Hamas has released three Israeli female hostages on the first day under a ceasefire agreement. The Palestinian independence group handed over the three hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza on Sunday (January 19). According to an NDTV report on Monday, citing Israeli media, the ‘gift bags’ given to the hostages contained photos of them […]
Read MoreA report by a group of UK MPs criticising Bangladesh’s interim government has been withdrawn after allegations emerged that it was prepared in favour of the government of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The report, which was released by the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commonwealth Affairs (AAPG) in November, criticised the current interim government […]
Read MoreAfter the Palestinian group Hamas carried out the worst attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a devastating military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Before a ceasefire began on Sunday, only the second truce in 15 months of war, Israel’s air and ground campaign killed at least 46,899 people, according to figures […]
Read MoreThe ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel is “fragile” and “risky,” UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has called for the Israeli military to withdraw from Lebanon quickly. In a speech to the UN Security Council on Saturday, Lacroix said, “A ceasefire agreement has been reached to end the conflict between Lebanon and Israel. However, […]
Read MoreBoth leaders were upbeat about the call, with Trump calling it “a very good one” and Xi saying he and Trump both hoped for a positive start to US-China relations, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone […]
Read MoreThe first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement will see the release of 33 hostages held by Hamas. Israeli authorities believe 25 of them are alive and the remaining 8 are dead. Israeli media outlet Yanet reported this in a report. Israeli officials said on Saturday that they believe 25 of the 33 hostages scheduled […]
Read MoreBangladesh’s relations with Pakistan have been improving since the interim government took power. After the commercial relations, the military partnership between the two countries is also increasing. A Bangladesh Army delegation visited the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi last Wednesday (January 15) to meet with the Pakistani military leadership. And during […]
Read MoreThe Israeli government has approved a ceasefire and hostage agreement with the Palestinian independence movement Hamas. It will be implemented from Sunday (January 19). CNN reports. The agreement was approved at a meeting of the security cabinet on Friday (January 17). Later, the full cabinet met for about seven hours to finalize it, the country’s […]
Read MoreDonald Trump is going to be sworn in as the new president of the United States on Monday, January 20. Many members of the international community have been included in the list of invited guests for this swearing-in ceremony. However, while Chinese President Xi Jinping has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony, Indian Prime Minister […]
Read MoreUnder the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to release Palestinians held in Israeli jails in return for freeing hostages taken by the militant group Hamas in their Oct. 7, 2023 attack. There is no final agreement on which prisoners will be released in return for hostages, in part because it is unclear how many […]
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