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NEW DELHI: The disclosure by a senior adviser to the Muhammad Yunus government in Bangladesh clearly suggests that the first phase to set up the Islamic Revolutionary Army (IRA) is underway. On October 20, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, an adviser to the interim government, said on social media that recruitment and training were being imparted to 8,850 individuals across several centres.

SEOUL: South Korea's state arms procurement agency on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Brazil's defence ministry to bolster bilateral cooperation in the defence industry.

DHAKA: Bangladesh's Awami League strongly condemned the joint attacks and mob violence by the country's police and political party cadres on its peaceful procession, while decrying the indiscriminate arrests of its leaders and activists.

BEIJING: China's national observatory on Wednesday issued a yellow alert for typhoon Fengshen, the 24th typhoon of the year, as it is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the country's southern regions.

SEOUL: North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in five months Wednesday, about a week before South Korea is scheduled to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and US President Donald Trump's visit on the occasion.

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for expanding Tehran-Baghdad relations "across all sectors," the president's office said in a statement.

JERUSALEM: Israel received the bodies of two unidentified Israeli hostages who had been held by Hamas in Gaza for two years, the Prime Minister's Office said.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump hosted a special Diwali event at the White House, where he termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a great person” and said he loves “the people of India.” 

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday congratulated Motegi Toshimitsu on his appointment as Japan's Foreign Minister, emphasising that he is looking forward to working together to advance Special Strategic and Global Partnership between two nations.

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has now become a new ground for Hamas operatives. While the international community is focusing on demilitarising Hamas in Gaza, it cannot ignore how Pakistan is emerging as the new fertile ground for the terrorist group to rejuvenate, a report has stated.

ISLAMABAD: A new case of wild poliovirus has been reported in Torghar in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising the total number of cases in Pakistan in 2025 to 30, a report has said.

NEW DELHI: The unholy nexus between the Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and ISI to spread terror in Punjab and the bordering states has come to light. While, the Punjab police are busy with countering drug smuggling and drone activities, the worry now is that a massive recruitment drive is set to be launched.

TOKYO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended heartfelt congratulations to Sanae Takaichi on her election as Japan's Prime Minister and said that he looks forward to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two nations.

SEOUL: Firefighters contained a blaze at a building in central Seoul on Tuesday that forced more than 100 people to evacuate, with no casualties reported, officials said.

DHAKA: Several leading international human rights organisations have written to the Bangladesh interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, raising serious concerns over the lack of reform in the country's security sector and worsening human rights situation.

SEOUL: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend his second trial on martial law-related charges for the third consecutive session on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON: The United States and Australia have signed a critical minerals agreement, days after China announced new export controls on rare earth minerals, magnets and other products.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has extended his greetings on the occasion of Diwali, calling it a "timeless reminder of light’s victory over darkness". 

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Monday directed police to arrest former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan and present her before the court on October 22 in cases linked to the protest held by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on November 26 last year.

NEW YORK: Hundreds of thousands of people across the US, from coast to coast, north to south, participated in protests against President Donald Trump under the banner of “No Kings”, accusing him of turning the nation onto an authoritarian path. 

DHAKA: A massive fire erupted at the cargo section of Bangladesh’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, halting all flight operations and prompting an extensive emergency response, local media reported. 

DHAKA: In the wake of tensions surrounding the signing of the July Charter, a group of protestors in Bangladesh, named 'July Joddha Sangsad' (July fighters), have announced to block all highways across the country on Sunday, pressing home their three demands, local media reported.

NEW DELHI: The Qatar-mediated negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan amid an extended, but uneasy truce, have brought some relief for victims and their families along the Durand Line, where the two neighbours were engaged in a fierce battle last week.

NEW DELHI: A temporary truce between Pakistan and Afghanistan failed after strikes by Islamabad killed 10 Afghan people, including three cricketers. Looking at how things are shaping up between the two countries, no solution appears to be in sight any time soon.

YEONGJONGDO: A total of 64 South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia over alleged online scams arrived home early Saturday on a chartered flight, and most of them would face criminal probes as suspects, police officials said.

KABUL: At least three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan's Paktika province, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his claim that India has "de-escalated" on buying Russian oil, as he met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.

NEW DELHI: Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday said that Islamabad at heart remains a "military society" with a "strong Islamist streak" while India is totally different.

NEW DELHI: Hailing ties between Germany and India, German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, on Friday, said that the two nations are working together to further foster the bilateral relationship.

NEW DELHI: For decades, Pakistan’s policy has been to bleed India by a thousand cuts. In order to achieve this, Islamabad has indulged in a proxy war and also armed and financed terror groups to battle India.

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating inched down to 54 per cent, a survey showed Friday.

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday held a meeting with the visiting Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in New Delhi as both sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation across several sectors, including trade, investment, energy, connectivity, health and technology. Alckmin is also Brazil's Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services.

NEW YORK: In the United States, New York City Mayor Eric Adams hosted a Diwali celebration at his official residence, extending warm greetings to the Indian community and lauding their valuable contributions to the city's cultural and economic life.

SEOUL: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was absent again from his second trial on martial law-related charges on Friday, officials said.

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump on Thursday started a reboot of the attempts to end the “inglorious” Russia-Ukraine war and announced that he will meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.