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January 21, 2026 10:23 PM
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will proceed as scheduled, with Bangladesh’s matches to be played in India, rejecting a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to relocate its fixtures to Sri Lanka. The decision was taken at an ...
January 21, 2026 10:00 PM
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India has completed another major infrastructure project in Sri Lanka under its USD 450 million post-Cyclone Ditwah assistance package. The 120-foot Bailey Bridge on the B-492 Highway was jointly inaugurated by India’s Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Dr Satyanjal Pandey, and Nuwara Eliya MP M...
January 21, 2026 9:37 PM
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Secretary (West) in the External Affairs Ministry, Sibi George, called onthe Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, in Ashgabat today. The External Affairs Ministry said in a social media post that he also held Foreign Office Consultations with Deputy Foreign Minister Myahri Byashimova. ...
January 21, 2026 8:34 PM
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US President Donald Trump today said that his country has sought negotiations to acquire Greenland, as no nation is in a position to secure it other than the United States. Trump was addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. His address comes amid heightened US-European tensions ove...
January 21, 2026 7:22 PM
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US President Donald Trump has said that if the United States Supreme Court ruling is not in his administration’s favour, he will do his best to pay the tariffs back. At a White House Press briefing, Trump said that his government has taken in hundreds of billions of dollars, and if they lose that ca...
January 21, 2026 5:56 PM
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Japan has restarted a reactor at the world's largest Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant today. It has started nearly 15 years after a disaster at the Fukushima power plant forced the country to shut all its nuclear reactors. According to reports, reactor no.6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant located no...
January 21, 2026 5:45 PM
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today accepted the invitation of US President Donald Trump to be a part of the Gaza Board of Peace. In a social media post on X, the Prime Minister’s Office said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced his acceptance as a member of the Board of ...
January 21, 2026 2:12 PM
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Greenland is not a natural part of Denmark, calling it a legacy of colonialism that violates the spirit of the UN Charter. Speaking at a news conference yesterday, Mr Lavrov said Greenland was historically a colony of Norway and Denmark and it only b...
January 21, 2026 1:44 PM
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US President Donald Trump has refused to attend an emergency G7 meeting proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron amid rising tensions over Washington’s push to acquire Greenland. Speaking at a White House briefing marking one year of his second term, Trump said he would not attend the meeting ...
January 21, 2026 1:42 PM
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Political parties in Bangladesh on Tuesday raised sharp concerns over the fairness and secrecy of the expatriate postal voting system, warning that unresolved flaws could undermine confidence in the February 12 parliamentary election. At a briefing by the Election Commission (EC) in Dhaka, opposit...
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