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Nationwide strike affects life across Isreal amid anger at handling of Gaza hostage talks

The strike is observed to condemn the Hamas attacks on Oct 7, last year amid widespread public anger at the government’s handling of the war in Gaza after the discovery of the bodies of six hostages at the weekend, media reports said.

Pakistan invites PM Modi to SCO summit amid regional diplomacy buzz

Iconic Dhaka student memorials served as major hotbeds for anti-government protests

Anti-India protest at IVAC in Dhaka prompts Indian officials to seek enhanced security

Tensions mount in Middle East as Israel-Hezbollah trade heavy blows

Hezbollah and Israeli security forces have exchanged attacks across the Lebanon-Israel border in a marked escalation in the region since October 7. According to Israel’s Army Radio, Hezbollah was going to launch hundreds of missiles towards central Israel at 5 am, so it attacked half an hour beforehand with 100 Israeli jets.

Dhaka slowly returning to normal as sporadic protests continue

Till three weeks ago, the streets of the capital were flooded with anti-government protesters, many public squares choked by the agitating masses reaching a dramatic climax on August 5 — the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government and her fleeing to India.

Israeli military striking terror targets in Lebanon: Defense spokesperson

The latest strike in Lebanon came after its military said on Aug 24 that it was prepared for any possible retaliatory attacks by Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah or Iran for the killings of its senior leaders.

ISIS behind stabbing rampage in Germany's Solingen, suspect arrested

According to the terrorist group’s Amaq news site, the 26-year-old Syrian man who randomly started attacking people at the local festival was a “soldier of the Islamic State”. It further said that the attack was carried out as a revenge for “Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.”

Stabbing attack leave 3 dead at festival in Germany

The attack occurred at a festival in Solengen to honour the town's 650th anniversary, police said. The town is located in North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany's most populous city bordering the Netherlands.

27 Indians confirmed dead in Nepal pilgrim bus accident, autopsies conducted ahead of repatriation of bodies

The Indian-registered passenger bus plunged into the Marsyangdi River near Aaina Pahara, which was en route from the popular tourist city of Pokhara to the capital, Kathmandu.