Headlines- At a site that was the target of hostile Iranian attacks, a fire was brought under control..
- On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that attacks on Iran "will continue until I say it's enough."
- Early on Wednesday, air defenses around the Bushehr nuclear power station in southern Iran were activated, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency.
- According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. forces have resumed their naval blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports.
- In a statement to Iran's leaders at the Negev Conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would become aggressive if tensions persisted.
- Over the past two days, as the U.S.-Iran war has resumed, including Iranian strikes on cargo ships, the price of crude oil has shot up.
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Three North Koreans Wanted in Kursk...
Three North Korean soldiers killed five Russian servicemen in Russia’s Kursk region and the “armed and dangerous” Koreans were being hunted, according to a Russian military telegram channel.
পাঠ্যবই ছাপতে বিলম্ব, ক্ষতির মুখে কোটি...
জানুয়ারি মাসের প্রায় তিন সপ্তাহ পার হলেও সোমবার পর্যন্ত সারা দেশে মাত্র ৩৭ শতাংশ বই পাঠাতে পেরেছে জাতীয় শিক্ষাক্রম ও পাঠ্যপুস্তক বোর্ড (এনসিটিবি)। প্রাক-প্রাথমিক থেকে দশম শ্রেণি পর্যন্ত প্রায় চার কোটি ৩৫ লাখ শিক্ষার্থীর জন্য ৪০ কোটি ১৫ লাখেরও বেশি বই ছাপতে হবে এনসিটিবিকে।
Myanmar Junta Kills 28,Including its Own...
The Myanmar military killed 28 of its own soldiers and their detained relatives in an airstrike on insurgent positions near an ancient capital in Rakhine state, according to the rebels and a human rights group.
Bangladesh Rewrites History,Leaves Millions of Schoolchildren...
A controversial decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to revise the content of some school textbooks has contributed to delays in distributing these curricular materials to millions of students at the start of the new scholastic year.
In Bangladesh, Demands Rise for Deeper...
Demands are rising in Bangladesh for Britain to further investigate London properties linked to a politician-niece of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose alleged corruption has already led to her relative resigning as a U.K. minister.
Proposed Bangladesh Reforms Drastically Curtail PM’s...
commission formed to propose measures to democratize the Bangladesh constitution after a mass uprising brought down the government last year has recommended drastically curtailing the prime minister’s powers – and replacing “secularism” with “pluralism” as one of the guiding governance principles.
Chinese Rights Lawyer Xie Yang ‘Won’t...
Chinese rights lawyer Xie Yang, who has been behind bars without trial for three years on “subversion” charges, has issued a defiant statement to the authorities after they repeatedly extended his detention, saying he ‘won’t bow’ to them.
Thailand Urged Not to Deport 48...
A human rights group has urged Thailand not to deport to China 48 Uyghurs who have languished for more than a decade in detention, saying their safety and human rights must be the priority.
Rakhine Rebels Seize First Police Station...
The Arakan Army has seized a police station in the Ayeyarwaddy region, the first in Myanmar’s heartland to fall to the ethnic Rakhine rebels since the 2021 military coup.
Myanmar Junta Bombs Rohingya Muslim Village...
The Myanmar air force has bombed a fishing village in Rakhine state killing 41 civilians and wounding 52, most of them Rohingya Muslims, residents involved in rescue work said on Thursday, in an attack insurgents condemned as a war crime.