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Jordanian Woman Arrested With Foreign Currency Worth Tk 5.7 Million While Begging

A woman was arrested in Jordan’s capital, Amman, after authorities found a large amount of foreign currency in her possession while she was begging. The money was worth around $46,600,...

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Former Nepal PM Deuba Returns Home Despite Arrest Warrant

Former Nepalese Prime Minister and Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba returned to Nepal on Thursday (August 13), despite an arrest warrant issued against him in a money laundering case....

Thursday, August 13, 2026

South Korea Deploys Military Vehicles, Water Tankers to Tackle Severe Drought

South Korea has deployed military vehicles and fire service water tankers to provide water to drought-hit areas in the southeastern part of the country as authorities step up efforts to...

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Israel Accused of Deliberately Setting Fires in Southern Lebanon

Israeli forces are accused of deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon through military strikes and shelling, according to local firefighters and residents. They say fires have continued to spread across...

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Taiwan Angered by Planned China-Indonesia Naval Exercise

Taiwan has strongly condemned China’s plan to conduct a naval exercise involving an Indonesian warship near Taiwan’s eastern coast, calling the move “dangerous” and a “military provocation.” Taipei accused Beijing...

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Signs of Shift in the US-Led Security Architecture in the Middle East

A new form of regional security arrangement appears to be emerging around the Red Sea, signaling a possible shift in the Middle East’s long-standing reliance on the United States for...

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

UN Says Afghan Intelligence Agency Detains Two UN Staff Members

Two Afghan employees of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have been detained by the country’s intelligence agency, the United Nations said Tuesday. The UN said it has...

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

US-Iran Talks Stall, Oil Prices Rise Amid Strait of Hormuz Uncertainty

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as negotiations between the United States and Iran over a peace agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz showed limited progress, raising concerns...

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei ‘Completely Healthy,’ President Says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “completely healthy,” dismissing concerns about his physical condition. Pezeshkian made the remarks after holding a nearly seven-hour meeting...

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

11 killed in separate gun attacks in Cape Town

At least 11 people were killed in three separate shooting incidents in Cape Town, South Africa, police said on Sunday. The attacks took place in the townships of Khayelitsha, Langa...

Monday, August 10, 2026