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The meeting between Washington and two of its closest Asian allies came as US relations with Beijing are expected to grow more confrontational after Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration ...

Police seized over 60 firearms from the man's home, including 43 rifles emblazoned with Nazi eagle markings, 15 pistols, five bayonets and a machine gun, according to a report from Argentina's federal ...

The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Officials said the blaze spread quickly through the ward, where 55 infants were being treated ...

The time required to make a Jamdani sari depends on factors like thread type, motif complexity, and daily weaving hours, ranging from seven days to six months, with prices reflecting this variability ...

The UK Minister will meet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain during her visit, marking the first UK ministerial visit to Bangladesh since the ...

With the match heading for a goalless draw, the Kosovars headed for the dressing room in the 93rd minute after home fans chanted, "Serbia! Serbia!" during a heated exchange between Kosovo captain Amir ...

Standards mandate that areas should maintain 20-25 percent forest coverage and 7-14 percent water coverage. But, Gazipur now has just 9.49 percent forest coverage and 3.27 percent water coverage.

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a motorbike and a human hauler at Harintana Gate in Khulna city's Labanchara area on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Miraz Moazzam, ...