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BRUSSELS : NATO will begin its annual nuclear exercise, Steadfast Noon, next week, with a key emphasis on safeguarding nuclear weapons before any potential use, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Friday. The long-scheduled two-week drill, starting Monday, comes amid heightened security...

Emirates is unlocking more opportunities for travel with the addition of six weekly flights to its London Heathrow schedule, starting 26 October 2025, a press release said. The boosted schedule for the winter season follows record growth and demand, providing...

CAIRO : Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides prepared to meet in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Foreign ministers...

Rosatom has opened an Additive Technologies Center (ATC) in Belarus. This is Rosatom’s first Additive Technologies Center (ATC) outside Russia, and implemented as a joint venture of Rosatom and the Belarusian company H-Holding, a press release said. “The introduction of...

KATHMANDU : Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 42 people, a disaster official said Sunday. "So far, 42 people have died in rain-triggered disasters and five are missing," Shanti Mahat, spokeswoman for Nepal's...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said that the government is closely monitoring the status and safety of those participating in the historic ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’ for Gaza. “We are closely monitoring the status and safety of those...

DHAKA : The Global Sumud Flotilla, an international civilian convoy carrying humanitarian aid and activists, has come under increasing pressure from the Israeli Navy. Despite aggressive interception attempts, organizers assert that many vessels remain committed to reaching Gaza, framing...

BRUSSELS : Fossil fuel developers should be excluded from financial investments labelled sustainable, NGOs and associations urged on Tuesday, as part of any reform of the European Union’s green finance transparency rules, reports BSS. More than 120 signatories including organisations...

HANOI : Long-lasting Typhoon Bualoi left swaths of Vietnam flooded on Tuesday, with the storm killing 19 people and wreaking havoc on homes, infrastructure and farmland, reports BSS. Bualoi made landfall in central Vietnam late Sunday, packing winds of 130...

JERUSALEM : Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his...