Polls have closed and counting is under way in Bangladesh’s general election, marked by a low voter turnout and a boycott by the opposition and its allies. Sunday’s “one-sided” vote, as the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) put it, is set to keep Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in power for…
Mass protests have taken place around Israel, with demonstrators calling for the return of Israeli captives held in Gaza, the removal of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government and an end to the war in Gaza. Several thousand supporters, friends and families of the Israeli captives taken by Hamas on October 7…
Hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators blocked access to a bridge near the British parliament on Saturday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in an act of civil disobedience. London, like other Western cities, has seen regular and sometimes large demonstrations calling for an end to Israel’s bombardment of the besieged strip….
Bangladesh is holding general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her Awami League-led alliance, despite overseeing an economy that required an international bailout last year. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of ailing former Prime…
The Israeli military said its forces launched air, land and sea attacks on more than 100 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, as regional tensions surge. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory said that 125 people were killed and 318 injured in a 24-hour…
Central Gaza Strip — Relentless Israeli bombardment in the Nuseirat refugee camp has forced hundreds of Palestinians to once again flee from the central Gaza Strip. Israeli attacks pounded the area on Tuesday, forcing residents to flee. Some left on foot and on donkey-pulled carts amid a lack of much-needed…
Japanese rescuers battled the clock and powerful aftershocks on Tuesday as they searched for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed dozens and caused widespread destruction. The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves more than a metre high,…
Heavy Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv killed at least five people, wounded dozens and caused widespread damage on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. Four civilians were killed and 92 others were injured in the capital of Kyiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on…
A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some areas on its west coast, destroying buildings, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting travel to the region. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of around 1m (3 feet)…
Revellers across the world are celebrating the countdown to a New Year with fireworks and brightly lit signs – offering a hopeful start to 2024 for some. Sunday’s celebrations come even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts raise security concerns and lead to muted or even cancelled festivities. New Zealanders were among…
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