101 killed in attacks, violence across Bangladesh
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Death toll has risen to 101 in the unprecedented violence that erupted in different parts of Bangladesh during the anti-discrimination student movement. What had started as the demand for quota reform eventually turned into a movement to change the government. The severe clashes broke out when protesters attending a non-cooperation […]
Israel mulls preemptive strike on Iran, holds high-level meet of security officials
Tel Aviv, Aug 5 (IANS) Israel is considering a preemptive strike on Iran amid reports of the latter preparing to attack it. Israeli media has reported that the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has already communicated to the G7 allies on the possibility of Iran attacking Israel in the next 48 hours. He has, […]
Kamala Harris declines Trump’s offer to shift presidential debate
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has declined Donald Trump’s suggestion to move the presidential debate to Fox News, media reports said. Trump, 78, and President Joe Biden had agreed in May to two presidential debates. The first which was with CNN took place in June while a second one slated […]
India issues advisory for citizens to avoid travelling to Bangladesh amid violent protests
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has advised all its citizens to avoid travelling to Bangladesh amid the ongoing violent protest in the country till further notice. India on Sunday night advised all its nationals currently residing in Bangladesh to exercise “extreme caution” and restrict their movements in the wake […]
Iran, Jordan discuss Hamas chief’s assassination, bilateral ties
Tehran, Aug 5 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi have exchanged views on the assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh. In a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran, the two sides also discussed the improvement of bilateral relations and the developments of Gaza, according to a statement published on […]
Iran condemns lethal Israeli airstrikes on schools in Gaza
Tehran, Aug 5 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned Israel’s deadly airstrikes on the schools of al-Nasr and Hassan Salama in Gaza City. In a post on Sunday on social media platform X, Kanaani described the raid, which killed at least 25 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others earlier in the day, […]
3 Hezbollah members injured in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon
Beirut, Aug 5 (IANS) Three members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a motorcycle in the village of Bayt Lif in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military and medical sources said. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Lebanese Health Ministry, the airstrike seriously injured two people and […]
Lebanon commemorates 4th anniversary of deadly Beirut port blasts
Beirut, Aug 5 (IANS) Families of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port blasts have commemorated the fourth anniversary of the incident with two marches in downtown Beirut and a gathering in front of the port’s silos. Several families gave speeches that stressed the necessity of completing the investigation, issuing an indictment in the […]
2 migrants dead, 1 missing after boat sinks off Italy’s coast
Rome, Aug 5 (IANS) Two persons died and another went missing in a migrant boat accident which took place two days ago, off the eastern coast of southern Italy’s Sicily, according to the country’s Coast Guard. The Coast Guard said on Sunday that it received a distress call from a boat located about 17 miles […]
25 killed in Israeli attacks on schools in Gaza
Gaza, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 25 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes on the schools of al-Nasr and Hassan Salama in Gaza City, Palestinian security and medical sources said. Israeli warplanes bombed with several missiles at the two schools, security sources said on Sunday as reported by Xinhua news agency. Medical sources told Xinhua […]
