Dhaka, Apr 13 (UNI) Urging the Interim Government to honour its promise of holding national polls in December, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leader Selima Rahman stated that no interim government has the right to stay in power for five years. “We want fair elections. The home affairs adviser has said the country wants this…
Dushanbe, Apr 13 (UNI) A magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in Tajikistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The earthquake occurred on Sunday at 4:24 GMT at a distance of more than 170 kilometers southeast of the city of Khujand with a population of more than 198,000 people. The epicenter was located at a depth of…
Beijing, Apr 13 (UNI) China’s meteorological authority again issued an orange alert on Sunday morning for strong gales, with a sweeping cold front causing fierce winds across northern China since Friday evening. From 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, winds of up to force 11 (28.5-32.6 meters per second) will hit parts of Inner…
Washington, Apr 13 (UNI) A light aircraft with six people on board crashed in the US state of New York, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement. “A Mitsubishi MU-2B crashed in a field near Copake, New York, around 12:15 p.m. local time on Saturday, April 12. The aircraft was headed to…
Khartoum, Apr 13 (UNI) More than 114 civilians were killed in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on two displacement camps over the past two days in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, a local official announced on Saturday. “More than 100 civilians were killed as a result…
Gaza, Apr 13 (UNI) Hamas said on Saturday that it is positive about any Gaza ceasefire proposal that guarantees a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Hamas said that such a proposal must also ensure an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people and…
Chicago, Apr 13 (UNI) U.S. special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday and had “very positive and constructive” discussions, said the White House. “Special Envoy Witkoff underscored to Dr. Araghchi that he had instructions from President (Donald) Trump to resolve our two nations’ differences through dialogue and…
Sanaa, Apr 13 (UNI) The U.S. military carried out 10 airstrikes across northern Yemen late Saturday night, targeting multiple locations, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The strikes reportedly hit Al-Salem district in northern Saada province, Al-Munira district in western Hodeidah province, and the Vocational Institute in Al-Sawma’ah district of central Al-Bayda province. No casualties have been…
Gaza, Apr 13 (UNI) Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, on Saturday released a video of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who has been held in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023. In the video, Alexander appeared physically and mentally distressed. “Why am I here and not at home with my family and friends?”…
Yaounde, Apr 13 (UNI) At least nine separatist fighters have been killed in clashes in war-torn Cameroon’s English-speaking region of Northwest, according to local security sources. On Saturday, separatist fighters attempted to attack a military outpost in the region, but soldiers repelled the assault, killing four of them and injuring many others, an army official…
