World17 May 2025 | 9:03 PMDamascus, May 17 (UNI) Syrian security forces launched an operation in the northern Aleppo city on Saturday, targeting hideouts linked to the Islamic State (IS) group, the interior authorities said.
see more.. 17 May 2025 | 8:56 PMTehran, May 17 (UNI) Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday denounced as "a lie" U.S. President Donald Trump's recent claim that he sought to use power to ensure peace, citing the Trump administration's support for the killings in the Gaza Strip.
see more.. 17 May 2025 | 8:28 PMMoscow, May 17 (UNI) Flexing its military muscles, the Russian Navy conducted tactical drills in the Baltic Sea, with anti-submarine ships from its Baltic Fleet partaking in search and destroy exercises. The drills were part of a broader effort to enhance the fleet’s readiness in coastal defence and near-sea operations.
see more.. 17 May 2025 | 8:19 PMDhaka, May 17 (UNI) Heads of various political parties in Bangladesh have criticised the interim government for its less than satisfactory performance, particularly its inability in tackling environmental issues in the last nine months.
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17 May 2025 | 7:26 PMJiuquan, May 17 (UNI) A commercial rocket lifted off on Saturday in northwest China, successfully sending six satellites into space.
see more..17 May 2025 | 7:09 PMDhaka, May 17 (UNI) Bangladesh’s Meghna River – a major source of the local fisherfolk’s bread and butter – has turned into a toxic graveyard for aquatic life, with hundreds of dead fish found floating along the banks of the river from Shatnol to Dashani in Matlab Uttar upazila.
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17 May 2025 | 6:19 PMKabul, May 17 (UNI) The Afghan interim government and Russia have signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) focusing on trade, transport, transit, and gas exploration cooperation, a government statement said on Friday.
see more..17 May 2025 | 5:47 PMColombo, May 17 (UNI) Sri Lankan Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody has reaffirmed the nation's commitment to expanding its energy partnership with China, describing China as a "close friend" and outlining ambitious plans for collaboration across petroleum and renewable energy projects.
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17 May 2025 | 4:40 PMHawthorne, May 17 (UNI) SpaceX launched a batch of 26 Starlink satellites from California on Friday, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. With this mission, the company has now launched more than 1,000 of its broadband internet satellites this year.
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17 May 2025 | 2:42 PMSeoul, May 17 (UNI) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol announced on Saturday he is leaving the conservative People Power Party ahead of the June 3 presidential election.
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17 May 2025 | 2:15 PMBogota, May 17 (UNI) Fighting between rebel groups in Colombia has forced more than 66,000 people from their homes in the first five months of this year, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
see more..17 May 2025 | 2:07 PMAuckland, May 17 (UNI) In a major step forward for the recovery of New Zealand's critically endangered kakapo, scientists have successfully used artificial insemination (AI) to improve fertility and preserve rare genetics in the species.
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17 May 2025 | 1:14 PMPyongyang, May 17 (UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged the country’s armed forces to bolster war preparedness, as he supervised a large-scale air defence and strike drill by the Korean People's Army (KPA).
see more..17 May 2025 | 12:38 AMKabul, May 16 (UNI) Andrew Saberton, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has warned that a recent $102 million reduction in US aid will deprive 6.9 million Afghan women and children of critical healthcare services.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 10:53 PMDhaka, May 16 (UNI) More Bangladeshi parties are voicing opposition to the Interim Government's decision to establish a "humanitarian corridor" to Myanmar's Rakhine State to deliver aid supplies.
Days after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party of former PM Khaleda Zia expressed "grave concern" over the Yunus-led interim government's announcement that Dhaka had agreed in-principle to open a humanitarian corridor for transporting relief supplies to Myanmar's Rakhine, the Bangladesh Islamist party, Khelafat Majlish, has now raised raised alarm over the move.
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