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UN to probe atrocities in Bangladesh

Aug 16, 2024

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: A United Nations fact-finding mission is expected to arrive in Dhaka next week, according to information on Thursday, to probe alleged atrocities committed during the violent protests that ousted the government led by Sheikh Hasina earlier this month.

British Challenger 2 tanks 'used in Ukraine's Russian incursion'

Aug 16, 2024

52,000 global cholera cases reported in July amid vaccine shortage: WHO

Aug 16, 2024

'Ukraine now controls 80 Russian settlements, including key town'

Aug 16, 2024

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New York [US], August 16: The US-based peace organisation Fellowship of Reconciliation has criticised the Biden administration for paying "lip service" to ceasefire talks days after approving an additional $20bn...

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Beirut [Lebanon], August 16: Lebanon's acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hope on Thursday for de-escalation at the Lebanese border with Israel in order to avoid all-out war between the...