Bangladesh opposition leader returns after 17 years in exile

The political scion and BNP party head has arrived in a country torn by violence and ruled by an interim government ahead of elections Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which was in opposition during ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule, has returned to Dhaka after…

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Russia’s president sent a telegram to North Korea’s leader, stating 2025 held “special significance” for their countries’ relationship Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent New Year greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hailing the past year as one of “special significance” for bilateral relations between Moscow and Pyongyang…

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The revision reportedly aims to protect children rather than target sexting adults China will expand a ban on sharing obscene materials to include content sent via phone and online messaging apps starting next year. According to the revised law, anyone “disseminating obscene information using information networks, telephones, or other communication…

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Laurent Vinatier received a three-year sentence last year for failing to register as a foreign agent Moscow has reached out to Paris with a proposal regarding a French citizen jailed in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Laurent Vinatier was sentenced to three years in prison in 2024…

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Kim Jong-un has inspected the vessel and vowed to accelerate naval development Pyongyang has shared new images of its first nearly completed nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally inspected the vessel.  Kim hailed its construction as an “epoch-making crucial change,” the Korean Central News Agency…

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The explosion took place in an area of Gaza fully controlled by the Israeli military, the Palestinian group has said Hamas has denied responsibility for a bomb blast that struck an Israeli armored vehicle in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, and has asked the international community to put pressure…

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The suspect had stashed over 80kg of explosives and was killed after resisting arrest, according to the security agency A Ukrainian agent who planned terrorist attacks in Russia has been shot dead while resisting arrest, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on Thursday. The suspect, born in Soviet Ukraine in…

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The country’s lugers could miss out on the World Cup stage in Latvia, which is essential for Olympic qualification Latvia has denied entry to Russian athletes ahead of a crucial Luge World Cup stage hosted by the EU country, its foreign minister, Baiba Braze, has announced. Like its Baltic neighbors…

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Ukraine cannot afford an 800,000-strong army proposed in Kiev’s latest “peace plan,” Nikolay Azarov has said Vladimir Zelensky’s 20-point “peace proposal,” which includes a goal of maintaining an 800,000-strong army, shows he is actually seeking a continuation of the conflict with Russia, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov said on…

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Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has questioned the Ukrainian leader’s capacity to make any reasonable decisions regarding peace negotiations Vladimir Zelensky’s “strange” Christmas address raises concerns over the Ukrainian leader’s ability to make any rational decisions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.  Zelensky published a video on his Telegram channel on Wednesday…

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