Muhammad Yunus, interim prime minister of Bangladesh, gestures as he attends Ramadan Solidarity Iftar with Rohingyas at the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 14, 2025. — Reuters Yunus not aligned with any party; rules out running for office. Govtt faces protests over wage issues, public servant dismissals. BNP demands early elections, warns of growing public resentment. Bangladesh …
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A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, US, on July 1, 2024. — Reuters The US Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Department of Government Efficiency, a key player in President Donald Trump’s drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to personal information on millions of Americans in Social Security Administration data systems while a legal challenge …
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Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk stands with US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally, on the day Trump returns to the site of the July assassination attempt against him, in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, October 5, 2024. — Reuters Trump dismisses idea of speaking to Musk again. Says he’s ‘not even thinking about Elon’. White House says there …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Saudi-US Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025 — Reuters Elon Musk’s Starlink received a licence to launch commercial operations in India from the telecoms ministry, two sources told Reuters on Friday, clearing a major hurdle for the satellite provider, which must also show it meets security rules. The approval is good …
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Muslims around the world celebrated Eid ul Adha on Friday, also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice”. The three-day festival is marked by special prayers, festive meals, and the ritual sacrifice of animals. The meat is then distributed equally among family, friends, neighbours, and the poor. Let’s take a look at some glimpses of how Muslims around the world observed …
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Muslim pilgrims were performing the last ritual of the hajj — the stoning of the devil — on Friday at Mina, Saudi Arabia. In this ritual, 1.6 million-plus pilgrims collected stones and throwed seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley which is on the outskirts of the holy city of Makkah. Droves …
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to IIOK since a conflict with arch-rival Pakistan, to open a strategic railway line. — AFP SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Friday since a conflict with arch-rival Pakistan, opening a strategic railway line to the contested region. Modi …
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Photo shows a Norwegian police officer. —AFP/File A Norwegian court on Friday sentenced a doctor to 21 years in prison for committing dozens of rapes over almost two decades. Arne Bye, 55, was found guilty of committing 70 counts of rape and sexual assault during gynecological examinations of his patients between 2004 and 2022. He was also condemned for 80 …
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A US court has put a temporary stay on Donald Trump’s latest effort to stop foreign students from enrolling at Harvard, as the US president’s battle with one of the world’s most prestigious universities intensified. A proclamation issued by the White House late Wednesday sought to bar most new international students at Harvard from entering the country and said existing …
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US President Donald Trump talks to the media next to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with Tesla cars in the background, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on March 11, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: When Donald Trump met privately with White House officials on Wednesday, there was little to suggest that the US president was close to a public …
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