BNP wreaking havoc in name of blockade: Bangladesh PM

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is wreaking havoc across the country in the name of blockade.

“BNP is wreaking havoc in the name of blockade. They…

Israel-Hamas war intensifies in northern Gaza

New Delhi (IANS) The fighting between the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas, in the nearly five-week-old war, has intensified in northern Gaza.

“This is not a small-scale operation,” Israeli military official Moshe Tetro told international…

130 Hamas terrorists killed in ground battles: IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement on Thursday said that it killed 130 Hamas terrorists since the ground battles started in Gaza.

The IDF said that it has also destroyed several terror structures in the Gaza Strip…

IDF shoots down surface-to-surface missile fired from Lebanon

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it shot down a surface-to-surface missile fired from Lebanon by the Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah amid simmering cross-border tensions in the wake of the raging war in Gaza.

In a…

Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh relocated to Tehran: IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Friday that the Hamas terror group’s political leader, Ismael Haniyeh, has relocated to Tehran.

The IDF said Haniyeh reached Tehran in a private business jet.

The move came after…

6.3-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no potential for tsunami

Jakarta (IANS) A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, but did not have the potential for a tsunami, disaster management agency said.

The agency had first released the quake with a magnitude…

Taliban to build shelters for Afghan refugees returning home from Pak

Kabul (IANS) The Taliban regime in Kabul announced that it will build shelters for the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees returning home from Pakistan after the neighbouring country formulated a phase-wise process for the expulsion of the undocumented…

Israel claims strike on largest refugee camp in Gaza, says top Hamas commander killed

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israel military on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the airstrike on the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza, the largest in the besieged enclave, and said that one of the top Hamas leaders who was responsible for the October 7…

Israel bolsters Red Sea defences after missile attacks by Houthis

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel has bolstered air defences in the Red Sea area with Navy missile boats following several missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, the military said on Wednesday, media reports said.

The vessels were…

Israel continues Gaza offensive, hits hundreds of Hamas target

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday said that Israeli military attacked "hundreds" of Hamas targets overnight.

Israel said it's focusing on northern Gaza but continues to strike all parts of the Strip, IDF spokesperson…