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270,000 Syrian refugees return since Assad
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270,000 Syrian refugees return since Assad's ouster, more expected: UNHCR...

Damascus, Feb 12: More than 270,000 Syrian refugees have returned since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in December 2024, with over a quarter of those still abroad expressing a desire to return in the coming months, said a senior official from the United Nations High Commissioner for...
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B'desh hopes of Yunus-PM Modi meet during BIMSTEC summit

Dhaka, Feb 12: Bangladesh interim government led by Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to attend the 6th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, from April 2-4. This gives hope for the first-ever in-person meeting between Yunus...
Preparations underway to conduct General Elections by Dec: B’desh Election Commission
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Preparations underway to conduct General Elections by Dec: B’desh Election...

EC Sanaullah said instead of local government elections, as proposed by a government-appointed commission, a national election is the priority
Indian HC in Canada celebrates vibrance of Bharat
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Indian HC in Canada celebrates vibrance of Bharat's strong economic and cultural...

Ottawa, Feb 11: The High Commission of India in Ottawa organised an outreach event in the Canadian capital early Tuesday (India time) to promote several events and initiatives, including the One District One Product (ODOP), World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (Waves 2025), Pariksha Pe...
Bdesh court acquits journalist in alleged 2015 plot to kill ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s son
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B'desh court acquits journalist in alleged 2015 plot to kill ousted PM Sheikh...

The Dhaka court ruled that charges against 'Amar Desh' editor Mahmudur Rahman were false and fabricated
Trump says Gaza residents won
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Trump says Gaza residents won't have right to return

Washington, Feb 11: US President Donald Trump has said Palestinians will not have a right to return to Gaza which he plans for the United States to "own" as it is redeveloped and rebuilt. The American President has been doubling down on his plan to "take over" Gaza and build "beautiful communities"...
India, Nepal set to hold power transmission discussions
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India, Nepal set to hold power transmission discussions

Kathmandu, Feb 11: The energy secretaries of Nepal and India are meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday as both neighbouring countries focus on building at least five cross-border transmission lines in order to generate at least 16,000 megawatts of power by 2035. Leading Nepal's 12 member delegation,...
Trump suspends US Foreign Corruption Act; Adani Group stocks surge
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Trump suspends US Foreign Corruption Act; Adani Group stocks surge

Washington, Feb 11: After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt the enforcement of a law that prohibits US companies from bribing foreign officials, claiming that the restriction disadvantages American firms, all the listed stocks of the Adani Group witnessed substantial gains...
Afrikaner groups in South Africa reject Trump
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Afrikaner groups in South Africa reject Trump's resettlement offer

Johannesburg, Feb 10: Organisations representing Afrikaners in South Africa have said that they will not accept US President Donald Trump's offer of resettlement in the United States. These Afrikaner organisations, including Solidarity and AfriForum, held a media briefing on Saturday in Pretoria to...
Operation Devil Hunt sees 1,300 arrests in nationwide crackdown on violence in Bangladesh
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Operation Devil Hunt sees 1,300 arrests in nationwide crackdown on violence in...

New Delhi, Feb 10: Bangladesh's security forces have arrested over 1,300 individuals till Monday in a major crackdown that began on Saturday that is aimed at quelling a new wave of violence that has rocked the country for the last few days. The nationwide operation, dubbed 'Operation Devil Hunt,'...
Trump says he will announce 25 pc duties on steel, aluminum imports; threatens more to come
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Trump says he will announce 25 pc duties on steel, aluminum imports; threatens...

New York, Feb 10: US President Donald Trump has said that he will announce a 25 per cent duty on all steel and aluminum imports, a long-standing contentious category of trade for India and the US. President Trump said on Sunday that he will announce the tariffs on Monday covering imports from all...
Crashed plane found in Alaska, all 10 on board confirmed dead
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Crashed plane found in Alaska, all 10 on board confirmed dead

San Francisco, Feb 8: The US Coast Guard said it found a crashed plane matching the description of the aircraft carrying 10 people that went missing along Alaska's western coast. The plane was found about 54 km southeast of Nome city in western Alaska. All 10 people on board were confirmed dead, the...
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