The Pacific island nation of Kiribati became the first country in the world to welcome 2026 as the clock struck midnight in its Line Islands, marking the official start...
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Bangladesh bid a final farewell to former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who was laid to rest with full state honours following her...
Gig and platform workers across India went on a nationwide strike on Wednesday, December 31, just a day before the New Year. These workers include those associated with companies...
Polling is underway in Myanmar today for the first of three-phase general elections. This is the first vote in five years after the army overthrew the government of Nobel...
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Guatemala. 15 Dead, 19 Injured as passenger bus plunges into Ravine on Inter-American Highway.
Fifteen people were killed and 19 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine along the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala today. Authorities said the victims included...
Mount Etna, a stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, became active again, sending glowing lava and small amounts of ash into the air from its north-eastern crater....
In Taiwan, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck nearly 32 km off the northeastern coastal city of Yilan last night, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of...
Young people in the United Kingdom will be offered paid ‘gap years’ by the Ministry of Defence in an effort to introduce citizens to military life early as part...
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Bangladesh. Minority rights, party unity and alliance tensions shape pre-election landscape.
As Bangladesh heads toward Parliamentary elections scheduled for February 12 next year, issues of minority protection, party cohesion and fragile political alliances are increasingly shaping the pre-election environment. Leaders...
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Japan. 2 dead, 26 injured in Expressway crash amid snowy weather. Over 60 vehicles involved.
In Japan, a massive crash involving 67 vehicles in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26 on an expressway last evening as the country kicked off its end-of-year...