising US-Iran Tensions

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, reportedly held a private meeting with Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani in New York earlier this week, according to The New York Times. Citing two Iranian officials, the report claims the meeting, held at a secret location, lasted over an […]

Nepal Begins Exporting Electricity to Bangladesh Using Indian Grid

Nepal has achieved a historic milestone by starting its first-ever electricity export to Bangladesh through India’s power grid. The power flow was inaugurated on Friday by Indian Union Minister for Power and Housing, Manohar Lal, Nepal’s Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dipak Khadka, and Bangladesh’s Energy Adviser, Fouzal Kabir Khan. The initiative marks […]

US, Japan, and South Korea Coordinate Response to North Korean Threats

The leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea are strengthening their trilateral defense cooperation in response to North Korean threats, with plans to expand joint military exercises, according to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. “We’ve made significant progress on areas like technology protection, supply chain diversification, missile warning systems, and the sharing of […]

US Removes Malaysia from Currency ‘Monitoring List’, Adds South Korea

The United States has removed Malaysia from its “currency monitoring list” and added South Korea as a new entry, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Treasury Department. The semi-annual report examines major trading partners with large trade surpluses with the U.S. and those who engage in foreign exchange market interventions that could […]

Anthony Albanese Seeks to Capitalize on Donald Trump’s Climate Plans to Attract Investment to Australia

Australia is positioning itself to take advantage of Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to US government investment in the green energy sector, aiming to attract billions in private capital that might otherwise flow to the United States. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, during a week-long diplomatic visit to South America, is promoting Australia as a stable and […]

Māori Protest in Parliament Against Controversial Bill to Rewrite Treaty of Waitangi

On Thursday, New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended after Māori lawmakers staged a powerful protest against a bill that seeks to alter the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, a key document in the country’s history. During the bill’s first reading, Te Pāti Māori lawmaker Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood up, ripped up her copy of the […]

Trump Taps RFK Jr. as Health Secretary: A Bold Move to Reform U.S. Public Health Agencies

Newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health. On Thursday (November 14), the new president announced this on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Kennedy Jr. had initially decided to run as an independent candidate in this presidential election, but due to several controversies, his […]