BNP leader Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile

Dec 26, 2025

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 26: Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and frontrunner to be the country's next prime minister, returned to Dhaka...

US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship near Venezuela

Dec 25, 2025

New York [US], December 25: The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told...

Ecuador soldiers sentenced to decades in prison over disappearance of murdered boys

Dec 25, 2025

Quito [Ecuador], December 25: An Ecuadorean court has sentenced 11 of 17 soldiers to more than 34 years in prison over the forced disappearance of...

Three killed as Russia strikes Ukrainian cities overnight

Dec 25, 2025

Moscow [Russia], December 25: Russia carried out a "massive" overnight attack on several Ukrainian cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, a day after he warned...

Russell Brand faces two further charges including rape

Dec 25, 2025

New York [US], December 25: Broadcaster, comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with two further offences including one count of rape, the Metropolitan...

Australia cancels British man's visa after charges of displaying Nazi symbol

Dec 25, 2025

Sydney [Australia], December 25: Australia cancelled the visa of a British national after he was charged with displaying a banned Nazi symbol, the immigration minister...

Algeria declares colonisation by France a crime

Dec 25, 2025

Algiers [Algeria], December 25: Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology...

Pope calls for 24-hour worldwide ceasefire over Christmas

Dec 25, 2025

Rome [Italy], December 25: Pope Leo XIV has urged "people of goodwill" to implement a 24-hour ceasefire in all wars around the world over Christmas....

Russian court sets trial date for German artist over satirical Putin floats

Dec 25, 2025

Moscow [Russia], December 25: A Russian court has scheduled the first public hearing in a criminal case against German sculptor Jacques Tilly, accused of discrediting...