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January 20, 2026 2:24 PM
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In Bangladesh, a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer was killed, and at least three others were seriously injured after a RAB team came under a coordinated mob attack in the Jungle Salimpur area of Sitakunda, Chattogram, yesterday evening. The deceased was identified as Deputy Assistant Director Ab...
January 20, 2026 1:09 PM
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US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte about Greenland and said that he would meet several parties in Davos. He reiterated his stance on Greenland, calling it integral for American and world security at large. The US President shared the detail...
January 20, 2026 12:46 PM
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Gas (ADNOC Gas) and its subsidiaries have signed a 10-year liquefied natural gas sales and purchase agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, valued between $2.5 billion and $3 billion, the companies said on Monday. The agreement was announced during a vi...
January 20, 2026 12:11 PM
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The train link between Quetta and the rest of Pakistan was suspended for a few hours yesterday after unknown men blew up a portion of the railway track with about three kilograms of explosives near Dera Murad Jamali. The police have informed that unknown people planted an explosive device at the mai...
January 20, 2026 11:41 AM
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Leaders of European Union countries will hold an emergency summit on Jan 22. European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said the meeting will focus on US threats of tariffs linked to President Donald Trump’s stated desire to acquire Greenland. He said the EU is engaging with Washington at all levels...
January 20, 2026 9:50 AM
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In Iran, 4,029 people were killed and more than 26,000 detained in a nationwide protest crackdown, said the Human Rights Activists News Agency. Most of the dead were demonstrators, including children, though the toll cannot be independently verified. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had his in...
January 20, 2026 9:38 AM
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In Spain, at least 40 people have died, and many others have been injured, following a collision between two high-speed trains in the southern part. According to the rail network operator, the incident happened near the town of Adamuz, when a high-speed train derailed and crashed onto a neighbouring...
January 20, 2026 9:31 AM
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In Pakistan, at least 26 people have died and up to 81 are missing after a massive fire engulfed Gul Plaza on Karachi’s MA Jinnah Road, leaving the building structurally unsafe for general access. The blaze, which began late on January 17, was controlled after nearly 34 hours, with rescue operations...
January 20, 2026 7:51 AM
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met a bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss Donald Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland. She emphasised the need to respect Greenland’s and Denmark’s sovereignty and urged close cooperation between t...
January 20, 2026 7:29 AM
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In Afghanistan, at least seven people were killed, including a Chinese national, while a dozen were injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw area. The blast occurred at a restaurant run jointly by Chinese Muslims and Afghans. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said t...
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