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15 killed, several injured in train accident in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least 15 people were killed and several others injured on Monday when a freight train collided with...
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts
Rafah (Gaza Strip): Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria...
UN leaders, agencies welcome aid convoy’s entry into Gaza but note it’s far from enough
United Nations: United Nations leaders and agencies have welcomed the entry of a humanitarian aid convoy into Gaza via the...
Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the ‘nightmare’ of Gaza’s hospitals
Deir-El-Balah (Gaza Strip): The only thing worse than the screams of a patient undergoing surgery without enough anesthesia are the...
Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza
Rafah (Gaza Strip): The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed...
UK, US express concern over Canadian diplomats’ departure from India
London/Washington: The UK and the US have expressed concerns over the departure of 41 Canadian diplomats from India, with Britain...
US sanctions 3 Chinese firms for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
Washington: The US has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan's ballistic missile programme, the...
Airstrikes hit Gaza as Israel says it doesn’t plan to control life there after destroying Hamas
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip early Friday, hitting areas where Palestinians had been told to seek...
Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India after threat to revoke their immunity: Foreign Minister Melanie Joly
Toronto: Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats and their family members from India after it threatened to strip them of their...
China sends envoy to Middle East in sign of its ambition to play larger role
Beijing: China has sent an envoy to the Middle East to push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in...