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August 23, 2025 9:45 AM
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US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has indicated that a potential rate reduction could occur during September's central bank meeting. However, he maintained a balanced stance, refraining from making definitive commitments about interest rate cuts. His comments acknowledged mounting con...
August 23, 2025 9:29 AM
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The Trump administration has fired the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, along with two other senior military commanders, in the latest move to purge the U.S. intelligence community and install President Trump’s loyalists in top positions. Two other military lead...
August 22, 2025 10:09 PM
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India and Bangladesh will hold the 56th Director General (DG) level border talks in Dhaka from August 25 to 28. The Border Security Force (BSF) and its Bangladesh counterpart, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), hold the DG level Border Co-ordination Conference twice in a year, with either side alterna...
August 22, 2025 9:05 PM
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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has confirmed that Gaza Governorate is experiencing famine conditions. More than half a million people trapped in widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths following 22 months of ongoing conflict. The humanitarian crisis assessmen...
August 22, 2025 6:14 PM
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In Pakistan, Karachi residents staged protests after enduring a power outage lasting over 50 hours. Karachi's Neighborhoods including Amirabad, Bustan Society, University Road, and Tipu Sultan Road faced continuous electricity and water supply disruptions since Tuesday afternoon. According media rep...
August 22, 2025 9:19 PM
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Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested today on charges of misusing public funds during an international tour in 2023. Mr. Wickremasinghe was summoned to present before the Criminal Investigation Department to record a statement in the matter when he was arrested. The leader w...
August 22, 2025 1:55 PM
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The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) today said that Bangladesh is facing an alarming wave of sexual violence, particularly targeting women and children from minority communities like Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and others. According to the Rights Body, the violence has rea...
August 22, 2025 1:53 PM
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The Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), a leading minority rights group, has raised serious concerns over the escalating violence and systemic persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan. Citing a latest report by the Washington-based Centre for the Study of Organised Hate (CSOH), the mino...
August 22, 2025 2:00 PM
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China’s Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, yesterday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Tianjin for the SCO Summit will give a fresh impetus to bilateral ties and will be an important event for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Speaking on the sidelines of an even...
August 22, 2025 11:39 AM
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Sri Lanka’s inflation, measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), rose to 0.7 per cent in July 2025. The Department of Census and Statistics, in a statement, said the NCPI for the month stood at 208.3 points, compared with July last year. Prices had dipped in June, helped by lower ...
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