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February 19, 2026 6:46 PM
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The chiefs of Bangladesh’s three armed services paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat this morning, his second day in office. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M. Nazmul Hassan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Mar...
February 19, 2026 3:49 PM
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In a compassionate gesture marking the start of the holy month of Ramadan, the United Arab Emirates' leadership has ordered the release of thousands of prisoners across the country. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the release of 1,440 inmates. In Dubai, Vice Presiden...
February 19, 2026 1:28 PM
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South Korea's Defence Ministry today said that it will push for reinstating a no-fly zone under the suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact in a way that does not affect a military readiness posture. The ministry spokesperson Chung Binna said this during a regular briefing. She said the country is...
February 19, 2026 12:28 PM
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US President Donald Trump will chair the Board of Peace meeting today and will make an announcement regarding the 5 billion dollar pledged for Gaza by 20 member states attending the meeting, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Addressing the media, Leavitt said that the Board of Peace...
February 19, 2026 1:22 PM
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In Pakistan, 13 people died after a suspected gas explosion triggered a residential building collapse in Karachi today. The blast took place at a house in Soldier Bazar area. So far, 11 people have been pulled out from the debris and shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. Authorities sa...
February 19, 2026 12:37 PM
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Eleven fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and released from Srilankan Prison reached Chennai. Of the eleven fishermen, four hailed from Ramanathapuram, and the other seven fishermen belonged to Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts. They were arrested in July last year and were c...
February 19, 2026 10:35 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the outcomes of the trilateral talks with the United States and Russia in Geneva were not sufficient. In a social media post, Zelenskyy said that sensitive political matters, including possible compromises to end the ongoing war, were not suffici...
February 19, 2026 10:17 AM
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US President Donald Trump has asked the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to hand over Diego Garcia to Mauritius amid a possibility of military confrontation between Washington and Tehran over a nuclear deal. According to a 2025 agreement, the UK is set to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius whi...
February 19, 2026 7:57 AM
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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has congratulated Toshimitsu Motegi on his reappointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan. In a social media post, Dr Jaishankar said he is looking forward to working together to advance India-Japan cooperation for a Special Strategic and Global Partn...
February 19, 2026 7:45 AM
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At India AI Impact Summit, Google has announced that it will connect India with the US through new subsea cables as part of a 15 billion dollar investment spread over five years. In a statement, the company informed that through their collaborative infrastructure initiative named America-India Conne...
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