Bangladesh’s 13th parliament begins its journey amid familiar promises of renewal, but political tensions, disagreements over the July Charter, and mounting economic pressures threaten to test whether ...

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California officials are responding to a federal intelligence warning suggesting Iran could potentially use drones to target the US West Coast. Governor Gavin Newsom says authorities are working with ...

"We would do it if we needed to. But, you know, ​hopefully things are going to ​go very well. We're going to see what ‌happens," he says.

The assessment ​by Hegseth contrasts with news reports ⁠earlier this week suggesting Iran ​had deployed about a dozen mines ​in the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for a fifth of the world's oil.

Despite being one of the capital’s most important entry points, Jatrabari and its surrounding areas remain plagued by broken roads, waterlogging, traffic chaos, and years of neglect ...

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The new instalment will extend Netflix's (NFLX.O), opens new tab creative collaboration with co-directors Maggie ‌Kang and Chris Appelhans, and marks the first project under their new exclusive multi- ...

A CT scan conducted earlier in the morning revealed a deterioration in Mirza Abbas's condition, said Dr Rafiqul Islam.

An Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday that the newly appointed supreme leader was lightly injured but was continuing to operate, after ​state television described him.

The United States will launch what it describes as the highest volume of airstrikes over Iran yet, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to intensify, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said ...