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3 stories our photographers witnessed in 2025

3 stories our photographers witnessed in 2025 **A Year Through the Lens: Photojournalists Reflect on Defining Moments of 2025** As the final days of 2025 draw to a close, the world pauses to reflect on a year marked by both unprecedented challenges and remarkable triumphs. While headlines captured... read more »

Khaleda Zia: Slain leader's widow w...

Khaleda Zia: Slain leader's widow who went on to lead Bangladesh

Khaleda Zia: Slain leader's widow who went on to lead Bangladesh **Khaleda Zia: A Legacy of Power and Turmoil in Bangladesh** Khaleda Zia, a name synonymous with Bangladeshi politics, holds a unique place in the nation’s history as its first female Prime Minister. Her journey to... read more »

2026 Men's T20 World Cup – sq...

2026 Men's T20 World Cup – squads

2026 Men's T20 World Cup – squads **India Announces Squad for 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup; Oman Finalizes Roster as Tournament Nears** As anticipation builds for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to commence on February 7th, participating nations are finalizing their... read more »

Nigeria beat Uganda 3-1 to head into AFC...

Nigeria beat Uganda 3-1 to head into AFCON last 16 with perfect record

Nigeria beat Uganda 3-1 to head into AFCON last 16 with perfect record **Super Eagles Soar, Tanzania Makes History in AFCON Group C Finale** The Super Eagles of Nigeria concluded their Group C campaign at the Africa Cup of Nations in dominant fashion, securing a 3-1 victory over Uganda and... read more »

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Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy leader

Egypt’s Interior Ministry says a key figure in the Muslim Brotherhood has been arrested after months on the run. The Ministry says Essam el-Erian, the deputy leader of the Brotherhood’s political... read more »

Egypt’s court withdraws from Muslim Brotherh...

Cairo – The Cairo Criminal Court Tuesday withdrew from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, citing... read more »

Al-Shabaab fast becoming `extended hand of al-Qaida` in...

London – Somalia’s extremist group al-Shabaab has now become ‘an extended hand of al-Qaida’ with the African Union’s (AU) campaign... read more »

Algeria nabs 20 people linked to militants

Algerian security forces have arrested some 20 people who are said to support militants along the country’s border with Tunisia. The arrests were made on... read more »

Sudan to hold presidential, legislative polls in early ...

HARTOUM – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Monday that the presidential and legislative elections will be held in early 2015. “We... read more »

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US drone strike kills seven in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR – At least seven suspected militants have been killed while four others injured in a US drone strike near the Pak-Afghan border in South Waziristan Agency. Two of the dead militants are... read more »

Iran to build two more nuclear plants: Rouhani

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the country would build two more nuclear plants in the southern city of Bushehr in line with the... read more »

Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for ‘mission of m...

Pope Francis has called for respect for human rights, inclusivity, and the “pursuit of truth” as he started a six-day Asian tour in Sri Lanka. The... read more »

Children return to Army Public School in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Child survivors of Pakistan´s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school on Monday, where Taliban militants massacred their classmates, with... read more »

US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS

TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter... read more »

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China aims at common development with neighbours: Xi Jingping

Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing will strive for a sound neighbouring environment for its own development and seek common development with neighbours. Speaking at a... read more »

Chinese company supplies trains to Delhi Metro

Beijing – CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive, a subsidiary of major Chinese train manufacturer, CSR Corporation Ltd., has sold 21 trains to Delhi... read more »

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Middle East

Syrian opposition elects Hadi el-Bahra as new leader

ISTANBUL: The Syrian National Coalition, the main exiled opposition group seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, on Wednesday elected Saudi-based Syrian opposition figure Hadi al-Bahra its new... read more »

ISIS leader urges Muslims to help build Islamic st...

BAGHDAD: The leader of the extremist group that has swept over much of northern Syria and Iraq on Tuesday called on Muslims to immigrate to the... read more »

Syria-Iraq ‘caliph’ incites Muslims to holy...

DUBAI: The leader of the al-Qaida offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called on Muslims worldwide to take up arms and flock to the... read more »

Iraq’s new parliament convenes to choose PM

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new parliament has convened amid pressure on lawmakers to quickly choose a new prime minister who can confront a militant blitz that... read more »

Iraq gets Russian Sukhois to fight with ISIS

BAGHDAD: Iraqi government officials said on Sunday that Russian experts had arrived in Iraq to help the army get 12 new Russian warplanes into the fight... read more »

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South Asia

Tamil poet Jeyapalan arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa con...

Norwegian Tamil poet and actor V.I.S. Jeyapalan has been arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa regulations. Jaffna-born Jeyapalan, 79, was arrested on Friday at Mankulam in the country’s north,... read more »

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Nepal polls: Triple whammy for Prachanda

Kathmandu – The 2013 Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal have dealt a severe blow to Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)... read more »

Relations with India a priority, says Maldives presiden...

New Delhi – Newly-elected! Maldives President Abdulla Yameen says his country’s relations with India were a priority. In a letter to Prime Minister... read more »

No double standards on drone strikes: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said the government has no double standards in condemning the drone strikes by the US. “The... read more »

US can’t be trusted on drones issue: Pakistan min...

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Friday said US assurances over the drone attacks issue could not be trusted, a... read more »

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Europe

No knowledge of Damascus hiding chemical stockpiles: Russia

Moscow – Moscow denied Friday having any information about Damascus hiding some of its chemical arsenals. “For over a month a joint mission of the UN and Organisation for Prohibition of... read more »

Swiss scientists confirm abnormal presence of polo...

LAUSANNE – Swiss scientists who analyzed samples from the corpse of Yasser Arafat Thursday confirmed the abnormal presence of radioactive... read more »

Cameron wants to cement ties with India

London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has lauded India’s role in global economy and said that a close relationship with New Delhi is... read more »

General strike against austerity hits Greece

Athens – Greece was hit Wednesday by a fresh 24-hour strike over austerity measures and reforms introduced to tackle the country’s three-year debt... read more »

Time for nuclear talks ‘not unlimited’: Fra...

Paris – France warned Iran that negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme could not go on forever, ahead of a fresh round of talks... read more »

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North America

Obama was ‘cocaine-using gay hustler’, claims ex-clas...

Washington – A woman, who claims to have been a classmate of Barack Obama, said that the president was gay and used cocaine in school. In a bizarre interview, Mia Marie Pope told right-wing... read more »

Kerry says Obama ‘didn’t order all NSA...

Sydney – The US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly said that President Barack Obama did not order all NSA spying on other... read more »

Two killed in US birthday party shooting

Washington – At least two people, including a girl, were killed and 22 wounded late Saturday when gunfire erupted at a birthday party being organised at... read more »

‘Optimistic’ Kerry says U.S. not ‘bli...

Washington – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed optimism on finalizing a deal to stop Iran from its domestic nuclear enrichment programme,... read more »

US Navy names new aircraft carrier after Gerald Ford

Washington – The US Navy has christened the first ship of a new class of aircraft carriers after the 38th US President Gerald R. Ford. A special ceremony... read more »

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