17 dead in depot blast
AGENCY Jakarta: A fire broke out at fuel storage station in Jakarta, leaving 17 people dead and 51 injured, an official said on Saturday. The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) acting...
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Bangladesh Cabinet agrees to allow dual citizenship of 44 more countries
AGENCY Dhaka: A Cabinet meeting chaired by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday passed a proposal that paved the way for Bangladeshis to acquire dual citizenship of 44 more countries....
US Treasury Secy visits Kiev, announces $1.2bn additional aid to Ukraine
AGENCY. Kiev: During her surprise visit to Kiev, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the transfer of an additional amount of over $1.2 billion in economic assistance to Ukraine. Upon her...
Sweden to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
AGENCYStockholm: The Swedish government has said that the country will provide Ukraine with “around 10” Leopard 2 tanks as well as air defense systems. “On Germany’s initiative and after discussions in...
Canada to send four more battle tanks to Ukraine
AGENCY Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will donate four additional Leopard 2 main battle tanks to support Ukraine. Trudeau said on Friday that Canada will also...
Turkish President holds phone talks with Putin, Zelensky
AGENCY ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held phone talks respectively with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. Erdogan on Friday reiterated to both...
Former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram pages restored
Agency Facebook and Instagram pages belonging to former US President Donald Trump have been restored. Andy Stone, policy communications director at Meta, has confirmed the development, NBC News reported. The reinstatement...
Chinese spy balloon capable of gathering intelligence: US
Agency As the FBI is analysing recovered parts of the suspected Chinese spy balloon which was shot down on February 4, it was revealed that the device “was capable of conducting...